I adored this story! So cute and can feel a little relatable at certain points. This is a book that I will definitely read more than once and will recommend! I think Katy did a great job at writing about what life can be like in your 20's and all your friends are in relationships, getting engaged or married. Definitely reading more by this author!

3.5 stars!
Such a cute story about wedding season! Once you are in your mid 20s, all your friends are getting married and Katy Birchall did the perfect story telling in this book. When Freya is dumped the night before her wedding, her friends create a list of tasks she must perform at each upcoming wedding. Fall in love with Freya and her friends while they navigate the Summer Wedding Season.

Thank you Katy, Birchall, and NetGalley, for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really, really, really liked this book. I laughed out loud, literally laughed OUT LOUD at parts, I cried a little bit and felt a range of emotions for the main character which was unexpected for what I would consider a light rom-com.

Freya, a recently jilted bride, has to attend seven weddings in one summer, or season. Her friends come up with a creative series of challenges for her to accomplish at each wedding to keep her mind off her own failed nuptials. Through these challenges, Freya discovers she isn't the cold, stoic person and finds she is having fun in spite of herself. By the time the last wedding arrives, Freya has come full-circle and realizes the "marriage dream" isn't necessarily the only happily ever after.

This was such a cute story and I completely felt for Freya and rooted for her love interest. I loved the banter between them and the development of the growing crush into "feelings." I thought it was a little slow in the beginning, but when it picked up, I could not put it down.

Wonderful, heart-felt story by Katy Birchall!

The Wedding Season is a lighthearted, easy-to-digest book about our protagonist, Freya, who finds herself blindsided by a broken engagement one day before the big day. With a solid group of friends who have her back, she undertakes a series of laughter inducing challenges at each of the season’s weddings. She gains confidence, learns more about herself, gains much needed closure with her ex-fiance, and opens herself up to finding love again. I most enjoyed this book’s humor and the banter between the characters. If you’re a fan of happy endings, then you’ll love this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book follows Freya, a 32 year old woman whose fiance broke up with her the day before their wedding. Freya has seven upcoming weddings to attend, so her friends come up with a list of tasks for her to accomplish in order to help her get through "The Wedding Season" without thinking as much about her ex and her own wedding.

I will admit that I was apprehensive at first. When they were making the list, I was scared that the book would end up being cheesy and immature. However, I was so thankful to be proven wrong. This book had a great combination of funny, comedic moments while also depicting great character growth and more serious, emotional topics. Freya blossomed so much throughout the book and I loved how she began to accept her "flaws" but also see them as strengths. Katy Birchall also did a great job of weaving a romance in this book as well, and while the romantic interest did help Freya's development progress, the relationship didn't overpower her journey. The romance is definitely not the main focal point of the book, so I would avoid going into this book with that expectation!

This book featured strong friendships and there was a scene in a restaurant that gave me Sex and the City friend group vibes, which I loved so so much! There were so many great characters in this book who did not merely exist on the side but actually had personalities and stories that helped Freya in various ways (Phil!)

I highly recommend this book. For me, it was a perfect combination of humor and realistic character growth, with a fun romance subplot!

Thank you to netgalley for the arc!

Freya is spending the day before her wedding making final preparations and spending time with her family, while her fiancé Matthew is spending the day deciding how to break off the engagement. Heartbroken, Freya takes comfort in her friends. In a cruel twist of fate, this is also a very wedding-heavy summer for the grieving Freya, who will need to find a way to sit through all these celebrations of love while still decidedly heartbroken. Freya’s friends come up with a game to distract her during the weddings and take her mind of Matthew- a series of challenges, each more ridiculous than the next.

The beginning of the book was hard to read while Freya’s grief was so blatant. It was well written and so believable that my heart hurt for this fictional character! I really enjoyed getting to see Freya grow and become much more confident and sure of herself throughout the book. The wedding tasks all made me chuckle too!

This was a super cute read and the friend relationships were truly heartwarming.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the advanced reading copy!

The Wedding Season revolves around a broken engagement and numerous weddings, but my favorite thing about the book were Freya's friends and how they were there for her no matter what. For me, it was the true heart of the book and I would gladly read spin-off books about each of the friends. I also loved Freya's father and brother Adrian, and they provided some very funny and heartwarming moments throughout the book.

This book is light on the romance, but it is more a journey of self-discovery as Freya learns how to stand on her own after her 12 year relationship ends the day before her wedding, and deciding what and who she wants in her life for the future. This was my first book by Katy Birchall and I'm looking forward to reading her book The Secret Bridesmaid that has been sitting on my TBR for too long.

I definitely think this was more of a women’s fiction over romance. We did have a live interest, but it was a lot more about Freya understanding herself and how to be after a big change.

I was a little hesitant about the plot because I think a cheating husband/boyfriend is overdone. But in this situation Matthew and Freya just weren’t right for each other.

Matthew was such an unlikeable character, but we had some other awesome side characters. Ruby and Leo were *chef’s kiss* Where can I get such awesome and supportive friends?

Jamie was a sweetheart and I liked how he and Freya sparked right away. And he was there for her when she just needed to vent. It was a cute opposites attract!

3.5 stars

Poor Freya. I can’t imagine going through what she did at the beginning of the book, but it was well-written enough to where I almost could!

I loved Freya as the narrator. She was funny, direct, and genuinely a good time. Her tone is much like how I imagine my own to be: quite dry and humorous even in the worst of situations.

I didn’t totally love this story. I expected more of a romcom tale and I don’t feel that I got that. If you’re looking for a good personal journey with heartwarming friendships, this will certainly work for you!

I adored this book!! Freya is shocked when she dumped by her fiancé the day before their wedding. Her calendar is filled with seven other weddings she has committed to attending this summer season. To help take her mind off of her breakup her two friends devise a plan, making a challenge for each wedding she attends.

This book was funny, sweet, sad & heartwarming, in essence it was everything I look for in a romcom read!

Thanks to NetGalley & St. Martin’s Press / St. Martin’s Griffin for the advanced copy. The book will be released on May 3rd, 2022 and I’d definitely recommend this one!

The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Genre: 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Format: 𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤
Length: 𝟑𝟖𝟒 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
Release: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐


𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺, 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘺 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯'𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦-𝘢𝘳𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦."


💟 Amazing Friendships
😆 So many laugh out loud moments
🐢 Slow burn romance
🥰 Self discovery
☯️ Opposites Attract
💒 Wedding Shenanigans
🔥 Quality Banter


This book pleasantly surprised me, I had no idea I was going to enjoy it as much as I did. We follow Freya in the aftermath of her relationship ending with her fiancé, Matthew after 12 years together. Now Freya has to not only navigate her life as newly single but she also has to endure The Wedding Season alone. Her dear friends Ruby and Leo decide to give Freya a crazy task for each wedding to keep her mind off of everything and to push her out of her comfort zone.

Let me say that I know this book follows Freya and I adore her but Ruby steals this book for me. Ruby is a treasure and I want to petition for her to have her own book please. I want a Ruby in my friendship circle.

As for the romance I was concerned at first. It’s hard to write a romance book about someone who has just experienced a severe breakup. It’s hard to make it believable for them to enter a new romance that isn’t just a rebound. But I thoroughly appreciated how this romance was done between Jamie and Freya. I love that Jamie and Freya are so different and they bring out so many good qualities in each other. I love that they were friends first and really took their time. Jamie respected Freya and he understood that she was in a difficult headspace.

I’m definitely buying this book for my shelves and if you enjoy a good contemporary romance that may just surprise you, I highly recommend you give this book a chance.

Dumped in a closet by her partner of twelve years the day before her own nuptials, Freya was dreading the wedding season, but her two best friends had a plan to help her make it through. Each wedding, Freya will be distracted by the challenge she must complete. As these tasks push her outside of her comfort zone, they also provide a path to healing.

Katy Birchall is fast finding her way into my heart. I loved her previous book, The Secret Bridesmaid, and adored this one even more. I see this being billed as a rom-com, and don’t get me wrong, there is romance, humor, and shenanigans, but the hook for me was Freya’s healing journey.

All those emotions I associate with endings permeated the story, however, Birchall expertly kept it from becoming a sob-fest. For example, when Freya first returned to the apartment she shared with Matthew. I was near tears as Freya narrated the event, and then I was laughing my head off. I loved that I was able to feel those raw emotions while not falling into a hole of despair, but at no point did I feel that Freya’s loss was minimized. Her suffering was apparent. There were many painful moments as time marched, but Freya gained a lot of clarity as she revisited events in her relationship with Matthew, and I was overjoyed with that growth and progress.

It was an emotional journey, but I won’t fight the rom-com label on this book. With all the weddings and hen parties, there were a ton of fun and humorous moments. Freya’s ride-or-die best friends were a great source of laughter for me as well, and watching Freya start to enjoy her life again filled me with glee. I loved that the focus was on friendship and Freya with the romance simmering in the background. It seemed appropriate given Freya’s circumstances, and therefore I am not salty that the romance wasn’t front and center.

Overall, I am so happy I got to spend this wedding season with Freya. It was a season of healing, saying goodbye to the future she anticipated, and embracing new possibilities. Told with humor and warmth, I was left with a full and hopeful heart.

A fast-paced and well written story, filled with adventures. It’s fun and heartwarming. This is first book I’ve read from this author. It got me excited to check all her books.
Freya is about to marry longtime boyfriend Matthew, but the day before the wedding he calls it off. She realizes she has 7 weddings to attend over the summer while dealing with her own heartbreak. With the help of her friends, she decides to attend all the weddings and make the best of her situation. You will love this rom-com.

A wonderfully delightful read! The secondary characters were an unexpected delight, as were the “tasks” Freya had to do at each wedding. It was amazing to see her transformation throughout the book as she comes to terms with her past, who she is, and her future.

Now…
I know we are supposed to “hate” Matthew, but my heart broke for him. While he did not do things right when it came to his relationship with Freya, I don’t believe he is a bad guy. He was just lost. Yes, Freya and friends should be mad at him, but it’s clear he is suffering from his actions- and who does he have to help him when everyone has placed him as a villain?
I truly want a story of Matthew’s redemption. We get stories of the person who was “jilted,” but it would be nice to show the other side. That it wasn’t done out of hate and there was no nefarious activity.
This book was witty, fun, and full of heart; but, it also made me experience the emotion of those who did the “leaving.” Things are never simple. Needless to say, I just want to give Matthew a hug and hope he finds himself and gets his own happily ever after!

I really enjoyed this book. I couldn’t put it down. The characters were so great and I loved the character development. It had humour , romance. I highly recommend.

I wish i could have gotten into this book but i felt like this story was told so many times its nothing more than ordinary i just wish it had a little bit more plot

It's been a while since I have read a fun romcom type of book and this was a fun read! I loved reading about Freya and how she found herself after the heartbreak she went through. The way she had to come to terms with being by herself, figuring out what she truly likes and dislikes, and being her own person after being with someone felt so relatable. I loved the writing style of this author as well! I was able to finish it in one sitting because it had me hooked!

**Thank you NetGalley for providing me an ARC for an honest review

The Wedding Season is a rom-com about Freya, who gets broken up with the day before her wedding.

I loved the characters in this book, especially the main character Freya. She takes this absolutely devastating thing, and manages, with the support of her friends, to get through it and build herself up again. Her besties, Ruby and Leo, were so awesome and there for her and they caused me to laugh, and to cry.

Katy Birchall did a good job of exploring Freya rebuilding her life after a relationship that had ended after 12 years. It really went through all the emotions of a relationship ending: sadness, anger, bargaining, all the way through eventually acceptance. I also really enjoyed how the author introduced a love interest in a kind, natural way, but didn't think it was necessary in this book. This book was more about Freya coming to terms with the ending of her relationship, seeing that she can move on and learning about herself along the way.

This was a good book, and although I haven't read from Katy Birchall before, I will pick up her books in the future. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advance copy. All opinions are 100% mine.

When I read the description of this book, I thought this is my kind of book, so I was so excited to get approved for a copy. and I was not disappointed. There wasn't anything about this book that I didn't love. I'm a sucker for anything wedding related and I loved the characters. The challenges that Freya's friends set out for her to complete at each wedding to take her mind off her own jilting at the altar were inspired. This was a totally fun book to read and I highly recommend it!!

Thank you St Martins for the ARC to read and review.

The Wedding Season is marketed as a romance, but not so much. It’s really a story of a woman who has her engagement broken the day before her wedding and how her family and friends rally together to help her through a season of weddings.