The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory ARC Review by Selene
Synopsis:
Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn’t normally do. But there’s something about Drew Nichols that’s too hard to resist.
On the eve of his ex’s wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend…
After Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she’s the mayor’s chief of staff. Too bad they can’t stop thinking about the other…
They’re just two high-powered professionals on a collision course toward the long distance dating disaster of the century–or closing the gap between what they think they need and what they truly want…
My review:
Expectation: Cute, light read.
Reality: Complete and total adoration of the characters that had me crying right along with them.
I can summarize this novel by Jasmine Guillory in one word – refreshing. The main characters of Alexa and Drew felt more real to me than those of the last few novels I’ve read, especially because they had real jobs, real obstacles, and real concerns about relationships. At the beginning of the novel, I was enjoying the fun, flirty vibe between the characters, and by the end, I was screaming at my Kindle for these two to just work out their issues! Drew’s hangups on relationships and Alexa’s insecurities with herself were both very relatable and provided for some great internal struggle.
The love scenes in this novel were definintely hot but not overly explicit, which kept it very interesting, in my opinion. And, a hot doctor that knows all the right places to touch on a body? Yes, please!
My only gripe with The Wedding Date, and a minor one at that, is that I actually wanted to know more about the secondary characters, including: Theo, Carlos, and Maddie. They were all as real and relatable as the protagonist couple and I would have liked just a little more insight into their lives and relationships with the main characters.
If you’re looking for something sexy and fresh this Valentine’s, I would highly suggest The Wedding Date!
~ Selene
Four Loves
The Wedding Date releases 1/30/18.
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About the author:
Jasmine Guillory is a graduate of Wellesley College and Stanford Law School. She is a Bay Area native who has towering stacks of books in her living room, a cake recipe for every occasion, and upwards of 50 lipsticks.
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Great review and thanks, Jilly. The only thing I’d like additionally, is a Goodreads link so I can shelve books. 🙂
Great review selene! Shared on all my socials!