Name: The Rehearsals
ISBN: 9781529348750

Annette Christie

The wedding is tomorrow. If they can only get through today... Long-time couple Megan Givens and Tom Prescott are preparing for what should be the happiest weekend of their lives. But their plans for a perfect wedding are ruined when a huge fight causes them to call it all off on the night of their rehearsal dinner. Megan and Tom think the worst is over - until they wake up the next morning and find themselves stuck in a time loop. Somehow they are being forced to relive the worst day of their lives - with its painful secrets, age-old grievances, and family dramas - again and again. We've all had regrets and what ifs; The Rehearsals imagines what you might do with the chance to finally get it right.

The Rehearsals

Rebecca Briesemeister

"This relationship of amazing. We laugh a lot, we love each other more than else in the world. but you better believe we work at it. Some days it's easy. Other days we have to choose each other, choose to be compassionate, to be patient." 

Fans of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle will delight in this romantic debut novel--that has a Groundhog Day twist--about a couple who call off their wedding after a disastrous rehearsal dinner, only to wake up the next morning trapped in a time loop. Together. Two people. One wedding. No ending in sight. Megan Givens and Tom Prescott are heading into what is supposed to be their magical wedding weekend on beautiful San Juan Island. But with two difficult families, ten years of history, and all too many secrets, things quickly go wrong. After a disastrous rehearsal dinner they vow to call the whole thing off--only to wake up the next morning stuck together in a time loop. Are they really destined to relive the worst day of their lives, over and over? But what happens if their wedding day does arrive? A funny, romantic, and big-hearted debut novel, The Rehearsals imagines what we might do if given a second chance at life and at love--and what it means to finally get it right.

Rebecca Hurd

Cute read!! Love a time loop story, sometimes it takes a few try’s to get it right!! In the end LOVE WINS!!!!

Riya

I think this was supposed to be a study on toxic relationships and what not to do when you’re in one. How can anyone possibly think that the mcs were good for each other? They both had feelings and so many emotions that they had bottled up for YEARS, for god’s sake.
They didn’t talk or communicate properly, their relationship felt so bland. I wish they both coalesced against their families, but no. They both were just too happy to be in the toxic environment. I couldn’t feel any affection or pity for these two. 
I was really hyped for this one but it turned out to be a disappointment.

Freaky Friday but instead of switching bodies, they're stuck in a time loop. Characters weren't funny or charming, just kind of, well, meh.

Kate B-L

Meh.

Freaky Friday but instead of switching bodies, they're stuck in a time loop. Characters weren't funny or charming, just kind of, well, meh.

In this delightful and romantic debut novel―with a Groundhog Day twist―a couple calls off their wedding after a disastrous rehearsal dinner, only to wake up the next morning trapped in a time loop. Together. Two people. One wedding. No end in sight. “Irresistible . . . A fun, yet thought-provoking, rom-com.” —Elin Hilderbrand, author of Golden Girl "A clever, enchanting story about finding our way back to ourselves and to those we truly love." —Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus "Christie writes with honesty, heart, and a great deal of charm." —Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient Megan Givens and Tom Prescott are heading into what is supposed to be their magical wedding weekend on beautiful San Juan Island. But with two difficult families, ten years of history, and all too many secrets, things quickly go wrong. After a disastrous rehearsal dinner they vow to call the whole thing off—only to wake up the next morning stuck together in a time loop. Are they really destined to relive the worst day of their lives, over and over? And what happens if their wedding day does arrive? A funny, romantic, and big-hearted debut novel, The Rehearsals imagines what we might do if given a second chance at life and at love—and what it means to finally get both right.

Sheena

Spoilers be damned.
 
This was a strong No.
 
Megan and Tom were awful together.
 
I am all for the lies, betrayals, angst, secrets, misunderstandings, crazy rich family dynamics, second chance in re-discovering love but I do not condone cheating from the main characters whatsoever. 
 
Meg slept with Leo—Tom's best friend from college and best man at the wedding—not once, but twice and had the audacity to throw it at Tom’s face.
 
I was not feeling that.
 
Alongside that, once Meg's cheatfest was revealed addition to Tom’s inability to inform his fiancé that he accepted a job offer and they will be moving to Missouri without her knowledge the day of their wedding rehearsals, I was done and over with this couple and I pretty much just ended up skimming to the last few pages to catch their ‘happily ever after’. Gag.
 
Obviously this ‘funny, romantic, and big-hearted debut novel’ missed the mark and there is a high, high chance I will not read from this author again.

Heather Harrington

Megan and her fiancé Tom have been together for most of their adult lives and are just about to get married on a beautiful island in the PNW. What should be a joyous occasion soon turns sour when secrets that both Megan and Tom have been keeping come to light. After a disastrous rehearsal dinner, the pair decide to call off their wedding and go their separate ways, only to wake up the next day to find themselves somehow stuck in a time loop. Neither one finds the prospect of reliving their worst day over and over again as enjoyable, but nothing they do seems to break the cycle. If Megan and Tom hope to make it to tomorrow, they'll have to work through years of repressed issues and learn to trust one another again. But if they finally do break the loop, will the wedding be on?

I'm not sure how to feel about this one. For a good 70-80% of it, I didn't like any of the characters. Megan and Tom were hiding things from one another and most of their family members were judgmental and just all-around crummy people. Then as the time loop progresses, Megan and Tom both did things to purposefully hurt the other which just left a bad taste in my mouth. Each day in the loop brought out new revelations about their relationship and how they've had problems right from the start that they both chose to ignore. They seemed to take the immature route by lashing out at one another instead of just talking through their issues. The whole relationship seemed very toxic from the get-go, yet it somehow still managed to charm me in the end. Once the pair started to see things from the other's perspective and commit to healing their past hurts, I started to like them more together and did root for them to break the loop and save their wedding. The character development they both go through is really what saved this for me. I think both Megan and Tom grew from their experience and learned to love and appreciate each other more which was satisfying to see. While I didn't fully click with it, I'd recommend if you enjoy a Groundhog's Day scenario and don't mind messy characters/drama.

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