Read Completed 2/8/25 | 4 - 4.25 stars | Read # 13 of 2025 
THE WEDDING PEOPLE was a very enjoyable book, but I almost quit it very early on. The first 15% is extremely heavy, full of triggers, explaining Phoebe's backstory, and I wish that had been broken up a bit into some flashbacks to alleviate some of the darkness. I understand we had to take Phoebe down and down so we would really understand the place she was when she arrived at this hotel, but if other people hadn't praised this book so much, my close friends most specifically, I would have DNFed it right then and there at 15%. 

The rest of the story was much better! I don't read much contemporary fiction that's not a romance or a thriller, so this was something I wanted to read to add a change of pace. There is a sort of romantic component, but it's not quite the main point of the book, though it does add a lot to the plot. 

I was mostly impressed with the author's ability to make all of these characters come to life! There's a big cast of characters here and every single one of them is unique. Despite the book starting off so heavily as well, there's also a lot of humor throughout the book, playing off the quirks of the wacky family, funny yet realistic things that pop up, and letting the characters get a little weird, but in a really human way and not being over-the-top. 

I loved seeing Phoebe's journey throughout the book and really seeing how human each character was. Everyone had flaws, and it was a nice switch-up from reading romances where things are a little too perfect. I liked seeing what made everyone unique.