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I loved this story, had me hooked from the outset. I kept sneaking off to read it. I loved the characters and I got totally sucked into their world as I read. Excellent reading.

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I really enjoyed this book, and found it easy to read with a few twists and turns along the the way.
Telling the story from the two sister's perspectives was interesting, and the two main characters were straightforward and likable. Some of the exclamations were really funny, I loved "Christ on a cracker!". The story flowed well, and kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next. A good, fun, laugh-out-loud holiday read.
This is the first of the author's books that I have read, and I can;t wait to read more..

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Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher. I throughly enjoyed this book. It is the first book I have read by Vicky Pattison but it certainly won't be the last.

This is full of wonderful romantic moments, horrific inlaws, wedding plans, family and friends, love and most importantly being yourself and not changing for anyone. Funny, lighthearted and a book guaranteed to make you smile. Highly recommend loved it

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Vicki Pattison's MY SISTER"S WEDDING is an action packed tale that elicits laughter one moment and tears the next.

Becky and Lizzie Ashworth have very different lifestyles. Becky is a professional book editor who's dating Daniel Balfour, the son of a wealthy family. Lizzie is the ne'er-do-well sister who keeps getting fired from jobs, sleeps on the sofa in her best friend's apartment and acts out before she speaks. When Becky announces her engagement to Daniel, the Ashworths are thrilled but not the Balfours.

All Becky and Daniel want to do is keep the peace between the families, but Daniel's conniving sister decides to break up the happy couple and doesn't care whom she upsets to do so. Soon chaos reigns in everyone's lives and it's not only between the two families!!

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I downloaded this book for review as the cover appealed, as I was looking for an easy-going chick lit. I read the description, and thought this sounded right up my street. It wasn't until I downloaded the book and saw that it was written by Vicky Pattison of Geordie Shore fame, that I was put off reading the book, but decided to persevere. As they always say, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover (or author in this case!) and that rings very true here. Having read several books by reality show stars that are clearly ghost-written, it puts me off wanting to read more. However, I'm a closet Geordie Shore fan and have also read Pattison's autobiography which I really enjoyed, so I gave this a go.

I was really pleased that I stuck with this, as the storyline was great. A main romantic plot running throughout the story, interspersed with a few smaller storylines which intermingled to give a good well-rounded plot. All of the chapters had relevance, as opposed to some chick lit fiction I have read where there is a lot of 'padding' and unnecessary detail. I loved the romance of this, and the fact that it wasn't all plain-sailing.

Now, this book is completely filled with colloquial words and phrases, which initially I found very endearing. However, just a few chapters in I found this really made me cringe! I loved it in the sense that it really seemed like it was Pattison writing the book, as it was littered with her phrases and ways of speaking, however some of the references just made me cringe inwardly. There were a lot of references also to modern popular culture, such as Instagram, and bloggers, and I feel that this could get outdated quite quickly. Given these references and the colloquial phrases, I can't imagine anyone older than me, at 29, would be interested in reading this book. Certainly at times I did feel that this book was a little 'young for me', so I'd say the market for this is late teens to early twenties.

On the whole though, whether Pattison wrote this book single-handedly or employed the services of a ghost-writer, I thought this was a really great read, and I'm looking forward to reading more of her fiction work.

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Easy to read and down to earth book, with many laugh-out-loud moments. The storyline had a few surprises which is always good - as I tend to usual guess a plot of a book within the first few chapters. I enjoyed reading each chapter from a different perspective and felt that the changes in character were well placed to leave you hanging and needing to read more. As a result I finished this book within the space of a few hours! Would definitely recommend if you're looking for a fast, light-hearted rom-com style book.

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This story was definitely a romance with a twist. It shows the way that love can build up, as well as tear apart a family. There is family relationships that the book deals with and it shows how those affect the romantic relationships of the sisters who are the focal point of the book. It is a heartwarming story that shows that the bonds of sisterhood can always be repaired even when they are seemingly broken. It will having you laughing and crying all the way through. I definitely recommend it.

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Having binged on psychological thrillers and crime for a few months I felt it was time for a change. I'm not a huge fan of chick lit though I do enjoy them from time to time, especially writers like Sophie Kinsella. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this at all.

Rebecca Ashworth has just got engaged to Daniel Balfour, a nice man from an extremely wealthy family. His family don't like her at all especially his sister and she does her utmost to split them up. Rebecca's sister Lizzie is not at all like her and Nicole uses this to drive a wedge between the sisters. Add in a a few references to upmarket fashion items and you have a rather formulaic novel with nothing original to say.

I struggled to finish this novel. The characters were unappealing, the situations they found themselves in were mundane and I didn't find it either witty or funny. It's a shame as I was looking forward to something a bit light-hearted.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advance copy.

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I loved this book - the characters are interesting and all very human. It alternates perspectives between the two sisters, so we get a chance to see both of their stories. That keeps things balanced and ensures there's always the right amount of conflict going on. There are some seriously manipulative people in the book, but it's easy to understand why the nicer characters would get duped. Their naivete feels true to the story, not forced. The entire novel is hilarious, with Lizzie's perspective being the funniest. But there are also more serious emotional issues happening. Overall, a great read, I couldn't put it down.

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A lovely happy, chick lit story to brighten your day. The sisters are pushed together, pulled apart and in different directions, the foundations and their love for each other come through,

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A well written book. I loved the plot, characters and setting. This is a new to me author and I was impressed with her writing.

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Having not read anything by Vicky Patterson I was not sure what to expect. To begin with I found the book a bit slow and unnecessarly harsh and coarse to read but as the book progressed the writing style eased out to a pleasent read. I found Lizzie the easiest character to like, she was well written and fun to join along the story. The story as a whole was good with many different problems for the girls to over come in the run up to Bex's wedding. Nicole was a good protagonist and made the story really fun in places as she has her tantrums. The story leaves you wanting just that little bit more which is a good thing. What ever did happen between Lizzie and Justin in the end?

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I have a soft spot for stories based in the UK so expect British phrases, settings and culture woven throughout the story which examines the dynamics between sisters, how it evolves when big life changes occur especially when one sister had to take the mom role as well in raising the other.

Pattison does a great job in how she created two very different personalities while capturing that oh so fun “Big Sister – Little Sister” dynamic. At times Becky came off annoying but it seemed that was intentional on the part of the author as she worked through her character development because Becky’s rough edges smoothed out by the end and played a great part in the plot design. They balanced each other very well and showed how important the bond between family, and more importantly sisters can be, but also how easy that bond can shatter due to emotionally charged misunderstandings.

The minor characters definitely added some fun bit of drama and were a great entertaining addition to keep the story flowing. The relationship between Becky and her fiancée felt realistic including the communication snafus because that’s one of those skills which gets honed over time. Pattison wrote that part well as she made their relationship more believable considering the various bits of chaos that kept getting thrown their way thanks to two extremely different backgrounds.

The only part I didn’t like was when the story started to veer away from the main plot and got bogged down around the middle by focusing on the minor characters like Nicole. I just had no interest in her drama but when Pattison finally brought the story back around to the sisters it got better.

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This was a great easy, light read. At first I wasn't sure if I'd be able to enjoy it as it's not my usual type of book at all. But I enjoyed it a lot more than expected, a bit of a guilty pleasure.

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I received this an ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Very easy to read and impossible to put down; hence I read it in 15 hours (8 of which I was sleeping, then others spent cleaning house, preparing a family breakfast and the joy of Saturday swimming lessons at the local pool).

Alternate chapters told from the perspective of Lizzie or Becky Ashworth, who have an incredibly close bond but are very different. Lizzie is fabulous fun, a bit flaky and finds it hard to keep a job. Becky is responsible, with an enjoyable challenging job as editor at a publishing house and lives with her long term boyfriend Daniel Balfour, who has just proposed.

The Ashworth's are a down to earth Yorkshire family, who tell it like it is. The Balfour are snobby and hoped that Daniel was just getting something out of his system when he took up with Becky.

Sparks fly at the engagement party and life for Becky starts to drift; she and Lizzie drift apart, she and Daniel drift apart (helped by Nicole, Daniels scheming manipulative sister), Becky is trailed by paparazzi until things come to a head and the Ashworth family decamp to their family home inYorkshire, surrounded by flashing cameras and inquisitive paparazzi.

I loved this book and will be reading other works by the author.

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A fantastic book full of laughs, a great lighthearted romantic read brilliant must read this summer

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book! Becky & Lizzie were feisty & extremely likeable characters. If you enjoy real & funny chick lit, you will love this book. This is the first book I have read by Vicky Pattison and it certainly won't be the last!

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