The Wedding People

Phoebe arrives at a ritzy Newport hotel at a low point. After her husband left her for her coworker, she has made grand plans to end her life. When she arrives at the property, she realizes there has been a mistake. She is the only guest not attending Lila and Gary’s wedding. She’s immediately mistaken for a wedding guest and bizarrely hits it off with the spoiled (but still somehow likable – at least most of the time) Lila. As she becomes Lila’s close friend and confidant, a slew of misadventures ensue. I really wanted to love this one but only liked it. It has so many great qualities but it ultimately wasn’t for me. I will say that I had initially written it off (the title, the cover… it looked like a light read and I am generally not super into wedding-y books. It came so highly recommended that I had to read it. I was wrong about it being light and the writing + general understanding of humanity is exquisite. It tackles dark subjects in a beautiful way (there are trigger warnings for suicidal thoughts and infertility)… but I still don’t love wedding-y books. This one felt a lot like being trapped at a six day Newport wedding extravaganza and I did so much of that in my early thirties that I didn’t need to relive it. BUT that could very well (and I think it is) just be a “me” thing. I did really love the writing (I’ll look forward to reading more from this author), and the characters.