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Format: 367 pages, Paperback
Published: July 3, 2025 by Phoenix
Lit fic/own
This one was boring on one hand, and interesting on the other hand. I am very conflicted. I was bored at time, but I also really wanted to know what would happen.
I also got really annoyed when Pheobe said that women read romance novels to get an orgasm. Ok FU Pheobe, that was uncalled for. Does the author think the same? That all romance novels are pRon?
Anyway, Phoebe was left by her husband and goes to a Hotel to kill herself. It seems there was a mistake and she shouldn't have gotten a room cos a wedding party has booked everything. Long story short, the bride shows up, Phoebe tells the truth. The bride says no! This is her wedding and Phoebe can not kill herself. Little by little Phoebe gets involved in the wedding and sees that everything is not as it should be.
So obviously I wanted to know if Phoebe would kill herself. Then I wanted to see what happened to the wedding. There was always something new to get invested in.
A good book, also a boring book in the beginning. But still a book where you want to know if she can be happy again.
It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, without luggage, alone. Everyone in the lobby mistakes her for one of the wedding people at an impending wedding on the site, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t there for the big event.
Phoebe is there because she’s dreamed of coming for years. She hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.
I wasn't initially sold on this one, either, but by the end, I guess I kind of enjoyed it? Not raving in love with it like I've seen other people say. I guess we're kind of in the same boat.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Not in love, but still I liked it at the end. But dunno what everyone else saw
DeleteWhat a weird thing for phoebe to say about why women read romance books.
ReplyDeleteI know right!
DeleteGood you liked it more than me, I might name it my worst read of 2026!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, well I have read worse. But it took time to get into it
DeleteMaybe the author was having the character show what an awful headspace she was in by saying that? My daughter read this one and enjoyed it. I might get to it someday. Maybe not.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea, it felt more she said it cos she is a lit teacher
DeleteThis doesn't sound like one I would like. And what a rude comment about women and romances. I think we read them for the happy ending and the feel-good smiles they bring.
ReplyDeleteYes! I want happiness and smiles, ugh, I hated that comment so much
DeleteYea, I passed on this one. It is not my thing and I don't like when people dis on romance novels.
ReplyDeleteIt really irks me still
DeleteSounds like it can be interesting. But, I don't like the romance book comment. Romance books always seem to get bad press. At least the book went from boring to good.
ReplyDeleteI do not care if it was in character, it is still an ahole thing to say and it makes me wonder about the author
DeleteDarn boring beginnings
ReplyDeleteI know, booo
DeleteIt's a shame that there were boring parts, this doesn't seem like it should be boring at all.
ReplyDeleteIt was slow getting into
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