I feel sorry for Lily. From beginning to nearly the end.
I don't know if I could do what she did: accept being a bridesmaid for five friends and relatives in a span of six weeks. Crazy!
Lily is single, thirty-two, full-time writer for a science magazine, and without a boyfriend. She should have plenty of time to organize and attend all the functions, destroy her checking account, and let's not forget the demands of the bride.
A big time saver happened immediately at her BFF's engagement party. Lily partied, slept over, and borrowed a shirt from the mysterious guy she woke up with. Ashamed and afraid to know who he was, she snuck out in the morning. Not seeing his face would help her behave at the rest of the events.
Alex, fellow groomsman, is what every woman wants. Lily allows small advances in a coffee-cup-note-passing relationship, but she dares not go any further. Besides, whenever she turns around a new engagement, purchase, outing, or meeting is taking place for the brides.
The commitments and requests rain down with outrageous demands. Lily has no other way to vent the expectations except start an anonymous blog. The blog is hilarious! With the truth coming out, Lily finds a way to remain diligent in her duties, including keeping Alex at arm's length.
And it all hurts. When she sits down and takes a breath, the whole gamut of friendships, relatives, and one man in particular (Alex again) leaves her wondering how she will make it. Her bride-friends are turning on her because of her excessive effort to make them happy doesn't match their plans exactly.
What is wrong with this picture? I'm probably not as good of a person as Lily because I would never put up with what she does. She won't know if any of the brides forgive her delinquencies until after all the weddings. Will Alex allow her one mistake to end the possibility of a good thing?
I want to make it right for Lily, she deserves it, but I'm not in charge of her story!
Happy reading,
Dawn
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