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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Wedding Party, 13 April 2009
This latest offering from Sophie King wont disappoint her fans. The usual components are there, solid structure, likeable (except Becky who I never really grew to like), well-drawn characters, great pace and a twisty enough plot to keep you turning the pages into the early hours of the morning. The seemingly easy style hides some big issues however, examining ideas of faith, guilt and forgiveness, mental infidelity, and what you do with the long tentacles of a love that's past but wont let you go.
One criticism I have is that the amount of things that can go wrong at a wedding seems a little over-played. Any other reservations arise out of sloppy editing. For instance, there is an over-use of the word 'ouch' by two or more characters which should have been picked up in the editing process, an adjective (used twice), which didn't seem to make sense, and a character who seems to live in two places at once because the name of the area of Oxford he lives in isn't consistent. Small things, but in a book with this pace they trip you up a bit.
All in all though this is a sharply observed, very satisfying read.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Wedding party, 27 May 2009
The overall outline of the story was good, however there were some hiccups along the way. Sloppy editing was frustrating, because there were some scenes that I just couldnt grasp. e.g. Janie is at one point sitting on the grass, the next, she is talking to someone and handing him a brochure....where did the brochure come from? Is she still on the grass - oh no, she's now on a bike!
Another, Majorie (who is a very likable character) is sitting down talking to someone, but no mention of a phone....so unless she talking spirits, or gone ga-ga, then one assumes she is on the phone!
Its bits and bobs like this that make it frustrating and stops the smooth flow of the book, also having to keep flicking back over pages to try to establish where you are....this does happen less frequently towards the end of the book as it warms up a little, but its still there.
There are some enjoyable characters; but the blurb on the back of the book starts off with Monique and Geoff, yet they dont appear/hear of them until chapter 4 or 5.
It is fairly light-hearted and Sophie King does capture teenage spirit quite well. Most of the characters are likeable and believeable.
Another thing that didnt quite gel was one character runs all the words together, talks to different people in the same passage and I just found this confusing.
However, I think with a few creases ironed out, it could have been hot, but unfortunately it was only luke-warm for me.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
How not to be married!, 10 Nov 2009
I really enjoyed this book though there were a few editing errors. A mixed group of characters, mostly nice though there were a couple I did not warm to (Becky and Monique) but that would be usual in any real-life situation. Amongst the fun the author deals with some more serious problems, long-term coma, difficulties faced by woman priests, dyslexia, second marriages, working parents with child-caring problems, but you finish up with a smile on your face. I look forward to finding more books by this author.
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