The Wedding People

I enjoyed the quirkiness of this book. It hit all the right notes of a feel good women's fiction/romance, but it felt fresh and new. An excellent read!

Often these days I get annoyed with books that are just a little too "pat" but this was so refreshing and lovely to read that I totally give it a pass.

The movie will be great.

While the premise tackles a sensitive and difficult subject, the book delivers one of the most uplifting, inspirational messages I've ever read. It's a story of one woman at the end who immerses herself in another couple's beginning. Their lives become intertwined, and we witness the firsthand beauty that comes from virtual strangers. Espach delivers a beautifully rendered tale of the power of human connection. Such an important message for all of us.

The Wedding People ticks all the boxes I love in a novel: messy families, humor, sense of place, academia, and a wedding week (I love books that give us a compressed timeline with high stakes). I've been recommending this to so many people.

This book is absolute perfection. The characters, the plot, everything. Ten out of ten. No notes.

I admit when I started this book, I wasn't sure I was going to like it. I've been staying away from anything that seems even slightly depressing, and it looked like it might be going in that direction. But I kept with it, and I am so glad I did. The book evolved into something so unexpected. Phoebe is a complex character whose encounters over a weekend with strangers helps her discover herself. I was so drawn into Phoebe's world, rooting for her all the way. Espach does a wonderful job eliciting compassion and strength for all her characters. It's… show more.

Such a fun romance, with lots of interesting characters and an appealing protagonist.

Such clever writing! I love a book that makes me laugh out loud, and this is a great example. Alison Espach has created a brilliant cast of characters and thrown them all together into a bizarre but totally believable setting. This book is funny, romantic and a real page turner - the kind of book I want to recommend to all my friends and then discuss endlessly one they've read it too!

Set in a nearby town and showing how overdone and off-kilter big weddings can be... what's not to like?