I recently read A Wedding on Primrose Street by Sheila Roberts. This book is the latest in the Life in Icicle Falls Series. (#7, if I'm not mistaken).
The story mainly takes place between Seattle, where Anne, mother of the bride and a wedding planner by trade, is attempting to get her daughter Laney, to get on board with planning her wedding in a way that will be "tasteful." Anne thinks the perfect setting would be at Primrose Haus in Icicle Falls. Laney and her fiancé, on the other hand, want a wedding in Vegas and she wants to wear shorts to the ceremony.
Meanwhile, Roberta is the owner of a Victorian (Primrose Haus) in Icicle Falls and has been hosting events there for three decades. Her grown, soon-to-be thrice-divorced daughter, Daphne, is understandably disillusioned about weddings. The two have a strained relationship which heats up when said daughter moves home to help her mom in the family business.
As always, I thoroughly enjoy spending time with the characters that inhabit and visit Icicle Falls. When it comes to planning and holding weddings, there are bridezillas and momzillas, this book has it all. I do enjoy the way Ms. Roberts thinks. I always love the way she sees things. Perhaps my favorite from this book would be Autumn's (Laney's friend) outlook: "You should've made him sweat." .... "No, that's psychology. Make 'em sweat. That way they appreciate it when you say yes." That brought back memories of my engagement to my husband, which was more than 36 years ago. Of course when I read the excerpt to my hubby, he just half-smirked and said go back to your book, dear.' If I didn't know better, I'd say Ms. Roberts took a page from *my* book!
<3 <3 <3
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm part of Ms. Roberts's street team. I got this book for free from the author for my honest review.
http://www.sheilasplace.com/a-wedding-on-primrose-street.html
The story mainly takes place between Seattle, where Anne, mother of the bride and a wedding planner by trade, is attempting to get her daughter Laney, to get on board with planning her wedding in a way that will be "tasteful." Anne thinks the perfect setting would be at Primrose Haus in Icicle Falls. Laney and her fiancé, on the other hand, want a wedding in Vegas and she wants to wear shorts to the ceremony.
Meanwhile, Roberta is the owner of a Victorian (Primrose Haus) in Icicle Falls and has been hosting events there for three decades. Her grown, soon-to-be thrice-divorced daughter, Daphne, is understandably disillusioned about weddings. The two have a strained relationship which heats up when said daughter moves home to help her mom in the family business.
As always, I thoroughly enjoy spending time with the characters that inhabit and visit Icicle Falls. When it comes to planning and holding weddings, there are bridezillas and momzillas, this book has it all. I do enjoy the way Ms. Roberts thinks. I always love the way she sees things. Perhaps my favorite from this book would be Autumn's (Laney's friend) outlook: "You should've made him sweat." .... "No, that's psychology. Make 'em sweat. That way they appreciate it when you say yes." That brought back memories of my engagement to my husband, which was more than 36 years ago. Of course when I read the excerpt to my hubby, he just half-smirked and said go back to your book, dear.' If I didn't know better, I'd say Ms. Roberts took a page from *my* book!
<3 <3 <3
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm part of Ms. Roberts's street team. I got this book for free from the author for my honest review.
http://www.sheilasplace.com/a-wedding-on-primrose-street.html
