This was a weird little book, and I loved it. Did not expect it to get so off the rails, but I like how the book did it with a straight face. At first, Robin seemed absolutely insufferable but her obstinacy really grew on me. I thought a lot of sentiments rang true, even smushed through an exaggerated filter. It was an entertaining and informative read.

I really enjoyed this book! Much more than I anticipated. As an opinionated, queer feminist who doesn't know when to shut her mouth, I really connected with Robin. There's a few things I would have like to see different, like Robin finally connecting with her sister. I also felt that the last 2 chapters were unnecessary. The resolution between Robin and Ellie felt forced and wrong.

But the characters were a hoot and the story was a wild ride!

Definitely a different type of story that will not be for everyone. I like it okay but it didn’t grab my attention right off.

I couldn't be more sad this wasn't a five star read for me. After loving Under the Rainbow so much, I was highly anticipating Laskey's newest but this one just didn't work for me. After being in multiple weddings, I really thought this would resonate with me as I hate a lot of the "traditions" but I found myself bored and skimming much of the time.

There were a few parts that made me chuckle and I did fly through this book in just one day, but ultimately this isn't one that will stick with me. If you haven't read anything by Laskey, skip this one and pick up Under the Rainbow. You won't regret it!

A wedding weekend spirals out of control in this bold, electrifying, hilarious novel about the complexities of female friendship

Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. When Robin came out, Ellie was there for her. When Ellie's father died, Robin had her back. But when Ellie asks Robin to be her maid of honor, Robin is reluctant. She a queer academic who is extremely dubious of the elaborate wedding rituals now sweeping the nation, which go far beyond champagne toasts and a bouquet toss. But loyalty wins out, and Robin accepts.

Yet, as the wedding weekend approaches, a series of ominous occurrences lead Robin to second-guess her decision. It seems that everyone in the bridal party is out to get her. Perhaps even Ellie herself.

This book was sooo entertaining. If you have a wedding coming up this summer and are a guest or in the wedding party, and if you are less than enthusiastic about your role, this is for you. Celia laskey takes things to the extreme- instead of the wedding traditions we see now, like bouquet tosses, there are wedding charms that are meant to give good luck to the couple, but veer into insanity (like kidnapping the bride and carrying garlic and sage to ward off evil spirits). This is about the wedding industrial complex and obsession with “climbing the family ladder” and about friends we had growing up and our obligations to them. The opening line is excellent- if you want to know the story of how my best friend and i ended up trying to kill each other, i should probably start with the night she asked me to be her maid of honor”. And this wedding party does definitely go to extremes, but hte author makes it work. This was very bingeable and entertaining- i do recommend it.

I truly thought I would love this book given the synopsis but was unable to make it through because it was so all over the place I struggled from the start with the whole government/marriage thing and for me I was unable to come back from there.

I went into "So Happy for You" excited to read a fun, almost light-hearted read about best friends, wedding drama, bridezillas, female friendship, etc. What I got was...something else. While overall, these themes are included, the center friendship between Robin and Ellie is incredible toxic and both are just so...terrible people that it's hard to root for either one.

Robin and Ellie have been friend since high school. They were once so connected that they would do everything, including go to the bathroom together. They had a brief falling out in college, but reconnected two years later and now live in New York as adults. Ellie is now engaged and asks Robin to be her maid of honor. --time warp and a year passes by. Wedding weekend is here and Ellie has lost her damn mind. Robin is a real negative Nancy about literally everything and Ellie is the Bride from hell. They both could have been hit by cars and the book could have ended.

I feel like this book wasn't entirely sure what it wanted to be -- chick-lit, an LGBTQ modern fiction book, thriller, a look at modern marriage rituals--it was a lot of themes crammed into very few pages. It needed more..or less.

I'm sure some people will enjoy this but it's not for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review.

Robin and Ellie have been best friends since they were young but over the years the two have grown apart. Ellie is determined to get married and start a family before she becomes “rotten.” Meanwhile Robin thnks that marriage is a load of crap and is perfectly happy with her long term girlfriend. When finally gets asked the big question she immediately asks Robin to be her maid of honor. While Robin would rather do ANYTHING else, she gives in and says yes. Little does she know, her duties are a bit more than she expected.

Oh man this book! It had me cringing from page one through the very last sentence! I think we all can agree being a bridesmaid can suck. We do it for the friends we love, because we love them, but at the end of that day it is a lot of work, and crazy expensive, especially these days! Add in some of the crazy wedding rituals in this book, and hell no I would never want to be a bridesmaid again! This book was so crazy, but completely unputdownable! Such an insane ride that I flew through in one day!

Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. When Robin came out, Ellie was there for her. When Ellie's father died, Robin had her back. But when Ellie asks Robin to be her maid of honor, she is reluctant. A queer academic, Robin is dubious of the elaborate wedding rituals now sweeping the nation, which go far beyond champagne toasts and a bouquet toss. But loyalty wins out, and Robin accepts. 

Yet, as the wedding weekend approaches, a series of ominous occurrences lead Robin to second-guess her decision. It seems that everyone in the bridal party is out to get her. Perhaps even Ellie herself. 

This is the first book by this author that I’ve read. What a crazy ride this one turned out to be! I found this book to be very entertaining. When it comes to books involving friendships- I’m here for them! I’ve gone through a best friend break-up but it wasn’t like this! This book really got me thinking about my own friendships and former BFF. There were parts of this book that I found to be funny- but it definitely took a turn I wasn’t expecting! Overall it was a good book. I would definitely recommend this one and look forward to discussing this one with others who have the chance to read it. Thank you for the advanced e-copy!

This book is a truly wild ride! I love having an openly gay protagonist and appreciate that her relationship wasn't the main source of drama/plot in this story. Being rejected by a sibling felt interesting and meaningful in this story, including the fact that the sisters don't get back in touch during the course of the story.

I sometimes enjoyed the satire in the book, but sometimes struggled with it; I almost wonder if the "murder plot" would have been more exciting if the aspects of the wedding traditions weren't so over the top. This book feels like a tongue-in-cheek thriller more than a psychological thriller; that's not necessarily a bad thing, but perhaps worth presenting specifically as I think readers with other expectations might feel frustrated.

I also felt totally taken out by the prison scene at the end and how nonchalant the narrator is about it. I also felt the fake abduction scene felt unrealistic to me in that the narrator doesn't struggle more to be sensible and go get help or even scream. While I really enjoyed the narrator's snarky, dry humor most of the time, and love having her as an unlikeable narrator in general, I did sometimes wish for more depth and emotional generosity toward others.

Overall this book was an enthralling, fun read that I found truly compulsive; I read it in one day and always felt curious about what would come next. I did wish for more emotional depth and a little toned-down plot in some spaces, but that likely has to do with conventions of the genre rather than the writer.