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Monday, May 16, 2016

"Every Bride Has Her Day" by Janice Thompson

{{This is an updated review. Originally posted May 16^th, 2016, it was updated on December 16^th, 2023 to the Official Rating System.}}

About this book:

“Katie Fisher is ecstatic. Pro basketball star Brady James has proposed, and she can't wait to start planning their life together. She's confident she'll make it down the aisle this time--but it still may be easier said than done. A high-society Houston bride has Katie and the Cosmopolitan Bridal team scrambling to get the perfect dress done in time for her spectacular wedding. Meanwhile, Katie finds herself bombarded with everyone's competing visions regarding her own special day--and she's beginning to worry that her own ideas will get lost in the crossfire. Will she ever manage to settle all of the details for "her" perfect day? Or will bridal shop chaos and overzealous friends and family make a mess of everything?

Another Delightful Romance from the Queen of Romantic Comedy, Fan favorite Janice Thompson gives readers what they've been clamoring for: another funny, romantic romp with a Texas twang.”

Series: The final book in the “Brides With Style” series. (Review of Book #1 Here! and Book #2 Here!)

Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are mentioned, read, thought over, & remembered; Bible reading; Many prayers, Praising God, & Thanking God; Church going & a sermon; Many talks about God, Christ, & things happen in His time; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Many mentions of God & things happen in His time; Many mentions of prayers, praying, Thanking and Praising God, blessings over food, & a prayer group; Many mentions of churches, church going, services, pastors/reverends, sermons, worship, & denominations (Baptists, Presbyterians, Charismatics, & Methodists); Mentions of worship music & a Christian radio station; Mentions of blessings & being Blessed; A few mentions of Bible reading; A few mentions of Heaven; A couple mentions of those in the Bible; A couple mentions of Sunday school & youth groups; A couple mentions of a godly man; A couple mentions of televangelists (when referring to a man’s hairstyle); A mention of a come-to-Jesus-meeting; A mention of mission work; A mention of Easter; A mention of VBS; A mention of a painting of Jesus;

*Note: A woman says she has the gift of “cake prophecy” (making cakes that have fulfill a prophecy) and Thanks Jesus (this conversation makes a reverend quirk a brow, but he doesn’t say anything); The phrase “the devil’s in the details” is said (once); A mention of a man looking like Adonis; A mention of someone thanking their lucky stars.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘crummy’, a ‘dang’, an ‘ever-bloomin’’, a ‘hot as blue blazes’, a ‘oh my stars’, an ‘old fart’, a ‘shoot’, a ‘stinkin’, a ‘suckers’, a ‘the poop hit the fan’, a ‘where the heck’, two ‘ever-lovin’’s, two ‘for pity’s sake’s, two ‘for the love of all that’s holy’s, two ‘gosh’s, three ‘duh’s, three ‘stupid’s, and eight forms of ‘dumb’; A phrase is rewritten as “doomed if I do and doomed if I don’t” (Katie says this and Brady comments that that’s not exactly how the expression goes); A misunderstanding between “a pain in the...you know” (hemorrhoid) and someone being “a pain in the…you know”; Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Mentions of pain & injuries; Mentions of rumors & gossip; A few mentions of the death of a mother (cancer); A few mentions of potential car accidents & deaths; A few (teasing) mentions of murder; A few mentions of a robbery, stealing, & stolen items; A few mentions of not drinking & non-alcoholic champagne; A few mentions of a divorce & a wife leaving her husband (and him getting back at her by cutting everything they own in half); A couple mentions of vandalism; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of assaults; A mention of a gunfight; A mention of rehab; A mention of (not) lying; A mention of hunting; A mention of someone’s bodily functions; A mention of some people needing a “swift kick in the backside”;

*Note: Every chapter starts with a quote by Audrey Hepburn & the titles are songs by Martina McBride; Mentions of brand names & items (Disney, Tiffany & Co., Gucci, Formica, Skip-Bo, Oreo, & Calgon); Mentions of stores, restaurants, & other places (Dairy Queen, Brookshire Brothers, Disney, Six Flags, & McDonald’s); Mentions of celebrities, singers, & actresses (Loretta Lynn, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Martina McBride, Doris Day, Greta Garbo, Cheryl Tiegs, Jennifer Aniston, & Liberace); Mentions of movies & fictional characters (Gone with the Wind, the Wizard of Oz, South Pacific, & Mary Poppins); Mentions of social media sites & websites (Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube, Skype, & eBay); Mentions of sports teams (Mavericks & Rockets); A mention of a newspaper (Houston Chronicle); A mention of a father not being in a little girl’s life.

Sexual Content- Five cheek kisses, a nose kiss, two head/hair kisses, over ten barely-above-not-detailed kisses, and four boarder-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed kisses; Touches, Embraces, Dancing, Tingles, & Nearness (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes, Winks, & Whistles; Noticing (barely-above-not-detailed); a ‘hussy’, a ‘babe’, two ‘baby’s, and three forms of ‘hunky’; A misunderstanding of someone thinking a baby was born before the parents were married (the person who misunderstood tells the couple that “it might’ve been an accident, but [the baby is] a blessing” and says that it will work out in the end); Many mentions of honeymoons, sharing a bed, & honeymoon babies (including a couple mentions of a husband going to have difficulty getting his wife’s corset dress off of her; no details on anything besides winks and blushes when discussed); Many mentions of kissing, kisses, & seeing other married, engaged & almost-engaged couples kissing and showing PDA (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of dates, dating, boyfriends, & exes; Mentions of a man giving his wife a ‘come hither look’ & acting frisky (including a couple mentions of him pinching and slapping his wife’s bottom, along with nibbling on her ear; Katie is grossed out to hear this about her parents); A few mentions of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; A couple mentions of a woman being labeled as “the other woman” in a break-up situation (misunderstanding); A mention of a speech about a honeymoon from a parent; A mention of a couple waiting until their actual wedding to live together; A mention of someone finding it awkward to be living with a newly married couple; A mention of a bachelor party (not the traditional kind); A mention of skinny dipping; A mention of a man asking a married woman to marry him (not said if teasing or serious); A mention of a couple producing gorgeous babies; Love, being in love & the emotions;

*Note: Katie is in the delivery room as her cousin gives birth (barely-above-not-detailed); Katie’s cousin suffers postpartum depression after giving birth (we see this on page, but it doesn’t last very long for her, up to semi-detailed); A misunderstanding between “a pain in the...you know” (hemorrhoid) and someone being “a pain in the…you know”; Mentions of pregnancy hormones & postpartum depression (up to semi-detailed); A few mentions of a hemorrhoid surgery; A few mentions of a temptress & a risqué actress; A few mentions of a woman’s waist & curves; A couple mentions of a woman’s jiggly arms; A couple mentions of a scantily clad Greek statue.

-Katie Fisher
1^st person P.O.V. of Katie
321 pages

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My personal Rating-

*blissfully happy sigh* This was an absolutely perfect ending to this trilogy. Janice Thompson creates the best characters that get in the most rib-tickling misunderstandings. Miss Janice writes laugh-out-loud wedding books that are way better than any ol’ Hallmark movie. Filled with humor, southern accents & lots of prayers, anything Janice Thompson writes is a must read for me. (There’s a salon called Do or Dye in this one, y’all. That’s just a taste of the wit in a Janice Thompson novel.) In “Every Bride Has Her Day”, I literally cried at the wedding & prayer. It was so sweet and very touching!

Janice Thompson (and also published under Janice Hanna) is one of my top-5-favorite authors and I can’t wait to see what she writes next. :)

2023 reread: Because I needed some joyful reading and have been working on rereading this trilogy when I can, I decided to reread this final book and it was still such a fun book! The ending makes me teary-eyed every time, I swear! What is it about weddings that make you feel all the emotions? I was giggly, I felt like I wanted to cry, I could barely breathe in anticipation—it was so beautiful! I would say this series is better for ages 16/17+ because of some marital comments/hints, but those parts could easily go over the heads of younger readers.

See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Revell Publishers) for this honest review.

Monday, November 23, 2015

"Every Girl Gets Confused" by Janice Thompson

{{This is an updated review. Originally posted November 23rd, 2015, it was updated on November 15^th, 2023 to the Official Rating System.}}

About this book:

“Katie Fisher and Brady James may be a match made in heaven, but that doesn't seem to guarantee them a happily ever after accompanied by angelic choirs. In fact, the sounds being heard at the bridal shop where she works are on the contentious side lately, as a bride- and groom-to-be try to mediate the growing rivalry between their basketball-obsessed families in the middle of play-off season. On top of that, Katie's parents are nagging her to get out of Dallas and come home to tiny Fairfield where her former boyfriend Carson is waiting for her, ready to rekindle their relationship. Oy vey! What's a girl to do? And will she ever be able to wear that gorgeous wedding dress she won?
The breezy fun continues as Janice Thompson throws everyone's favorite small-town girl into big-city bridal chaos--and makes her choose between the love she thought she lost and the love she stumbled upon in the aftermath.”

Series: Book #2 in “Brides With Style” trilogy. {Review of #1, “Every Bride Needs a Groom”, Here!}

Spiritual Content- A handful of Scriptures are mentioned & quoted; Prayers & Thanking God; Church going; Witnessing; Talks about God, Jesus, praying, churches, & seasons of life; 'H's are not capital when referring to God; Katie’s great aunt has a few Scriptures misunderstood/messed up (including saying that God loves the organ); Katie’s mom & great aunt both fuss about the use of contemporary instruments at a church service; Katie talks about having a church that preaches the gospel & where you feel comfortable and can grow; Many mentions of God & seasons of life; Many mentions of prayers, praying, Thanking and Praising God, blessings over food, & a prayer group; Many mentions of churches, church going, pastors/reverends, sermons, services, hymns, worship, youth groups, a Bible study, & denominations (Baptists, Charismatics, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians & switching denominations and teasing rivalries); Mentions of Christians & witnessing to others; Mentions of blessings & being Blessed; A few mentions of those & events in the Bible; A few mentions of ministries & missionaries; A few mentions of church women saying they’re not gossiping because it’s common knowledge and to pray for the people being discussed; A few mentions of televangelists (when referring to a man’s hairstyle); A couple mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of the Apostle’s Creed; A couple mentions of a man being called a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”; A mention of a Christmas Eve service; A mention of Palm Sunday; A mention of a godsend; A mention of a “Come to Jesus” talk; A mention of another making others look like “spiritual slouches”;

*Note: A couple mentions of thanking lucky stars; A mention of Santa Claus.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘doggone it’, a ‘duh’, a form of ‘shut up’, a ‘sucker’, a ‘what the heck’, two forms of ‘dumb, three ‘good gravy’s, and seven ‘stupid’s; A couple mentions of curses (in movies); Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Pain (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a car accident, major injuries, & a coma (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of injuries, pain, surgeries, depression because of it all, & the deaths of others’ dreams (sports related); Mentions of jealousy (including making others jealousy on purpose because of a wedding dress); Mentions of spiked punch at a wedding, alcohol, & drinking; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of bathroom functions; A few mentions of hatred (including for rival sport teams); A few mentions of throwing up; A couple mentions of a DWI & arrest; A couple mentions of an almost divorce; A mention of being held at gunpoint; A mention of being hung over from pain medication; A mention of shooting (figurative) foxes; A mention of a man being called an “old fart”;

*Note: Every chapter’s title is a song & starts with a quote from or about Doris Day (other quotes by Janis Paige, Stella McCartney, Leo Fuchs, Margaret Whiting, John Wayne, Nellie McKay, Kaye Ballard, David Thomson, Martha Hyer, John Updike, & Philip Brown); Many mentions of actors/actresses, movies, singers, & songs (Doris Day, Loretta Lynn, Audrey Hepburn, Angelina Jolie, Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, Ronald Reagan, James Dean, John Wayne, Pillow Talk, An Affair to Remember, Gone with the Wind, Cinderella, & Les Brown); Mentions of stores, restaurants, & other places (Macy’s, Brookshire Brothers, Dairy Queen, KFC, & Starbucks); Mentions of brand names & items (Dolce & Gabbana, Lanciottis boots, Rolex, Perrier, Formica, Yahtzee, Scrabble, Crock-Pot, iPad); Mentions of sports team & rivalries (Mavericks, Spurs, Texans, & Cowboys); Mentions of social media sites (Facebook and Skype); A couple mentions of car brands; A couple mentions of fictional characters (Scarlett O’Hara); A couple mentions of the Food Network (relating to another series by this author); A couple mentions of a proctologist; A mention of OCD; In the acknowledgments at the end, the author mentions the death (miscarriage) of a granddaughter due to Turner’s syndrome & mourning her.

Sexual Content- A hand kiss, five hair/head kisses, seven cheek kisses, an ear kiss, a nose kiss, eight not-detailed kisses, and nine barely-above-not-detailed kisses; Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, Dancing, Nearness, & Smelling (barely-above-not-detailed); Flirting, Blushes, Whistles, & Winks; Katie calls Brady’s grin “delicious” (once); Katie teases Brady by whistling at his legs when in a hospital gown that’s short on him; A form of ‘sexy’; The phrase “hooked up” is said twice, but not with the loose sexual fling meaning; Many mentions of kisses, kissing, married couples kissing, & seeing other couples kiss (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of boyfriends/girlfriends, dating, dates, breakups, exes, & broken hearts; Mentions of a honeymoon/wedding night (Katie’s grandmother is concerned about her new husband seeing her body); Mentions of chaperones & a woman being concerned about traveling with a man or being alone with him at his place; Mentions of flirting, swooning, blushes, & winks; A few mentions of PDA; A few mentions of cuddling; A couple mentions of a movie having certain scene (implied sexual, also called “hanky-panky”); A couple mentions of crushes; A mention of a married couple getting out of the shower (slip of the tongue); A mention of newlyweds being preoccupied; A mention of a televangelist being forced off the air after accosting a woman; A mention of affairs (in soap operas); A mention of (not) cheating; A mention of a man secretly having the hots for a woman for years; A mention of jealousy; Love, being in love, & the emotions;

*Note: Mentions of negligees and lingerie (Katie’s grandmother’s (church) friends host her a lingerie shower and Katie tries not to hear about it; Mentions of their red faces and the thin fabric; A few mentions of a woman who bought a negligee online being plagued with spam afterwards of terrible pictures and people in crazy positions); Mentions of virginal brides (discussing a wedding dress’ colors) & Katie’s grandmother saying that back in her day, the women that wore cream or ivory dresses were “well…compromised”; Mentions of a woman being more manly/alethic, but is now more feminine (Katie realizes she judged her unfairly in the past because of her appearance and mannerisms); A few mentions of a sheath dress being called a “wiggle dress” because it showed every wiggle on a woman’s figure; A couple mentions of a mishaps for a bride walking down the isle (her backside showing or going down naked because of a lack of a dress); A couple mentions of an ultrasound picture showing a baby’s “girl parts”; A couple mentions of a husband slapping his wife on her rear end (Katie’s father, done in passion/teasing, twice); A couple mentions of Katie’s father wearing just his undershirt and boxers in front of company; A mention of a sister slapping her sister on her backside (to get her to get it together); A mention of football players running around in tight pants and “patting one another on the fannies”; A mention of a bride having a breast reduction surgery; A mention of a woman’s saggy boobs; A mention of a woman’s figure; A mention of an actress always wearing turtlenecks because it was a symbol of her purity; A mention of estrogen; A mention of pregnancy hormones; A mention of a woman having her “own personal summer” (hot flash); A mention of a man needing a swift kick in the backside; A mention of a man saying that another man will make someone a “wonderful wife” because he can cook and sew (his wife fusses at him for saying this).

-Katie Fisher
1^st person P.O.V. of Katie
316 pages

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2016 thoughts: I’m grinning from ear to ear, I so enjoy Miss Janice’s books. With this one, however, while I still enjoyed it, it felt that there was a bit more sexual hints & mentions then the previous book in the series. Still much cleaner than other books I’ve reviewed and still as hilarious as her other books, though. Fantastic Spiritual Content, which is refreshing. :) Janice Thompson makes the characters come alive on the pages. I really do enjoy her books. Hey, Revell! Do me a huge favor and publish more books by this wonderful lady, alright? Please and Thank you! ;)

2023 reread: I wanted pure happiness to read and I knew exactly which author to go to. The cast of characters in this trilogy makes this such a fun series! They’re such a mess, hahaha!

I think some readers might call Katie whishy-washy because of Casey entering back into her life, but 1. I don’t view her as that because she’s committed to Brady and 2.) she and Casey dated for years, so of course she’s going to feel somewhat familiar with him, despite him breaking her heart. I don’t think there was ever a glimpse of a love triangle in this book, because we know Katie & Brady are the end game—and what a sweet end game it is! I just love the two of them together, especially in this middle book because of her commitment to him and everything they’re going through. There’s a few mentions of married adult activities, and while I think they would go over a younger reader’s head, those comments are still there, but minor hints.

See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Revell Publishers) for this honest review.

Friday, April 10, 2015

"Every Bride Needs a Groom" by Janice Thompson

{{This is an updated review. Originally posted April 10^th, 2015, it was updated on July 25^th, 2023 to the Official Rating System.}}

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About this book:

“Somewhere in a sea of tulle and taffeta, satin and crepe, Katie Fisher needs to find a key ingredient of the perfect wedding—the groom.

Small-town girl Katie Fisher is busy planning her fairy-tale wedding. Sure, her boyfriend hasn’t managed to pop the question just yet, but that doesn’t mean she shouldn’t enter a contest in Texas Brides magazine to win the dress of her dreams, right? Anyway, she’s sure he’ll be getting down on one knee any time now. And a one-of-a-kind designer dress doesn’t just fall out of the sky right when you need it.

But when Katie’s boyfriend takes a job in another town and breaks up with her—on the very same day she wins her dream dress—her world is turned upside down. Dare she go to Dallas to claim her prize? And will the hunky pro basketball player who runs the beyond-swanky bridal shop—yeah, you read that right—discover her humiliating secret if she does?”

Series: Book #1 in the “Brides with Style” series. Book #1 in the “Brides with Style” series. Mentions characters from the author’s other series, “Weddings by Bella” and “Weddings by Design”.

Spiritual Content- A couple Scriptures are mentioned & remembered; Prayers & Thanking God; Church going; Talks about God, Jesus, praying, & waiting on God; 'H's are not capital when referring to God; Katie’s grandmother has a bit of a problem with the Presbyterian church in town, but it’s not because of their doctrine *Spoiler* She is in love with the Reverend of the church so goes out of her way to avoid him and the church *End of Spoiler*; Many mentions of God & waiting on Him; Many mentions of prayers, praying, Thanking and Praising God, blessings over food, & a prayer group; Many mentions of churches, church going, pastors/reverends, sermons, services, hymns, worship, a Sunday school class, youth groups, & denominations (Baptists, Charismatics, Lutherans, Methodists, Pentecostals, & Presbyterians); Mentions of Heaven & angels (including a couple mentions of others hoping something in particular will be in Heaven); A few mentions of a Bible college & a Bible study; A couple mentions of Christians; A couple mentions of blessings; A mention of a church camp; A mention of a devotional; A mention of purgatory; A mention of not being sure if something is a blessing or a curse (teasing);

*Note: A couple mentions of a man being called the devil himself or at least, a distant cousin; A couple mentions of a man looking like a Greek god; A mention of the devil thriving on bitterness; A mention of a buffet being “something of a religious experience” in the South; A mention of someone who has passed away watching over his loved ones.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’, a ‘give a rip’, a form of ‘shut up’, a ‘stupid’, a ‘sucker’, a ‘suck it up’, two ‘doggone it’s, two ‘ever-lovin’’s, three ‘heck’s, three ‘idiot’s, three ‘shoot’s, and four ‘duh’s; A mention of curses (on TV); Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Seeing a loved one pass out (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of deaths of parents (including from a car accident & from a fire); Mentions of crime, burglars, arrests, & jail/prison; Mentions of pain & injuries; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of throw up, other bodily functions, & manure; A few mentions of grief (parents, a father, & a husband); A few mentions of gossip & rumors; A few mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of hatred; A few mentions of virgin cocktails & wine; A couple mentions of divorces; A mention of a woman’s husband passing away in Afghanistan (military); A mention of a wife leaving her husband; A mention of drugs; A mention of a saloon; A mention of a man being called an “old fart”;

*Note: Every chapter starts with a quote by a singer, actor, poet, or other celebrity figure & many other ones are mentioned throughout the story (Dorothy Hamill, Faith Hill, Diane Keaton, Nicolas Cage, Jack Nicholson, Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Kenny Chesney, Johnny Cash, Steve McQueen, Herb Caen, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Doris Day, Ann-Margret, Petula Clark, Georgia O’Keeffe, Katharine Hepburn, Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Immanuel Kant, Kate Bosworth, Patrick Geddes, Annie Baker, Gary Allan, Freddy Fender, Albert Camus, Jeremy Renner, Chris North, Naomi Judd, Robert Redford, Jamie Lee Curtis, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Margaret Mead, Twiggy, Quentin Tarantino, Brandon Routh, Shania Twain, & Lawrence Durrell); Mentions of stores, restaurants, & other places (Brookshire Brothers, Dairy Queen, Clinique counter, Curves, & an Exxon station); Mentions of movies & a TV show (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Sybil, Guiding Light, & Dancing with the Stars); Mentions of car brands & other brand names; Mentions of sports teams; Mentions of a man saying that marriage is like an “institution”, being “tied down”, and “the old ball and chain”; A few mentions of fictional characters (Barbie, Ken, Mary Poppins, & the Wicked Witch); A few mentions of social media & other sites (Facebook & Skype); A couple mentions of plastic surgery; A mention of the Food Network.

Sexual Content- Two cheek kisses, a nose kiss, three forehead kisses, six not-detailed kisses, three barely-above-not-detailed kisses, and a semi-detailed kiss; Remembering kisses & touches (barely-above-not-detailed); Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, Flutters, Tingles, Nearness, & Smelling (barely-above-not-detailed); Flirting, Blushes, Winks, & Staring; Noticing (including muscles, up to semi-detailed); a ‘babe’; Katie calls Brady’s cologne and smile “yummy” a few times; Many mentions of boyfriends/girlfriends, dating, dates, breakups, exes, & broken hearts; Mentions of kisses, kissing, married couples kissing, & seeing others kiss (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of flirting, swooning, blushes, & winks; A few mentions of cheating; A few mentions of a player and womanizer; A few mentions of a guy’s yummy cologne; A couple mentions of a purity ring & the reminder to stay chaste until marriage; A mention of a TV show with “nasty bedroom scenes”; A mention of having to fast-forward through a scene in the movie because it was “so, well, you know”; A mention of a TV show where a man had seventeen wives (the person who brought it up thinks he went to jail in the end); A mention of Katie wondering if one of her brothers would ever take serious interest in the opposite sex; A mention of a crush; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;

*Note: The cover shows a young woman in a strapless dress & shows a bit of cleavage; Mentions of bosoms/busts, buxom women, figures, & sizes; A few mentions of some men liking “girly things” or design wedding dresses or the different materials (including being concerned about a guy who liked taffeta & a father being concerned that he wasn’t a manly enough influence on his youngest son); A couple mentions of thinking a couple is going to have 2.5 children; A couple mentions of hot flashes; A mention of the battle between the sexes (of not understanding the other); A mention of male menopause; A mention of a woman with a large bottom; A mention of a woman not liking a reverend wearing a robe because it reminds her of a dress.

-Katie Fischer, age 24
1^st person P.O.V. of Katie
351 pages

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My personal Rating-

Oh. My. Goodness! I laughed so hard I was crying! Oh my goodness! Ahhh! And Bella & Hannah are even mentioned! (Goal this year: Review the Bella series!) Miss Janice pulls off the best plots and makes them even more hilarious than you expected! Oooh! This was just so good! I can’t wait read book #2 coming out in October! Miss Janice’s tagline is perfect: “Love, Laughter, and Happy Ever Afters!” Y’all better believe I’ll be quoting that!

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2023 reread: Three thoughts from my reread: 1.) Brady is an absolute doll and I love them together so stinkin’ much. 2.) Chapter 25, my friends, I was squealing more than a piglet. 3.) I just love when an author name drops characters from prior series. I felt like Buddy the Elf, “Hannah and Drew??! I know them!”

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