Review: Exposing The Groom by Rachel Van Dyken
SYNOPSIS:
How it started:
An accidental phone grab during my rehearsal dinner while my fiancé went to use the restroom.
How it ended:
Reading all the dirty texts between him and my maid of honor, aka little sister, during our vows in of the world in what would later be considered one of the most viral wedding videos on TikTok.
Of. All. Time.
Did I mention his vows were before mine, and he compared me to my adopted dog because… and I quote, “I’m so loyal.”
It’s not my fault that my first instinct, after exposing his dirty lies, was to run up to the clueless rockstar that was supposed to headline my reception and ask him to sing my tears away. I never expected him to help me escape certain disaster, kiss me senseless, and then buy me ice cream.
But that was all in the past—until I’m staring down at a wedding invitation from the crappy little crap pants ex. You see, he swapped sisters, and now a year later, they’re getting married at a gorgeous winery while I’m still staring down at a plus one, wondering if I can bring my pet turtle.
How it happened:
In desperation, I sent a drunken text to the hot rockstar with a picture of my turtle, Chuck Norris… in a bowtie. Who knew he would show up at the wedding—but get this, it wasn’t to save me, nope, it was to… yup, SING!
SHE STOLE HIM TOO!
But now that he’s there and I’m there, and the history is there, I beg him one more time to save me, this time as my date.
But lie after lie just kept pouring out of my mouth until we were somehow fake-engaged.
I would laugh if crying didn’t feel so good.
Should have brought the freaking turtle…
REVIEW:
*Book Received in Exchange for Honest Opinion/Review*
I have to be honest, I was nervous starting this book, especially with the cheater synopsis. Throw in the fact that it was the bride’s younger sister that the fiancé was cheating on her with…yeah. But it’s RVD so I gave it a go and was pleasantly surprised.
The book flowed so smoothly, even though the whole story takes place in a very short time frame, things didn’t feel rushed. I guess major life events can bond people in unknown ways. Scarlett and Killian just work. They give on enemies-to-lovers vibe but that is just animosity to mask their explosive sexual chemistry. Their banter had me grinning and giggling and when things got to heavy; naïve Dustin was there to break up the tension by either unknowingly cock-blocking or going on a fact tangent complete with photos.
Scarlett’s little sister and ex are the absolute worst and I didn’t care much for her parents. How could her father even try to convince her to show up to this sham of a wedding is beyond me. But what her family lacked, her best friend (Adrian) more than made up for. A cute, quick read with found family, top-notch banter, and a happily-ever-after.
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