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A review by angelicfonz
Sister of the Bride by Lauren Morrill
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you Netgalley for this arc!
I grew up watching Father of the Bride so I was beyond excited when I saw this was a retelling from the sisters pov ๐
When the first chapter opened with being in an Italian restaurant making lasagna with all the chaos and family banter I was in love. Family, grief, finding yourself and big life changes were the main themes of the book and I think thatโs what made me love it so much!
Pippa was hard to like at first. She is very judgemental and controlling which bothered me a lot. I understand her life is flipped upside but telling people how to live their life and spend their money is a bit far ๐ However,by the end, I was rooting for her happiness and growth.
Toby was easy to love. Heโs cute, sensitive and patient. SO PATIENT ๐ญ๐ญ he really loved pippa and I love his willingness to be vulnerable. The slow burn tension and banter between them was sooo good!! Childhood friends to lovers will always be a favourite trope. However, I did expect more romance in this book! I just felt like the romance took a backseat to pippas life and family drama. Toby would just literally pop up at the most randomest of times.
The plot was a little slow moving but I laughed a lot throughout the book. I did get a little sick of the dad jokes on every chapter (sorry ๐ฅฒ). THE SMUT WAS HOT ๐๐ฎโ๐จ
Overall, a cute book that I think would be perfect for readers going through life transitions that can be scary <<33
I grew up watching Father of the Bride so I was beyond excited when I saw this was a retelling from the sisters pov ๐
When the first chapter opened with being in an Italian restaurant making lasagna with all the chaos and family banter I was in love. Family, grief, finding yourself and big life changes were the main themes of the book and I think thatโs what made me love it so much!
Pippa was hard to like at first. She is very judgemental and controlling which bothered me a lot. I understand her life is flipped upside but telling people how to live their life and spend their money is a bit far ๐ However,by the end, I was rooting for her happiness and growth.
Toby was easy to love. Heโs cute, sensitive and patient. SO PATIENT ๐ญ๐ญ he really loved pippa and I love his willingness to be vulnerable. The slow burn tension and banter between them was sooo good!! Childhood friends to lovers will always be a favourite trope. However, I did expect more romance in this book! I just felt like the romance took a backseat to pippas life and family drama. Toby would just literally pop up at the most randomest of times.
The plot was a little slow moving but I laughed a lot throughout the book. I did get a little sick of the dad jokes on every chapter (sorry ๐ฅฒ). THE SMUT WAS HOT ๐๐ฎโ๐จ
Overall, a cute book that I think would be perfect for readers going through life transitions that can be scary <<33