Take a photo of a barcode or cover
mrs_galaxywanderer091825 's review for:
Sister of the Bride
by Beth Krush, Joe Krush, Beverly Cleary
I was given this book to read by my mom since I'm getting married this June. When I held it I thought the cover was very cute but I didn't have much faith that this book would be super good. I'm happy to say that I was wrong as I read this book in 1-2 days.
This book is told from the perspective of 16 year old Barbara MacLane. She's a girl who hasn't given much thought to her future and tends to live in the now. When her impractical sister Rosemary shares a secret about her being engaged a whole new time period starts up. Barbara has always felt she's in her older sister's shadow as she does everything first including fall in love. Now Barbara feels that her life needs love and to plan a great wedding for Rosemary (and for her future self).
The restlessness of youth definitely resignated with me early on as I remember feeling that way at times. What teenager hasn't felt that way? The issues of Rosemary wanting to have a wedding her way and not others is definitely something I understood. Everyone wants a wedding to be special and they have different ways of trying to ensure it happens. I loved how the book showed hardships and joyous moments of being engaged, being a college student, and planning a wedding as these are all things that I currently am. Unlike Rosemary I'll love married after I graduate as I couldn't imagine trying to get married as a freshman in college and trying to figure out all the things that go into being a married couple.
This book came out in the early 1960s (63 to be exact) so I thought everything would be dated. There were some dated moments, like saddle shoes and hooped skirts being in fashion, but I found this book relevant to me. There were issues with siblings, feeling embarrassed and out of place, trying to impress a crush, and many more incidents that everyone faces in their life. Everyone though this book deals with wedding planning, it isn't all about that plotline and I think it makes this book very enjoyable for any female. Just goes to show that some things never change especially when it comes to wedding planning.
This book is told from the perspective of 16 year old Barbara MacLane. She's a girl who hasn't given much thought to her future and tends to live in the now. When her impractical sister Rosemary shares a secret about her being engaged a whole new time period starts up. Barbara has always felt she's in her older sister's shadow as she does everything first including fall in love. Now Barbara feels that her life needs love and to plan a great wedding for Rosemary (and for her future self).
The restlessness of youth definitely resignated with me early on as I remember feeling that way at times. What teenager hasn't felt that way? The issues of Rosemary wanting to have a wedding her way and not others is definitely something I understood. Everyone wants a wedding to be special and they have different ways of trying to ensure it happens. I loved how the book showed hardships and joyous moments of being engaged, being a college student, and planning a wedding as these are all things that I currently am. Unlike Rosemary I'll love married after I graduate as I couldn't imagine trying to get married as a freshman in college and trying to figure out all the things that go into being a married couple.
This book came out in the early 1960s (63 to be exact) so I thought everything would be dated. There were some dated moments, like saddle shoes and hooped skirts being in fashion, but I found this book relevant to me. There were issues with siblings, feeling embarrassed and out of place, trying to impress a crush, and many more incidents that everyone faces in their life. Everyone though this book deals with wedding planning, it isn't all about that plotline and I think it makes this book very enjoyable for any female. Just goes to show that some things never change especially when it comes to wedding planning.