Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Stars: ⭐️⭐️
“A little day drinking never hurt anyone, no?”
Girls in White Dresses “follows” the lives of three friends, Isabella, Mary, and Lauren, as they navigate through countless dates, wedding showers, babies, and life in general. I say “follows” because it sort of flips back and forth without really following any kind of plot. It reads very much like three “just-for-fun” life blogs that got thrown together in chronological order with occasional guest posts from some of their friends.
“You never want to be the first one of your friends to get married. If you are, just resign yourself to the fact that your wedding will be a shit show. Most people are still single, open bars are a novelty, and no matter how elegant the wedding was planned to be, it will wind up looking like a scene out of Girls Gone Wild.”
If you are looking to read a book that has excitement on every page, this is not the book for you. If, however, you want an easy read that is entertaining at times but mostly bland, pick this baby up!
“‘You’ve been on plenty of dates,’ Mary said. ‘No,’ Isabella said. ‘I’ve been your to eat with boys who were my boyfriend, but that’s not dating. That’s just parallel eating.’”
There were some laugh out loud moments in this book I suppose. That being said though, not a whole lot happened. The girls dated a bunch of people, went to a ton of bridal showers and weddings, and drank. A lot. The book is pretty much life stories about some pretty ordinary girls. Sometimes something wild will happen or be brought up, but there’s just a short blurb on it then you never hear about it again. It’s a bit strange.
“At least once a week, Mark made a box of macaroni and sat down in front of the TV to shovel it into his mouth. He didn’t share. He ate it straight from the pot. He ate the whole thing.”
Same, Mark. Same. Okay, this book is getting two stars purely because of occasional paragraphs like the one above. And because there were a few relatable moments when it comes to life after school, and the feeling of not knowing what you’re doing with your life. Other than that, this book is boring. Sorry.
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