Title: Save the Date
Author: Allison Raskin
Publication: April 8, 2025
Publisher: Canary Street Press
Genre: Romance
Pages: 304
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SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads)
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Emma Moskowitz and…someone…
When couples therapist Emma Moskowitz is unceremoniously dumped by her fiancé six months before their wedding, her world comes crashing down: her thriving private practice, her status as a popular online creator, even her book deal all hinge on the fact that Emma is an expert when it comes to romantic relationships. Not to mention her heart is ripped in half.
It isn’t fair. She worked so hard to be ready for marriage. If only Emma could find a different groom by her planned wedding day, nothing would have to change….
So commences Operation: Save My Date.
As Emma publicly shares her untraditional journey to the altar online, things get complicated quickly. She finds herself caught between Will, a charismatic podcast producer who is not interested in being a replacement groom; and Matt, a sweet, recent divorcee eagerly looking to settle down.
As the wedding day approaches, Emma must decide what future she truly wants for herself. After all, her family, her book editor, and a large portion of the internet are watching…
REVIEW:
**A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
I was pleasantly surprised on how much I enjoyed this book! While I am always excited to read a good romance, sometimes it is hard to find a unique storyline that you haven’t heard before or hasn’t been overdone. Allison Raskin nailed it with this story.
The fake dating or friends to lovers storyline has been done a million times, so I really like it when a book has a good plot line. Raskin’s story follows a girl who decides she is still getting married after she breaks up with her fiance. Now she needs to find a new fiance before the wedding date and shares it publicly with all her followers. While we kind of already knew how it was going to end, because it is a romance book after all, it was really nice to see how the journey would play out. Raskin kept me interested, guessing and falling in love with all the characters. I loved the personalities and the little catches that would have me thinking “OH?” as I was reading along.
The only thing that kept me from giving it a full five stars was that it, of course, was a little predictable. It is hard to find a romance novel that isn’t predictable because you expect them to have a happily ever after in the end. But otherwise this book was fantastic. If you love a good feel good romance with some comedy, some guessing, and a full type A personality, then Save the Date is for you!
