I loved this book so much. Katy’s writing sucks you in from the very start and is just so endearing. I laughed out loud multiple times. It was a little low on the romance but I didn’t mind. This story was about Freya’s growth and it felt extremely realistic and authentic. Five stars from me.

Things I love - weddings, hijinks, and books that are set in London. This was so much fun! I loved The Secret Bridesmaid last year and this was no different. I love how Birchall writes such heartwarming stories and characters in a witty and enjoyable way. I would love both of her books I have read to be turned into movies, and I would probably watch them all the time.

Highly recommend, thank you so much to Netgalley and SMP for this arc!

I will be unable to finish this.

I had requested so many books when I started my account. I didn’t think I would get approved for so many, and now several of my books are already archived, and I have too many to read.

This is not the fault of the author. I’m a student as well as a mom and business owner, so I’ve been slacking in the reading department.

I’ve also come to the realization that romance isn’t for me.

This book had an interesting premise and I was very interested to dive in when I read the synopsis.

Freya is dumped by her fiance at the last minute before their wedding as she is just working on wrapping up the final pieces for their big day. Single and working to overcome the heartbreak she is staring down a summer full of weddings she just attend for her friends and families and celebrate their happy moments when the last thing she feels is happy given all that has occured.

Her friends and family devise plan to get her to do some outrageous challenges over wedding season so she can enjoy her time and work through her heartbreak.

I loved the camaraderie between Freya and her friends. It was the true highlight of this book.

Freya was set to have her dream wedding, but Matthew, cancels it the day before in a broom closet. She must continue on with her life during Wedding Season. Leo and Ruby, her best friends, help her get over Matthew. This book was so well written and easy to follow. It puts a smile on your face and the author did a fantastic job with building the characters throughout the story. I would read this book again and would read any other book written by this author!

A perfect read as you drive to a wedding. What a lovely tale! I can’t wait to read what else Birchall writes!! Beautifully written.

Fun and lighthearted. Freya is dumped the day before her wedding by her fiance, who she's been with for 12 years. Then she realizes she has a whole summer of weddings to attend, and he's going to be at some of them. Her friends come up with a plan and a list of things she has to do at each wedding.
There are lots of funny moments and sweet moments in the book. I loved Freya's friendships and her relationships with her family members. The tasks take her out of her comfort zone and help her move on from her heartbreak. I really enjoyed this book.

This was the perfect rom-com book. It had minimal spice and was overall cute and cheesy at times but I definitely enjoyed it and will be re-reading in the summer time. Freya’s life takes a toll for the worst when her fiancé, Matthew, decides to dump the truth that he doesn’t want to get married the day BEFORE their wedding, and to make matters worse, their wedding was going to be the first one to “kick-off” the wedding season. Following Freya’s journey post-breakup was actually amazing. Her amazing friends and the strength she gains and truly finding out who she is was great. Thank you netgalley for sending me this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Freya Scott is excited to kick off the Wedding Season by marrying her boyfriend of 12 years and fiancee Matthew. She has spent the last year planning the perfect garden wedding. The day before they are set to say “I do” Matthew pulls Freya aside … as it turns out he’s had a change of heart and the wedding is off. Freya is devastated, her father and brother try their best to console her and help her back on her feet. Freya has so many questions but Matthew has turned ice cold and won’t reply to her messages or answer her calls. Where exactly does one go from here and how is she supposed to get through the other 7 weddings this summer?

“When you get dumped the day before your wedding in a broom cupboard, suddenly everything seems a bit shit.”

Thankfully Freya has an amazing group of friends. Her best friends Leo and Ruby concoct a plan to help her survive the Wedding Season. For each wedding they have come up with a challenge Freya must complete to help keep her distracted and her mind off Matthew. Freya reluctantly agrees and while she thought it was silly at first she has to admit having these challenge is actually helping.

This book is listed as a romance but I would put it square in the women’s fiction category with the romance being secondary. That said I did really enjoy the book. We follow Freya as she struggles to find her balance after here whole life has been turned upside down with the unexpected end to her engagement. She tries to distract herself with work and tell herself everything is just fine. However, when her friends come up with the wedding season survival guide she is surprised to find how much she is enjoying being pushed out of her comfort zone.

"Even if you find a way to work things out together, it will be different. Not that that's a bad thing or a good thing. It just is what it is. Neither of you can change what's happened."

I loved the character growth we see through out this book. Freya is very relatable and reacted how so many react to an unexpected breakup, shock and in denial. She wants desperately for things to return to normal and hopes Matthew just made a terrible mistake. However, as the book progresses and she comes to terms with the end of their relationship we she her take some of her power back and open herself up to new opportunities. I loved the supporting characters, it was obvious Freya had a long lists of friends and family who love her dearly and they made from some truly laugh out loud moments.

This is my first read by author Katy Birchall but it certainly won’t be my last. Her writing flows effortlessly and the character development was excellent. I’ve heard great things about her book The Secret Bridesmaid so I will definitely be looking to read it this summer.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

12 years into their relationship, Freya gets dumped by her boyfriend a day before their wedding, in a fricking closet! Understandably she is all sorts of emotions but what makes it worse is the fact that it is literally Wedding Season, as she still has to attend her close friends’ weddings while still grieving. This book details how she made it through.

Okay, this is not a rom-com. This is a 100% chick-lit and it was very enjoyable. Sure, there was a side of romance, but it was so underdeveloped and tbh I didn’t mind. At its core, this is a book about how to pick yourself up when unimaginably down. Katy i.e. the author did not shy away from Freya’s emotions and my heart truly ached for her as she grieved; and cheered when she slowly started to move on to a happier space.

My undisputed favorites were Ruby and Leo. Every girl deserves a true BFF and I LOVE that Freya had 2 including a male one! Their friendship was so fun and true, and I LOL’ed more than once at their antics and conversations. Freya also had a really good wider support system of friends asides her BFFs. Simone, Isabella, Naimh etc. were all equally great. The restaurant scene was a standout. Also shout out to the diversity in the characters and the weddings! From an Ibo wedding to an Irish one, they were all loads of fun.

While realistic sometimes painful, it was not dreary and ultimately, I enjoyed reading it.

A huge thank you to St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC.

In Katy Birchall’s “The Wedding Season”, Freya’s 12-year relationship ends the day before her wedding when her fiancé, Matthew, leaves her heartbroken and confused. Freya now has to face seven more weddings, so her besties, Ruby and Leo (also to be married), come up with a plan for Freya to distract herself during the upcoming wedding season: she has to do a list of things outside her comfort zone because when she focuses on these tasks, she’ll be preoccupied, hence not dwelling on stupid Matthew and all the gossip, stares, and “what if’s”.

With some laugh out loud moments, Katy also brings out moments where you choke up, for it is during Freya’s path towards healing where the writing grabs you at the heartstrings. Freya is depicted as fragile, yet strong; emotional but controlled.

Not only did I appreciate the character development of Freya, but I also loved the tight father-daughter relationship Freya had with her dad. (*sniff sniff*) He was her rock while he continued to give support, advice, and encouragement.

And then there’s Ruby and Leo - the ultimate definition of friendship is right here! I thoroughly enjoyed seeing them as Freya’s cheerleading squad, sword and shield. I dare say that they are definite scene stealers throughout. (Oh how I’d love to read a prequel about them.)

If you can get through some of the cringe-worthy reactions of a woman’s scorned heart, you will find this entertaining comedic chick lit (not exactly a romance but still worthy) as a story that’s also full of drama and dare I say - inspiration. There are some simple but profound quotes that deserve to be on your wall, like this one:

“Even when it doesn’t feel like it, there will always be happy times ahead, so long as you surround yourself with people…People are what matter in life. They’ll surprise you, amaze you, disappoint you. It’s all part of the mess. And thank goodness! If we were able to plan everything, we’d never change; we’d never learn or grow.”

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was an entertaining, well-written book. It was cute, held my interest and I wanted to find out what would happen. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others.

This was a fun, easy read with a lot of heart.

When Freya is dumped in a broom closet the day before her wedding she has to face the wedding season… alone. In an effort to distract her from wallowing in self pity (and the book does start with some of that), her friends come up with a list of challenges which she must complete at each wedding.

While there is romance in this novel, the real romance is between Freya and her family (and her friends that become family) and most importantly between Freya and herself.

There is only one mildly steamy scene, so if steamy romance is your genre this is not it. But it is sweet and funny and a lovely story. It is easily readable and the pace and plot are quick and light. Overall, I would recommend it for a sweet summer read.

The Wedding Season is such a sweet, fun story about finding yourself again amiss heartbreak and embracing a new chapter in your life.

Excited for her big day, Freya has meticulously planned and detailed everything about her fairytale wedding. But when the groom unexpectedly dumps her the day before, she is left feeling lost and heartbroken. To make it through the upcoming wedding season, her friends come up with a plan to help Freya overcome her fears and anxiety, giving her one task per wedding to bring her out of her comfort zone. And, who knows what will happen along the way.

Oh, this book just stole my heart! It was such an easy read. Birchall writes great witty banter that made me chuckle out loud! I absolutely adored it!

I also loved the theme and lesson from the novel, finding and embracing yourself. It really spoke to me, and I enjoyed the way we saw Freya grow throughout her struggles, challenges, and joyful moments. (I also really loved the romance. I definitely saw the sparks!)

If you want a read to make you smile, definitely add The Wedding Season to your list!

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.*

I feel like so many reviews of The Wedding Season by Katie Birchall I have seen talk about funny the book was and how they laughed the whole time. Don't get me wrong, I thought the book was funny and witty but that isn't what made me give it 5 stars. What I found so spectacular about this book was the journey we see Freya go on.

Freya is dumped on the day before her wedding by the man she has been with for over a decade. She is rightfully devastated. To make matters worse, so many of her friends are getting married that she has 7 upcoming weddings to attend with no idea how she will make it through. Some amazing friends make a list of tasks that she has to complete at each wedding to help get her mind off of her own troubles which sets Freya on a touching and beautiful adventure of self discovery and growth.

If you have ever gotten our of a long term relationship like Freya is you know the pain and heartbreak that follows. The questioning of yourself and all of your choices. The lack of confidence and self esteem that comes with losing such a long term relationship. The Wedding Season so beautifully and powerfully captured all of these serious and honest feelings and situations while adding some humor and levity when it was needed. This book is about Freya's self discovery and learning that sometimes what you think is the worst think you can go through, turns out to be a good thing when the fog clears. She learns too that when you are out of a relationship looking back, you realize all the things that were holding you back that you never saw when you were in it.

I devoured this book. It was smart, funny, poignant, honest, and such a beautiful story of growth and friendships. I love a book with an amazing friend group and this one was stellar. Also, if you are like me and love a heroine who can drop an F-bomb like a sailor Freya is your girl.

HUGE thank you to St. Martin's and NetGalley for allowing me early access to this title. All opinions are my own. Definitely be sure to grab this book. It has been one of my favorite reads so far this year.

Happy Pub Day to The Wedding Season by @katybirchallauthor and so many amazing books out today!
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Freya was dumped, her wedding is canceled, and she must now endure a packed wedding season without her would-be husband. To make the weddings easier to navigate (alone) her friends create tasks she has to complete. There are some I would not be able to do 🤣 but I loved this idea so much!
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This is a closed-door romance with a great secondary cast!
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Many thanks to @smpromance and @netgalley for the ARC.

What do you do when your fiancé tells you the day before your wedding that you are not suited and that he’s calling the whole thing off? Oh, and your wedding is the first of 8 that you are to attend that year. That is the premise of the Wedding Season.

I enjoyed the characters in this story and there were some really good scenes that had good payoffs (not going to mention them as I don’t want to spoil anything – but man are they good). Freya’s best friends give her a goal to accomplish at every wedding that will push her outside her comfort zone and help her deal with going to weddings after being dumped. Some of the challenges were silly and others sentimental, but they all helped her grow. Birchall knows how to write a funny scene, many had me laughing out loud – busting a gut at some points.

I wish that there hadn’t been so much time spent on the ex-fiancé, for me it was overkill at times. For me, this book is more women’s fiction than Romance. I did enjoy the romance that we did get to see and wanted more of it – there wasn’t enough, and the end left me wanting more (it didn’t answer all my questions in terms of the romance).

If you’re looking for a fun, laugh out loud, growth of the heroine kind of read, I recommend this book.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

While I am not sure this is entirely romance, this story of Freya and the aftermath of her break up is so good. When Freya's fiancee changes his mind the day before their wedding, she is clearly devastated. In order to get through all of the weddings she must attend this summer season, her best friends help her put together a plan. She must complete a task at each wedding she attends.

The friendships in this book are just so incredibly fun. Lots of writers can share great friendships, but I love the ones that Katy Birchall writes in her books. I adored the texts and the conversations and their shared history. I come expecting a traditional love story, but fall in love with the whole cast along the way.

The Wedding Season
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Loved it! My heart broke with Freya's when her Wedding day was ruined, but the book was so much fun! Especially, reading how Freya's friends made some outrageous and funny challenges for her to survive wedding season! Because of course all her friends where getting married in the same year! Highly recommend!

Hello 👋🏻 listen I know shit is HARD right now… and that’s where books come in because we need to be taking care of ourselves. And this one right here, y’all it took care of me earlier this year.

Happy US Pub Day to @katybirchallauthor and The Wedding Season!!! Thanks to @netgalley and @stmartinspress ya girl got an EARLY copy and when I say this book made me howl with laughter and sob - but also swoon and just connect with our leading gal. Is it normal to be proud of a character in a book? Because I am so proud of Freya and her journey.

This is the story of a gal named Freya who is getting married. It is the first of 8(!!!!) weddings she is going to that season. Her fiancé calls it off at the last minute, and she’s forced to put together the pieces on her own, while keeping her commitments to her friends.

It’s messy but heartwarming. Her friends rally around her, and task her with a challenge for each wedding. She pushes herself outside of her comfort zone and I’m doing so becomes a different, but arguably better, version of herself.

I truly loved this. It felt very real, and I loved being to tag along on Freya’s journey.

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