the wedding party jasmine guillory series

While I don’t know if there are any major networks in the running to get this novel on the big screen, if there are Mudbound‘s Garrett Hedlund should be the frontrunner for Drew and I’d die to see Teyonah Parris as Alexa. I think I could cast the movie perfectlyĪs I do with most books I read, I tend to cast the characters for the blockbuster film I want it to be in my mind. I took my Twitter fingers to Google and was delighted to discover that part two of their love story would arrive on bookshelves and in my own personal library in October/ It’s safe to say that I’m counting down the days for The Proposal to become available for pre-order.ĥ. Immediately after finishing the book, I wanted more of Alexa and Drew.

From Guillory’s descriptions, there is no shortage of heat between the two and the intimacy between them definitely made my heart skip a few beats. Alexa and Drew are of no exception to this trope.

With every great romantic novel, the main characters fall in love and of course, details of their sexual escapades are included. When Alexa focuses on a project that is close to her heart and sometimes takes her away from Drew, his ego isn’t bruised but rather, he becomes her biggest cheerleader. Drew has a healthy infatuation with Alexa’s intellectĪs a pediatric surgeon, Drew has a pretty impressive career, so he isn’t intimidated when he meets Alexa–the Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Berkley, California. Not that her size is the center of conversation at all times, but as the lead female character in Guillory’s debut, Alexa’s fuller frame is a topic of conversation and confidence–right alongside her complexion and curls.Ģ. Guillory (a Black woman!) did that, and here are five other reasons why I’m obsessed with The Wedding Date and you will be too:Īn important point of the plot was Alexa’s self-perception as a Black girl with a little meat on her bones. In fact, I became so smitten with Alexa and Drew’s love story that I read the book, from start to finish, cover to cover, in six hours. An invitation for a fake date to–you guessed it–a wedding seemed to be the start of a happily ever after, but of course, complications arise.Īs author Roxanne Gay aptly said in her review, Guillory’s debut is “a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel,” and I couldn’t agree more. Within the first few pages, I could tell I would be hooked after a stalled elevator led to sparks flying between the two main characters who have demanding occupations and an even more intense attraction to each other. The 322-page-turner hit shelves in January when the former lawyer turned writer decided to put down her legal pad and pick up a pen to tell the story of Alexa Monroe and Drew Nichols.

The wedding party jasmine guillory series