A funny, fun follow up to Guillory's first two books. Great to revisit these characters and this world.

This book was received as an ARC from Berkley Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was excited to read The Wedding Party due to being in the Wedding vibe myself getting married in a few months. As I read this book, the book that immediately jumped into my head was Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. The Wedding Party has many similarities to this book but the concept was executed in a much different way and went into a completely different direction than expected and that is what I liked most about this book. We all have had secret crushes but when it is your best friend and in this case, your worst enemy, you are in a bit of a dilemma and sometimes the best case scenario is to stay out but we all obviously know in these books, that is not going to happen. An action packed book filled with drama and romance that is a real page turner and I could not put it down.

We will consider adding this title to our Fiction/Romance collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

The Wedding Party is book three in the Wedding Date series. These books are sort of a cross between contemporary romance, romantic comedy, and Chick Lit.

This book is Maddie and Theo's book (3rd person POVs). Maddie is Alexa from the Wedding Date's best friend. And Theo works with Alexa.

This book is very connected to The Wedding Date as Alexa is in this book a lot.

Maddie is a stylist. Theo works for the mayor of Berkeley, Calfornia.

It took me a while to really get into this story. Even though I enjoyed the two previous books in this series I was uncertain what I thought about the timeline of this third book. There is a lot of overlap and repeat of scenes. I honestly think that it might have been better for the author to pick a different couple so that the story could start after The Wedding Date and The Proposal timelines. Instead we get a lot of scenes and scenarios that we have already seen. And Alexa is such a huge focus of this story. This almost feels like her book vs Maddie and Theo's book.

Near the beginning of this book we get to see Theo's birthday party (which we had already seen). Yes, we now got to see things from his POV. But to me it was very weird to have Alexa there (having a fight with Drew) when her story was already mostly completed in The Wedding Date.

I did prefer when the story went ahead weeks or months. I enjoyed seeing more of Maddie and Theo's careers. And there were some interesting twists and turns.

Overall, this was an enjoyable book. It was definitely nice seeing the characters from the previous books. But I definitely think that Alexa's story completely overshadowed this book. I like Alexa a lot. So it was great getting to see the continuation of her story. Just realize going in that that is one of the main focuses of this book.

Loved getting to see more of the characters from her past two books.! I didn't like this quite as well as The Wedding Date but still a great read.

As always, Guillory's writing is funny, sexy, and smart. Getting to revisit characters from The Wedding Date is an added bonus.

The Wedding Party is the third book from Jasmine Guillory focusing on a group of friends connected by love and friendship. This addition to the series does not disappoint for people who have enjoyed the previous titles in the series. Ms. Guillory features authentic, culturally diverse, flawed, and related characters again as she explores the story of Maddie and Theo (who we first met in The Wedding Date). Old favorites Alexa, Drew, Carlos, and Nik all make appearances in this fun, romantic story. If you've enjoyed the previous titles in this series, you'll enjoy this one as well. For those looking for realistic, modern romances, try this one.

Jasmine Guillory has done it again! The third book in the Wedding Date series, this book was just as steamy as the first two. Maddie and Theo, two of Alexa's best friends, hate each other, and they have sworn each other off. That is, until they sleep together, and then insist it's a mistake. The only problem is, neither can stop thinking about the other. Try as they may, Maddie and Theo can't keep their hands off each other. They keep seeing each other, but do it behind Alexa's back. They're convinced this will work forever, but something's gotta give!

So delicious and binge worthy! Maddie and Theo share a common best friend, but share a strong mutual dislik for each other. Their best friend's wedding forces a lot of together time with some fun consequences. This was flirty, steamy, and well-written. The "fling but no falling in love" trope is an oldie but goodie. I personally appreciated Maddie and Theo's Netflix and chill preference! This is sure to be a popular summer beach read!

Jasmine Guillory is becoming my favorite contemporary romance author and this book did not disappoint! I fell in love with Theo & Maddie when I first met them in "The Wedding Date" and I was so happy to finally see their story play out!
Theo & Maddie are complete opposites in just about everyway. At their first meeting they are rude to one another (not because they are mean people but because they don't know who to act around one another) and that sets the tone for the how they interact in the future. After a night of celebrating and drinking they end up in bed together and are shocked to find that they are compatible in several different ways; determined to hide their new relationship from Alexa and her nosy questions they embark on something that is hidden. The longer they hide their relationship, and the more their feelings grow for each other, the harder it is to keep one step ahead of Alexa but more importantly the less they begin to like themselves.

Maddie has been Alexa's best friend forever and will do anything for her. Theo has been Alexa's best friend since they started working together in the mayor's office. Maddie and Theo hate each other... or do they? Maddie and Theo agree to have a secret fling, if only to rid themselves of the attraction they have for each other. But, they agree it must be kept a secret from Alexa and that they end it as soon as Alexa's wedding is over. But things aren't ever that simple. I really enjoyed The Wedding Party- it was light and fun and a great read. I enjoyed seeing Alexa and Drew from The Wedding Date as they move towards their wedding, although I wish there was more of Nik and Carlos from The Proposal. Guillory's writing improves with each book and I look forward to reading more from her.

I enjoyed hanging out again with Ms. Guillory’s characters from her previous books. While I still enjoyed the story and romance this time around, I did want to shake her characters because they kept jumping to ridiculous conclusions about the others’ feelings. The book was still full of enough joy and spirit that I read it quickly and enjoyed the end.

I absolutely love everything Jasmine Guillory writes, and I was so excited to read the ARC of this book because I didn't think I could wait til July to read this story. This book was so much fun!! I definitely laughed out loud a lot. I loved Maddie and Theo and the ways they grew to support and love each other. It was also great to see Alexa and Drew get married and to see Nik and Carlos again at the end.

I enjoyed learning more about these two characters who we've seen in the other two books in this series. Their chemistry was great and it was fun to revisit the other relationships we've seen as well.

I liked the story, but there were some continuity/timeline issues. And, they ate WAY too much pizza, like a ridiculous amount of pizza. Plus, I felt like Alexa played too much of a leading role. And, Alexa and Olivia we're very whitewashed.

It’s still snowing here but this kept me warm. Jasmin Guillory writes pretty steamy novels that aren’t my usual style but the stories and characters are so compelling. This one comes out in July and it’s going to be popular!

Jasmine Guillory is my new favorite author. I devour her books in usually a couple of sittings. She is a great, quick read. Her character development is amazing. The sex scenes are very descriptive. Another well done romance starring multicultural believable characters of various different body types.

Very cute. I still think her best book is The Proposal, but this is a close second to that. I really loved the heroine in this one. She was really interesting, and the way this all drew to a close really worked for me.

Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for the digital ARC!

I greatly enjoyed Jasmine Guillory's 3rd novel that tells the story of Alexa's best friends first mentioned in book 1 of the series. The main characters were flawed...but knew it and worked through their flaws with each other.

Another stellar book from Jasmine Guillory! Theo & Maddie = my OTP. Guillory is so good at writing characters that I fall so deeply in love with. They are real and flawed and totally lovable. I cannot wait for books from Guillory.

When I read the description of this book, I was eager to read it. Because books are not just my hobby, but my job, sometimes I like to set aside the middle grade and young adult, and pick up a cozy romance read, and if the main character migrate from enemies to lovers, all the better!!


The Wedding Party had great bones. We've got two people who can't stand each other, but they share a best friend (never read a book with that particular twist). Maddie, a personal shopper, thinks that Theo is pompous and conceited. Theo knows that he didn't portray himself in the best light when he met Maddie, but doesn't think there's much he can do about it now. When Maddie and Theo end up in bed together, they're both kind of horrified. After a second "encounter" they decide that they can continue their sexual realtions, as long as they don't tell their best friend Alexa (who is the protagonist in Guillory's first book in this series The Wedding Date).


As expected, the more time Theo and Maddie spend together the more their feelings for each other grow. Then begin to spend time together as friends, not just lovers. I loved the concept, it's like... the bullet points of the this book were LOVELY. Meet at birthday party, meet at engagement party, margaritas in the backyard, wedding dress shopping for the best friend, lost keys with no one else to call, this book rang all the right bells.


My struggle with the book was the writing. And let me say I'm not a writer. I have no aspirations of publishing my own book, I'm a Librarian and that's all I want to be. But the writing was... all over the place. I felt like I was reading the first draft of a book and the author didn't do any proof reading. There were passages such as "Refill? My mom insists on doing a toast, so everyone needs some champagne to be prepared." It just doesn't roll of the tongue, it doesn't feel organic. Something like " 'Refill? My mom insist on doing a toast,' Alexa sighed rolling her eyes and reaching for another bottle of champagne."(Again, not a writer) Or how about "They kissed, and kissed, and kissed..." I mean there had to have been another way, even if we stopped after the first kiss. There's a section in the book where (spoiler) Theo gives Maddie a key to his apartment and tells her she's welcome to let herself in. Her response is "Okay, sure, I anticipate a lot of 'I need to get into Theo's apartment or else the dinosaur on the loose might capture me' emergencies." I understand what was suppose to happen here, that was suppose to be a quirky, sassy, cute comment, but it just didn't work for me.


Like I said above, I did get this book from Netgalley, so it hasn't been published, but this is the first Netgalley book I've ever gotten where I read sentences like the ones I mentioned above. There was a section of the book where a protest got out of control and someone was attacked. Maddie, our main character, has with random mental aside, amidst the chaos that immediately takes me out of the action of the scene. It didn't fit, it wasn't appropriate


I recognize that I might be one of the few people who didn't fall head over heals for this author and book series, but trust me, I wanted to. I want nothing more than a cozy romance with two black characters. Roxanne Gay reviewed a book in this series and gave it a high star rating, so feel free to ignore this review if you want to, but I was give a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, and this is what I've got.

This review will go live on March 4.