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The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill's wedding. Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby's four children have drifted apart, each consumed by the turbulence of their own lives. They haven't celebrated Christmas together since their father's death, but when Gaby announces that she's getting married-and that the groom will remain a secret until the wedding day-she may finally be able to bring them home for the holidays.
But the wedding isn't Gaby's only surprise; she has one more gift for her children, and it could change all their lives forever. With deeply affecting characters and the emotional twists of a James Patterson thriller, The Christmas Wedding is a fresh look at family and the magic of the season.
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When I first picked this book up, it made no sense to me. Why would the bride not tell her fiance, well, who her fiance was? She gives the lame excuse because "it's to bring her family together." Gabby, the bride, says that it's the only way they'll see who she's marrying, so they have to come.Is it just me, or does that not make any sense? It's not like they're never going to talk to her for the rest of their lives. They're going to found out who she's married to. And why would the wedding alone not make them come? It sure didn't seem like they hated each other. In fact, once they finally got together, they were quite happy, so I'm not sure why they even split up in the first place.The characters themselves were rather dull an uninteresting. Gabby is just about the definition of a Mary Sue, and the others are so un-notable that I can't even think of anything to say about them. The groom options were all very 2-d, and you know hardly anything about them except that "they're all good sports" and stuff like that. The two losers aren't even the least upset that she didn't choose them. How does this make sense? I understand that you just want her to be happy, but if you're not even a little sad that she's not with you I can't possibly believe that you love her.The writing was okay... which upsets me greatly. With an author like James Patterson, who has the most books on the bestseller list of any author, ever, and has sold more than 250 million copies of his books, I expect freakin awesome writing. Like, Markus Zusak good. But, as usually, James Patterson is valuing quantity over quality. Good job, James.