Book Review: “Wedding Night” by Sophie Kinsella

“Wedding Night” by Sophie Kinsella (2013)

Genre: Fiction, Romance, Comedy

Book Length: 446 (hardcover edition)

Synopsis:

Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed. So when Ben, an old flame, calls her out of the blue and reminds Lottie of their pact to get married if they were both still single at thirty, she jumps at the chance. No formal dates—just a quick march to the altar and a honeymoon on Ikonos, the sun-drenched Greek island where they first met years ago.
Their family and friends are horrified. Fliss, Lottie’s older sister, knows that Lottie can be impulsive—but surely this is her worst decision yet. And Ben’s colleague Lorcan fears that this hasty marriage will ruin his friend’s career. To keep Lottie and Ben from making a terrible mistake, Fliss concocts an elaborate scheme to sabotage their wedding night. As she and Lorcan jet off to Ikonos in pursuit, Lottie and Ben are in for a honeymoon to remember, for better . . . or worse. (description from Goodreads)

Review:

Another good book from Sophie Kinsella! This was a very quick and enjoyable read. As usual, Kinsella writes a cast of quirky, fun characters that end up in catastrophic, klutzy types of situations that they manage to get out of one way or another. This time around the story involves main character Lottie, who thinks her boyfriend is going to propose to her, but doesn’t. Lottie is heartbroken and distraught. Her sister Fliss, who is going through a divorce, tries to console her before she does something crazy, as she has done in the past. But it’s too late as Lottie decides to elope with a former lover on the ideal Greek Island where they met years before. Fliss is on the warpath to stop the marriage from going any further so she schemes a plan to break the newlywed couple apart. And what happens next is whirlwind of disaster.

The story was cute, but a little too predictable for me. Compared to her other recent standalone novel “I’ve Got Your Number” (which I also reviewed before) the story just sounded similar to something I had read before. And I also felt “I’ve Got You’re Number” was more unique take on a rom-com plot. Despite that, the characters are fun and the story made me laugh at many times!

Final Verdict:

Not my favorite Kinsella standalone novel, but the story is funny and the characters are great. Definitely recommended for fans of Kinsella’s works. 4 out of 5 stars!