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    Wedding Night: A Novel

    Written by Sophie Kinsella

    Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Fiona Hardingham and Mark Bramhall

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    About this audiobook

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns with her trademark blend of sparkling wit and playful romance in this page-turning story of a wedding to remember-and a honeymoon to forget.

    Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose, but then his big question involves a trip abroad-not a trip down the aisle. Completely crushed, Lottie reconnects with an old flame, and they decide to take drastic action. No dates, no moving in together, they'll just get married . . . right now. Her sister, Fliss, thinks Lottie is making a terrible mistake, and will do anything to stop her. But Lottie is determined to say "I do," for better, or for worse.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 23, 2013
    ISBN9780385361675
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    Wedding Night: A Novel
    Author

    Sophie Kinsella

    Sophie Kinsella has written a number of bestsellers, including the Shopaholic series, Twenties Girl, Remember Me?, The Undomestic Goddess, and Can You Keep a Secret? Confessions of a Shopaholic was made into a major motion picture starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy. Born in London, she studied at New College, Oxford. She lives in London with her husband and family.

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    • 4/5
      I know there are mixed reviews on this book. But as an audio book it was very enjoyable. There were times a burst out laughing. Even my husband who happened to be in the car with me at one point laughed out loud a couple times. I don't know if I would have enjoyed this more as a paper book but it wasn't an option for me at the library. I'm SO glad I had it as an audio book. Fliss and Lottie were voiced by two different women and they did an excellent job with the emotions. Brought the characters to life. Are Fliss and Lottie messed up in their personal lives? Yes. Would a normal person do what Fliss did? Probably not. But this is pure entertainment and if you want a good book for the plane or the beach or a stormy night then pick this one yet. Better yet, get the audio and listen to it in the car. The person next to you will wonder why you are laughing out loud and smiling. I'm glad I spent time with the characters even though they all were just a little nuts.
    • 4/5
      Funny British humor
    • 4/5
      This may be a romance, but really, it is a story of two sisters whose relationship is pushed to the limits. Lottie is marrying on the rebound. Jilted by her current boyfriend, she reconnects with a former one. But Fliss sure this is a vast mistake, and is determined to end her sister’s marriage before it is too late, that is, before it is consummated. Now it is a race with the clock and becomes a comedy of errors. But though a light read, it is not quite as fluffy as one might think at first glance. The characters are flawed, but nearly all show growth and understanding as they come to grips with their lives. They are finally given the gift to see themselves as others see them, and that makes all the difference. Author Sophie Kinsella has penned entertaining and humorous tale that still sends a message.
    • 3/5
      You read Kinsella when you want fluffy, not terrible hard thinking pieces. But the thing I've noticed about her work is that underneath the marshmallow, there tends to be some kind of point in play that resonates with the reader. Wedding Night is no different from Kinsella's previous books, in that it involves a madcap character who always gets herself into scapes and how she ends up getting out of them. For that I'm grateful that when I need something that doesn't require much processing while I read, Kinsella delivers. It's a fun romp that really is a meditation of what is love. Recommended when you need something to brighten your day or just want to have fun.
    • 4/5
      Definitely not her greatest, but I found it a great deal of fun. Also possibly Sophie Kinsella's book to be written from two points of view?
    • 4/5
      This book made me laugh out loud in some places. It's the first book of Sophie Kinsella's that I've read and it wont be the last . I enjoyed reading about the characters and got a sense of their personalities. I kept thinking 'What next?'. I enjoy the way that its written, each chapter from a different person's perspective. A great read for me.
    • 3/5
      This was a fun, enjoyable light read. I have read most of Sophie Kinsella books including the popular Shopaholic series. This book was romantic, light, and overall a fun read. It's a great book for the beach or in an airport / on an airplane. The interactions of the characters were great. Lottie and Fliss are lovable!
    • 4/5
      An entertaining, read once, rom com.
    • 5/5
      (I understand the confusion this will evoke.) I think that Sophie Kinsella is the great writer of the age. I aspire to do a little essay about this topic in the future. She is not like those without an idea, and indeed she shows us the life around us, that we ignore..................."There aren't sides." I know that I idealize what Sophie does, (a girl, even the modern girl, being herself), but that's a real line, you know. It's what makes it different from all the noise about heroes and villains and the end of the world.... Like, "There is no such thing as ruining your life", from "The Undomestic Goddess", it's a real line. She just has a way of making things work. It's not something you can teach. It just, *is*............................But I'm not going to pretend that I've described it. There's really a lot to it. Honestly, I'm telling you.
    • 3/5
      You read Kinsella when you want fluffy, not terrible hard thinking pieces. But the thing I've noticed about her work is that underneath the marshmallow, there tends to be some kind of point in play that resonates with the reader. Wedding Night is no different from Kinsella's previous books, in that it involves a madcap character who always gets herself into scapes and how she ends up getting out of them. For that I'm grateful that when I need something that doesn't require much processing while I read, Kinsella delivers. It's a fun romp that really is a meditation of what is love. Recommended when you need something to brighten your day or just want to have fun.
    • 4/5
      Good-Entertaining & lighthearted; endearing and believable characters. Kinsella never disappoints!
    • 4/5
      Light and fluffy and pretty funny. Lottie and Ben are both challenging characters to enjoy.
    • 5/5
      Fabulous book about sisters, personal responsibility, co-dependency, and The Unfortunate Choices we all make when we are suffering from a loss in life. Light, fun, comedic, and heartfelt, Kinsella knows how to touch on major themes without losing the thread of the story or losing the laughter. A must read for summer!
    • 4/5
      Needed something entertaining & funny for a long drive. This one had me laughing a lot, but also had me cringing in spots. The lies & deception could have had some very serious consequences....but it's fiction, it's exaggerated & when I would put it back in that context along with the quirky characters, it was a pretty funny comedy of errors! Added bonus - I loved the narration (audiobook), so that may have influenced my rating. :)
    • 5/5
      I really loved this book. Lottie is devastated when she realizes her current boyfriend, Richard, had no intention of proposing to her, like she thought. So after her teenage boyfriend, Ben, expresses an interest to pick up where they left off, she is thinking that she has a chance of marriage and a family, which she thinks is being quite elusive, especially since she is still single at thirty.

      Lottie and her sister, Fliss share an almost, mother/daughter, relationship, and I think Fliss knows Lottie better than she knows herself. Lottie is a romantic at heart and it goes to the point of being unrealistic and Fliss is the practical one, which would explain the nature of the relationship between them.

      The personalities were all well developed and I especially liked Lorcan and Richard, especially because how clueless can a guy be, though I did not know what to think at the beginning, they turned out to be way more likeable than Ben.

      I think this book would make a really funny movie - I could see it on the big screen, with some scenes being roll on the floor funny!
    • 5/5
      I really loved this book. Lottie is devastated when she realizes her current boyfriend, Richard, had no intention of proposing to her, like she thought. So after her teenage boyfriend, Ben, expresses an interest to pick up where they left off, she is thinking that she has a chance of marriage and a family, which she thinks is being quite elusive, especially since she is still single at thirty.

      Lottie and her sister, Fliss share an almost, mother/daughter, relationship, and I think Fliss knows Lottie better than she knows herself. Lottie is a romantic at heart and it goes to the point of being unrealistic and Fliss is the practical one, which would explain the nature of the relationship between them.

      The personalities were all well developed and I especially liked Lorcan and Richard, especially because how clueless can a guy be, though I did not know what to think at the beginning, they turned out to be way more likeable than Ben.

      I think this book would make a really funny movie - I could see it on the big screen, with some scenes being roll on the floor funny!
    • 4/5
      Aw. It was more interesting to read about Lorcan and Fliss than about Lottie. Ugh. What the hell did she saw in Ben?

      The book was amusing, though. It made me laugh. Sophie Kinsella's books always did.
    • 3/5
      Reread and still did not remember the book. Calamity of errors and still things ended up aok. Not in anyway to be confused with real life of course.
    • 4/5
      Lottie thinks her boyfriend Richard is about to propose. When he doesn't and they break up instead, Lottie rebounds with her ex from when she was 18 years old, Ben. They immediately decide to get married, but when Lottie's sister finds out, she plans to do everything she can to make sure Lottie doesn't ruin her life by marrying Ben. I really enjoyed this. Silly, humourous fluff, but fun and entertaining! And quick to read.
    • 2/5
      Like a train wreck that you simply cannot turn away from!! You know how this is going to end, though, you can't predict exactly how things will get there. A 2.0 star -- just not up to Sophie Kinsella's previous works. Time to pull out earlier works.
    • 3/5
      Hmm: Kinsella's writing is skilled and smooth and suits this genre well. The parallels between Fliss and Lorcan and their well-meaning interventions were a nice touch.

      But, I found the central plot point - of Fliss trying to stop Lottie having sex with her new husband - just a little too ludicrous. As a chick lit reader, I can be somewhat forgiving of unlikely storylines (and I've written some myself which are a tad far-fetched), but this one was too flimsy to bear the weight of the many chapters it attempted to support.

      And I'm sorry, but I just had to deduct another star for Lottie's romantic outcome. Trying to avoid spoilers, I wasn't impressed by either of her options and frankly wanted to see Lottie tell them both to take a hike, and go off to run the paper company with Lorcan instead. Perhaps Ms. Kinsella would consider a sequel, because I'm still not sure Lottie's found the right guy. Lottie could do better, and so, I fear, can the author.
    • 4/5
      Nowhere near as funny as the other Sophie Kinsella books, but a great story. I couldn't put it down! And I love that the chapters were written in alternating perspectives.
    • 4/5
      I like this book. I thought this book was best book for Kinsella since the first Shopaholic book. Had the same humor and frustration with the characters that I find brings out the best in Kinsella's writing. I would recommend for a fun summer read - especially if you are on your way to a wedding!
    • 4/5
      This book is very hilarious. Not just a girl babbling on and on, it's like Steve Martin's movies.The story was told from two points of views--Lottie and Fliss. Lottie is typical Sophie Kinsella's heroine type--sweet, dreamy ..and crazy. Fliss is more down to earth, but she is a bitter widow still struggling.So when Lottie planned to marry her ex (from 15 years ago), Ben, after a major embarrassing breakup(?), Fliss took it as her duty to stop them from consummate the marriage. And so the fun begins for us reader.
    • 3/5
      Wedding Night, the latest novel from popular chick lit author Sophie Kinsella, exhibits her trademark charm and penchant for absurd humour.Her heroine is thirty year old Lottie Graveney who is devastated when the marriage proposal she is expecting from her long time beau Richard isn't forthcoming. In fact he tells her he is not interested in marriage in the forseeable future and for Lottie that means the end of their relationship. She is still reeling from the break up when her ex boyfriend, Ben, gets in touch after more than a decade's silence. As the pair reminisce about the summer they spent together on the idyllic Greek island where they met, Ben reminds Lottie of their pact to get married if they were both still single at thirty, confesses he never stopped loving her and proposes almost all in one breath. Lottie says yes and the pair decide not to wait arranging a no fuss registry wedding for just a few days hence. Lottie has only one condition - no sex until their wedding night. Despite the strenuous objections of Lottie's sister, Fliss, and Ben's best friend, Lorcan, the marriage goes ahead and the newlyweds jet off to Ikonos for their honeymoon, but Fliss isn't about to let her sister make the biggest mistake of her life and she will do anything to stop them consummating the marriage.Wedding Night is pretty much exactly what I expected from Kinsella, the plot is predictable, the characters largely OTT and yet it doesn't seem to matter much because it's all good fun, even if utterly unbelievable.Where Wedding Night does differ from other novels I have read by Kinsella is the narrative told from two point of views. Lottie is the flaky, starry eyed heroine familiar to the author's readers while her older sister, Fliss is a little more sensible and cynical. I liked Fliss a little more than Lottie though neither behave particularly well, Fliss is overzealous in her attempt to help her sister while Lottie makes a cascade of impulsive decisions.As long as you don't overthink it, there are some real laugh out loud moments as Lottie's and Ben's attempts to consummate their marriage are deftly thwarted by the hotel manager at the behest of Fliss including broken volume controls, intrusive butlers and a couples massage that causes Lottie to have a painful allergic reaction.A lighthearted rom-com, Wedding Night is a amusing way to spend an hour or two when you don't have the energy for anything more taxing. I didn't think it's Kinsella's best but fans should still enjoy the familiar silliness.
    • 3/5
      After a mysterious prologue and the back and forth chapters between sisters Lottie and annoying Fliss, I wasn't even sure why I was still reading along, with other books waiting for my attention. As I kept at it, I realized I was laughing out loud at this true farce of a story which took off mid-way and didn't stop til the last line. The machinations that Fliss goes through, aided unknowingly by Ben's old friend Lorcan, are truly inspired and funny. Add in some cross continent travel, great descriptions of the various locales and people and Kinsella delivered a fun, if slightly dark take on how to break up a marriage.
    • 4/5
      I always look forward to spring and a new Sophie Kinsella novel. I usually love them all but this one was slightly lacking for me. I align this closer to the sub standard books she writes as Madeleine Wickham as opposed to the ones she puts out as Sophie Kinsella. I think the problem for me with this one was the heroine Lottie was lacking the usual spunk and smarts that the ladies in the other books usually have . Even though silly and embarrassing things happen to the girls they have an inate goodness and smarts that get then through to their happy ending. We only get to see Lottie's turn lemons into lemonade persona briefly when she goes to recruit college students for scientific research positions and instead finds a group of artist and dancers. The way she is able to turn a potentially disasterous situation around is classic Kinsella. After that Lottie has a simple misunderstanding with her long time boyfriend and on the spur of the moment runs off to get married to an old flame she hasn't seen in fifteen years. A little far fetched wouldn't you say. Charged with bringing back Lotties to sanity is her put upon sister Fliss who has a few troubles of her own, the main one being she is going through a truly horrible divorce. Fliss would like to save Lottie from the same fate but her sister has gone off the deep end. Classic Kinsella high jinks ensue. I did enjoy this book but just not quite as much as some of the others. My heart will always belong to Twenties Girl. That said there were two laugh out loud moments for me one of which centered around a condom in an elementary school project and the other involved a room full of hotels employees trying top stop the consummation of Lottie's marriage while her new husband was more than determined to go forward. It is rare that I actually laugh out loud while reading so props for that. I still love you Sophie Kinsella. You are the essence of chick lit to me. I just hope you go more Twenties Girl and less Madeleine Wickham next time. This is still a great beach read though.
    • 4/5
      Rainy, cold afternoon? Check. Comfy couch, pot of tea? Check. Perfect time to settle in with the latest by Sophie Kinsella? Absolutely! And so with delicious anticipation I turned to the first page of Wedding Night. Lottie is 33 years old - she wants to get married and start a family. She's sure that her boyfriend Richard is the one. And she's sure he's going to pop the question - after all it's been three years. Her sister Fliss has already married and has a beautiful son. But not a beautiful marriage - she's in the midst of an acrimonious divorce. Well, Richard doesn't pop the question and Lottie runs headlong into the arms of her old flame Ben - and right up to the altar! Fliss is determined to keep Lottie from making what she sees as a terrible mistake. And Ben's friend and business colleague thinks the same. What ensues is a hilarious scheme to sabotage - you guessed it - their Wedding Night. Kinsella uses both sisters to narrate the book. It was great fun to have not one but two female leads. Their personalities are miles apart, but I found each character quite engaging. Yes, some of the situations are far fetched - but I'm not reading for reality - I'm reading for entertainment. And Wedding Night definitely kept me entertained. It was light and funny and I know I had a smile on my face much of the time. (This would make such a great rom-com movie) Pick up a copy of Wedding Night for your beach bag this summer! For me, Sophie Kinsella is the Queen of Chick Lit.
    • 4/5
      Told from alternating points of view, Lottie and Fliss are struggling with relationships - Lottie has just left long time boyfriend for lack of commitment, and Fliss is struggling through a messy divorce. There's lots of humor - Ms. Kinsella's trademark - but also some poignant moments where her characters face up to the emotional pain they are experiencing. Quick, enjoyable read.
    • 3/5
      Sophie Kinsella's Wedding Night is mainly told from the perspectives of two sisters: Charlotte "Lottie" and Felicity "Fliss" Graveney. Lottie is the youngest sister, a dreamer in who works in a pharmaceutical company. Fliss is the more rational older sister. She is an editor of a very popular hotel magazine. She's also going through a very bitter divorce and is the mother to a seven year old.

      Lottie thinks her long time boyfriend, Richard, is going to propose but he doesn't. She is so distraught that she breaks up with him on the spot. Known for doing very questionable post breakup actions, such as joining a cult, Fliss is worried about her but she thinks the worst is over until Lottie texts her and tells she that she got married to an old flame named Ben who has been apparently in love with her for 15 years.

      With her young son, a friend of Ben's named Locran, and surprisingly enough Richard in tow, Fliss jets out to a Greek island named Ikonos to stop Lottie from making a huge mistake but until that time Fliss is going to do everything she can to c-block Lottie and Ben so that the marriage won't be legally recognized.

      I liked Wedding Night. It was a different novel from Kinsella. A little bolder, much cheekier. There were one night stands but really no mention of pursuing a real relationship. I also like that The First Guy in the novel was the right guy for the heroine and not the Second Guy and it' s always The Second Guy in a Kinsella novel!

      It seemed like a more mature Kinsella novel. It seemed more modern and I thought it was funny. Some things were a total TMI situation. How much do you tell your sister, anyway? It must be a cultural thing.