As a 30-something I could very much relate to the main character Lily and the weddings all around her. What will happen when he private thoughts and opinions on these weddings aren't so private anymore? In the age of social media/blogging, I liked this story and it reminded me of chick-lit movies of the past. I would recommend to those readers who like chick lit and contemporary, humorous romance. Thanks to netgalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review. ( )

This book was a spin of 27 Dresses. Lily, a single 32 year old, spring has just gone crazy. Her friends and younger siblings got engaged and now she is in 5 weddings. She finds herself struggling to keep up with all the dates and the bridezillas. To let go of her frustration she starts a blog.

I adored 27 dresses and I really wanted to love this book, but i wasn’t able to, it was boring to me. ( )

Thanks to Chick Lit Central and author Sara Goodman Confino for a gifted copy. All comments and opinions are my own.

This is the book for when you're looking for light, entertaining chick-lit with an intelligent and funny main character. Told in first person by 32-year-old Lily, she's feeling her singleness when she finds herself a bridesmaid in no less than five weddings within six weeks.

No matter that three of the brides-to-be are her best friends and the other two are her siblings, things get nutty as the showers, bachelorette parties and weddings begin to take their toll. And while none of the other bridesmaids are particularly friendly, a few are definitely mean. So Lily discovers the perfect outlet for the craziness - she starts an anonymous blog.

The blog posts, which are inserted into each chapter, are entertaining - snarky yet honest - and even though she shares her experiences related to the parties and weddings, the posts are not about the brides but about her. She recognizes that the brides were "supporting cast at best. I hadn't realized that before, and it was empowering because it was the first thing all year that had been about me, not them."

To give the story more depth and keep the rom-com vibe alive, Confino provides a slow burn, friends-to-lovers angle between Lily and Alex, one of the groomsmen. I appreciated this authentic relationship and how it offered a balance between the main plot point of bridesmaid responsibilities to five demanding brides, mothers-of-the-brides including her own mother, and even her eccentric grandmother.

But we always come back to Lily and her anonymously written blog. Lily is a very good writer, and generates a huge following. Will the blog remain a secret from her friends and family? Will she and Alex become more than friends? Will there be forgiveness and reconciliation between the brides and Lily? Is she really the world's worst bridesmaid? This is a rom-com entitled "For the Love of Friends." You'll have to read it to find out why. ( )

Lilly Weiss has a lot of friends and now this 32 year has been asked to be in five weddings in the same year without a boyfriend. She has worked for more than ten years as the Director of Communications at a scientific company. She likes it because it's easy. While it pays the bills, she needs to create a budget to pay for the extras of being a bridesmaid. She then gets this brilliant idea: to write a blog about weddings and make money from advertisers. Pretty predictable - all of it: the brides, the good looking guy, the dominant mother and caring grandmother.

I enjoyed it. It made me think of all the young girls and how they're trying to do whatever it takes to make every wedding day perfect. But the bigger story is not about the bride but more about a girl finding her passion. ( )

This is such an entertaining read. There are many laughs to be had and found within the pages of this book. Lily and her blog, Bridesmania are the stars of this book. I think any woman who has been a bridesmaid can relate to the things that Lily wrote about. There are so many hilarious moments that I can not pick just a few. Almost every other page I was smiling and laughing.

Luckily, for me I have one sister and most of my friends and co workers are already married or younger than me have closer friends to ask the honor of bridesmaid. My sister was not picky when it came to her bridesmaid. When it came time for me to get married; my sister was living in another state and almost due to have her first child, so she could not travel. My husband and I opted to have a small wedding and no bridesmaids or groomsmen.

Back to the book. If you are looking for a book to get lost in one afternoon, then you need to pick up a copy of this book. You will be glad to be sitting on the sidelines. ( )