A wedding and its preparations, not only filled with love, but lots of drama…

Synopsis

I don’t like change. That’s fine, because I, Tori Hayes, am quite content with my single status and fulfilling sales career. I’ll make an exception and step out of my comfort zone to be a part of my college bestie’s wedding party. Anything for a friend, you know?

But this—this is not what I thought it would be. Suddenly, I’m thrown into drama that only a Southern belle bride and her friends can stir up. The secrets, the lies, the deception—it’s more than I can take. Not to mention that groomsman Tyler, who seems to know exactly how to push my buttons.

I don’t like my buttons pushed. Or maybe I do.

Dashing groomsmen aside, why do I keep finding myself in the middle of all this madness? I want to support Caroline and give her the perfect day, but things are getting messy and fast. Is there going to be a happy ending amid all this chaos?

It could happen …

USA Today bestselling author Melissa Baldwin presents a brand new romantic comedy about friendship and finding love when you least expect it.

My review

Tori is a bit surprised when her friend Caroline asks her to be one of the bridesmaids at her wedding. Tori knew she would get an invitation, but she is honoured to discover how important she still is for Caroline.
With being part of a squad now, Tori’s calm life is quickly switched into a chaotic one. She finds herself dragged into lies, secrets and deception, things that makes her long for her unchanging, unexcited life.
And then there is Tyler, who just keeps pushing her buttons and irks her. But Tori will do whatever she can so that Caroline has the perfect wedding, even enduring all the unexpected drama that occurs before the ‘I Do’… 

There are characters in books that you can easily relate to. And for me, it was so easy to relate to Tori, even if being both single isn’t the only thing.
I could completely understand why Tori isn’t a fan of changes. If something is going well, why change anything? She enjoys being single, and she knows that one day she will meet the right man. So why bother with looking around every corner if you can find him?
Also she enjoys her job, so why should she think about stepping up when the opportunity arises?

I also understood easily how especially Tyler is the person to push Tori outside her comfort zone. Their first meeting was hilarious to read, bickering about how to park a car! Of all the things they could start bickering about, it was about parking!
It was also funny to read how stubbornly neither one of them would give in and how this event would turn into a recurrent joke between time. 

I had the best of time reading the constant bickering and banter between Tori and Tyler, but I also found it utterly sweet to read how (very) slowly Tori starts to realize that she was very prejudiced towards Tyler and she didn’t see the man he truly is, a man that can even enjoy a game of bingo! 

But there is so much drama in this book, on a level I couldn’t imagine…  We know from the blurb that something big is going to happen, but I didn’t expect it to be so big and that it would affect so many parties…
Yet I admired Tori and how she kept her head cool. It is not easy to be the newcomer in a close group of friends, yet her being ‘the new girl’ makes her see obvious things that are invisible for the other girls. 

Tori not only steps outside her comfort zone, but she also discovers that doing the unexpected give you more insight of yourself. And seeing Tori doing the unexpected and grows more and more confident during this story, was great to read!
But through Tori we also understand again how important friendships in our lives can be. It’s not because you don’t see each other every day, that you aren’t important for your friend. However, this story shows also how hurtful it can be to be betrayed by your close friends… 

This book was such an easy, funny, great read, it took me on a journey filled with laughs and gasps. But also it took me on a journey to show the importance of honesty, friendship and love. And a reminder that even the most unexpected could happen when you least expect it!