Queen B’s Decree: I have a love/hate relationship with this book. I loved the plot idea and Jason, but I hated Eileen sometimes. The basic idea here is that Eileen and Jason are being “forced” to plan a wedding for Eileen’s bratty older sister and Jason’s broke cousin. Both Jason and Eileen have been the fixer for their families; the one that makes things happen.
But good golly miss molly did I want Eileen to grow a spine! The things her family said and did to her seemed so beyond what I could imagine. That was the hardest thing for me to stomach – how she lets her family tear her down.
Moving past that, I loved the relationship between Jason and Eileen. They start as two people forced into wedding planning, and become friends along the way. They bonded over musicals, eighties music, and food (side note: like all best friends should!) and each soon comes to realize that maybe there is a little more there than friendship.
Great banter and dialogue. Enjoyed revisiting Jack and Em from Maybe Later – hoping we get to see more from the Spearman family!
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Book: Then He Happened by Claudia Burgoa
Series: standalone (but connected to Maybe Later)
Genre: Contemporary
Hotness: mild salsa
Plot Devices: friends to lovers