Review:
This book follows five POVs: Jules, the bride; Hannah, the plus-one, wife of Jules' closest male friend; Olivia, Jules' younger sister and sole bridesmaid; Aoife, the wedding planner; and Johnno, the best man. Jules is an ambitious woman who managed to turn her blog into a well-known digital magazine. Her groom, Will, is the charismatic host of a survival TV show.
Every one of the POV characters has something they're hiding. Johnno, for example, comes across as a disaster, hardly the kind of person Will would normally hang out, but something from his and Will's boarding school days has kept them connected. Hannah is secretly jealous of her husband's relationship with Jules. Olivia is recovering from a bad breakup, and possibly more. Aoife is determined to make sure the wedding goes smoothly, even as she tries to keep the guests from invading her personal boundaries too much.
At some point during the wedding night, someone ends up dead, killed by one of the POV characters. After certain details were revealed, it wasn't too hard to predict who was killed and who the murderer was. Most of the characters rubbed me the wrong way, including ones I don't think I was actually meant to dislike, so I honestly wouldn't have minded a little more murder than Foley provided. Ah well.
I generally enjoyed learning everyone's secrets and how and whether they were connected to other characters, even as I kind of hated spending time with these people.
Extras:
A reading group guide and some info from the author about the book.
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