euro trip
Ada Gallman is having some issues getting to her sister Allison’s wedding. Of course, it might have helped if Allison had decided to marry Collin in the States. But no, she decided to get married in a castle in Ireland. And now Ada is stuck in London because her flight to Belfast was cancelled. And Ada has her sister’s custom veil, so she has to get there in time. Also, she’s the maid of honor. And since her longtime boyfriend has decided after eight years together that he wants to step back and think about things, Ada is travelling alone.
The airline does find her a flight the next morning and give Ada a hotel voucher she can use. But when she gets to the hotel, she finds that the airline gave her a voucher for the wrong night, and the hotel refuses to help her. She’s trying to decide if she’s going to try to talk to the manager or just give up and go back to the airport and spend the night there when her tears are interrupted by a man insisting she had taken his bag by mistake. Ada had, and when he offers to buy her a drink, she agrees. She doesn’t have much money for the trip, especially since her business went under and she’s living with her parents, so she says yes. Plus, he’s cute.
After a burger and chips with him, and an awkward misunderstanding about whether they were going to hook up or not, Ada gets a text about her flight being cancelled. Just as he gest the same text. And Ada realizes that the cute guy isn’t just a random cute guy. He’s Collin’s best friend and the best man at her sister’s wedding. Allison had warned her about Jack Houghton, saying he was a player. Ada knows that she’s not going to fall for his moves, but this means that she does have someone to share in her bad travel luck. There are no more flights for several days, so they turn to a train, a ferry, a bus, and a rental car to get to Ireland before the wedding, just about 80 hours away.
Ada and Jack find some time to laugh together on the trip as the hours add up. They spend some time seeing London and eating pizza in Scotland, they laugh and argue and share things about their lives. And as they get closer to the wedding, dealing with each travel hiccup as they come along, Ada can’t help but wonder if she’s starting to develop feelings for Jack, despite her long-term relationship still being up in the air. But mostly, she starts to feel more like herself than she has in years. After working so hard to take care of her sister and her boyfriend, it might finally be time for Ada to follow her own path, whether that includes a partner or not. She will just have to learn to follow her heart above all else.
Wedding Dashers is a fun rom com filled with travel difficulties and finding creative solutions to those. Ada and Jack have that movie chemistry as they flirt and bicker, make themselves vulnerable and put their walls up to protect their hearts. The way they come together to face all their challenges is inspiring and occasionally hilarious, and when the flirting finally explodes into something more, things get spicy. And the ending is perfect for these characters.
I had such a great time with Ada and Jack as they made their way to Ireland. I thought Wedding Dashers was a fun read, and these characters came to life throughout the story. There were lots of sweet surprises and funny moments, and I loved the arc of the story. Wedding Dashers is a modern take on a classic rom com, and it’s enough to make you believe in love again.
Egalleys for Wedding Dashers were provided by Berkley through NetGalley, with many thanks.
