When your ex is getting married but divorce never got through…

Synopsis

It’s not over until someone says ‘I do’…

While her friends join the “Wife Club” one by one, Poppy feels like that part of her life is done and dusted. Already married and divorced she’s not desperate to go through all that again.

But what if her divorce never actually went through…?

After a shock revelation Poppy not only discovers she is still married, but that Zac is about to have his second wedding!

Coming face to face with her (almost) ex-husband after six years apart is never going to be easy. And when Zac panics and tells his new wife-to-be that Poppy is family, things can’t get much worse as she is welcomed with open arms as part of the wedding party!

As the memories flood back, can Poppy really leave the past where it is? And can she watch the first love of her life walk down the aisle to say ‘I do’ once again?

My review

Poppy feels that her best friends are getting more and more away from her. Slowly they are all getting married, and are doing ‘couple things’ all together, making feel Poppy excluded from just… everything and make her feel humiliated in awkward situations, like Rachael’s wedding.
unfortunately, Poppy’s situation is that of being married and already divorced, and while she is not that desperate to do it all over again, she surely misses that feeling of being a part of a couple. 

But then the unthinkable happens… apparently Zac and she are still married, while Zac is about to get married again!
Having no other option than chasing her (almost) ex – husband, she finds herself being a member of the wedding party, as Zac, after the initial shock, tells everyone Poppy is a cousin.
But being again close to Zac, make old memories resurface, the good ones, but also the bad ones. And with Zac being her first love of her life, can she see him getting married to someone else? 

Reading a Portia MacIntosh is a recipe of success, no matter what! So reading this book was really not a difficult choice to make! Of course I would read it!
And it surely did not disappoint at all! But I have to admit, there were some moments that broke my poor heart… 

When we meet Poppy, we do not know her full story, so slowly we are seeing glimpses of her past, seeing how she got where she is now.
And even if initially it was a bit confusing, because how could she be to married AND divorced such a great guy that Zac appears to be?
But those flashbacks made me understand everything Poppy had to endure, and see her at her lowest. 

However, Poppy somehow picked up the pieces again, and tries to find her happiness again, even without the man she loved by her side. Not only what happened in the past with her broke my heart, but the way her best friends behave, well, if those were my friends, I wouldn’t want to have them in my life!
Nevertheless, Poppy wouldn’t be the amazing character she is, if she would do that. Instead she keeps her mouth shut, to keep the peace. 

Her partner in crime is Kat, a brand new friend that Poppy met at her friend’s wedding and I found it wonderful to read how they immediately clicked! Everyone should need a Kat in their life! 

I found it bittersweet to see Poppy and Zac together. Because there is so much left unsaid, yet there is still so much what concerns feelings. Initially I could not see why this lovely couple, so perfect for each other, gave up on each other, but the more into the story, the more I understood it. 

But I found it also a hilarious story, because not only it was funny to see how everyone believed the unlikely story of Poppy being in MI6, but also Kat’s input was just great!

Having the wedding set in a castle, is something every little girl (or adult woman) dreams of, so having this wedding (that we, honestly, do not want to take place) have such an amazing setting, elevated this story even more!
And then when mysterious things are taking place, well, that is just the cherry on top of the cake.

When I finished this wonderful book, I had a sentiment of contentment, because the author showed us not only the beautiful moments of a relationship/marriage/… but also what happens when it all goes wrong.
But no matter what happened in the past and in the present, if something is meant to be, despite several detours, it will always find a way!
And is there something more hopeful than that message?