IT WAS THE WORST FIRST DATE EVER!When seventeen-year-old Lily McAlister meets a witty, mysterious boy at her aunt’s wedding, sparks instantly fly between them.There’s only one problem. She’s lost her glasses and can’t see his face.Worse, when she finds her glasses she gets a front row seat to him asking out her sister.Heartbroken, Lily thinks that things can’t get any worse.Until he shows up in … can’t get any worse.
Until he shows up in her English class on the first day of senior year.
When they’re forced to work together to throw the Fall Carnival, Lily discovers this mystery boy has a huge secret. One that will change everything.
Especially Lily.
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I couldn’t put this story down, I loved getting to know Lily, her confident twin Rose and best friend Calla. Most of all I loved being taken on a journey to discover truth about what you think of yourself and others. I laughed and cried as I read Lily’s story, she always compared herself to her sister, to other girls and felt lacking. Through the process of serving someone else, she was able to see clearly who she really was. Becks was a wonderful character to help drive the sweet discovery of self and love. Through learning his troubles and sadness she was able to see her own truth. High-school life is depicted as very realistic and believable and boy am I glad I got the chance to walk in this world with Lily for a while. Happy ending for all of the characters. Excellent clean love story.
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This is a warm and clean coming of age story. It is mostly about teens learning to love and forgive themselves. It is about friendship on all levels. As readers, we see inside the minds of these high school students to see their angst, concern, love and self-image. While it deals with girls, it also deals with what the boys go through, too. This author can really put the hearts and minds of teenagers where we can all see them. This is another fine book by a great author. I received this ARC book for free and this is my honest review.
Lily and Beckett were BFF since kindergarten until Beckett left town eight years ago without saying goodbye. Now he is back in town and they have to find a way to reconnect again but it’s not easy because they have changed a lot. Lily is not longer a confident child. She feels invisible and plain, a shadow from her beautiful twin sister. But she will be forced to step out of her comfort zone and face all her fears and insecurities in order to find happiness, love and friendship again.
I do not usually read YA but this book took me by surprise. It was about a girl who had such low self-confidence, she was scared of her own shadow. Her name was Lily, her identical twin was Rose. Rose was the one with the fashion sense, knew how to handle herself in any situation, and was very popular in school. Lily was just as beautiful but she didn’t believe herself to be worthy of the good life. One of her friends, Kat, was in an accident and in a coma. Kat’s mother lacked the money to pay the expenses. Lily decided to hold a carnival with all the funds going to Kat’s mother to help her pay the hospital. Being forced to do many things outside her comfort zone helped Lily become more self-assured. It also helped her face her demons and come out smelling like… well a Rose. I highly recommend Lily and the Wedding Date Mistake by Seven Steps.
There’s a fairly small group of authors that know how to capture what it’s like to go through high school, and the angst, losses and insecurities, and joys, happiness and successes, of young adulthood and first loves. Seven Steps is a leading light of that small group, and it’s novels like Lily and the Wedding Date Mistake (Love In Bloom Book 1) that show why this is so. This is a wonderful novel about growth, self-realization, true friendship and love. It’s also a wonderfully fun novel to read. Lily and Becks (Becket) are such amazingly layered characters and it’s a total joy to see their so justly deserved HEA be achieved. Add in Rose (who makes me regret I had no twin sister), Calla (BFF perfection) and the rest of a stupendous supporting cast, all perfectly crafted, and my only regret is that I’m limited to five stars. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend. I’m definitely looking forward to the second book in this series (I’m debating which of several deserving characters I want it to star, though I give a slight edge to Rose because of a potential hint of who she dances with in the last chapter). As for this book, here’s the “Cliff’s Notes” version of my review: Simply superb.
I have read many books by Seven Steps and have loved them all, this one included.
The characters were believeable and realistic.
The plot was well written and very enjoyable to read.
I really was entertained by this book.
Teen love, cute story.
What a cute fun story! Teen love is always emotional, and usually complicated and painful as well. This story is super cute and enjoyable.
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Wonderful story about growing up
I think that’s my one of the favourite books of this author. I very much enjoyed reading it. It was very emotionally packed and full of angst. Love how the characters were shaped and how the plot was flowing. Perfectly thought through with proper dose of sweet, romantic moments interrupted by angst and heartbreak. Would the two main protagonists be able to finally get their happily ever after?
Story about growing up, about friendship, about bonds with siblings and family and how sometimes the main reason we are not fully happy is only because we do not believe we are worth enough and we want to be different person. I really liked how all these emotions were captured within the story and how I could feel them almost as intense as the main characters. I can’t wait to read more of the stories from this new series.
It started a bit slow but was a good read. Great coming of age story and learning to trust that you have worth.
I truly enjoyed reading Lily and the Wedding Date Mistake. It has all the feels and great characters to go along with them! It was endearing to watch as Lily progressed through her journey of learning about herself, and figuring out how to handle different situations. Lily’s characterization was authentic – she truly portrayed the teen experience. And true to form, there were a few times I wanted to shake some sense into her (much like I want to with my own teenager sometimes!). That said, this was a really good read, and I’ll enjoy reading more from Seven Steps.
I received an ARC copy of this book and voluntarily chose to leave a review.
A beautifully well written teen romance story. This amazing storyline is based on friendship, second chances, self realization and image, love, and angst as one struggles through growing into an adult. The characters were well developed, fun, interesting and had a great cast of supporting characters. A wonderful story that kept my interest from start to finish. I voluntarily reviewed this ARC.
This YA story will touch your heart. Lily is going through that phase in life when uncertainty and life’s mistakes play pivotal roles. She is the thoughtful one always looking out and doing good deeds. This story will have you thinking back to your time at this age and cheering Lily on in encouragement. I voluntarily agreed to received an ARC of this book for an honest review.