‘Wedding Night’ (2014) Book Review
Potential Spoilers Below:
Wedding Night Synopsis from the Publisher:
Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose, but then his big question involves a trip abroad â not a trip down the aisle. Completely crushed, Lottie reconnects with an old flame, and they decide to take drastic action. No dates, no moving in together, theyâll just get married . . . right now. Her sister, Fliss, thinks Lottie is making a terrible mistake, and will do anything to stop her. But Lottie is determined to say âI do,â for better, or for worse.
Review: Whew! This book took a bit of concentration and patience to get through. I admit, the synopsis sounded like a lot of fun, but once I got into the nitty-gritty of what Wedding Night was about, it was… very bizarre. Bizarre and implausible. After her boyfriend disappoints her by not proposing, Lottie ends things and within a week, marries an ex-fling she had hooked up with fifteen years ago. Her sister Fliss is going through a bitter divorce and is determined to spoil the honeymoon so Lottie can get an annulment rather than go through a divorce herself.
Basically, the book is Lottie being convinced that her new husband Ben is her soulmate, when in fact, heâs a creepy pig. Their attraction is purely physical and all they want to do is get it on, but Fliss has somehow convinced the Greek hotel where Lottie and Ben are honeymooning, to keep the newlyweds from consummating the relationship until she can get there to talk some sense into Lottie.
The book jumps POV between Lottie and Fliss, and honestly, neither sister is mentally balanced. Lottie is a nutter… even when she and Ben realize and agree that their marriage is doomed, she texts (crying, no less) her sister that the marriage is wonderful, Ben is wonderful and theyâre so happy. Whatâs the point of this other than to drag out the misunderstandings and shenanigans for another thirty pages? I donât get it.
I canât believe any self-respecting hotel would ever do what this hotel did to Ben and Lottie to keep them from having sex. Ben even gets to where heâs willing to have sex with Lottie with people watching, just to do it. Blech. I just donât know how to feel about this book other than it was… again, blech. There are very few likable characters. Lottie is a dingbat, Fliss is overbearing and bitter, and Ben is a creep… Lorcan – Benâs best friend and business partner – is probably the most sensible and clear-headed, but that doesnât make up for all the blahness.
I gave this two stars because there are some humorous parts, and I ended up finishing the book. Sophie Kinsellaâs writing style is appealing to me, so I do want to read more from her. I just hope her other books are more entertaining than this one was. And with more relatable, more interesting characters.
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