DNF. Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this early copy! I decided to not keep reading this one, it was not for me. Thanks!

I am one of those readers who pick up a book because the cover is enticing and if there is a well-written blurb about the book, I'll give it a go.

I should STOP doing that and this book is a prime example of why.

From the exterior, this book should be a fun and easy rom-com of 2 families overcoming a shared past that broke up a friendship to celebrate their kid's nuptials. Instead, we got some VERY unlikeable and unrelatable people, broken relationships, and other dark depressing stuff.

A lot of drama can be avoided with open communication and its a little contrived that the parties involved waited decades to do that but hey, that's women's lit territory.

Thank you so much for the copy of The Wedding War. I tried to pick this one up a few times, but it did not keep my attention. I think I was expecting something different based on the synopsis.

Unfortunately, it did not work for me. Thank you again for the opportunity to read this one.

I will not be sharing my thoughts/reviews outside of Netgalley in a review

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me an advanced reader copy of this book but sorry this one is just not for me... A lot of unnecessary drama, negative vibe when I thought this would be a fun read that would make me laugh out loud.

I really struggled with this one unfortunately. I thought I would have a fun romcom and this was just sad and anxiety inducing. The writing style itself was fantastic, but the content of this book was just not for me.

Received an ARC of this book.
Tennyson and Melanie were the best of friends until Tennyson left their hometown and Melanie became engaged to Tennyson's ex-boyfriend. And then Tennyson did the unthinkable exposing a family secret at Melanie's wedding to that ex boyfriend. Do you/ Can you forgive?
While one of the main characters does have a romance , this is very much women's fiction. I don't mind complicated and messy heroines, but I can honestly say that I didn't care for either heroine until the very end of the story. Tennyson was attention seeking and Melanie was too much a victim.

Tennyson grows up fighting with her sister Bronte for the phone. I love the name Tennyson. Tennyson is hosting a graduation party with Melanie. Melanie has a daughter Emma. Emma is going to med school and wants to move in with her boyfriend . Emma fell in love with Tennysons son Andrew.

After years of being apart, Melanie and Tennyson meet again when their children become engaged and start to plan their wedding. Once childhood best friends, the ladies are now enemies and despise each other. Their drama begins to complicate wedding planning...and everything ensues from there.⁣
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Drama begins as soon as the kids get engaged...and there is no shortage of it. Melanie and Tennyson’s antics are hilarious (and occasionally made me roll my eyes), but once you learn more about the root of their problems...it quickly becomes a beautiful story of forgiveness. I was so impressed with how the theme materialized in the book, and honestly didn’t see it coming. ⁣
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I read this during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was a great escape. If you are in need of something along the lines of a beach read this summer and loved the movie Bride Wars, you’ll enjoy this book

Thank you to Netgalley for sending me an advanced reader copy of this book but unfortunately as I started reading it, I realised it wasn’t up my alley and ultimately ended up DNFing.

I enjoyed this just fine. I normally really love a Liz Talley book but I had a harder time getting into this one than in books past. Still a good read!

4 1/2 STARS!

An emotionally charged story of love, laughter and heart! With her latest release Liz Talley delivers an array of characters that grab onto a reader's soul quickly and refuse to let go as we accompany them on a journey of healing and enlightenment. I was hooked fairly quickly and rarely put it down as page after page brought cringe worthy laugh out loud moments and heartwarming character richness. I loved their story through every cheesy, heartfelt memory! I wanted a little more closure on Melanie at the end, but overall really enjoyed the read!

Tennyson O'Rourke was a hilariously over the top character and you couldn't help but love every minute of her. She doesn't apologize for speaking her mind in life, and she's had a lot of living along the way to show for it. She's returned home to Louisiana just as her son announces his engagement ... to her former childhood best friend's daughter!

Melanie Layton is really easy to like even thought she's a little uptight. She's underappreciated by all and really tugs at our hearts as the story progresses and we learn more about her. She can't believe the woman who betrayed her trust and had a hand in ruining her idyllic family life is going to be her daughter's mother-in-law. Talk about awkward!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a romantic comedy filled with down home family realness. The characters have some crazy moments and it's filled with so much heart you'll be overflowing by the end.

The Wedding War is a great read, which uses the upcoming wedding of Andrew and Emma to tell the story of their mothers - once best friends, now strangers/enemies. The characters are realistic and empathetic, if a little caricatured, but the themes of friendship, betrayal, parenting and romance at different stages of life were well developed. An easy but thought provoking and enjoyable read, perfect for the beach or pool.

3 stars
This is not a romance, but a book that was trying to fix a friendship that has speed a lifetime. It was like Romeo and Juliet with a weird spin.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy of this book for an honest review. Melanie and Tennyson are the best of friends until at Mel's wedding they are not and when their adult children meet at college and plan to get married! Eeeks these women are not happy.

I loved loved these characters, I rooted for both of them and Tennyson's "hot cop" wow, this book was great totally enjoyed.

not sure what i was expecting from this one but it was not a light romance that I thought it was going to be. I did not connect at all to the characters in the book. they just were women that i would want to be around. I wish i had liked it but just didn't.

Okay this book wasn't for me, it took me a little longer to finish. I loved the cover and founded the synopsis interesting, I was thinking that it was going to be fun read..romantic novel but I was wrong I guess 🤷 so for me the first problem is that it little bit misleading. The second problem was with the main haracters, i just hate them.. really hate them 🤦 yes in the end i understand them but because I dislike them the entire book it just didn't touch me in the end. The book was a little messy and depressing and not very original to be honest. I just read this mainly to find out what the big falling-out between these former besties was about.
Still thank you NetGalley and to the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

I remember already posting a review for this one, but it seems it got deleted.

In the beginning, I thought this is a love story. But it's even better: Its a story about an unbreakable friendship. This book is about love and luck, trust and hate, and all the shade in between. In the beginning, I disliked both of the main characters - but in the end, I understood them and liked them a lot better.

I can't remember anymore what I wrote in my first review - but this book reminded me a lot of a wedding movie I watched some years ago where the mother of the groom was a monster - and the bride always imagined how to kill her. That's exactly what this book is like!

In the beginning, it got a bit too long and I didn't understand the characters very much - but in the end, I laughed and cried all the same.

In Liz Talley's The Wedding War, this woman's fiction will bring you to tears about friendship, family, life, and love from start to finish. Tennyson Abernathy and Melanie Layton have been childhood best friends in Shreveport, Louisiana. Until they went their separate lives and when Tennyson ruined Melanie's wedding to Kit. Now fast forward twenty years, Melanie's daughter is engaged to Andrew Abernathy, Tennyson's son. And when Tennyson rolled back into town, it brought back the hurt and the pain of their best friendship. While this is going on with the wedding planning, she dealt with her strict mother, her sister's illness with eating disorders, her son Noah's concerns, and Kit's associate who wants him for herself. It's a bit too much for her. For Tennyson, she had hated Melanie for stealing Kit and had no regrets ruining her wedding. But when she's back in town, she set her eyes on Officer Joseph Rhett as her newest flame. While she plans the wedding with Melanie, she wants to try to set things right with Melanie and started anew as a shoulder to lean on and have some delicious fun. Through this time before the wedding, they were there for each other and want a second chance with each other since they're now reunited as family and blood is thicker than water for a sweet ending.

Based on my previous Liz Talley reads, I pre-ordered this book when it first arrived on Amazon. I find Liz's books thoroughly enjoyable, from her early Harlequin novels to her hilarious Morning Glory series, I think I've read them all! She's grown as a writer, that's for certain, and her latest books include characters that are not just 2-dimensional, but full of depth, flaws and all. Her realistic portrayal of women, especially, pulls me to her books - I'm a little tired of reading about women that are only out to find the perfect husband. Give me some angst and personality flaws, and I'm all in.

Mel and Teeny are previous best-friends until a wedge is driven between them - only tolerating each other again because Mel's daughter is going to marry Teeny's son. I think I enjoyed this book so much because I can see it happening with my family - a little loony, a little drama...it's all there to read and enjoy. This was a little more serious than the Morning Glory books - but still a very enjoyable read. I was rooting for the friendship the entire time.

Love love love this book! It was filled with laugh out loud moments and the moment that caused the characters to have a falling out was interesting. I look forward to more from this author!