The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I found this on the bestseller's list and was surprised to see the style was completely un-James Patterson-ish. Apparently he writes in more than one genre and I had never realized it. This book is designed to be a feel-good story about a family and the bonds they share.
The odd thing about this book is that it's the second story I've read that featured a woman with multiple boyfriends all willing to wait for her to decide who to marry. It was completely unbelievable the other time and even more unlikely in this one. I can't grasp the concept of wanting to marry someone that can't decide if they really love you. In this case, the three men (all friends) are all content to wait until the wedding day to find out who she chooses.
Few issues here. First, really?!?! Second, how is this even possible? People are going to spend Christmas watching someone get married and give up their own holidays? Third, what about family? Sure, HER family is gathered but what of the men? Do they invite everyone just in case they are going to be the groom and then deal with the embarrassment of all those guests watching them be rejected? Fourth, logistics. What about licenses? And what minister would agree to a wedding to an unknown groom?
You might be wondering how this could be a 3 star book. I'll be honest...it is a 1 star book improved by excellent supporting characters. I liked the children enough to bump this up to a 2 1/2, which I rounded to three.
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