Did not care for any of the characters at all. It was just babbling and so much babbling... boring and urgh.

How difficult is it for a single, successful black woman to find a partner or for that matter a single black women period? That is a discussion that has been around for quite some time. Destination Wedding attempts to address this topic by taking readers on a roller coaster with plenty of twists and turns to hold your interest. Set in The ATL, these characters find themselves in the midst of this conundrum. Although, I enjoyed this book, I have to say I did not find myself fully invested with the characters for some reason. However, I do feel that this is a good read for younger women, especially those looking to develop their outlook of love and life. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange of an honest review.

This wasn't the typical type of book that I read but I can definitely say that I really enjoyed this book. It was able to really get into the story. I like the fact that the author really gave us a lot of background information. This is a great read.

A story of 4 friends, 3 of them single and how they decide to plan a destination wedding to take place in a year and the steps they plan to take to make sure they find the guy as well as the wedding. There were a lot of drama, surprises, twists and turns throughout the story. I would like to know what happens to the characters in the future. The Author did a very good job with the story line as well as the development of the characters.

Despite my ill-favored thoughts on this book at the present, I do think it is a book that I will re-read in the future due to the possibility that I might be able to connect with its context on a more personal level. Moreover, I will say that the tones of the popular TV shows Sex and The City, and Girlfriends were fairly prominent in the story as we got to know the main characters, Senalda, Whitney, Jarena and Mimi, in this book better.

While I liked the concept and motivation behind this book, I could not fully get into the story. Regardless of how much we learn about each of the main characters and the struggles within their love and personal lives. I do love that this book is about these powerful, even insecure but strong-spirited women of color trying to pursue the best aspects of their lives as well as love. They are quirky, mouthy, smart, sassy and vulnerable at time, making them that much more relatable.

Besides the hook for the story's synopsis, I remember hearing about the statistic and the primetime piece that sparked the inspiration for this book a few years back and was intrigued to read the author’s approach.

However, I really feel as though perhaps the age barrier, or just the whole general concept of these women trying to find love and this “grand plan” to be married just a little too old-school and kind of unnecessary in my opinion considering the era/decade. I am not ignorant of the fact that no matter the age or era, everyone seeks out love and lasting partnership, but I was hoping to see a bit more of the independent woman diving into that balance of love, friendship, and life. Rather than the caddy fights and the brimming on desperation tone that I picked up on in the book.

BUT, the character developments we eventually see in the last few chapters were, arguably my favorite parts of this book as most of the time following the high antics of Mimi and the back-and-forth indecisiveness of Jarena’s character it felt like too much was happening. Neither the reader nor the characters, it seems are given enough time for the fallout of their lives to simmer/settle before springboarding into the next "dramatic crisis". Which had me frowning a lot while reading this book because of the snappy approach with the pacing.

Nevertheless, I think it's important to mention that I am a good ten years younger than the main characters and the author for the mindset of this book. On top of that, I’ve never had the desire to be married or ever thought about it is either, so I may not be the best reader/audience to nit-pick about the state of mind of these working-female characters on a husband hunt.

But as the author mentions in her prologue of the story on the longer a person spends alone, the more prepared they are for a relationship because you essentially know yourself a little bit better. Likewise, I know myself and I think I’m ok by myself and can take or leave a relationship with a significant other at any given moment.

With that said, as a predetermined skeptic and forward-thinking, independent woman of color, I did know the synopsis of the book from the beginning. I was just hoping for my opinion/mind to be swayed if that makes sense.