Review: The People We Hate at the Wedding

The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Paul and Alice's half-sister Eloise is getting married in London. They have always been jealousy of Eloise because her father is wealthy and there's isn't, also their mother clearly pines for the life she had with Eloise's father before he left her for a Spanish au pair.

Paul's relationship with his boyfriend Mark is disintegrating and his career is waning, just as mark's career is taking off.

Alice is in a job she hates and having an affair with her married boss.

I thought I was alone in loathing this book and the characters in it but I have just seen a few headline reviews and they seem to agree. I fail to see the "shamelessly funny" side to this book, the characters are self-absorbed, spiteful, bad-mannered and generally obnoxious. I just wish I had had the courage of my convictions and DNF'd the book instead of ploughing through to the end.

I received a free copy of this book to review from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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