Review by courtneyer - The Wedding People

courtneyer 's review for:

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was a great read to pair with The Road to Tender Hearts. Both have dark, despairing beginnings that set the stage for funny, hopeful, life affirming stories. Phoebe’s pure wonder at being alive—the little joys of it, the reconnection to her body and to other humans—was my favorite part. And of course, a wedding setting always leaves plenty of room for drama, comedy, and space to see characters at their best and worst. I felt tender towards all of them and thought the author did a great job making them all nuanced, flawed but lovable. Really loved this whole thing.

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