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My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-ARC!
This book was fine. I loved the inclusivity and representation in this book: Ginny is nonbinary and Elsie is pansexual. I loved their friendship and seeing it progress over the years into something more. It was nice seeing both of their backgrounds and how they each figured out their futures in the end.
However, I was struggling with the pacing of this book. The beginning we have Elsie breaking up with her fiance and going on their nonrefundable honeymoon with Ginny, and that whole part moved very fast. And once they were on the honeymoon, their friends to lovers relationship moved VERY fast. And then we hit a lull because everything is fine and dandy between the two of them. And then s%#t hits the fan and the inevitable third act breakup ensues, which leads us to seeing how Ginny and Elsie figure out their futures on their own. But this is a romance, so we still get the HEA.
Honestly, I was kind of bored with this book, but I do think it has its audience. Friends to lovers fans will eat this up! The tropical setting for the honeymoon was also portrayed well. The story just fell flat for me.
This book was fine. I loved the inclusivity and representation in this book: Ginny is nonbinary and Elsie is pansexual. I loved their friendship and seeing it progress over the years into something more. It was nice seeing both of their backgrounds and how they each figured out their futures in the end.
However, I was struggling with the pacing of this book. The beginning we have Elsie breaking up with her fiance and going on their nonrefundable honeymoon with Ginny, and that whole part moved very fast. And once they were on the honeymoon, their friends to lovers relationship moved VERY fast. And then we hit a lull because everything is fine and dandy between the two of them. And then s%#t hits the fan and the inevitable third act breakup ensues, which leads us to seeing how Ginny and Elsie figure out their futures on their own. But this is a romance, so we still get the HEA.
Honestly, I was kind of bored with this book, but I do think it has its audience. Friends to lovers fans will eat this up! The tropical setting for the honeymoon was also portrayed well. The story just fell flat for me.