Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella.

Publisher: Transworld UK
Release Date: February 27th 2014
Pages: 464
Source: Publisher

Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed. So when Ben, an old flame, calls her out of the blue and reminds Lottie of their pact to get married if they were both still single at thirty, she jumps at the chance. No formal dates—just a quick march to the altar and a honeymoon on Ikonos, the sun-drenched Greek island where they first met years ago.

Their family and friends are horrified. Fliss, Lottie’s older sister, knows that Lottie can be impulsive—but surely this is her worst decision yet. And Ben’s colleague Lorcan fears that this hasty marriage will ruin his friend’s career. To keep Lottie and Ben from making a terrible mistake, Fliss concocts an elaborate scheme to sabotage their wedding night. As she and Lorcan jet off to Ikonos in pursuit, Lottie and Ben are in for a honeymoon to remember, for better . . . or worse.


Wedding Night was a fun read, but unfortunately I didn’t end up enjoying it as much as I’d hoped. I think it might be not Sophie Kinsella's strongest story. First the plot: the first part was quite enjoyable, especially the part where Lottie thinks her boyfriend is going to propose as he gave a few serious clues in that direction. Then the story starts to alternate between Lottie and her sister Fliss' point of view.Lottie is incredibly smart but also comes off as a major airhead in her quest for marriage. Fliss countinually ignores her poor son, yet does not understand why he is acting weird and telling lies. Ben is supposed to be a hunk of a man, but comes off as a whiny brat. The only person I remotely liked was Lorcan.. and Noah, poor kid.

Would I recommend Wedding Night to my fellow readers? Probably not as I've enjoyed other Kinsella books much more. I'd suggest that they read (or reread) I've Got Your Number or Twenties Girl instead..