Author: Rachel Astor
Publisher: Rachel Astor via Smashwords
Genre: Fiction, Romance
Pages: 487 (B&N Nook Edition)
Rating: 4 Stars
Just an FYI, this series only comes in an ebook version. Bridesmaid Lotto, the first in the McMaster the Disaster series is actually free from both Barnes & Noble and Amazon for the Nook and Kindle.
Goodreads Summary: Josephine McMaster is pretty and smart, but very much a klutzy mess. Finally, at 26, she may have actually lost the dreaded 'McMaster the Disaster' nickname that has followed her around her whole life.
Josie's quite content to be single, much to her mother's disappointment. So when a bizarre contest is announced where a socialite is holding a lottery to pick her bridesmaids, she can't roll her eyes fast enough, even if it does mean meeting Jake Hall, her one and only movie star crush. Obviously, Josie doesn't enter the bridesmaid lottery, so you can imagine her surprise when her picture pops up among the winners, thanks to Mom. With a little prodding --okay bribing-- Josie agrees to participate.
The wedding turns into the event of the year, and Josie finds herself in the middle of a paparazzi feeding frenzy, which gets crazier after Jake Hall takes special interest in her. Can Josie handle the pressure in the spotlight? Is it possible she might really have a chance with Jake Hall? And if she's busy worrying about all that, how in the heck is she going to keep 'McMaster the Disaster' from showing up in front of the entire world?
This book was good and bad for me. I really liked the lightheartedness of the story and how it felt like an easy beach read (which was good for camping on the beach this past week :) ) . This was such an easy story to get lost in that it only took a couple of days to get through. The plot itself was interesting and entertaining and not something I've heard before but it could be really predictable at times.
One of my biggest problems with this book was the grammatical errors and spelling slip-ups. Which isn't really that big of a deal, just a pet peeve of mine. It doesn't bother me if a book has a few but it happened a lot in this book.
This story didn't really go too in depth either, you only really scratch the surface of the characters and the story. You get the main plot points but it never really goes too into the story and what's happening. After Josie is chosen to be a bridesmaids, you don't really get too much about the actual plans for the wedding, other than picking up her bridesmaids dress and the bachelorette party. Even with the wedding, there really wasn't much detail about the wedding itself and focused mainly on Josie and Jake's interactions. Which is understandable seeing as how she's the main character and the development of their relationship is the main focus of the book, but I just felt like those parts were lacking.
I love Jake's character, because he represents every woman's unrealistic dream of being with her dream celebrity crush *cough* Bradley Cooper *cough*! Finding out that he actually is the way you dreamed he would be, sweet and completely normal! I found his and Josie's relationship to just be really sweet and simple, and just adorable.
One thing that I really liked throughout the story were Josie's Disaster Diary entries. They added to the fun, lighthearted feeling of the book, they actually had me laughing out loud while I was reading. Some of the situations and predicaments Josie has gotten herself into throughout her life are seriously comical!
All in all this book really was enjoyable because of how lighthearted and easy it was. I would recommend it, especially if you're looking for a fun beach read :)
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