The underlying theme of this book is the friendship between Zadie, left at the alter on her wedding day, and her best friend Grey, about to marry her 'perfect' cousin Helen, who she can't stand. Of course she's invited to the bachelorette party... she's related to the bride and best friends with the groom. No getting out of it, but as the night wears on, she finds herself starting to actually have some fun and, to boot, discovers quite a few things about the women she'd previously avoided.

The humour is dry and witty, sometimes bordering on acerbic, but beautifully done and the timed perfectly. All of the larger characters are allowed to develop, and it's impossible not to obligingly mirror Zadie's feelings for them as the evening wears on. Even the most minor characters are allowed a say, enough to form your own impressions of them. Unlike too many of the books I've read recently, the ending doesn't disappoint. It's not rushed and it doesn't let you down.

This might be the author's first novel, but she's had loads of experience writing, and I hope she writes more novels of this calibre. I'll certainly be reading them, because I really enjoyed this book. It made me laugh at loud in places and that's not easy to do. Highly recommended, but it's too good to let go so I'm keeping my copy... I know I'll be reading it again. :-)

 

 

sounds like a good book....will have to add that to my tbr pile!

It's definitely worth adding. I haven't enjoyed someone's writing this much since I read 'The Five People You Meet In Heaven'. The styles aren't similar, but they're both quality reads.

By the way... why is there a smiley in front of my subject? Does anyone know?

 

 

did you try to add one in to the text you wrote out? sometimes when i try to write a comment and add a smiley in, they end up on my title...i must have done something wrong though.......... i will also look up the five people you meet in heaven and see what review it gets

Sounds like my kind of book.