A review by nurbasyirah
Holiday Wedding by Melissa Dymond

3.0

Oh what do you know? I didn't exactly hate this book. I just felt like it was unnecessary for this book to even exist. The first book already had the perfect ending. That's the reality of fiction, am I right? Everyone loves a happy ending. Because it doesn't always work like that in real life. But when there's a sequel showing that the perfect ending was in fact not the end and you still have more and it's no longer perfect, it no longer holds the magic.

Since this book has a dual pov and the other pov is Jenny, at least we have a separate cringy romance that I much appreciated because I couldn't stand Gwen. I'm sorry. But which part of dating a celebrity did she not understand? I understand the need to feel accomplished on her own because she is in fact a resident doctor. But you would think it would have been embedded in her brain that her life is no longer just hers. Privacy is overrated when it comes to the media.

She kept repeating herself. She kept questioning if Caleb didn't trust her enough to handle the media or the consequences of dating a celebrity on her own. But everyday she was proving everyone right, and herself wrong. She almost made a big deal when his face was on the media being kissed by his ex. She dismissed Caleb's concern about her security when he offered because she's a strong person. Bullshit. If you're strong, you won't be so easily swayed by a random teenager's comment about hating you because you're engaged to their idol.

Okay, the above paragraph might have been a little contradicting since I mentioned that I didn't hate the book. I didn't. I liked it enough. I just didn't like Gwen enough. Sue me.

I still think this sequel was unnecessary though.