Name: Four Weekends and a Funeral
Rating: 3.666666666666667 (6 reviews)

Ellie  Palmer

Four Weekends and a Funeral

Ellie Palmer

A tender, laugh-out-loud debut romance about a woman who ends up in over her head after a little white lie . . . The right guy at the dead wrong time. When thirty-year-old post-double-mastectomy BRCA 1 carrier and reluctant thrill-seeker Alison Mullally arrives at her ex-boyfriend Sam’s funeral to find that no one knows he dumped her, she agrees to play the grieving girlfriend for the sake of the family and pack up Sam’s apartment with his prickly best friend, Adam Berg. After all, it’ll only take four weekends . . . But Adam doesn’t want Alison anywhere near him. Forced to spend long hours with the grump, and his monosyllabic demeanor, Alison decides she must put her people-pleasing abilities to the test. She will make him like her. And after awkward family affairs and packing up dilemmas, the two form a tenuous friendship . . . if “friendship” means incredible chemistry and tension between them. Can Alison come clean and finally embrace the life and love she's always wanted? Or will her little white lie get in the way of her new, unexpected romance?

this book made me pull over and get sick on the side of the road twice… or maybe it was carsickness. but this love story made me nauseous and i found myself going “ugh ew” multiple times. it gets 3 stars because i liked the side characters and laughed out loud a couple times. but the main characters were annoying to say the least.

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grayson gruber

special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced look at the book in exchange for an honest review. 

In this debut romance, we meet Alison and Adam. While they meet at the worst circumstance possible, they end up leaning on each other while dealing with the loss of their friend Sam (Alison’s ex boyfriend turned into close friend). Not only that, Alison is BRCA1 positive and weighing her options for the prevention of ovarian cancer. 

This story was so cute and some times absolutely heartbreaking. We see Alison deal with losing a part of herself and trying to heal within making more health decisions. It dives into the gene and the complications that arise with it and also complex grief. Her friendships were so strong and the way everyone was always there for her was so heart warming. 

I do feel like the pacing was a little off. I understand they fell for each other in 4 weeks but to me it seemed a little rushed.
Overall I think “Four Weekends and a Funeral” is an entertaining read with great representation. Banter and humor mixed well, this is the best of both worlds for readers who enjoy romance, humor, and real life issues. I’ll be reading more by Ellie Palmer for sure!

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