The Wedding Date CD : A Novel

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Summary: A LIKABLE, LAUGHABLE READING
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A familiar voice on the BBC, Jasmine Hyde is the perfect actress to bring sassy, saucy, prevaricating Sophy Metcalfe to vivid life. She reads this likable, laughable British comedy with robust charm. First released under the title Asking For Trouble, Young's first novel is now also a major motion picture titled The Wedding Date. Whatever the title, it's fun.

Sophy is a successful young career woman - according to her mother the operative word here is single woman. Mom will give her no peace until she puts that Mrs. in front of her name. So, to get a little breathing room Sophy invents a suitor, Dominic, who is, of course, everything her mother could ever long for in a son-in-law. Except for the fact that he doesn't exist.

All's well until sister Belinda sets a wedding date and Sophy must produce her perfect Dominic. Ooops! She hires a date for the wedding from an escort service, which doesn't turn out to be such a bad idea after all. But, there are lots of twists and turns in this road to romance, thanks to Sophy's predilection for falsehoods.

- Gail Cooke

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Summary: Fluff
Review: A good book, recommendable for a lazy summer day. I couldn't put it down - if only to find out what the next plot twist would be. At times its a little much, but as it is a entertainment only type book it does its job quite well.

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Summary: Asking for a Great Time!
Review: By now we've all seen the trailers and TV spots for The Wedding Date. I haven't seen this movie, though it looks escapist enough to try and catch. What I have purchased is the book that the film is based upon, Asking for Trouble. This book has, of course, been repackaged under the new name The Wedding Date, but don't let that deter you. This novel is exceptionally written and a ton more laughs than the movie seems. Needless to say, Hollywood has changed so many areas of this story that it holds little resemblance to the novel.

In the novel, main character Sophy is a "Bridget Jones" type character. A slightly overweight, quirky London resident living with two equally quirky flatmates. She is human and real. What she is not is Debra Messing. :-) Anyway, Sophy has made up a false boyfriend, with whom she is "practically engaged." Sophy's mother is of the competitive sort, with her snobby next-door neighbor playing the role of rival. Sophy introducing the world (okay, her mother's circle of "friends") to her boyfriend would solidify her position as queen of the group.

Needless to say, this is a story filled with things not being what they appear. This principle gives this story depth, because it is more realistic. How many times in life have we thought this ourselves?

I also find it interesting that the main character's name is Sophy -- a derivative of Sophie which comes from the greek word for wisdom. This word was derived from Sophocles, an early philosopher. Sophy admittedly is not so wise (She's lying to everyone afterall); however, several key parts of the story are revealed through her thoughts and actions. This is most importantly a story about gaining wisdom of oneself. The author, Elizabeth Young, does an excellent job of revealing this to her readers.

This novel was a page burner... I couldn't put it down. I definitely recommend this read. If you have seen the movie and came away dissatisfied, don't discount this novel! You'll find what was missing and so much more right between the black and white pages of The Wedding Date (aka: Asking for Trouble) by Elizabeth Young

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Summary: it was good, but flawed
Review: I could not put this book down - usually a good thing. It WAS interesting and I enjoyed it...for the most part.
But after I was done with it the flaws in it really stood out even more.
The main character, Sophy, is just really bitchy to the man she says she likes (Josh, aka the faux Dominic). I don't see how he could fall for her when she is sniping at him all the time.
Plus, as another reviewer mentioned, Josh's character is very underdeveloped. We don't get a sense of "who" he really is.
All of Sophy's lies were just over the top and came to be almost unbearable to read about. You just wanted to shout at her to "Tell the truth already!" And again, how could a man fall for someone who is so wrapped up in her own lies??? It was so unbelieveable. Sophy was almost unredeemable as a likeable character. And on top of that, she obsessed constantly about what she thought Josh was thinking instead of ever actually coming right out and asking him. (And of course, to further the story she was wrong every time.) I guess that is what one gets for ASSUMING things in the first place!
I don't know whether to recommend this book to you or not. I'd say if you are really that concerned that you won't like it, just borrow it from the library or a friend.

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Summary: Fun & Addicting Chick Lit
Review: I LOVED this book. I love British authors and this one is no exception.

The main character Sophy Metcalfe has told her family that she is in love with the perfect man, and she has described every little thing about this dream lover... only he DOESN'T exist!! Now Sophy's sister is getting married and her family is expecting to meet this man at her wedding.... so the fun begins.

Follow Sophy as she attempts to make her dream a reality. The elaborae lie becomes bigger and bigger and even more fun for the reader.

I don't want to give any of this fun story away so read it yourself to find out what happens. I promise you will not be dissappointed!!

The upcoming film starring Debra Messing titled The Wedding Date is based on this book, should be great fun!

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Summary: Just Okay
Review: I purchased this book after seeing that it received some great reviews from other Amazon customers. Basically, I did not enjoy the book very much. I found the main character, Sophy, to be annoying. She appeared to be sloppy, bitchy and the constant mention of her "wobbly bits" made me sick to my stomach. The escort/love interest charcter Josh/Dominic was very underdeveloped, as was the "best friend" character of Alix.
The book was very slow until the last few chapters when it finally got interesting. I spent a lazy weekend in my apt reading this book. It was a quick read, but I got the feeling that at any point I could just toss it aside and not give a crap about what happened to any of the characters.

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Summary: Kept me up late
Review: I really got involved with the characters in this book and when I only had 80 pages left to read, I couldn't put it down to get to bed on time! I look forward to seeing the movie, The Wedding Date, which is based on this book.

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Summary: GOOD LAUGH
Review: I usually stick to such kinds of books... light, easy-to-read and fun.
And I must confess I had a good laugh with this one.
Of course it is difficult not to remind you of similar books (like Bridget Jones and the like) but somehow Sophie manages to be cool the same time she is desperate for a man.
She manages to remain decent and not at all pathetic. She handles her private "drama" very subtly, mostly because she thinks she is a lost case.
And the whole scenario-setup is quite intelligent.
A nice-to-read book.
Can be "eaten-up" in 1 day!

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Summary: Light, but far-fetched
Review: I was disappointed with this book. The main character, Sophy, described herself as "not a doormat", yet why is it then that she can't stand up to her own mother? Oh, I know...then there would be no premise for this far-fetched story. If she did have a backbone, she could have easily told her mum that she didn't have a boyfriend and that suited her perfectly well, thank you. Instead we find a woman (little girl, more like) who builds lie upon lie to appease her mum's fragile sensibilities, and are expected to believe that any man hired to be her date would find that incredibly attractive. Not likely. I might also add that it is not likely that he was won over by the way she constantly "hissed" at him, though perhaps he had a masochistic side that we were not privvy to. As a matter of fact, that would explain an awful lot. Like why he was always so eager to help her whenever she needed a hand after their "date" was over. I didn't know paid escorts cared so much. And why he was always the prince among men. I found little that I could dislike about him, which I think one would be able to in any well-rounded character. Although I'm a sucker for romance, there was little romance to be found. It seemed to be formulaicly tossed in throughout the story more through obligation than necessity. Most of their attraction took place in Sophy's mind, and that was mostly the "he's so cute" variety. Old flames seemed to pop conveniently out of the woodwork at just the right (or is it wrong) time. The more I read, the more contrived the story seemed. If you don't mind reading a story that could not believably take place with charcters as flat as the pages, this book might be right up your alley.

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: This is the first "Chick Lit" book I ever read... and now I have read it 5 times! I absolutely love it, and it has hooked me on chick lit FOREVER! The heroine is hilarious! I love how she overanalyzes everything... women everywhere do. The plot is origional and has some very good twists.
This is the book that I hold all other up to and think, "Will I have close to as much fun as when I read 'Asking for Trouble'?"