Very predictable - you know what the outcome will be within a few pages, but a fun read nonetheless. I liked Daniel a lot, but Lucy was a far less likeable character who didn't seem to develop. In particular, I'd have like to have seen more closure in her relationship with her mother, and some more awareness of the effect alcohol had had on her family life and how it was affecting her life in adulthood, but Lucy remained similarly self-centred from beginning to end.

This is pretty good chick lit. Yes, it is kind of predictable but you enjoy the ride. Chocolate for the brain.

Lucy is a single girl, living in London with her flatmates and visits a psychic who tells her she's getting married. When her friends' predictions come true, well, Lucy must be getting married. Enter Gus, who must be one of the most annoying characters in English fiction in my opinion. Lucy Lavan sounds so good, so she must be marrying Gus, yes? Of course not, we're only halfway through the book and there's still alcoholism and the dreamy male best friend in the corner. It's a good holiday or 'my brain's not working' read. A higher standard of chick lit. ( )

Ah, the James Joyce of chick lit. She writes the hugest pop fiction books I know, full of pages upon pages of (fortunately realistic-sounding) dialogue. There are always very deep, depressing issues being dealt with in an almost off-hand manner. it's like a car crash. You can't help but watch the story unfold. I don't know whay I keep reading her books, cause they're slow reads and not enjoyable in the happy-glow sense. But I still do come back to them. Maybe misery is its own satisfaction. I do love the realism with which she works through people's problems. Not everything gets fixed, and certainly not easily, but people come to terms with themselves, their issues, and life. They're not happy books, but they give you hope. ( )

Once again, long, and sometimes a little draggy, and sometimes even unnecessary. But at least this story has a moral behind it: Don't follow the mistakes of your parents, look around you and know that you are blessed. Rather predictable towards the halfway point, I knew how the story would end but I read on to find out how it unfolded. All the same, it's a lighthearted chick-lit in which girls would wish could happen to her.

Marian Keyes usually writes funny and engaging books. Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married failed to be either. The dialogue was stiff and did not flow, and the situations the main character found herself in were boring and predictable. I was less than impressed with this one. ( )

Not great literature, but a fun, fast & easy read. ( )

People may have picked up by now that I’m no fan of Marian Keyes, so it’s probably no surprise that I don’t think much of this one. Here, Lucy Sullivan is a twenty-something single woman with appalling taste in men. She goes for impoverished, unemployed drunks with a twinkle in their eyes. Much like her alcoholic daddy, although it takes till the end of the book for Lucy to understand that dad has a drinking problem and there’s no pill to cure him. Meanwhile, the man she will marry is introduced at the beginning of the book. He’s the strong, decent, supportive friend. Well, there’s a surprise. Honestly, Mills and Boons books are better written than this. Not even worth reading at the beach or on a wet weekend. Avoid, avoid, avoid. ( )

Bridget Jones Diary wannabe; single gal in London

5.00 ( )

I loved this writer. Somehow she manages to get humor and darkness to work together. I've read several of her books, and even though I have to be in a certain mood to dive into her large paperbacks, she doesn't disappoint when I need her. ( )

I finally ended this book! It took me almost 2 weeks to read it as I found Lucy so boring and stupid that I had little pleasure in reading. It's the weakest book by Marian Keyes I've read so far...
We know that in chick lit books we have most of the times not very bright females, but Lucy was too much. And I can't understand how she could live with a roomate who was always calling her names and putting her down. It was obvious what Daniel felt about her. It was obvious that her dad had a serious drinking problem.
Some parts made me smile but the general feeling was: how much more to the end?! ( )

Ah, the James Joyce of chick lit. She writes the hugest pop fiction books I know, full of pages upon pages of (fortunately realistic-sounding) dialogue. There are always very deep, depressing issues being dealt with in an almost off-hand manner. it's like a car crash. You can't help but watch the story unfold. I don't know whay I keep reading her books, cause they're slow reads and not enjoyable in the happy-glow sense. But I still do come back to them. Maybe misery is its own satisfaction. I do love the realism with which she works through people's problems. Not everything gets fixed, and certainly not easily, but people come to terms with themselves, their issues, and life. They're not happy books, but they give you hope. ( )