Review | A May Bride

by | May 19, 2014 | 2014, Ages 12-18, B, eBook, YA | 2 comments

Synopsis:

She’s prepared for her wedding all her life … but she forgot a few things.

Ellie Martin, a country girl in Atlanta, often de-stresses from city life by tending the flower beds of a church near her apartment. She has dreamed of a traditional wedding all her life, a wedding like the one her younger sister is planning back in their hometown. Their single mom will pay for Alexa’s wedding, but Ellie started her own wedding fund years ago. She only needs to find a groom.

She bumps into a man who’s a guest at a wedding on the church grounds. She’s noticed him around the neighborhood, but today he introduces himself as Gray Whitby. They embark on a whirlwind romance, but her mother doesn’t trust freewheeling men like him. Standing up to Mom leads Ellie to stick up for Alexa too. When Ellie risks her own plans for her sister’s sake, Gray feels betrayed. Will he always play second fiddle?

Will Ellie and Gray reconcile their differences so her dream wedding can come true, or will the romance they’ve begun come crashing down?

Hott Review:

I really didn’t love this book. While overall it was a cute story I thought that Gray was a jerk. The book, because it’s not deep enough, portrays him as being selfish and a bit childish which isn’t the intent. It also made me feel a bit cold inside when the preacher told her that if she loved him to marry him – he never asked about anything else or whom.

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Author: Meg Moseley
Source: Zondervan via Netgalley
Grade: B
Ages: 16+
Steam: YA
Setting: Atlanta, Ga
Series: A Year of Weddings, May

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Author Bio:

Although I’ve lived more than half my life in other states, I grew up in California and am still a California girl at heart. I love vintage bungalows, twisted oaks on rolling hills, and the rocky beaches of the Central Coast.

A few blocks away from home stood the Lutheran church where I came to faith, first through Sunday School teachers whose kindness drew me to the kindness of God, and then through confirmation classes. The Bible verses that had been drilled into my head came to life in my heart.

After moving away from home as a teenager, I worked at a variety of jobs, from candlemaker in a tourist town to administrative assistant at a Christian college. I married a wonderful man from Michigan, and we lived north of Detroit for seventeen years. That’s where we started homeschooling our three children, a journey that we finished in Georgia when our youngest graduated from high school in 2009.

My husband and I live near Atlanta, close to the foothills of the Southern Appalachians. His motorcycle often carries us to the mountains of Georgia, Tennessee, or the Carolinas. Sitting on the back of the bike, I can pray, enjoy the beautiful views, and plot new stories. Fiction makes my world go ‘round, whether I’m writing it or reading it.

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2 Comments

  1. wall-to-wall books-wendy

    You’re always a month ahead of me! LOL
    Hmm sorry this one wasn’t as good for you. I do understand what you are saying.
    I haven’t read any of this author’s books yet, although a couple of them do look good.

    • Gina @ HottBooks

      I hadn’t read any either though I do have a couple and was looking forward to them. I hope that my waning interest was just because it’s a novella. Fingers crossed!

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