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A review by anabel_unker
The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall
5.0
*I received a copy of this audiobook on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, narrator, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*
In THE WEDDING SEASON, Freya finds herself in a broom cupboard, the day before her wedding, dumped by her partner of twelve years. Arguably a horrid situation for anyone to find themselves in, but the situation is compacted by the fact she has an additional seven weddings to attend during that summer season.
This book was everything I wanted and more. Not a traditional rom-com book (i.e. no heavy handed romance or spicy passages), TWS is an utterly charming book about how a woman rebuilds her life with the help of her friends and family. There is a love interest, but he doesn't appear until well into the book, and their relationship is not something the story centers on. The book primarily focuses on the emotional journey Freya undertakes as she adjusts to being single for the first time in over a decade; aided by her fantastic best friends and their well-intended, if not bizarre, task list to get her through each wedding.
The narrator, Daphne Kouma, did a phenomenal job. She breathed life into the characters and story, and did a wonderful job of adding her own hilarious flair to Freya's (many) mental cartwheels and side tangents. Part of the reason I adored this book so much was because of how real Freya felt-- her development felt natural and well earned, and Kouma's performance made her feel even more like a friend rather than a character.
THE WEDDING SEASON is perfect for fans of realistic chick lit, for people who love to laugh at silly antics, and for those who enjoy people finding love in its many forms.
In THE WEDDING SEASON, Freya finds herself in a broom cupboard, the day before her wedding, dumped by her partner of twelve years. Arguably a horrid situation for anyone to find themselves in, but the situation is compacted by the fact she has an additional seven weddings to attend during that summer season.
This book was everything I wanted and more. Not a traditional rom-com book (i.e. no heavy handed romance or spicy passages), TWS is an utterly charming book about how a woman rebuilds her life with the help of her friends and family. There is a love interest, but he doesn't appear until well into the book, and their relationship is not something the story centers on. The book primarily focuses on the emotional journey Freya undertakes as she adjusts to being single for the first time in over a decade; aided by her fantastic best friends and their well-intended, if not bizarre, task list to get her through each wedding.
The narrator, Daphne Kouma, did a phenomenal job. She breathed life into the characters and story, and did a wonderful job of adding her own hilarious flair to Freya's (many) mental cartwheels and side tangents. Part of the reason I adored this book so much was because of how real Freya felt-- her development felt natural and well earned, and Kouma's performance made her feel even more like a friend rather than a character.
THE WEDDING SEASON is perfect for fans of realistic chick lit, for people who love to laugh at silly antics, and for those who enjoy people finding love in its many forms.