Review & Giveaway – The Wedding Week by Aisha Saeed
Synopsis
Long-buried secrets resurface when a woman returns home for her sister’s lavish resort wedding in the Everglades, where gossiping aunties and Burmese pythons aren’t the only threats, in this suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Matchmaker.
It’s been three years since Hena Mirza saw her family. Three years since her fiancé mysteriously vanished on their wedding day. Three years since everyone decided she was to blame.
When her younger sister, Lulu, calls with shocking news—she’s getting married in forty-eight hours and their mother is dying—Hena’s plan is simple: fly home, say goodbye, and leave before she reopens old wounds. But nothing about the trip is simple. This isn’t a one-day event. It’s an eight-day desi wedding with a guest list that eerily mirrors the one from her own failed nuptials. And though Hena feels unexpected sparks fly with two men in the wedding party—a childhood friend and a newcomer unfamiliar with her history—the remaining guests quickly make it clear: No one is happy she’s back.
Then Lulu’s carefully planned itinerary goes awry. Hena initially dismisses the strange incidents, but as days pass and the sabotage escalates, it becomes clear that someone is determined to destroy the wedding, just as Hena’s was destroyed years ago. To survive this week, she’ll have to uncover the culprit behind these attacks . . . before the past she’s tried to outrun finally catches up to her.
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Review
I am a sucker for a good suspense/thriller novel, and this one was the perfect read for today.
This novel is chock full of well rounded characters, suspense, intrigue, deception, family drama, and even attraction.
Hena is back for her sister’s wedding. It was a last minute invitation, but she never expected to be pulled back into the case about her missing fiancé. As is with many large families, gossip abounds and everyone speculates about what happened three years ago at her wedding and what happened to her groom. Many blame her, and if you look at just a fraction of what occurred, anyone could make that inference. But you can’t judge a situation by a fraction of what you discover.
I had no idea who might be behind everything, and right before the truth was revealed, I suspected this person. I am not sure why, but perhaps no one else fit the bill. However, there is another twist at the end that surprised me. But thinking back, it shouldn’t have based on what Hena and her mother experienced at the hands of her father. Lulu, was lucky to escape any potential issues growing up, but she also didn’t know the truth. This led her to see her father in a positive light, versus the negative one she should have. After all, he was a loan shark.
I was disappointed in the extended family. They believed what they wanted to believe, and blamed Hena for everything. She was the black sheep by no fault of her own.
This was an engaging novel, and it kept me guessing until the end. There are some silver linings, but you will have to read the book to find those out for yourself.
We give this book 5 paws up.
About the Author
Aisha Saeed is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Matchmaker. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her family.
