Judging from the synopsis, I was expecting a fun and witty romantic comedy. What I got was an angsty, over the top book with unlikable characters. The book started off strong but lost me around the halfway point. It’s very heavily worded and the dialogue is just bad. This could use a strong editing as many of the descriptions are over the top and eye roll worthy. Thank you to the publisher for the advance reader in exchange for my honest review.

I feel bad, I don't like to do negative reviews, this book however, did not deliver personally for me. I was sadly disappointed with the story line, it could have been written so much better instead of two women being petty with each other and not being the grown women they should have been.
I expected some funny shenanigans between the two, the cake fight was about it. I didn't see the humor in the story at all. For me personally, it just didn't live up to what I expected when seeing the blurb.

This book is more of a woman fiction than contemporary romance that focuses on female friendship and forgiveness. Two childhood friends, Melanie and Tennyson had a falling out when they were in their early 20's. Not just did Melanie married Tennyson's ex-boyfriend Kit, but Tennyson revealed some family secrets to hurt Melanie at her wedding. Since then they haven't spoken. Now some twenty years later they become family, as their kids are getting married. Old wounds resurface while they are planning the wedding. What really went down and how will that affect their kids? Can they forgive each other and move on?
There is also the fact that Melanie is fighting for her marriage. While Tennyson is starting to date after her third divorce.

It is a lot of subjects that this book has going on.
I loved the topic of friendship between these two women and them having to work through it for the sake of their children. I am someone who values female friendship a lot. Having a close friend is priceless.
This is a book that definitely makes a reader reflect on their own life and how many do we cover up our emotions, not putting ourselves as a priority or use the money for appearances.

I think that the author did a good job of writing both of them and that the reader wouldn't be swayed on either side. There is also some topics that may be triggering for some; suicide, grief, death of the loved one.

Overall, it is an okay read.
There were some issues that prevent me from giving it a perfect score.

Thank NetGalley & publisher for the copy of the book in exchange for an honest review!

Weddings can be so stressful to plan, but when the mother or the bride and the mother of the groom, once were BFF’s from their childhood until they went off to college, and at one of their weddings, a big secret was outed and their friendship cease to be… Let’s just say that these two former friends have to get their act together for the sake of their children and get a wedding planned in just a few short months.
This book was not what I had thought it would be, but I did enjoy it. The characters were well written and there were some funny moments, as well as some powerful emotions through the book. Of the two main characters’ don’t know who I liked the best. One has an over the top personality that made you like her, but had the same time you wanted to give her a kick in the butt and tell her to get her act together, but at the same time you like her spunk. The other main character was too controlled and again it made it hard to like her sometime, but as she looked inside herself, she was actually quite likable.
Liz Talley always give her readers character’s with great personalities, and makes they real as her readers can relate to them and you might just want to be their friends.
Thank you Liz Talley and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this wonderful, powerful and emotionally book about the friendship’s we lose along the way, but find again at another time in our lives. For me this was a 5 Star read.

The first I am reading a book by those author and it didn’t disappoint! It’s a novel whicj shouldn’t be taken too seriously and it’s was quick read! Love the funny bits through the book too

This was my second book I've read of Liz Talley and boy oh boy does she have a wonderful way with her words. I finished this book with such good feeling in my heart when I was done and I wanted more!

This is a book that should definitely be made into a movie .. words straight from the pages to the big screen and don't change a word! Witty, funny, romance, heartbreak, friendships, forgiveness, loss, second chances are just some of the words I would use to describe this book.

What I loved so much about this book is yes you can call it a rom-com book ... but the fact that the focus on was the love and friendship of two best friends made this book a 4 star for me. I would recommend for you to run out and read this for yourself, the next book club or just more importantly you NEED TO READ THIS BOOK. Everyone should have a Teeny or Melly in their life because we all deserve someone to give you a place to land and give you wings!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I wanted to read this book because the cover first appealed to me, and then the description.

I started the book and liked how it switched from past to present. It started off great - then it lost me a bit. The characters were very mean, rude, obnoxious. Some of the writing was very weak and there were definitely racist stereotypes in some of the descriptions.

I almost gave up - but I stuck it out and the ending got better.

Not an awful read - but I've read better.

Pros: I liked the cover design it's what drew me to the book. The synopsis was good sounded like a witty rom-com book.

Cons: way to many to actually write up only reason i finished the book was one of my reading goals was to not DNF any books in 2020. The characters were just mean, vapid and awful humans who i wouldn't want to even be around in real life let alone read about. The ending was anti climatic. The love interests were truly terrible. I am sorry this book was far from comedic, romantic or enjoyable. Maybe another person will like it but it personally wasn't my style.

Teeny and Melli lifelong friends complete with an emergency code have gone their separate ways. They have lives that are complete and fulfilled or are they? This is the question that plays throughout this story of repressed anger and surpressed emotions that go from simmer to boil as they reunite to unite their children who have announced plans to marry. Included in this tale is a husband apparently too good looking for his own good. Christopher or Kit was first with Tenneyson(Teeny) but married Melanie(Melly) who always doubted his choice in her ,a fact that has colored their marriage. The typical marriage celebration open old wounds and happily a bit of humor to this story. The revelations push these two friends to confront real issues in their lives and resolve to move in a more honest direction. Happy reading

The Wedding War by Liz Talley a conflicting four-star read. This is certainly going to e a novel that will divide opinion as some will love it, but some won’t enjoy it as the writing is very good and passionate, but the characters aren’t always what you want them to be. I think this is going to e one of those stories where if you have always had great friends then you will likely enjoy it, but if you have ever had a friend betray you then this will just rile those wounds, and it may not be the one for you.

I absolutely loved this story and didn't want it to end! Perfect balance between romance and some laugh at loud drama! Thank you NetGalley for my copy!

The Wedding War is an enjoyable read, one that shouldn't be taken too seriously. I love a book that's just plain fun and easy going and I feel like this is exactly that. The fighting and cattiness was a little overwhelming but as a whole I really enjoyed the book.

I didn't have any expectations going into this book, and as a resulted I think I enjoyed it more than if I had. The "wedding war" is hilarious and I couldn't get enough of the antics! Such a fun and quick read!

Melanie and Tennyson aka Melly and Teeny are the absolute best of friends growing up. Then a betrayal and a secret exposed destroys their friendship. Now, years later, the two ex-friends are forced to put up with each other when their Teeny's son proposes to Melly's daughter.

I enjoyed the book as a quick, fun read. A lot of it was a bit contrived, but it's perfect if you're wanting a fun beach-read type story. I actually wanted to know about the other characters in the book (Anne, Hillary, Joseph, Emma, and Andrew), I wanted to know more about them. I also would have liked to see how the "big secret" that was revealed affected the families over the years. I guess I just wanted a little more depth. It was a nice, light,fun read though!
Thank you to #Netgalley and #MontlakeRomance for the ARC of this book!

Best friends turned enemies Melanie and Tennyson haven't spoken to each other in over 20 years...not since Tennyson revealed a secret that shattered h Melanie's family. Now their children have grown up and fallen in love. How are they going to get through this? To add to the complications, much-married Teeny is falling in lust (not love, God no) with a man who is completely not her type. And Melanie is struggling with her marriage, her self-esteem, and her fear of losing out to Tennyson in the end. Drama, dogs, and dresses add to the stress of making her daughter's wedding day as special as it can be.

With deft wordplay and a keen hand for farce, Liz Talley weaves a tale of friendship gone wrong and hope for forgiveness.

Wow, I did not like this book! Based on the blurb and the cover I was looking forward to a fun, light-hearted read. I made it less than halfway before calling it quits. Such a negative book. Do not recommend.

Sadly, this was not a book for me i finished it because i hoped something would change. But this was filled with so much hate, so much anger...and i didn't like any of the characters and their behavior...

Once again Liz Talley has written an awesome read, The Wedding War sucked me in from the very beginning to the very end I fell in love with the characters in this book. I laughed and cried and felt the love/hate with Melanie & Tennyson. True friendship lives forever. We all have that one friend that is going to ride/or die with you. Melanie and Tennyson balanced out each other, meek & mild vs bold & brassy. This story covers all the bases and will leave you with a warm feeling of what true friendship, love for their children and families is all about.

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I requested this book from NetGalley. The synopsis sounded like it would be a fun romcom to read. little did i know that it was going to be full of so much internalized misogyny….These women are vicious, mean and sarcastic with so much vitriol coming out of their mouths that they are incapable of holding a conversation that doesn't put down or demean other women. I personally do not know any women like this and refuse to read such garbage again.

To top it off, here is how the author describes one of the main characters, Melanie: “She had darker skin because her mother was Japanese and her father had Indian in him. Not the kind from a different country, but the kind that lived here once upon a time in Louisiana” and later on the author describes MC’s daughter having “the exotic Asian eyes, high cheekbones and smooth, creamy skin.” Appalling and racist writing that left me in shock. This is 2020 and this kind of writing still goes unedited and is not challenged is disconcerting.

This was a sweet book ofrenewed friendship with enough “drama” to keep the reader interested. The author does a nice job of keeping the reader intrigued as to why their friendship fell apart in the first place as well as highlighting past to present to bring the reader full circle! First time I have read this author but will be checking them out again! Thank you for the advanced copy!