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oliviasbooktalk 's review for:
The Wedding Date
by Jasmine Guillory
Cute, fast read. I still don't know how I feel towards the fake dating trope, but the first half of the book (with the wedding and wedding weekend) was very entertaining and had me hooked. After that, the second half of the book was lackluster. I wish there were more connections with us (the readers) and the characters, rather than having miscommunication and secret reveal that fell flat. Specifically, I think it would have been stronger if we, the readers, would have known the reason of the park project's significance from the beginning. It would have contributed to the tension at the wedding with racial biases/racism, created higher stakes with Alexa getting the project approved, and heightened the importance of holding Drew accountable for his white privilege. Also, I wish Alexa's confidence in her career carried over to her self-esteem in her personal life. I did not like the miscommunication and the ending felt like fluff. Overall, it read like someone watched a movie and wrote what they just watched immediately after.