Review: The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson

khudecek · Post by **khudecek** » 28 Nov 2014, 11:18

This book was fantastic!

Gaby was fun, frivolous and very likeable. I really wasn't on board with the story in the way that she had these three guys lined up as potential husbands and none of them knew who the lucky guy was going to be until the wedding ceremony. Sorry but I didn't think that was cool. The guys were all good with not knowing but it just didn't seem right to me. It sounded pretentious on her part and pretty narcissistic but then that was Gaby. You love her anyway.

But the story isn't all about her. It branches out to her kids who are all grown and have jobs and relationships and I found myself thinking her daughter, Claire was a real trouper. She'd given her all to her marriage and had the renegade son, Gus and her husband treated her like dirt.

Another of her daughters was married to a guy who had a brain tumor and I found myself crying a few times even though he was really upbeat and such a joker. Lizzie never complained and was always there for him and he was doing the best he could.

The other two, Emily and Seth had stuff going on in their lives, too but Claire and Lizzie were the ones I was most drawn to.

I loved the ending. It was so beautiful, especially Gaby's last video when we get caught up with how everybody was doing. Oh, and she had a beautiful wedding, too. I kind of suspected she would pick who she picked but you don't know for sure until the wedding.

The book was short, sometimes funny, sometimes sad with compelling characters and a great story.

bookreaderrme · Post by **bookreaderrme** » 01 Dec 2014, 09:44

The Christmas Wedding was a fantastic holiday read. I found myself running the gamut of emotions, some parts were funny while others made you wanted to reach for the tissues. It was one of those books that I hated to see end.

khudecek · Post by **khudecek** » 01 Dec 2014, 10:53

I have to agree.

I haven't read a lot of James Patterson but this one really took me by surprise. I was thinking that he was going to off Mike which would have really torn me up. It doesn't seem to bother him to kill main characters in his books (i.e. 1st to Die...it had me blubbering). I think that's why I liked the last video so much.

Aspen_Reads · Post by **Aspen_Reads** » 02 Dec 2014, 12:09

I have been wanting to read this, and I really hope that it is just as good as Patterson's other romance novels. He is one of my favorite authors in general, and I can't wait to read more of his work!

khudecek · Post by **khudecek** » 02 Dec 2014, 14:19

Aspen_Reads wrote:I have been wanting to read this, and I really hope that it is just as good as Patterson's other romance novels. He is one of my favorite authors in general, and I can't wait to read more of his work!

You won't be sorry!