Today we have the exciting new release from Hallmark! Check out the blog tour for Beach Wedding Weekend by Rachel Magee and be sure to grab your copy today!!
Title: Beach Wedding Weekend
Author: Rachel Magee
Genre: Contemporary Romance
About Beach Wedding Weekend:
You’re invited to a sunny beach town for a witty, heartwarming romance. When Brody broke up with Paige and went to Europe, he suggested that someday, they’d pick up right where they left off. A hopeless romantic, she believed him. But when they meet again, Brody’s dating a gorgeous actress. They’re all going to attend the same wedding, and Paige plans to win Brody back. She even enlists her best friend’s brother, Aiden, to pretend to date her and make her ex jealous. A breezy, charming restaurant owner, Aiden actually avoids serious relationships, but as a fake boyfriend, he’s perfect. As old friends and exes take part in wedding preparations and enjoy the beauty of the Florida coast, they begin to see themselves—and each other—in a new light. This summer romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for BBQ Brisket Tacos with Sunshine Slaw.
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Review:
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Beach Wedding Weekend is a brand new stand-alone novel by Rachel Magee. The main characters are Paige and Aiden. The book falls under two genres/tropes. The first one is the fake relationship turned real and the second is best friends brother. Since Paige is only pretending to be dating her best friends brother there is no drama in that department, which was a good thing. We have that with Brody.
What bothered me the most about this book is the lack of communication. I didn't feel like Paige and Aiden had a serious conversation in the second half of the book and they were acting mostly on what they were guessing the other would do/say. Another thing that popped in my mind while writing this review is that at some point the romance became an afterthought, to a point where Paige and Sasha had a more well-developed relationship than Paige and Aiden did.
If the secondary characters of this book, get their own stories I would be very happy. I liked most of them (looks at Brody) and I wouldn't mind seeing them get their own happy endings. Overall though, I enjoyed the book. It felt more like women's fiction than romance, but despite my initial feelings of the book (for some reason I didn't want to pick it up and read it) I liked it and it was easy for the pages to flow. I would recommend the book.
About Rachel Magee:
Rachel wrote her first novel when she was twelve and entered it into a contest for young author/illustrators. Unfortunately, the judges weren't impressed with her stick figures, so she dropped the dream of becoming a world-famous illustrator and stuck to spinning stories. When she's not busy working on her latest book, she loves to travel with her family and friends. By far, her favorite destination is the beach, which tends to work its way into most of her stories. Between vacations, you can find her at home in The Woodlands, TX with her wonderful husband, their two adventurous kids and a couple of spirited pets.
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