To start, I wish I'd known this is a part of Babble series. Without knowing until I googled ( thanks to ending) I had read second book in a trilogy. The book ends in a question so unless you read the last book you are out of luck. I think I'll survive though.
Queen of babble is a book my aunt left behind when she moved and I figured I'd read it if I had nothing else. Well, book jar figured this was a good time. I don't read a lot of romance novels unless I've read something so terrifying that I need a palate cleanser .
The star of the book is Lizzie who is aspiring wedding gown specialist. I've never planned my own wedding or really dreamed about it so this was already a meh start. I did however like the little tips that started of a new chapter with. They could be useful from deciding on a wedding gown design to after party. Which wasn't really the case for me but it gave the book a little character.
Lizzie doesn't have a job or a place to live and she has been crashing with her boyfriend of few months. This guy, Luke, happens to be a French prince that seems to mean nothing but money since the monarch isn't recognized anymore. Predictably the money part does create tension between flat broke Lizzie and Luke's parents.
Reading this book I felt like Lizzie's only aspiration in life was to marry Luke. They had only been dating less than six months but the girl was determined. She does seem passionate about her career but she just literally has wedding in the brain. It got tiring for me. I couldn't really relate to Lizzie at all and I didn't really care whether or not Luke pops the question. The book wasn't hard to read so I decided to finish it but it was just not for me. I cared more about Lizzie's friend who wasn't a big part of the story but I liked where her storyline went. I just wasn't happy how Lizzie treated her or how she did not really pause to think that maybe Shari wasn't doing so well. Lizzie had her selfless moments but she seemed very obsessed and self centered to me.
If all you need is some brainless romance novel to take your mind of your daily life, I'm sure there is better ones than this. But if you aren't picky this one did have it's moments. I did read some reviews and it looks like the first book was good. Then it was downhill from there but it's better to judge it yourself. I do not have the other books and I probably won't look for them, but there certainly been worst books than this. At least this means my bookshelf will be one book lighter.
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