Wedded to Calamity

Perfect little gem of a novella about the wedding between Londoner Kim and her Brazilian expat fiancée Gabi. (It's unfortunate that this was published under the generic cover of the collection, and so it reads as two generic white gals. Yes, I know many Brazilians are white but you know what I mean.) Everything you can think of goes wrong: the weather, the traffic, the rental car, the rest stop, the catering... and lurking behind it all, Gabi's fear that her not-so-accepting parents won't show up. When they finally make it to the Scottish castle where they're supposed to marry, more problems arise, but friends and even strangers jump in to help them save the event. Through it all, and this is what really got me about it, it's so clear that these two women have each other's backs. Whatever happens, even when they're annoyed with each other, they're a team. I am not a big crier when I'm reading, but I did tear up a couple of times here. In fact, I'm getting a little misty just remembering it while writing this. So tissues might be a good idea!

Skye Kilaen, 03/28/2018
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