A big thank you to Netgalley for approving for me for a copy of one of my most anticipated reads of the year

There is a lot I want to discuss about Morgan Matson's latest summer contemporary book. It is not my favourite of her books but definitely not my least favourite of her works either. I absolutely adored the premise of this story .... wedding planning, chaos, mayhem, a big family where the main character has many siblings ... count me in! :)

Overall, this story gave me Cheaper by the Dozen vibes. It also has the feel of a romantic comedy because so much of the complications in the story are pretty unrealistic but also hilarious at the same time. It just works, even if the constant complications become repetitive. I also really enjoyed the section at the end which gives the story more substance.

The story is all about our main character Charlie who is part of a big family and all her older siblings will be coming together for the weekend, for her sister Linnie's wedding. A lot of the themes of the novel surround Charlie's inability to accept change and her strong connections to home and family.

I did find that because there were so many characters and there was a lot of chaotic plot occurring, that some characters felt flat or one-dimensional. It wasn't too big of an issue because a lot of my focus was on the plot, but I did notice it here and there.

The only other issue I sort of had with this book was that it was very stretched out. The story takes place over three days and I ended up feeling that there were many filler scenes. They were enjoyable but you could tell they were there to fill up space in the book. There was an entire 10-15 pages of our main character Charlie making her way from her bedroom to the kitchen, because so many things kept on happening. There was also a good five pages on Charlie getting her hair and make up done. Another five pages for Charlie to get to the shower.

I have to say, if I was in the Grant house with all of those guests and all the chaos and mayhem, I would go insane. I do not do well with bombardment of stimuli especially if there are a million people talking at once and you can't do one thing without being side-tracked by something else that is equally as important.

Anyways, I really enjoyed this book. It has flaws but it is still a fun, summer contemporary read that I flew through. It also has its laugh out loud moments, which is why I stand by my belief that this feels like a romantic comedy.

Highly recommend for contemporary fans, fans of Morgan Matson and fans of Huntley Fitzpatrick's works.

Thanks Simon and Schuster who gave me a copy on netgalley to review.

This book will make you laugh, cry and wonder how many bad things will happen in the space of a weekend.
Super action packed, I found myself trying to read faster and my heart was racing wanting to find out what happens next.

17 year old Sasha totally relates to Charlie. Well the whole unrequited love thing was my teenage life.

There were hints of a love triangle but the main focus was on the family dynamics which I adored! It almost made me want to have a big family, almost.

Love the story and will always love Morgan Matson's work.