What Roison thinks is a lucky break ends up being the catalyst to changing her life as she knows it. After Nate, her fiancé tells her he had no intentions to marry her, her friend came up with a back up plan. Find a new groom in time to receive her dream wedding. Through many dating mishaps she was at the point of returning to Nate. With her new life she knew there was no going back. This was a fun read with crazy friends, an odd staff of co workers , a cranky boss and his dog , sassy fairy goddaughter and a happy ending. Thank you to NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review .

This book was a miss for me. I loved the wedding location, the whole garment making aspect and the setting, but could not connect with Roisin or Tristan. They meet, they connect (we do not get to see this) and they fall in love (do not get to see this either).

The Wedding Hitch
⭐️-DNF

I attempted to read The Wedding Hitch by Claire McCauley, but unfortunately, I could not bring myself to finish due to my dislike of the FMC and the pacing of the book.

From the beginning, I found it difficult to connect with or sympathize with the FMC as she came off as rude, and that she honestly did not like her fiancé . Their interactions felt forced and stiff, making it hard for me to invest in their story.

The pacing of the story felt off, with events occurring abruptly and without sufficient build-up or explanation after they did occur.

A fun read. The concept wasn’t entirely new but I did enjoy the way it was executed and that many stereotypical plot lines were avoided. I found the stinky cabbage friends slightly insane but otherwise the characters were pretty well rounded and less predictable than you come to expect with this genre. And I liked the historical theme in the background, as well as the different failed prospective husband story lines that came along.

A fantastic Saturday afternoon read. Rosin was in love and won a dream wedding in a beautiful stately home but sadly it all goes very pear shape. She is also a beautiful seamstress of historic costumes and you follow her ups and downs . It is story of good friendship, an amazing Irish family and dreams do come true . I loved it and her god daughter was amazing. A must read..

alright. this book was real good. i super enjoyed it. the characters are chef's kiss. the plot is mr. darcy level fantastic. the writing is tortured poets department wonderful. all the things and more for this book. read it!!!

"The Wedding Hitch" by Claire McCauley is a delightful romantic comedy, following a bride in search of a groom. After a couple of dark thrillers, this was just what the doctor ordered.

Meet Róisín O’Reilly, an Irish woman who designs and crafts historical costumes and lives in Bath. When she wins her dream wedding in a contest offering the venue and all the trimmings at the grand Sylverley House, she is ecstatic. Unfortunately, her fiancé, Nate, isn't keen on marriage to her or at all. After ten years together, Róisín decides enough is enough and leaves him. Now, she has a venue but no groom. What's a woman to do? Go look for one, of course. Easier said than done!

The venue is reserved for only a year, leaving no time to waste. Thus begins a series of disastrous dates that provide comic relief and some cringe-worthy moments. Between searching for a new place to live, going on dates, working, and dealing with her eccentric family, she tries to get her life back on track. She forms connections with the people working at the estate, including the mysterious trust advisor, Tristan Nash, and his dog Bear. We also meet her good friends and her fairy-goddaughter, Esme, a precious six-year-old with cerebral palsy.

I enjoyed this adorable romantic comedy. The only hitch? There wasn't much romance in it or a well-developed relationship. There were hardly any interactions between Róisín and her intended groom, and their relationship lacked depth. It went from zero to 1000 in a heartbeat. All we got was the introduction of the man she had a crush on, with no other reason given for her attraction to him except for his looks, air of mystery, and brooding ways (reminiscent of Mr. Darcy).

The book starts slowly, focusing on descriptions of the estate and fashion. However, it improved after the breakup. I appreciated the setting, the witty banter, and the dating escapades. The issues addressed in the book—caring for a handicapped child, marriage problems, and financial troubles—added depth. Róisín's lively personality endeared her to me, and I found myself rooting for her.

The supporting cast was well-developed, and I felt immersed in the story, participating in the tea parties and experiencing the surroundings. I would have liked to see more interaction between Róisín and her chosen man, but that's a minor complaint. Overall, this was a fun and charming read that I greatly enjoyed. I rate the book 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it to fans of romantic comedies looking for a quick and enjoyable read.

* Thank you NetGalley and (publisher) for the opportunity to read this arc. All opinions are my own.

I loved this romantic comedy! It's set in the English countryside and is a fun and sweet (no spice) story.

Róisín wins a free wedding at her dream location. She rushes to share the news with her fiancé of ten years, only to learn that he doesn't want to marry her. The wedding prize must be redeemed within the year. She leaves her fiancé and, with the help of her friends, starts searching for her future groom. The ending was heartwarming and not what I was expecting.

"The Wedding Hutch" is Clair McCauley's debut novel, and I will definitely add any book she writes to my to-be-read list.

I received an advanced copy of this book for my honest review.

A review has been posted on Goodreads and Storygraph. I will add my review to Amazon after the publication date,

I enjoyed this book so much!! Having a fantastic wedding is all Roisin wants. After she wins the Wedding contest at the Sylverley House she thinks her dreams will come true. However, life has other plans. She has to have the wedding within one year and her fiancée doesn’t really want to get married! McCauley has you rooting for Roisin as she searches for another Mr Right before she runs out of time!

Meet Future Husband - check

Plan Wedding - Check

Discover mom spent my wedding fund - Check

Win my DREAM Holiday - check

Break up with future husband - check

One year to fill that vacant spot at the alter in the wedding of here dreams, and GO!

Thank you Net Galley and Joffe Books for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Based off the description I was really looking forward to getting into this book. . .but I really struggled to connect with the characters from the start. There was a major disconnect with the main characters and the writing style did not pull me in. As the book progressed the story did get better and the hints of comedy relief did entertain. This book was fine, but just not my cup of tea.

3* A slow start improving towards the end.

On hearing that she's won an all expenses paid, fancy wedding, Róisín O’Reilly's long term boyfriend Nate announces that he doesn’t want to get married, in fact his proposal was unintentional. What’s a girl to do, she has a free wedding but an unwilling fiancé. Answer, goodbye Nate. Her dream wedding prize stays valid for one year, all she needs is a groom. This sounds as if the groom won't be the one, more the one who’ll do, I felt very uncomfortable by her attitude.

In her man search Róisín resorts to Internet dating, with disastrous results, her speed dating experience was just as bad, but funny for the reader.

I could never quite connect with the main characters, most of the time they were aloof with each other. For a book billed as a romcom, there was very little romance, or comedy. I didn't hate the book, it just wasn't for me.

eARC generously supplied by Choc-Lit/Joffe Books and NetGalley, this review is my personal, unbiased opinion.

These characters were just unlikeable and tbh you can tell from the first chapter that these two should not be getting married and its even a wonder how they end up in that situation. The writing was not for me and the execution could have been better. '

The story of this book was fun and had good potential. I really enjoyed getting to know about Roisin and her background as well as her friends. Unfortunately the book overall missed the mark for me. It felt as though the first portion of the book was slow and dragged on and then the last 30 pages were rushed. Our main character falls in love with Tristan but why? I feel we never got to really see his character develop and with that their relationship. Aside from one random kiss they shared we never really see why they got there or what drew them truly together. It would have been nice to have a little build up of their relationship starting and what drew them together. The lack of knowledge about Tristan and his interactions with her almost make it feel rushed and lacking. The story overall was fun to read and more character development would have made this a good book!

I had been so interested in the blurb of this book the second I saw it and so was very excited to read it. I love when there is such a smart and original idea.

Róisín is recently engaged to Nate, after years of dating. Unfortunately she dreams of a big wedding in an historical estate, but they don’t have the means for it. When she wins a competition to organise her wedding in the estate of her dream, Nate admits he doesn’t actually want to get married and have kids. Instead, decides to find another groom within the 12 months she has to organise the wedding as her prize.

As a whole, I quite liked the story and the development. However it often felt like the pacing of the story was a bit too slow for me, but somehow the end and who Róisín ended up still felt rushed? I also found Róisín’s relationship with her mother and sister so very frustrating and with no real resolution in the end, whereas it really needed some improvement.

Despite the above I did really like the ending, which was a smart, lovely and unexpected.

I wanted to love this book more than I did. I think the premise of the story was intriguing and entertaining but, for me personally, the execution missed the mark.

The story is about Roisen, our FMC, who had been dating her boyfriend for 10 years. They had recently gotten engaged, or so she thought, before the story started, and were looking for the perfect venue. Roisen had her heart set on a historical-looking venue (think Bridgerton theme), however, her boyfriend, Nate was reluctant to go to the venue, to set a date or even a budget. Roisen entered a contest and won an all-expenses-paid wedding at her dream venue, but Nate was not as thrilled and Roisen realized that he didn't actually want to be married. Roisen up-ended her life found her own place (on the property of the wedding venue) and set out to find the new love of her life and potential husband, all within a short 12-month period.
Roisen went on a few disastrous dates and met some horrible candidates. Meanwhile, Tristan Nash, the General Manager of the wedding venue, was slowly falling for Roisin and she was falling for him. They eventually get together and have a HEA.

Well...here is the thing. Why did they fall in love with each other? We get plenty of details of Roisin's work (which I find very interesting and the level of detail is satisfying to understand the garments that she makes and why she loves history). We get to know Roisin's two closest couple friends and their children. I must admit that Abi and Herbie were supposed to be the comic relief in the story and, while Herbie is funny, I didn't find myself chuckling out loud while reading his parts. We get a good understanding of the struggles that Gemma and Joe have with Esme's disability and how much Roisin means to Esme and vice versa. We DO NOT get a lot of interaction between Roisin and Tristan. So, why exactly did they fall in love with each other? I think we needed a few scenes where they interacted more, maybe some light flirting, building a friendship, etc. Then, when the part where they had their first kiss came along, I would have understood and believed in it even more.
Tristan almost seemed like a modern Mr. Darcy. Cold, distant, shows little emotion and could come off as not liking someone. But even Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet interacted more than we saw Tristen and Roisin interact. So I didn't connect or even believe the attraction between the two of these MCs but we didn't see any sort of a build-up to it.
Tristan's true identity. Well, this was a shocker. Again, we saw a few interactions with the widowed Mr. Sylver but we didn't hear any parts of the conversation that would lead us to believe in the tension between the two characters, apart from her maybe not liking the new general manager. Why didn't we get any information on Tristen's background? I think this story could have benefited from being written in a dual POV. I didn't connect to his identity struggle, I didn't believe his feelings or attraction for Roisin and I don't have any indication as to just how attractive or sexy the man actually is.
I also felt that the first 70% of the book dragged on. It's not like the last 30% was better (maybe the last 10%) but it wasn't good enough to continue the book. I didn't want to leave it as "not read" so I pushed myself to finish it but I was drawn to the context. Again, the story was fine but I didn't enjoy the execution.
Thanks to NetGalley for making this book available on a "Read Now" basis.

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for providing this book, with my honest review below.

The Wedding Hitch was such a cute romance! I loved the premise to this and I thought Claire McCauley did a good job wrapping everything up with a happy ending befitting this.

Roisin, who has been with her fiancé for far too long to have just been proposed to, wins a free wedding at the stunning and historic Sylverley, but that prize pushes her fiancé to admit his proposal was simply a misunderstanding and he isn’t ready to get married. She then embarks on a few dates which go about as well as any single woman’s worst nightmare. Luckily she has supportive friends and a growing crush on the general manager of Sylverley.

As mentioned this was adorable. While it’s very basic and doesn’t really dive too deeply into the characters or keeping things highly realistic, it does transport you for a short time and delivers on the ‘aww’s.

This book was so much fun! I could not put it down. The banter was so good and the romance was perfect.

I loved this story, Roisin and her boyfriend visit Sylverley, Roisin a historical dress maker can see a historical wedding at the venue, especially considering she has been engaged to Nate for a year now.

When she wins her dream wedding at Sylverley, there is just one problem, Nate hadn't meant to propose and didn't see himself getting married or having children.

Roisin has a year to find a new groom, but also a new place to live and a workroom, when a reciprocal agreement with Sylverley House is made, and she finds herself in a cottage in the grounds.

Roisin sets out all guns blazing to find a new man to marry but after some hilarious mishaps and finding herself attracted to the General Msnsger Will Roisin ever find her Happily ever after.

This is a comedy book with heart, not only did you cry with laughter, it pulled on the heart strings to, was really sad when the story finished.

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in return for an honest review

Róisín is dreaming her wedding day at the Sylverley Estate . When she learns her mother used the money that were for her wedding she enters a competition with all expenses paid . When she wins and she tell her fiance Nate he admits to her that he doesn't want a marriage or children . So she break yp with him but her friends persuade her to claim her prize . Now the only thing that misses is the groom , she only has one year to find her soulmate and marry him . What can go wrong ?
I received this book from netgalley and the publicer as an ARC . Thank you . All thoughts and opinions are my own .