Synopsis from Good Reads:
Everyone says the first year of marriage is the hardest . . . but what would you do if you found out that you were never really married in the first place?
In this irresistible romantic comedy from award-winning author Beth Kendrick, three wildly different women form an unlikely friendship as they try to decide whether they’d do it all again.
They’ve had the white dresses and the fancy receptions. But now that the honeymoon’s over, Stella, Casey, and Erin have each had to face some hard truths about the men they’ve married and the lives they’ve chosen. So when the news breaks that the pastor who presided over their weddings failed to file a few critical pieces of paper, none of these newlyweds are rushing down to the courthouse to legalize their vows. Instead, the brides share their hopes, disappointments, and secrets while grappling with that pivotal question: Should they stay or should they go?
I loved this book! It was made into a Hallmark movie several years ago that I liked and I’ve wanted to read the book ever since I realized it was written by Beth Kendrick, who has written several other books I’ve really enjoyed. While I don’t remember enough about the movie to say how similar it actually was to the book, I think it’s safe to say that the book was even better than the movie.
The book is told through the POVs of Stella, Casey, and Erin. These young women have all recently been married over the same weekend, but maybe they shouldn’t have been. Stella wants nothing more than to be a mom, but finds out on her wedding night to her much older husband that that isn’t going to be possible. Casey had to all but drag her groom to the wedding. And Erin’s mother-in-law just might be trying to kill her (with peanuts). When they find out that they’re not legally married, instead of rectifying the mistake immediately, they begin to wonder if they really want to be married.
The girls were all hard to like sometimes, but I was still rooting for them. At various times I wanted them each to get re-married and to remain single. There were really cute and really frustrating moments that each had with their significant others. Some of the funniest (and most frustrating) were with Erin, David, and David’s mother. David’s mother, Renee, is one of the most overbearing Mother-in-laws I’ve ever read about and it was just ridiculous to see how easily she manipulated her son. In the end, not all the women get the happily-ever-after you expect, but I really liked how each of their stories went. I would have even liked an epilogue to see how everything was going a year down the road.
Overall, I really enjoyed Nearlyweds. It was cute and addictive and I enjoyed every moment of it. This book reminded me how much I enjoy Beth Kendrick books and I’m going to look into reading more from her.
Overall Rating (out of 5): 4 Stars
I had to go back and the title. I didn’t notice the “nearly” and the cover is adorbs. Sounds like you enjoyed. I need to try this author.
Haha yeah, it’s easy to misread the title. It is a very cute book. If you’re in the mood for something Romance/chick lit, you should definitely check out this author.
I’m glad you enjoyed this Stephanie. I bought a copy a couple of years ago at a book sale and still haven’t had a chance to read it. 😊
Lol! I hope you get to it soon! I actually bought the copy I read for my Mom a couple of years ago and told her I wanted to read it when she was done. But she still hasn’t read it, so I finally did it instead. It’s really good!
This looks like a delightful read.
It really was!
Ooo! It was made into a Lifetime movie? I love it when that happens. I might have to read this one and see if I can get the movie from my library.
It was a Hallmark movie, not a Lifetime one. I was really hoping it was on Netflix or something, but it’s not. I hadn’t thought about looking for it at the library. I’m going to try that, too, because I really want to watch it again now.
Lol. Same difference pretty much! 😉 Right?
Haha pretty close. Though Hallmark’s changes to books always make them much sweeter (which I am not complaining about haha).
I wouldn’t either!
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