This is about a girl who keeps running into the person she thinks is responsible for ending her wedding. It’s some of Georgia beers bests writing

Entertaining read with an interesting group of secondary characters. Since the read is told from Aubrey's point of view, it is difficult not to feel her mental and emotional pain of being left by her fiance' Cody, moments prior to the ceremony. Bummer.

Monica, is perceived by Aubrey to be the reason why the wedding was stopped. It has been a ten year, one sided hate feast. Monica, Monica, Monica what a likable character with a big as well as warm heart. Trina is Aubrey's best friend and provides some interesting and funny commentary. Emma is Aubrey's daughter and she is a breath of fresh air (most of the time). Enjoyed the self talk as it provides the thought process of Aubrey. I also liked Kimmy.

4 stars. Thank you to the publisher for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review. Really, I love Bold Strokes Books and I've been reading work from this house for years and I am SO excited to get to do a review for an e-arc. It feels very fancy. I can't wait to do more.
This book follows Aubrey, who resolutely does not want to get married after getting hurt on her wedding day, as she keeps running into Monica at all these weddings. Aubrey does NOT like Monica. She does NOT. NOPE...or does she? Oh wait...

I found Aubrey to be a bit annoying throughout the book. I liked Monica, though. The story is well written and moves well. There's really not a lot of unnecessary...anything. It's interesting, it's intriguing, and it's fun. It did drag a bit at times but that helped the spark, or not spark? you'll have to see, between the characters play out. I'm giving it four stars instead of five because I find Georgia Beers to usually be a great writer, but this book wasn't as captivating as some of the other ones of hers that I've read. I still recommend it, and I am glad I read it. It was an enjoyable read overall. Aubrey's relationship with her daughter was sweet. I liked how the characters matured and grew up. I also loved reading Aubrey's friendship with Trina.

One of my problems was that there was some mention of Aubrey's opinion of the father doing his own thing and Aubrey being the main provider, such as when Aubrey notices that a family member at a campground acknowledges she singlehandedly raised her kid, but otherwise there wasn't what seemed to be any meaningful discussion around how this is so typical of males to leave and get to live whatever life they want and slot in a kid. Perhaps Aubrey isn't bothered as much by this as me, and certainly this is my own opinions getting in the way of the story, and also, it didn't go as into it as I hoped. But the book isn't meant to do that, and the book doesn't really go into any big topics in depth, and in the context of the book it was addressed enough, I suppose.

Thanks again for the e-arc, Bold Strokes. Looking forward to more. And thanks to Georgia Beers for the excellent book(s) and I already can't wait for her next release, as always.

<i>I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. </i>

I really wanted to love this. The premise and tropes are soooo up my alley, I love wedding stories— certain elements were so promising. The story even played out exactly how I would imagine, it’s just that it was done by telling the reader everything rather than showing it. The narrative would skip over huge swaths of time that really mattered to Aubrey’s mindset and emotions, and it didn’t seem like there was any real conflict or development by any of the characters beyond very surface level things. I also felt like Aubrey’s inner turmoil skipped around a lot in a way I found confusing; she would be very happy with Monica and sure of her feelings and then the next chapter she’d be like, “WHAT is HAPPENING?” There was a lot of manufactured drama and not enough genuine pining and yearning which I would really like to see in a story like this. We barely even got to see her truly hate Monica which is so fundamental to the story. It felt a little too easy.

Aubrey Mcfadden Is Never Getting Married by Georgia Beers

Well getting let on your wedding day would certainly put you off weddings for sure. And that's what happens to Aubrey, by when five weddings are happening in one year she's stuck sucking it up. Her goal get through them and return to her life of work and be a mom to Emma. Avoid her nemesis, Monica. That doesn't pan out.

Monica made the best decision she could and now ten years later we finally get the truth. Seriously, Cody is no loss for Aubrey and he comes off as a selfish man child. And as Monica and Aubrey are spending more time together the lines are blurred and hard conversations are finally had. Maybe things happened exactly as they were supposed to.

*3.5

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

In Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married, we follow Aubrey navigating a difficult year, as most of her college friends are getting married and she's constantly reminded of when, ten years before, her fiancé was convinced by his best friend, Monica, to call off their wedding day of. While Aubrey has been avoiding Monica for years, they keep being drawn to each other during their friends' weddings and she starts to question her feelings.

This was a light and fun read. I really liked the premise and thought it was generally well-executed and engaging. Though it took some time, I really bought the chemistry between Monica and Aubrey and found the romance aspect to be well written. It took me a few days to finish the book, mostly due to my own lack of time, but, while I was reading, the pages just flew by, so it is a very quick read.

Some aspects, however, did not entirely work for me. First, for most of the book, I didn't really feel like I had a grasp of the characters' personalities, other than Aubrey being a dedicated mom and Monica being a businesswoman. I felt like the author could have taken more time to fully flesh them out, as the book is not too long. I also think this aspect was not really helped by my second point, which is regarding the time jumps. The book starts when Aubrey is left "at the altar" and immediately jumps to ten years later. Between the five weddings, there are also two to three months-long jumps. So, especially in the beginning, we don't really get to see what Aubrey's regular life and her relationships with the other characters in the book look like and I felt like there was something missing for me to fully buy the story. Lastly, though I mostly enjoyed the writing style, there were some repetitive expressions and remarks that bothered me a bit, the most notable being "he/she gave the word three/four/sixteen syllables" when someone said something really short, like "Oh" or "Yes", or the other way around.

Despite these slight reservations, I mostly enjoyed the book and recommend to anyone who enjoys a (mostly healthy) adult sapphic romance.

It is now nearly 10 years that Aubrey McFadden was jilted on her wedding day by her fiancé Cody, and Aubrey blamed his best friend, Monica Wallace for that. Needless to say, she disliked the woman immensely for 10 years. Aubrey now faces the prospect of attending 5 weddings in a year as all her college friends decided to tie the knot one after the other. And she had to avoid Monica in each and every one of them. Would she be successful? And does she want to be?

Enemies to lovers romance is my absolute favourite. But this is slightly one-sided. This is such a good book. Both the main characters are so likeable. I especially liked Monica. And the sexual tension between them are palpable. The layout of the book is good. Each chapter was around the time of each of the 5 weddings that Aubrey had to attend. The book is told from Aubrey’s point of view, but you could really tell how Monica feels as well. I also do like all the secondary characters, Trina, Jeff, Sarah, Bailey, Cody, Kimmy, Emma.

I must say that this has to be my favourite from this author. I absolutely loved it. I didn’t want this book to end. I hope to meet these characters again in her future books. Very highly recommended.

I received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

From the moment you meet Aubrey, you can't help but fall a little bit in love with her. She has a great connection with her friends and family. And after the first few paragraphs, you want to hug her and take her home and keep her safe. (At least I did!) I really enjoyed that this book is laid out, not by chapters, but by phases of her life. The tension between Monica and Aubrey is well written and fun to watch unfold. It's hard to write this review without spoilers. Then there's Emma - so much I could say, but OMG, so adorable! Just read the book. It's great and you will love it!

Another great book from Georgia Beers! After Audrey is dumped on her wedding day, she needs someone to blame and who better than the person who talked her ex out of marrying her? A decade later Audrey and Monica meet again for a series of weddings, but instead of hatred Audrey finds herself unexpectedly attracted to her.

This was a great slow-burn romance, it was fun seeing Audrey and Monica fall for each other over the course of a year. As well, I enjoyed the realistic reactions of the characters. Both Audrey and Monica struggled with the sudden change in the status quo between them, and the build up to their relationship didn’t feel rushed. Overall, this book is a solid 4.3/5, cute and fun, worth the read!

I loved this book!
This book revolves around the title character, Aubrey. Aubrey thought she had life planned out. She is at her wedding, and right before she is getting ready to walk down the aisle, her soon to be husband, Cody, comes into the room and tells her he doesn't want to get married. He tells her that he had talked to his best friend, Monica, and she convinced him that he should not get married. She is devastated and plans to never get married or ever talk to Monica.
Fast forward and she is in 5 weddings and so is Monica. She avoids her, but keeps hearing from other people that the reason Monica told Cody to not get married is she is secretly in love with Aubrey. Aubrey had no idea and now that she knows, she is paying closer attention to Monica.
Of course, the more these 2 see of each other, the closer they become.
I would recommend.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really fun read! I loved how fun, witty, and lovable this was. Aubrey is experiencing a lot of emotions as she accepts wedding invite after wedding invite. Almost like Four weddings and a Funeral, Aubrey has to deal with her supposed unlikable protagonist Monica. Almost a enemies to lovers, this story brings tumultuous emotions to the writing and character development. Aubrey's POV is one of deep pain and openly hilarious dialogue. The ensemble cast that surrounds our main character add so much to the story, it makes it enjoyable and less self centered. I found it incredibly enjoyable, especially as someone going to a million weddings every year.

3 stars
The opening chapter was the best. It really knocks you off balance.
But I found the rest of the story very repetitive. Wedding after wedding after wedding..ugh.
The main character, Aubrey, was sort of annoying and let another character..Cody, have too much to say about her life. He causes lots of problems...that was annoying.
I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

All of Aubrey McFadden’s college friends are tying the knot, and she’s been invited to five weddings. Five. In one year. Who wouldn’t want to celebrate so much love and romance? Aubrey, that’s who. She’s going anyway, of course. It’s not her friends’ fault her college boyfriend left Aubrey on the day of their wedding. Lies, selfishness, unhappy surprises…no, thank you.

And you know who’s responsible for her permanently single status? Monica, that’s who. Their friends all say Monica Wallace had a thing for Aubrey back then—not that Aubrey cares one little bit why that still makes her heart race. Monica convinced her best friend Cody that marrying Aubrey, settling down, and locking himself into a 9-to-5 at the expense of his dreams would be a huge mistake. Cody called off the wedding, and Aubrey has never forgiven them. Aubrey McFadden is never getting married, but she does have five weddings to attend, and she’ll be avoiding Monica at every single one.

Georgia Beers does it again! Enemies-to-lovers sapphic romances are my favorite, and this one does not disappoint. This was unusual in one way, because we only see the story from Aubrey's point of view. I actually like this, though. It works well, as the story is all about how she sees the world (and Monica). Fun, easy read, lots of fun, great entertainment from this author, as always!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital reader's copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review!

This is Georgia Beers at her best! Enemies to lovers, hilarious dialogue and hot as F. You simply don’t want to miss this one.

I received an advance copy from Netgalley for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Aubrey McFadden has had it tough, but she has made the best of the cards she was dealt. Being left at the alter by her college boyfriend Cody, she is left to raise their daughter almost entirely on her own. She worked hard to provide for her daughter Emma. A steady job and a nice little house. Ten years after not getting married herself she is facing the year of hell. All her college friends decided this would be the best year to tie the knot. So Aubrey has five weddings to attend. And Monica Wallace will be there for all of them. Aubrey doesn’t know what is worse, having to be present to celebrate the marital bliss of others or having to see Monica so often. As Cody’s best friend, Monica talked him out of marrying Aubrey way back when. And for all the ten years since Aubrey has hated her for it. But why, oh why, is Monica still the most beautiful specimen of the human species she has ever seen?

This story is told solely from Aubrey’s point of view and I think that makes it even stronger. Normally I like to see both sides of the story, but with this one being about the transition of Aubrey’s feelings for a woman she once loathed, it works so well. Especially since early on, it’s clear to see that only Aubrey needs to change her opinions on Monica. Monica has been at that point for the past ten years already and even before that. Monica gives Aubrey all the space and respect that she needs to wrap her head around what is happening between them. If that isn’t love, I don’t know what is.

Like we would expect from a Georgia Beer’s novel, the dialogue and self talk are hilariously funny. I love to see the distinctive humor between people, it’s another sign of true love I think. Aubrey and her best friend Trina have a way of communicating that is both honest and damn funny. When she and Monica start to connect and leave their animosity behind, it’s a sight to behold. And that’s not the only way they work together seamlessly. I won’t go into details, but believe me, it’s hotter than hot!

Aubrey and Monica have become one of my favorite couples. The only downside to this book is that there simply isn’t enough of it!

Such a cute, heartwarming read. This book was so easy to get into. I loved the story, the characters, just everything. I would 100% recommend
Thank you Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for this arc.

Georgia doesn't disappoint as usual. Once again, she has written a beautiful story with characters who were enemies turned lovers attending enough weddings to make the story believable and interesting. I enjoyed it a tremendously.
4.5 stars

Thank you, Bold Strokes Books, and NetGalley for this ARC.

Georgia Beers has done it again! I cannot accurately express how each new inventive story she writes somehow overcomes all expectations. Enemies to lovers with a twist, single mom feels, and too many damn weddings all come together to sell us a believable romance. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Thank you to Bold Strokes Books, Inc. | BSB genre and NetGalley for providing an eARC for an honest review.

A fun sweet read full of second chances!

Aubrey has been invited to 5 weddings in one year and she’s dreading it. Weddings have been a sore subject for Aubrey since her college boyfriend left her on the day of their wedding. Now a single mom with a nine-year-old, Aubrey plans to attend all 5 weddings and do her best to avoid Monica Wallace. Aubrey blames Monica for being the one to talk Cody (her college boyfriend) out of their wedding a decade ago.
I enjoyed how this book was structured. Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a different wedding, so we got to see how Aubrey and Monica’s relationship changed and developed over time.

There were a lot of sweet moments with Aubrey’s daughter, Emma. I think seeing Aubrey’s relationship with Emma was one of my favorite parts of the book. Aubrey spends so much of her time taking care of Emma, so it was beautiful to see Monica taking care of Aubrey.
The only part of the book I wasn’t satisfied with was part of the ending – warning for spoilers from here on out. Monica explains that she has been in love with Aubrey since college and she was trying to act in Aubrey’s best interest by trying to convince Cody to not marry her. I think we were expected to find that sweet, but it came off as rude and controlling to me. I decided to just suspend my disbelief about that, so I still enjoyed the book.

After reading this book, I’m interested in reading other novels by Georgia Beers!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book!

Highlights:
- single mom finding love where she least expects it
- “My heart has always been with somebody else.”
- bi main character
- sapphic romance (lesbian love interest)
- a love story told in 7 weddings

This is classic Georgia Beers right here!

I loved the slow burn of I hate you/I tolerate you/nope, I hate you/I think I like you/I'm definitely lusting after you/I love you. There was an effective push and pull/give and take throughout the story and it made the book what it is. The characters were likable and believable, and I loved that Beers showed the many facets of Aubrey - heartbroken when left at the altar, holding a grudge against Monica because of that incident, yet a really great mother, a tolerant co-parent, and a forgiving friend and partner.

Well-rounded overall - I didn't want the story to end as quickly as it did. PLEASE write more like this one.

I have read so many Georgia Beers novels at this point, and I always have an enjoyable time. This felt like a bit of a different pace to a lot of Beers’ other books. It felt much snappier and fast-paced, and focused mostly around small vignettes rather than a traditional romance arc. This was definitely a very fun plot as we jumped from wedding to wedding (with some bits in between) to follow the many evolving interactions between our main characters.

My favourite thing about this was how Beers captured the often inebriated, sometimes awkward and always exhausting experience of going to weddings and catching up with people from the past. I also enjoyed the romance as it amped up towards the end.

While there were definitely fun and sweet moments in this book, it didn’t captivate me as much as I would have wanted. I didn’t feel any major connection to any of the characters and their lives or conflict. It made the book almost feel emotionally empty for me, so while it was enjoyable, I didn’t feel much more than that.

I will always continue picking up Georgia Beers’ books, although I do admit they have felt a bit hit or miss recently. Fingers crossed I enjoy the next one more.