Review by this_momma_is_booked - The Wedding Ringer

this_momma_is_booked 's review for:

The Wedding Ringer by Kerry Rea

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes

Once I was finally done with this book I thought, "aww, that was cute." But getting through it was a bit of a chore. First off, I had a hard time dealing with how absolutely WHITE this book is. From the characters to the location to the absolute privilege spewing off the page -- It wasn't diverse at all and I couldn't really connect with the characters because of it. The only diversity present was Willa's sister being married to a woman and it did feel like the author kept hammering that in as if to say, "look at me! I can write diverse characters!"

There was so many instances in this book that would have been great jumping off points to discuss mental health and the expectations placed on us by society but we got almost none of that discussion. We find out towards the end of the book that Maisie goes to therapy once a week, but that's about it. Also, the whole idea that Maisie has been keeping this huge secret and then it turns out to be what it was - sure, it was definitely a serious issue that she went through, but I don't think it's as sinister as she made it out to be for the entirety of the book.

Overall, it was a cute book that had so much potential to be better.

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