Jessica's Reviews > The Wedding Planner

Edit: I picked it up again to finish.

Faith is so unrelatable and honestly kind of a repulsive person. She constantly mentions how much money she’s making off of these extravagant weddings while her assistant is struggling to make ends meet.

The romance felt forced. The writing is repetitive. Hearing both sides of their dates at the same time was cringey and spoiled any chemistry.

I read a comment somewhere that said “Danielle Steel doesn’t follow the first rule of writing: show don’t tell.” And I’d agree with that.

My one star review stands.


Original review:
I’m halfway through this book and there’s not a lick of good writing. This is a milquetoast half-baked story.

Some sentences I’ve just read:
- Each supplier had their own work area and huge staff.
- All the bridesmaids looked very elegant.
- Jeremy and Annabelle had picked their favorite songs.
- The ceremony was very touching.

I’m not sure if I’m just not the target audience for this book. It reads like an elementary primer book where you’re learning what weddings are and you’re preparing for a lesson on common adverbs. Over 50% of the book shouldn’t just be background on a character, but here we are.

Not sure if I’ll finish, but I’m going to move onto something else before my brain shrinks. :/