Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of Beautiful Disaster. I read that book multiple times and consider it one of my favorite junkfood comfort Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of Beautiful Disaster. I read that book multiple times and consider it one of my favorite junkfood comfort reads or listens (audiobook).
So, I was very excited to read A Beautiful Wedding.
The novella tacks itself onto the end of Beautiful Disaster following the fire where lots of students were killed and Travis thought Abby and his brother might have died.
Although the novella doesn't change the plot line of BD, it does magnify the many details by expanding upon Abby and Travis' decision to immediately fly to Vegas and have a quicky wedding. This extreme scrutiny is why the novella didn't work for me.
Essentially there was no romance to the reason behind the wedding. Abby is worried about the aftermath of the fire and this worry underlies all her actions and thoughts. While it makes the characters seem a bit more human (how could this not be on their minds given the magnitude of the fire's destruction), it made the wedding seem superficial and not loving and romantic.
Beautiful Disaster was crazy and intense and I loved that. Beautiful Wedding is plodding and tedious and lacks the reckless unrealistic energy that I loved in BD.
Additionally, I think that seeing into Travis's POV detracts from what I liked so much about Beautiful Disaster. I don't want to know all his insecurities and I don't want to see him undergo a complete personality transplantation now that he's settled into life with Abby.
While I'm sure that the description of the wedding dress and shoes and limo and tattoo script will appeal to some readers, I found it tedious.
Still it was readable and I think Jamie McGuire is a very skilled story teller. Beautiful Disaster is an awesome book and a particular scene in this novella really peeked my excitement to read Trent's book. Hopefully it will be published soon because it's on my auto buy list!...more
When you read a book on a Tuesday and by Thursday have re-read it four times, it becomes necessary to get on goodreads and leave a 5 star review. I giWhen you read a book on a Tuesday and by Thursday have re-read it four times, it becomes necessary to get on goodreads and leave a 5 star review. I give in. I adore this series. In this sequel, seventeen year old Rose decides to join the Amish church in order to be with ie. one-day-marry her Amish boyfriend Noah. What this author does an amazing job at is creating lots of emotional tension between Rose and Noah. It's a hands off courting community and they must still sneak around to talk to each other. And of course there are plenty of obstacles in their way that they must get around. Rose's family isn't happy, nor are some people in the Amish world.
Another thing I liked about this book is that it doesn't paint a simple happy facade of the Amish community. It's very real both good and bad, and it makes Noah, Suzanna, Sarah, Ruth, Miranda and the others more appealing to read.
I really really really hope i don't have to wait a year for the next book in Rose and Noah's saga. I have my own firm idea of what will happen next in the Amish community but ack. i need to read the next book ASAP. I hate waiting. ...more
Sometimes fictional characters are so interesting that after finishing their story I find myself wishing that there was a biography available to read Sometimes fictional characters are so interesting that after finishing their story I find myself wishing that there was a biography available to read about them. Serena and Hugo are so compelling and real feeling that I want to know more about them. I don't think that even a full length novel would satisfy my desire to peer into their lives.
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