Emma is a relationship therapist who gets unceremoniously dumped by her fiance. She decides to keep her wedding date and find a groom to prove that love and marriage can happen quickly, even if it seems wild. I enjoyed reading this novel. Emma, for the most part, is delightful, and Will is frustratingly swoon-worthy. I could take or leave Matt, but that is the whole point of him, in my opinion. It's a great beach or book club read if you need something on the lighter end of the spectrum!

I initially struggled to get into this book; I have a hard time reading about poor treatment from partners and bad exes. However, this book was hilarious and fun. It very much gave rom-com (in the best way) but also contained depth. I did find myself shedding a tear or two.

I loved all the depictions of great relationships that weren’t necessarily perfect on paper. It was so freakin relatable to the real world but still fun and romantic. I’m excited about the straight gym date & I would honestly love to read more about Will and Emma together. I adore a neurodivergent character — it’s highly relatable. And it’s so interesting seeing the dichotomy of ‘logic’ and ‘emotion’ which everyone usually treats as the side effects of opposing personalities.

Allison Raskin’s Save the Date is a touching, humorous, and heartfelt tale that will quickly capture the hearts of readers from the very first page.

When Emma’s fiancé unexpectedly calls off their engagement, she’s left in disbelief. On top of that, she’s anxious about her reputation and the potential fallout on her upcoming book deal, so she sets out on a mission to find a new husband before the wedding day arrives.

I found this book to be a total delight! It was engaging, original, and really funny. Emma’s concerns and inner thoughts felt relatable and endearing.

Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

The premise of this sounded like a lot of chaotic, romcom fun, and it was!

Emma is trying to find a new groom after her fiance dumps her. Fearing for her reputation as a relationship therapist, she decides to try and find a new hubby to save her career and embarrassment. Thus we go on a journey to find a man haha. I thought the book was a lot of fun and touched upon the pressure women feel to get married. I really enjoyed the character Emma and thought she was very entertaining.

This book was hilarious too!

A fun time!

I found the main character to be obsessed with marriage to the point of annoying. I stopped reading after she met her ex. DNF




**********I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley.***********

3.5 stars rounded up. This story had a very unique premise with Emma choosing to try and keep her wedding date after being left by her fiancé. This story follows her attempt to find someone new to marry (with an approach akin to an arranged marriage) and the hiccups she encounters along the way - such as Will, a podcaster she clearly has feelings for. The story includes a minor love triangle, some personal growth for both protagonists, and a satisfying ending leaving you optimistic for Emma's future. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

This is a clever, thoughtful romance where two people genuinely get to know each other through deep conversations, instead of a silly situationship (one hotel room my foot). The author's vulnerability and sincerity shine through earnest and anxious main character Emma.
Although Emma is introspective and makes valuable points about life and regret like, "there's a contingent of us living in an alternate reality of what our lives are supposed to be," she sticks to the irrational plan of keeping her wedding date with any available man.
Somehow, the ending was surprisingly unexpected and delightful.

Thank you HTP/Canary Street Press and Netgalley for the digital review copy.

I love the tension in this book. I also love how it starts off. It starts right in the middle of the conflict, which isn’t something that I’m used to but I really liked it.

When Emma is dumped 6 months before her wedding, she realizes this could break her career as a couples therapist with a pending book deal. She hatches a plan: keep the wedding date and find a new groom. Easy, right?

I loved how this book showcased all of Emma's anxieties and insecurities. It made her a lot more relatable, especially with her absolutely crazy plan. I also loved seeing the various relationship dynamics of her family.

I wish we could have seen Emma go on more unsuccessful dates, as that part of the book was so intriguing, and it wrapped up rather quickly. It also was hard to tell at times who was speaking.

Overall, this was a very cute book and an easy read. It was an interesting premise that I hadn't read before, and I enjoyed it overall.

Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book. All views and opinions are my own.

I simply couldn't put this book down. I'm typing this review at 1 pm, while eating breakfast in my pajamas because I stayed in bed reading all morning. I've loved all of Allison Raskin's previous books, so I was excited about this one, but I also jnew it would be a departure from how she wrote her other books. As someone who reads tons of romance novels, I think this one is amazing. I was completely absorbed by the story and its characters, and couldn't wait to get to the ending and find out how everything gets wrapped up. I think she did it really well and I can't wait for everyone else to get to read this in April.

Thank you to Netgalley and Canary Street Press for the chance to read and review this ARC.

Delightful! I have been a fan of Allison Raskin's for years, so I was very excited to read this one. There were spots where I felt the language could have been tidied up, while simultaneously being too telling and not showing enough, but otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed reading Save the Date. I'm not sure if someone who has never heard of Allison Raskin and did not spend the end of 2020 shocked by her fiance will get as much out of this thinly-veiled memoir as I did, but fans will definitely enjoy this slightly fantastical account of her broken engagement.

This book starts in the thick of it!!! Which was kind of hard for me to really be invested but I loved the journey that Emma went through. I loved the tension with Will and couldn't wait to see the happily-ever-after.

This book is absolutely hilarious in the sarcastic barbs and observations that Emma has with Jackie, Alan, Debbie and Imani. It is quite a paradox that Emma is obsessed with getting married as evidenced by the fact of her proclamation of love as a young child to a boy that gave Valentine's to everyone including the hamster, that she has a series of disastrous relationships as a marriage therapist. She is left by who she thought was the love of her life, Ryan, with no signs that it was about to happen. The date was set and she was committed to finding the man who would be with her at the alter on that particular day. Who it would be us anyone's guess including herself. She met a great guy in Will but the reason for her dating and eventually marrying in a very short period of time was a strong turnoff for him. She did fund a man who would marry her that apparently was the trifecta of rich, gorgeous and kind. The downfall was that she wondered what they would even say to each other in the future. He was comfortable with silence whereas she certainly was not. Will knew and understood her. I would read a sequel of this book as I laughed during its entirety.

Emma is a relationship therapist so when her fiancé breaks up with her seemingly out of the blue, she is shocked. Not only is she worried about her professional reputation and her book deal, she is worried about what people will think (and about all of the non-refundable deposits her family made for the wedding!). But what if there was a way to save face? Emma embarks on a quest to find a new groom before her wedding day…

I enjoyed this! It was fun, unusual, and hilarious. Emma’s inner monologue, including her anxious thoughts, was endearing. Her sister provides comic relief as well. Even though I didn’t agree with her methods, I was rooting for her to get the wedding of her dreams.

Thank you to Harlequin and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.

Emma's chaotic quest to find a groom just six months before her wedding is a wild mix of humor and heart. As a couples therapist, her journey turns into a hilarious and poignant exploration of what love really means. The tension between her connection with Will and her easygoing relationship with Matt brings an engaging complexity to the story. Emma's struggles with expectations, her identity, and the pressure to conform make this a relatable and entertaining ride. It’s a refreshing take on modern love, filled with laugh-out-loud moments and genuine reflections that keep you hooked.

The premise sounded cute. The actuality was a bit different. I felt like the wiser family member wanting to say “Don’t do this.” I think that loss of ability to release how bad of an idea the MC had affected my enjoyment of the book. It’s me, not you, dear author?

The good: we’ve all had unexpected disappointment and betrayal (all? Most? Maybe I should speak only for myself). I could relate to our MC and her loss, her mortification that things didn’t happen the way they should have happened. And wow, I deeply understood parental involvement in this story. Breakups hurt.

If I could change one thing… no - two things, I would have 1) make more emphasis on the relationship choice (shouldn’t a therapist know this?) that work. Discover the wrong one faster so there is time to work through things and reach the HEA. And 2) less “talking heads” on the pages. There were so much dialogue dialogue dialogue that I repeatedly had to backtrack and count down to see who was talking.

Overall, I think this book is readworthy. I rate this 4 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing/Canary Street Press for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Save the Date was so good! I felt like maybe I’d read something similar to this before and really enjoyed it, but upon actually reading this I can’t think of what that book may have been, and frankly this one was so much fun that it may have just knocked that whisper of memory out of my head. We get a lot of laughs in this story, which was certainly appreciated as following a woman trying to salvage her wedding (and book, and career) by finding a stand in for ex fiancé would be no fun if it took itself too seriously.

Emma is a relationship therapist and the jilted fiancée in Save the Date. She brought a lot of humor to the story, though perhaps it’s me personally but her stage 5 clinger references (in the past) combined with her sensory and anxiety issues had me a little taken aback that she seemed so grounded. Emma embarks on several dates to try to find ‘the one’ so that she can save face all around, and I do wish that had continued because the dates had me laughing. When she finds a guy she clicks with, Will, and reveals her plan he is understandably turned off and doesn’t want to continue dating with an end goal of marriage in just a few months. Emma manages to stumble into the next perfect guy but stays close to Will, and from there we get a funny and sweet second half of the book that (thank goodness) taught Emma some lessons I was hoping she’d learn.

If you’d like a gem of a rom-com, this one is a sure thing!

This story is a delightful mix of humor, heart, and self-discovery. The writing captures Emma’s inner conflict beautifully, balancing her professional expertise with the very personal, messy reality of her love life. It’s witty, charming, and packed with moments of vulnerability that make Emma’s journey all the more enjoyable. As the wedding day approaches, you can’t help but root for her to choose what feels right, rather than just sticking to the plan. Absolutely captivating from start to finish!