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The Honeymoon Crashers
by Christina Lauren
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was looking for something quick to listen to, and I stumbled across this title on Libby.
"The Honeymoon Crashers" follows Ami, a perfectionist who is determined to give her sister, Olive, the wedding of her dreams, and to finally break the Torres family wedding curse. When Olive tells her that she and her fiancé, Ethan, just want a small, private ceremony in Maui, Ami does not believe it. So, Ami decides to crash their honeymoon in Maui, and throw Olive and Ethan the wedding she knows Olive actually wants,
My biggest grievance with this book is that it felt unnecessary, and too much like "The Unhoneymooners". Yes, the plot is different, but both of these stories centered around a wedding going awry, and a honeymoon to bring people together. I do not know why this bothered me so much, but it just felt lazy.
Ami is going through a divorce, after a disaster of a wedding and learning that her now ex had been cheating on her, so I think she gets a little grace in her behavior, but I do think she is far too quick to judge Brody. Brody is Ethan's best man, and an all-around good guy. All he is trying to do is offer help to Ami so that they can work together to pull off a wedding in such a short amount of time, but Ami is just quick to dismiss his help and try to do everything herself.
I do think Brody is good for Ami, and I did like her character development, but I do not love Ami for Brody. Ami has a lot of baggage that she does not seem ready to let go of, and I think Brody deserves more.
I had a fine time with this, but it was not super memorable for me.
"The Honeymoon Crashers" follows Ami, a perfectionist who is determined to give her sister, Olive, the wedding of her dreams, and to finally break the Torres family wedding curse. When Olive tells her that she and her fiancé, Ethan, just want a small, private ceremony in Maui, Ami does not believe it. So, Ami decides to crash their honeymoon in Maui, and throw Olive and Ethan the wedding she knows Olive actually wants,
My biggest grievance with this book is that it felt unnecessary, and too much like "The Unhoneymooners". Yes, the plot is different, but both of these stories centered around a wedding going awry, and a honeymoon to bring people together. I do not know why this bothered me so much, but it just felt lazy.
Ami is going through a divorce, after a disaster of a wedding and learning that her now ex had been cheating on her, so I think she gets a little grace in her behavior, but I do think she is far too quick to judge Brody. Brody is Ethan's best man, and an all-around good guy. All he is trying to do is offer help to Ami so that they can work together to pull off a wedding in such a short amount of time, but Ami is just quick to dismiss his help and try to do everything herself.
I do think Brody is good for Ami, and I did like her character development, but I do not love Ami for Brody. Ami has a lot of baggage that she does not seem ready to let go of, and I think Brody deserves more.
I had a fine time with this, but it was not super memorable for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma
Minor: Infidelity