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The blurb:
A Vera Wang dress, the reception at
a sophisticated London venue, and a guest list that reads like a society gossip
column are all the ingredients of Anna Whitehall’s perfect wedding that never
was…
Spending the summer uncovering
hidden treasures in a vintage shop, Anna can still vividly remember both her
childhood dreams; the first was that she’d become a Prima Ballerina, and dance
on stage resplendent in a jewel-encrusted tutu. The second was that at her
wedding she would walk down the aisle wearing a
collective-gasp-from-the-congregation dress.
Years ago Anna pirouetted out of
her cosy hometown village in a whirl of ambition…but when both of those
fairy-tale dreams came crashing down around her ballet shoes, she and fiancée
Seb find themselves back in Nettleton, their wedding and careers postponed
indefinitely…
Don’t they say that you can never
go home again? Sometimes they don’t get it right… This one summer is
showing Anna that your dreams have to grow up with you. And sometimes what you
think you wanted is just the opposite of what makes you happy…
My Opinion:
Well, I don’t
really know how to start this review, because I wasn’t even sure about my
rating. A real mix of thoughts and feelings…
I took me a
while to get into this story, because the characters seemed really far away for
me, especially Anna. I couldn’t find a spark there, although she’s a dancer,
I’m one as well, but…
I liked Seb
though, but I felt like he didn’t really come through in the story.
Back in Nettleton
Anna really struggles, no really job, problems with some kids and then there is
Seb and their wedding. Not much really going on in that department.
I have to say I
was a little disappointed about the storyline, just because I expected
something very different after reading the title and the plot. I saw a great
vintage wedding, with a sweet couple and some drama.
After a while,
the more pages I turned the more I enjoyed it. I have to say that towards the
end it was a sweet, adorable, cute little story with a great message. Anna
finally found out what counts in life: happiness or material goods.
I have to say I
love the ending, or let’s say, what Seb did ;)
A cute summer
story, but the last spark was unfortunately missing for me.
Rating:
My possible
cast:
Anna: Olivia Wilde
Seb: Jason Sudeikis
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