The third installment in Meredith Schorr’s Blogger Girl series is out today!

Sassy book blogger-turned-author, Kim Long, thought her life couldn’t get any pinker when she received a two-book publishing deal and a marriage proposal in the same night.

If only she could drown out the conflicting opinions of her overzealous bridal party.

If only everyone would adore her first book—or she’d take Nicholas’s advice and stop reading reviews.

If only Nicholas’s past would remain there rather than threaten their future.

The pressure is on and the clock is ticking. Will Kim ever write “The End” on her sophomore novel? And, will she and Nicholas make it down the aisle to say those two precious words: “I do?”

Put on your reading glasses, fill your champagne flute and prepare to laugh with (and sometimes at) Kim as she rewrites her happy ending until it’s worthy of five pink champagne flutes.

So before I get into the review, two key things you need to know up front. First, I read an advance copy of the book, and some there may be some additional edits in the published version. Second,  in the interest of full disclosure, I need to make my blog readers aware that I am mentioned in the acknowledgements of the advance (and presumably published) copy.  As has been my policy since the beginning of this blog, my review is unbiased and neither advance copies nor acknowledgements guarantee a good review.

Now, on with the show….

One thing I consistently like about Schorr’s books is that her characters are authentic and relatable.  You’re probably tired of hearing me say that, but it’s important to me in a romantic comedy book, and therefore a point I feel bears repeating.  One thing that I’ve noticed about the Blogger Girl series is that Schorr also allows her characters to grow and learn from prior mistakes. Like reality, though, this can be and is often a two steps forward, one step back process,  This back and forth is seen in  Kim and Nicholas’ relationship and lends a feeling of believability to their relationship. It also shows us that we can’t always assume our partner inherently knows what we need.

I was occasionally frustrated, however,  when I could clearly see what the character needed to do and s/he couldn’t see it for themselves. But that’s also reality because sometimes we are too in our own heads to be able to recognize a solution to a problem when it’s right in front of us.

Some things I particularly enjoyed- Kim’s angst over book reviews. I imagine Kim feels much like many first time- and perhaps more seasoned- authors do.  Also, Kim’s struggle on depth of conflict in her second novel.  Surprisingly here, we get a bit of self-growth for Kim as an author.

I laughed and I teared up as I read – always a good mix in a book because it illustrates the depth and authenticity I like.   Chick lit fans will want to put this one on the to-read list.

Bridal Girl could be read standalone, but I highly recommend reading Blogger Girl  and Nvoelista Girl first- if  for no other reason than to see firsthand the growth of  the characters that I mentioned.