RJ is an unromantic divorce attorney but, when a video of her officiating an impromptu wedding goes viral, she becomes a highly sought-after wedding officiant in her spare time (much to the dismay of her law firm). After leaving his job as an event manager for a football team, Lear takes a job planning weddings (a lot of which happen to be weddings that RJ is officiating). Despite having a meet disaster and constantly butting heads, the more weddings RJ and Lear work together, the harder it becomes to deny their attraction to each other. Having both been burned in the past, the pair decide to become friends with benefits (or enemies with benefits, if you will). But the longer their arrangement goes on, the harder it is to not catch feelings.
Do You Take This Man is a contemporary rom com invoking the enemies to lovers, friends with benefits, and forced proximity tropes. This book would be ideal for fans of books like The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams, The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang, Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Set On You by Amy Lea, and Thank You, Next by Andie J Christopher as well as fans of movies like The Wedding Planner. Some themes present in this book include love and heartbreak, friendship and companionship, death, marriage and divorce, parenthood, family, facing darkness, and overcoming fear. Some potential trigger warnings include off-page death of parent and absentee parent, recalled cheating and trauma surrounding infant paternity, and infant NICU stay. In my opinion, the moral of this story is that, even if you’re struggling or heartbroken, at a certain point, you need to try to live your life and find love again. Firstly, I found the concept of this book, a divorce attorney/ wedding officiant with a wedding planner, to be unique and I was happy that there were some unexpected twists in the plot. Also, having previously read and enjoyed The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams, I was happily surprised that Britta and Wes (the main characters in The Fastest Way to Fall) made frequent appearances in Do You Take This Man. Given the fact that RJ is a wedding officiant and Lear is a wedding planner, I anticipated that there would be a fair number of weddings in this book, but there was even more weddings (and pre-wedding events) present in this book than I was expecting. On the one hand, if you enjoy weddings and are a fan of movies like The Wedding Planner, this book will be right up your alley! But, if weddings aren’t really your thing, the abundance of weddings, rehearsal dinners, and wedding planning in this book may be a turnoff. I personally found it hard to get into Do You Take This Man and I found the middle of this book to be quite repetitive (there seemed to be a constant cycle of weddings and secret hook-ups). Also, even though their relationship was steamy, RJ and Lear had a tendency of hooking-up after rehearsals in secluded areas of wedding venues, which I thought was rather cringy. Overall, I thought that Do You Take This Man was steamy, romantic, and unique. If you are a wedding enthusiast and are a fan of Williams’ other romance novels, then I highly recommend picking up a copy of Do You Take This Man!
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