Escape from Bridezilla

by Jacqueline De Montravel

Emily Briggs is transformed into the Bride from Hell when her mother gets a little too involved with her wedding plans, a gorgeous blonde begins stalking their Tribeca loft, and she becomes attracted to the one man who will listen to her tales of woe--artist J3 Hopper. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction

432 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2005

Reviews

[Elle · Rating 1 out of 5]

To say that I truly don't like this book is a total understatement. The plot seems simple enough: a woman trying to deal with an upcoming marriage and union. Now, I'm originally from New York City and I have read novels about New York and weddings and none are like this. Emily Briggs tries to be like Shop-a-ho-lic. It's admirable enough but the writing... the writing is just miserable. It calls attention to itself. It's not cute adding in verbage at just the right time like Dickens is prone to doing. It's like Christina Aguillera and her Christmas album, just too many trills.

I didn't finish this book but I have it in my mind as read... enough. The character is inconsistent, or rather, she's written inconsistently. I'm done with it.

[Mitzi Moore · Rating 1 out of 5]

I only read 15 pages because I couldn't stand it. No writer needs a simile or metaphor in every sentence. The writing was just awful: half a page describing the puzzle on the back of the Frosted Flakes box?

[Barbra Bowers · Rating 1 out of 5]

It took me a week to finish because it was a book that I COULD put down and keep down. I kept thinking, "it has to get better." I've read worse, but this is not one that I would recommend.

[Marilyn Upright · Rating 1 out of 5]

not well written at all.

[JH · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with "The Fabulous Emily Briggs," this book is SO TERRIBLE! The writing, the plot, UGH! It isn't even about being a Bridezilla- whoever thought of the title clearly didn't even read this awful book.

The only redeeming quality was the character of Emily. Maybe she's not the most realistic, and maybe she's shallow, and really stupid, but there's just something about her that made me have fun reading this book.

It's the strangest thing.

[Tricia Loveridge]

TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! It took forever to get through...for a book I thought would be a mindless summer read, it was terribly hard! The main character was so flighty I couldn't even follow her train of thought...would never recommend!

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was enjoyable, as was the first book, if you are looking for light reading. I just think both books would benefit from being shorter.

[Robin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh. I couldn't even finish this one. I bought it at the dollar store--now I know why it was there! :(

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't like any of the characters.