Hmm - I'm clearly in a romance-type headspace right now.
I really liked the premise of this novel – three women discover, part way into their first year of marriage, that they’re not legally wed. Marriage hasn’t be the bed of roses any of them expected – Erin relocated her medical practice to be closer to her only-child husband David’s mother, a woman hell-bent on destroying their marriage and getting more evil by the day; Casey hoped marriage would bring her and Nick closer together, but even with a ring on her finger (and than only because she proposed. And bought the ring. And organised the wedding) he doesn’t seem to want her. While child-loving, mother-want-to-be, former nanny Stella, widely regarded as the gold-digging trophy wife of much older Mark (whose older daughter Taylor is her age and hates her) found out on her wedding night that Mark had a vasectomy. Which he’s not prepared to reverse. Now the three women, brought together by chance, have to decide – should they stay or should they go?
According to the cover review, this is a “laugh-out-loud page-turner”. Word to the wise - never trust someone who uses hyphens (or dashes!) more than me. Despite that, I really enjoyed Nearlyweds. The chapters alternate between the women’s viewpoints, though there’s an omniscient voice throughout. The premise is interesting, the prose is readable, the plot entertaining and the resolution rewarding. – Alex
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