Save the Date is the ultimate romance lovers meets wedding trope dream. Every trope you might come to associate with the big day is here and it’s delightful. I had the best time winding down with this one and all the messiness, but also love, within! Keep reading this book review of Save the Date for my full thoughts.
Summary
The Bride: Beautiful, seemingly carefree Marigold, is tired of being treated like a shallow it-girl. That’s one of the many reasons she’s excited to marry Jonathan—the handsome, kind, respectable doctor of her dreams. So, when a shocking secret from her past threatens to ruin her wedding, she’ll do anything to make it disappear…even if it means tracking down a man she vowed to avoid forever.
The Maid of Honor: As the bride’s best friend, all Natalie wants is for this wedding to go off without a hitch. There’s only one problem: Natalie has secretly been in love with the groom since college. When Marigold disappears, Natalie is forced to ask whether she can keep burying her feelings for the sake of friendship…or if she’s ready to risk everything to pursue her own happy ending.
The Sister: Olivia has spent her life cleaning up Marigold’s messes. So, she’s determined to keep the wedding on track for the sake of their mother, who’s battling cancer and longs for one last perfect weekend. But when Jonathan’s best man—a prickly academic with a heart of gold—ropes her into a fake dating scheme, sparks unexpectedly fly. Will Olivia sacrifice her own happiness again, or could this fake relationship turn into the truest choice she’s ever made?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Save the Date is a romance lover dream! It has second chance romance, falling for the best friend’s fiance, and fake dating all wrapped into one story! We have three different perspectives and it’s a testament to all the things that can go right, and wrong, at a wedding! It’s about having the bravery to say how we feel, to know that we can’t think about what makes sense on paper, and when to trust our gut. I couldn’t figure out which storyline I enjoyed more. I’m a huge second chance romance reader and this was done so well! It almost feels like a mix of vignettes and Love Actually vibes all smushed together.
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These big occasions force us to confront the doubts in our mind. To realize if we have to convince ourselves it’s what we want, that this isn’t the moment, that something is wrong. Smart choices versus the right choices. Save the Date is a delight as we see the house of cards crumble, but also the ways in which we build them back up into what we want. Find Save the Date on Goodreads, Storygraph, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.