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In the first book of the Bridesmaid chronicles, readers were introduced to New Yorker Kiki Sonntag, the would-be bridegroom’s diva of a sister. Already a bridesmaid in over four weddings, this out-of-work actress is feeling the strain, but consoles herself with bouts of expensive shopping (that she can’t afford), gossiping with her best friends (who’ve more than their own share of problems) and zipping off countless emails to the wedding organizer (as if it’s her own wedding).
Unwittingly the former Miss Texas gets embroiled in a sordid tabloid scandal that sends her fleeing her apartment, straight into Manhattan’s latest trendy hotel ironically named ‘Affair’, and its playboy owner, Fabrizio Tomba. Before long things get very hot between these two as they share smoldering kisses, in between exchanging verbal zingers. Self-involved creatures that they both are, this relationship seems doomed from the start...or it might just prove to be the turning point of their lives.
Slickly developed and with more than enough verbal volleyball to keep readers on their toes, this latest Kylie Adams novel entertains even as it not-so subtly reminds readers of ‘Sex and the City’. Like the serial, the novel too has plenty of racy encounters, gossipy friends and a new outlook at life that’s as refreshing as it is peppy. The same can be said about the heroine Kiki, who initially comes across as an airhead stuck reliving her glory days as Miss Texas 95. With time, she grows on the readers and towards the end of the novel, grows up as well, but thankfully not too much. The only flies in the ointment are ‘Fabulous’ Fab Tomba’s sudden capitulation from dating maniac to faithful lover that’s not so easy to swallow and the somewhat rushed ending. Despite this, the book definitely qualifies as a hilarious beach-read, that stands on its own despite being part of a series.
Reviewed by Rashmi Srinivas
for The Road to Romance
July 29, 2005
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