Jan 17

Jan 17 Bad Luck Bridesmaid

Score: 4.25/5 Bookmarks

Steam Level: 🍆🍆🍆

Thank you to St Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio for gifting me review copies of Bad Luck Bridesmaid by Alison Rose Greenberg.

This is not a rom-com. Well, there’s a healthy dose of comedy, and definitely some scorching romance, but it’s not your typical romance. I feel strongly that if you go into it understanding that, you’ll love it as much as I did.

Zoey Marks is certain she’s cursed. Every time she’s a bridesmaid there ends up not being a wedding. She’s not big on commitment herself either, if she’s being honest. This is a story about forging your own path, found family, and realizing that your soul mate may very well not be someone you’re romantically interested in. Oh and there’s also a run-in with a falcon, a few dead mice, an Irish castle, the Loch Ness Monster (yes, in Ireland) and so many more hilarious adventures.

This book made me snort laugh but also had me shedding a tear or two. I loved Zoey’s character. She was real, and flawed, but striving to become the best version of herself. I loved the Jewish rep too.

Sarah Naughton’s narration of the audiobook was an absolute pleasure to listen to, and it comes in at just under ten hours in length.

If this one isn’t on your TBR you need to change that pronto! You can download the audio right now, or get a physical copy via the button below.

Have you ever been a bridesmaid? If so, did it all go smoothly?

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Synopsis:

It’s official: Zoey Marks is the cursed bridesmaid that no engagement can survive. Ten years, three empire waist dresses, and ZERO brides have walked down the aisle.

After strike three, Zoey is left wondering if her own ambivalence towards marriage has rubbed off on those she loves. And when her building distrust of matrimony culminates in turning down a proposal from her perfect All-American boyfriend, Rylan Harper III, she and Rylan are both left heartbroken, leaving Zoey to wonder: what is it exactly about tying the knot that makes her want to run in the opposite direction?

Enter Hannah Green: Zoey’s best friend, who announces that she’s marrying a guy she just met (cue eye roll). At a castle. In gorgeous, romantic Ireland, where Rylan will be in attendance, and Zoey will be a bridesmaid. It’ll be fine.

Okay, the woman definition of fine (NOT FINE).

Determined to turn her luck around, Zoey accepts her role and vows to get Hannah down the aisle—all the while praying her best friend’s wedded bliss will allow her to embrace marriage and get Rylan back.

But as the weekend goes on, Zoey is plagued with more questions than answers. Can you be a free spirit, yet still want a certain future? Can you have love and be loved on your terms? And how DO you wrangle a bossy falcon into doing your bidding?