{"id":1016,"date":"2024-11-14T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2024-11-14T06:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T06:05:00","slug":"runaway-groomsman-by-meghan-quinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=1016","title":{"rendered":"Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Runaway Groomsman<\/strong> <strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/reviews\/genres\/fiction-romance-new-adult\/\">Fiction \/ Romance \/ New Adult<\/a> <br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/reviews\/formats\/audiobook\/\">Audiobook<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3AKUw7B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/60143282-runaway-groomsman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As someone who normally loves MQ\u2019s work, I was excited to dive into this book, but unfortunately, it didn\u2019t hit the mark for me. If you\u2019re considering skipping this one, I\u2019d say it\u2019s probably okay to do so. The story didn\u2019t resonate in the way I\u2019ve come to expect from Quinn, and it felt like a departure from her usual charm and pacing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The plot was far too slow-burn and filled with unnecessary angst that ultimately overshadowed what could have been a fun, engaging story. The moments that could\u2019ve been heartwarming ended up feeling overdone. For example, the grandpa with Alzheimer\u2019s was a touching subplot, but it didn\u2019t feel as authentic as I\u2019d hoped. Jaz, the friend who was supposed to add humor, quickly became more of a bulldog-like presence, and while she was funny at first, her over-the-top nature became a bit much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The main romance also felt forced. Fallon\u2019s inability to commit to Peter, followed by her instant proclamation of love for Sawyer, felt too convenient and rushed. It didn\u2019t have the natural build I expect from MQ\u2019s relationships. The whole thing just didn\u2019t flow well, leaving me more frustrated than invested in the characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Once we got to the romance, I did start to get into the book but it wasn\u2019t until I thought the book was almost done.  I\u2019d say that Sawyer was a likable character and that really helped the story for me.    I did enjoy the backstory of the Sully and Joan and that did feel authentic and cute.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While this book had some moments of potential, they were ultimately overshadowed by a lack of cohesion in the storytelling and character development.  I had to doublecheck that that wasn\u2019t her first book.  It wasn\u2019t the kind of book I\u2019d recommend if you\u2019re looking for that signature Quinn magic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ubb-final-rating\"><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/runaway-groomsman-by-meghan-quinn\/\">Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/\">Book Nook Buzz<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Runaway Groomsman Genres: Fiction \/ Romance \/ New Adult Format: Audiobook Buy on Amazon Goodreads As someone who normally loves MQ\u2019s work, I was excited to dive into this book, but unfortunately, it didn\u2019t hit the mark for me. If you\u2019re considering skipping this one, I\u2019d say it\u2019s probably okay to do so. The story [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}