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My Best Friend's Honeymoon
by Meryl Wilsner
My Best Friend’s Honeymoon had a unique premise and was full of amazing representation.
Throughout the story, I enjoyed the representation and different perspectives Wilsner provided. Ginny is a lesbian enby who is STRONG! Both mentally and physically. Elsie’s character is Jewish and pansexual, and I enjoyed the inclusion of the chuppah when discussing weddings!
I thought the premise of the story was also very unique! It was a fun take on the traditional rom com plot.
However, I thought the pacing of this story was a bit off. It went extremely fast at some parts, and I thought the first sex scene was abrupt and didn’t make sense in context. Because of the weird pacing, I also felt like I couldn’t connect well to our main characters. I didn’t understand the main characters, and sometimes even found them annoying because of their lack of communication. Specifically, one character kept jumping to conclusions, which irritated me. The end of the story was extremely sudden, and I didn’t feel like it was a good end for the book. Within what felt like less than ten pages, the conflict was resolved and we got a happy ever after, which made me question whether the conflict was worth it in the first place.
I also did NOT appreciate how Derrick was treated in this book. Although he made some stupid decisions, he came off as one of the most kind people in this book and it was weird that they kept making fun of him behind his back (I understood occasionally but it was too often). I also didn’t like how Elsie kept comparing Ginny to Derrick internally; it felt like her romance with Ginny didn’t stand on its own.
Overall, this wasn’t my favorite of Wilsner’s books—Cleat Cute still has that title by far.
Thank you to Net Galley for an early copy in exchange for a honest review!
Throughout the story, I enjoyed the representation and different perspectives Wilsner provided. Ginny is a lesbian enby who is STRONG! Both mentally and physically. Elsie’s character is Jewish and pansexual, and I enjoyed the inclusion of the chuppah when discussing weddings!
I thought the premise of the story was also very unique! It was a fun take on the traditional rom com plot.
However, I thought the pacing of this story was a bit off. It went extremely fast at some parts, and I thought the first sex scene was abrupt and didn’t make sense in context. Because of the weird pacing, I also felt like I couldn’t connect well to our main characters. I didn’t understand the main characters, and sometimes even found them annoying because of their lack of communication. Specifically, one character kept jumping to conclusions, which irritated me. The end of the story was extremely sudden, and I didn’t feel like it was a good end for the book. Within what felt like less than ten pages, the conflict was resolved and we got a happy ever after, which made me question whether the conflict was worth it in the first place.
I also did NOT appreciate how Derrick was treated in this book. Although he made some stupid decisions, he came off as one of the most kind people in this book and it was weird that they kept making fun of him behind his back (I understood occasionally but it was too often). I also didn’t like how Elsie kept comparing Ginny to Derrick internally; it felt like her romance with Ginny didn’t stand on its own.
Overall, this wasn’t my favorite of Wilsner’s books—Cleat Cute still has that title by far.
Thank you to Net Galley for an early copy in exchange for a honest review!