How to Ruin a Wedding

This was wholly and utterly heartwarming.
What a book! I have to be honest, the trope is not my favorite, but I was way too charmed by the plot not to be at least a bit curious. And I'm so glad I requested the ARC because I couldn't put it down.
Tilly and Zach were incandescent together. They were "alive like fire!"
Their chemistry was out of this world and were perfect for each other. I started rooting for them as soon as we meet Zach, who is a total sweetheart, absolutely filthy in bed.
Tilly started not so great, obviously because of what she sets up to do, but as the story progressed and we get to know her some more, she's charming and so strong.

There's only one thing I didn't like, but not enough to impact how much I loved this book.
Tyler and Sarah kept using her to send each other comments about things they didn't like about one another and what they wished the other would change.
This was incredibly selfish and unfair, even if she wasn't "in love" with Tyler. But I guess this added another layer to their problems and issues, so I can gloss over it.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

One word: Hilarious..

This "My Best Friends Wedding" retelling is everything you never knew you needed in a book. There are moments of absolute laughing out loud, and moments of the pain of love unrequited all wrapped into a story of self discovery. Tilly takes us on this journey where she is struggling to come to terms with what she wants out of life versus what is comfortable.. and lets be honest who hasn't been there at some point in there life. As a reader, I need to be able to resonate with the characters and this book is spot on..

Dialogue/ Banter is incredible.. the characters speak fluent sarcasm, mixed with wit and absolute truth.. could not be better.

I would recommend this book whole heartedly to anyone who can use a great love story with a little spice, and a whole lot of laughs. Great read.

I honestly didn’t see it coming how good this would be. It really hit the spot for everything I was looking for! Usually I get annoyed when characters make more decisions but I just had to laugh with Tilly. And zach gives major butterflies 😍

My Best Friends wedding but hotter!
5 Stars, open door, single pov, first person.

Tilly Mahoney is in love with her best friend Tyler, so when he announces his engagement to Sarah, a girl he met only weeks before, she makes it her mission to break up the wedding. She enlists the help of Zack, Sarah's most recent ex, in the hope that she can get them back together, and show Tyler that he is meant to be with her.
Somewhere along the way, she starts to realise that maybe Tyler isn't her forever guy after all.

I honestly didn't expect to love this as much as I did. I really didn't expect Tilly to be as likeable as she was. This story really worked with a single POV, I liked not knowing how Zack was feeling until it was revealed to Tilly.

Thank you to Netgalley and Victory Editing for sharing an advanced copy of this book.

This is my first time reading a book by Sophie Andrews and I really loved it! This was a page-turner from the get go! I was drawn in by the premise & it didn't disappoint!

Loved the main character, Tilly. Her character development has been dealt with very well throughout the book. Also, loved all the supporting characters including her family! I felt, the friendship between Tyler and Tilly was quite realistically captured till the very end. Tilly's indecision between pursuing her career and supporting her family was portrayed beautifully. I also loved how the author drew a contrast between Tilly's love interest Zack and her friend, Tyler, both have very different personalities.

Upon reading the premise, I was under the impression that this would be a slow burn romance. However, I felt that the attraction & romance between 2 main characters was rather too quick, but maybe that's just me ;)

Overall, I loved her writing and I'm eager to check out the author's upcoming books!

Thank you to Net Galley and Victoria Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

How to Ruin a Wedding
By: Sophie Andrews
Pub date: September 15, 2023
“I, Tilly Mahoney am a liar. And I’m in love with my best friend.”
“You know when you’re going through old photo albums, and you see a picture that’s familiar to you, you can almost smell it? You can remember what you experienced in the picture and your heart aches to go back there?
He nodded.
“You’re my album. You contain it all.”
Thank you to @netgalley and @victoryeditingngc for the advanced copy of How to Ruin a Wedding in return for my honest opinion.
Tilly’s whole life comes crashing down on her when she finds out her best friend, Tyler is engaged to Sarah, a woman he just met a few months ago. Tilly has watched and waited on the sidelines while Tyler has enjoyed the single life always hoping he would realize he ultimately wants to spend his life with her. But life doesn’t always go according to your dreams.
The only thing there is left to do is stop the wedding! When Tilly meets Sarah’s ex, Zach through some online investigating it’s game on! It’s during all this scheming and hanging out together to discuss their next moves that Tilly rethinks her plan. Maybe she isn’t meant to be with Tyler. Maybe there is someone else for her.
I read this book in two days, it just flowed so well. I loved that Tilly was curvy with wild curly hair, and that she had this friend that she was secretly in love with. My heart breaks for her and I want to cry and then I am rooting that she gets the one she deserves, because they are awesome together. Life lesson: Life is never going to go as planned, and that’s okay because it can also unfold into an unexpected happily ever after.

Tilly and Taylor have been best friends since childhood. Tilly feels like it could be more than friendship but Taylor has always just had flings. Now he is engaged to his latest conquest and Tilly is determined to break them up before the wedding. In order to do so she asks the fiance's ex-boyfriend Zach for help...
This was a really entertaining book and I found Tilly's shenanigans hilarious. I rooted for her and Zach and I liked how it all turns out in the end.
If you liked the movie "My best friend's wedding" you will definitely enjoy this book!

Oh, my god. I’ve got too many running thoughts about this book. About how this was easily one of my fav read of the month, or about how perfect of a romcom it is. I would not only recommend this book, but shove it down people’s throats to make them read it and have as an incredible time as I had. I am not going to lie, I went kinda weary into this book, but how easy-flowing it was. Tyler was totally insufferable, while Zack was literally just perfect. His romance amount was perfect, as well as his humour and his sexiness. I related a lot to Tilly and came down to a whole lot of realizations on my own life thanks to her, so I owe her that much. Overall, it’s my third five stars book of the year and if anyone dares to give it more just hates fun and love!

Review posted on GoodReads and submitted on Barnes and Noble!

Such a cute book! I’m a new Sophie Andrews fan! I felt every range of emotion with Tilly and so enjoyed her journey - even the awkward and cringy moments! I flew through it in a day — thank you ARC for giving me early access through NetGalley!!!