Alison Espach

Recommended by Elizabeth L.

Longer than it needed to be but a mostly entertaining read about a woman facing hard truths about herself. Moments of genuinely good humor and insight with much fun poked at the outrageousness of weddings but also with well-rounded characters, even the bridezilla. Male characters are also portrayed with more depth than expected.

While this begins with a character so depressed that she wants to commit suicide, things quicky roll out of control in such ways that she determines to live, and begins living life to the fullest.

4.5

Two women meet at a hotel, one is getting married, one is recently divorced. Neither are happy.

At first the book is incredibly sad & depressing because of what Phoebe is going through, but thankfully, there’s hope & happiness too.
But poor Harry deserved a better ending.

“The hotel looks exactly as Phoebe hoped.”