Author: Nora Roberts
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Berkley Trade (October 27, 2009)
Recieved From: Library
My Rating: 5 out of 5
Summary:
This is book two in The Bride Quartet series, and I have to say that I really liked this one, much more than I liked first book in this series.
Emma is the florist part of Vows, the wedding company that herself and her three best friends had started. She is a romantic at heart, and she loves what she does. Unlike Mac who we read about in the first book, Emma cannot wait to fall in love and have her wedding with her happily ever after. The only problem is that she is realizing that she might want her happily ever after to be with someone who is so close to her, he's practically family.
Jack is a love'em and leave'em kinda guy. Not to say that he doesn't care about the girls he dates, but for the most part the romance has a shelf life of about 2 weeks. His problem is that he's starting to want more, with his best friends unofficial little sister.
I really liked the fact that there was no real 'bad guy' in this book. The only bad guy was the massive difference in personalities between Jack and Emma.
I don't know what it is about this book, that seemed to turn me into a blubbering baby, but I would have to guess every other chapter made me bawl my eyes out. I think it's just the topic of weddings in general, that have been doing to me lately. But, seriously this was a great read.
I didn't want to put this book down, and when I did I often rushed through what I was doing so that I could get back to my book. The banter between Emma and her friends was spot on, and often I could imagine myself having the same type of conversation with my friends. And Emma and Jack, oh boy. They sure brought many a tear to my eye.
I would happily recommend this book to lovers of romance and anyone who just wants a real feel good read.
I enjoyed this, but I like Carter and Mac more! I think this would have been a lot more solid if I hadn't felt so rushed by the ending. I didn't think that NR did a good enough job showing that Emma had the possibility of that blow up in her, if that makes sense. And then the reconciliation was just too fast (in pages, not in time). I did appreciate the lack of a bad guy, I love stories where the only obstacle are the characters themselves.
I still need to write my review of both of them, but am already ready for the next one. I can't WAIT for Parker's.
Lisa: I can't wait for Laurel's 'cause well I already know who she's gonna end up with and I can't wait to see what it will do to the dynamic of the group. Link me to your blog! :D