The Wedding Game
£2.70
USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn’s latest bauble is the charming story of a crafting queen battling a jaded divorce lawyer on a wedding reality show.
Luna Rossi is a veritable crafting genius—she can bedazzle and bead so hard her Etsy site is one of the hottest in the world. So it’s only natural that Luna would convince her brother and his husband-to-be to compete on The Wedding Game, a “do-it-yourself” TV show, for the title of Top DIY Wedding Expert.
As a jaded divorce lawyer, Alec Baxter scoffs at weddings and romance. But when his recently engaged brother begs him to participate in The Wedding Game, Alec grudgingly picks up a glue gun and prepares for some family bonding.
Both fierce competitors, Luna and Alec clash on national TV as harsh words and glitter fly with abandon. But as they bicker over color swatches and mood boards, they find themselves fighting something else: their growing mutual attraction. While Luna is torn between family loyalty and her own feelings, Alec wonders if he might have been wrong about love and marriage all along…
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Additional information
| Publisher | Montlake (1 Mar. 2021) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 7212 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 397 pages |
by Kodie mackay
A sweet, swoon worthy, hilariously relatable romance with all the feel good feels. The Wedding Game brings us the perfect blend of romance and comedy without taking away from the very real raw rollercoaster of emotions that Luna and Alec experience throughout their journey.
Luna is so many things.. she’s crazy talented, she’s hard working and she so smart. But the best thing about Luna is just how sweet she is. Her loyalty and support towards her brother is honestly my absolute favourite thing. At one point I was tearing up wishing I had a sister like her. Her priorities, the protectiveness and her need to give him the wedding he deserved, that he himself would be proud of… sigh. She’s just a beautiful fictional human.
Alec our cranky broken hero stole my heart. This man hurt my soul with his hurt. At first I felt mixed about the whole situation because I felt for both him and his brother Thaddeus and I could see both points of view. However… as the story progressed I went straight to the Alec train. I feel like he got more thrown at him than he deserved and he kept taking it because he felt guilty when in reality he was a victim of his past too. I loved his moody side, I adored how sweet he was with Luna and the whole situation and man the funny side of him?.. straight up soul snatched me I swear. The man is lethal.
The characters.. oh the side characters of it all. I do love me some entertaining big personalities that draw me in and I got that and then some here. Firstly … Lunas fierce best friend Farrah. That girl had me in tears laughing so hard. I want her book and I want to know the man that’s going to tame her because she’s a beast of a personality and I LOVE HER FOR IT. Of course next has to be Thaddeus the most dramatic flamboyant side character ever. He’s larger than life in your face and as sweet as can be and I just loved his love for his brother. What a sweetheart, even if he is a tad bit of a groomzilla. His wife deserves a medal for loving him and his crazy antics. I love them all, all the side characters fit perfectly into Luna and Alec’s story and blessed us with so much personality it was bursting from the pages.
Luna and Alec had a very rocky start and frankly cracked me up with all the bickering and competitiveness but that animosity quickly turned into something a little spicer and so the line between love and hate got real blurry real quick. I just loved them together because they really did bring out the best in eachother in the sweetest ways. The chemistry was always there but the way their connection slowly grew and evolved into this sweet trusting relationship had me swooning like crazy. Their journey isn’t traditional by any means and that’s what made it so freaking special. I loved the whole concept of this story and the plot progression. I feel like it flowed seamlessly from one page to the next without rushing or going into too much detail. The characters are larger then life and all hold their own in here giving you so much depth and personality I was in heaven. It’s a whole damn vibe.
There wasn’t anything I disliked. I laughed, cried… cried whilst laughing. I ranted, raved and swooned at the crazy, the dysfunctional and the sweet. It’s just a well rounded morish book with the most perfect ending to a eventful story.
by Gemma
I couldn’t put this one down! I loved all of the characters from the start and only grew to love them more as the book went on. So well written a great mix of humour, love and lust! Would recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
by purple
I read this book in a matter of days and enjoyed it
by L
I didn’t know what to expect. The enthusiasm of Thad as a narrator straight off the bat put me on edge, expecting in your face high energy humour…… which is exactly what I got, but to my utter delight I enjoyed every second. I have cried and snorted laughter through this book, cringed so hard and just fell in love with the characters. Highly recommend!
by Sarah
The Wedding Game is a Montlake release from Meghan Quinn and therefore a little lighter in terms of premise compared to Meghan’s indie published books. I loved the idea of The Wedding Game, set around a craft TV show where contestants have to create and get crafty for a family members wedding, it sure brings in some hilarious scenes.
In terms of the romance the Hero is Alec a divorce lawyer and brother to another contestant that is getting married to his pregnant fiancé. He is trying desperately to reconnect with his little brother that used to idolise him after they drifted apart years earlier. Alec comes across as a grumpy, uninterested guy to start with but as the book progresses you come to understand that it’s all a façade for a man somewhat broken himself. As he opens up we see a whole other side to him and I loved the transformation of his character throughout.
Luna is a craft queen herself trying to win the wedding for her brother Cohen and his fiancée. Luna is an over enthusiastic woman but her love of crafting is what softens her to Alec when she agrees to help him practice his skills and a relationship blossoms from there.
The Wedding Game is definitely a slow burn romance and has the elements you know and love about a Meghan Quinn book. What made it lighter/more fluffy for me was the focus on the familial bonds between the characters. The romance between Hero and heroine took a backseat at times. I loved both aspects of the story and I found myself swooning, laughing and cringing a plenty as I read through the book. As always there was a great breakup moment and boy did my heart break for Alec he really got the rough end of the deal, I felt so bad for him when it all fell apart. but seeing him figure out how to fic his relationship with his brother and Luna was worth the heart ache.
Another solid read from Meghan for me sitting pretty in her comfort zone.