The Wedding Game

 Well, the plot sounded promising. I even read the first chapter before purchasing; I was all on board. I liked Luna and her relationship with her brother and his fiancé. She was quirky and fun (if a bit manic but I can work with that). I enjoyed the relationship between Declan and Cohen. I was all “Cute names, adorable relationships, DIY/crafty goodness!” This is gonna be great!  Or at least a fun time.  

Then, for no apparent reason, Thad ruined it all. I hated the prologue. Absolutely loathed it. The tone was all over the place; it was crude and offensive for absolutely no reason. And I genuinely want all bad things for Thad. (I get why his brother “betrayed” him; I don't know what Alec did but I'm pretty sure Thad deserved it. And I'm genuinely concerned for his fiancée - I'd tell her to get out while she still can.) It's been a while since I had such a visceral reaction to a character, let alone let one character poison an entire book. But here we are. 
 
So, I took to goodreads to see if I was alone or if the book improved (or if Thad had a personality transplant... or a good old-fashioned lobotomy). Nope, he just gets worse. So, I'm saving myself the trouble (and the seething rage) and calling it quits now. 

On to (hopefully) better reads, though all things considered, that's not a high bar.