Reviews for Wedding Belles

The average rating for Wedding Belles based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-10-30 00:00:00 Roy Brown This is book three in the Red Hat Club series, but you don't have to have read the previous volumes before reading this one (I certainly haven't). Georgia's only daughter, Callie, has just announced her engagement - to a totally unsuitable man! Or so Georgia thinks. The novel covers several months of Georgia commiserating with her pals in the Red Hat Club as she worries about the great mistake her daughter is about to make, and does her best to put a smile on her face and get through the rounds of parties, showers and dinners in the couple's honor. There are two subplots, including one friend's long-lost cousin (a Jewish American Princess from Manhattan with nowhere else to turn) and another friend's grandchild (a charmingly precocious five-year-old who steals every scene she's a part of). The writing is repetitive. How often to I need to be told that John is a "big brain" or that Wade is an alcoholic bad boy? The subplots did little but fill pages. Smith doesn't seem to trust her readers to figure anything out for themselves, because even the most obvious reference is explained in detail. And Georgia's constant worrying just irritated my last nerve. Still, it's a fast read and there were a couple of entertaining (if totally implausible) moments.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-19 00:00:00 Anthony Wayer I was a bit surprised that Smith took these characters into this territory, for some reason. I felt out of my element reading this book, since I have no daughters and my relationship with my own mother was so "strained"! However, the basic premise was rather frightening to me as a mother! Better if Callie had chosen someone completely unknown to them, right?!? I mean, it would be a shock! And it would be very difficult NOT to assume a person is the same... But, as this book proves, it is possible for people to change; in fact, I always believe that most do grow, develop, and change (hopefully for the better) throughout adulthood. I firmly believe we are on this earth to "evolve" throughout each lifetime! And as always, Smith depicts that ultimate goal of dealing with each other through the lens of unconditional positive regard, which is what The Red Hat Club is based upon; such a difficult goal for many of us humans to attain, and yet so laudable and humane!