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Oh me, oh my. One way to describe this book would be "interesting". Another would be "lacking" or "clichéd" or "OTT". After all, it's a book about weddings, bridezillas, a 'Wedding Curse' and a forever bridesmaid. What could you expect?

Inge's review sums up perfectly everything I felt with this book. Even though she warned me off it a gazillion times, my curiosity took the better of me... and look how that's turned out.

Okay, okay. I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for chicklits, as most are, but I am an even BIGGER sucker for wedding-oriented chicklits. Why? Because, at the risk of sounding like crazy Bridezilla Victoria (or Bride #3) they're romantic! And sweet! And fun! Good things happen at weddings, right?

"NO!" Screams Jack. In fact, according to this book, terrible and only terrible things happen at weddings, especially if you're cursed by the "Wedding Curse"...



This is what I call a Lost the Plot book. There WAS a plot for it, I'm sure, an even better plot than what we're handed, but it got lost amidst romance, wedding chaos and natural disasters that just happen to take place whenever Jack brings a date to one of her sister's weddings. It's a case of good story, bad execution which is always annoying.

Not to mention being stuck in the head of a whiny, cringe-y seventeen-year-old. I do feel for the girl. I mean, imagine being sucked into wedding things constantly and never having time for yourself or your schoolwork. I'm sure it's beyond stressing but there is one thing to do, and it's very simple.

You open your pretty little mouth and you shape, then say, the words, "Hell to the effing no." It's not that hard. I guess this is what annoyed me most about this book is that Jack is CONSTANTLY complaining about all the wedding errands she gets roped into doing, but never once says no. Truthfully? I was sort of hoping she'd flip out at some point and scream bloody murder. But she didn't. Why?

Because she's the plain, boring, complacent, nice sister. In my opinion, she actually liked being trampled on by her egotistical, horrifying, nasty older sisters. Apart from Sofia, because she seemed genuinely lovely.

Although it did have its aww-worthy moments, it was lost once Leo (or Hot Yo-Yo Guy) came onto the scene. Dear Lord, I have never, in all my 20 years, read about such a boring, quiet, sickly sweet love interest. He was so good, it was boring. Leo always says the right things, always does the right things, he's really really hot (or so Jack says), just perfect in every way. However, instead of coming across as 'sweep-you-off-your-feet-romance' it came across as a 'that-boy-needs-to-grow-a-pair-fast crush'. It worked really badly, considering Jack and Leo are supposed to be 17 and, you know, "mature". I use that word vaguely, mind.

I think, at one point, I even started to question Leo's sexuality, but then I'd remember they kissed quite heatedly, so surely he couldn't be gay? You see? He's that kind of characters. Awkward. Odd. Not sexy.

So you can say this isn't what I was expecting (although I wasn't expecting much to begin with) but I gave it an extra star because it was funny and fast moving. It would've been my worst nightmare if it was a bad story AND slow AND written badly. Thankfully, the writing was a redeeming quality. ( )

I have a slight problem when I read books about “sisterly love”. I don’t understand it. Genuinely don’t get it. I don’t have any sisters. I have one brother and when we got mad, we fought and I mean literally fought (with fists flying and waterworks galore). Once he actually bit me. Bit me! And when we argued it was mainly swear words with the rest being complete nonsense. Back to my main point, sisterly love is interesting to read about, but I have no context for whether or not it’s realistic.

The storyline for Save the Date was actually pretty cute. The main character, Jakarta (Jack – female), was really great. I never really got annoyed with her, even when I didn’t necessarily agree with a decision she made. Her sisters were bonkers. Paris and Victoria each had their pros and cons. They’d also both be a nightmare to live with. I’m not sure bridezilla is a strong enough term to describe the way Paris acts throughout Save the Date. If I were Sophie, it may have turned into a horror novel after I killed them all. It was unbelievably entertaining to read though, as a third-party observer.

The writing was pretty good. There were no glaring mistakes or rambling passages that took forever to read through. Save the Date was actually a pretty quick read. I think it took me about 4 hours to read it. It is definitely a young adult contemporary romance and regardless of the less than realistic romances going on throughout the book, it was still entertaining as all get out.

When it comes down to it, I would definitely recommend Save the Date. It’s a quick, fun read and as long as you like cute chick lit books you’ll enjoy it. If you’re going into this with Harlequin expectations then you might want to re-read both the overview and my review. Save the Date would actually be a perfect beach read; I realize it’s winter here, but that is not the case everywhere.

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Reviewed by hoopsielv for TeensReadToo.com

Jakarta (also known as "Jack") is determined never to fall in love or get married. She's seen her five sisters deal with boys and doesn't think they are worth the hassle. Plus, she's doomed by the "wedding curse": her dates at her sisters' weddings have turned out disastrous.

Two of her sisters are planning summer weddings and she's involved but sticking to her vow to not get herself into a relationship.

Then she meets Leo. He is the wedding planner's son, so he and Jack are thrown together in the wedding preparations. Leo isn't like the other guys. He wants to get to know Jack and believes he can break the "wedding curse." Yet Jack keeps herself busy with her sisters' plans to keep her mind off Leo. It's not that easy, though, as Leo manages to appear everywhere!

This is fun novel about falling in love, wedding chaos, and just making time for what's important. I enjoyed getting to know Jack as well as her sisters. Part of the appeal in this novel is not only wondering what's going to happen with Jack and Leo but also about her sisters and their relationships.

Will the weddings take place without a hitch?

You have to read SAVE THE DATE to find out! ( )

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Over & Out, T xx ( )

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Over & Out, T xx ( )