Maid of Honor by Jillian Conley peeks us into the life of Josephine Vitale, Maid of Honor. Josephine, who is unemployed and single, gets asked to be the MOH at her best friend Sandra’s wedding. With Sandra on the quest to have the most perfect wedding of the century, Josephine jumps through hoop after ridiculous hoop to make her friend happy. Josephine is thrown another curveball when a former love interest enters the picture, and readers wonder if she will be able to get her happy ending as well. The story is a great subject, and I was reading this around the time of my friend’s wedding, where I was bridesmaid. I know I would have done anything for to make her big day fabulous, so I could relate to Josephine and all the chores she did along the way. But I thought the character development was very scarce, and that really distracted me from the plot. The book is short, only 164 pages, and there just wasn’t enough getting to know the characters for me to become invested. The story jumps around a lot, and while there are some funny and outrageous scenes (using latex gloves to handle the wedding dress) an editor was really needed to help polish a lot of areas. I think that Conley is on the right track with her writing, and I will read more from her. For my reading experience, I like to get to know the characters on a deep level, and I understand that some books just won’t be that way. While this book may not be not have been a favorite for me, I still think that a lot of chick lit readers would have fun with Josephine and Sandra.
