On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgertons, #8)

by Julia Quinn

Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton is a firm believer in true love. He'd have to be an idiot not to be: all seven of his siblings are happily married. Gregory figures he is just biding his time, until the right woman comes along. And so, when he sees Hermione Watson, he knows with every fibre of his being, that she is meant to be his. But, through Hermione's closest - and slightly less beautiful - friend, Lucy Abernathy, he finds out that Hermione is desperately in love with another man. Sadly, by the time Gregory figures out the right girl is actually the wrong girl, and the right girl was Lucy all along, it's too late. Lucy is to marry another! Now - on the way to the wedding - Gregory must figure out how to thwart the nuptials and convince Lucy that she was always meant to be his.

• ISBN10: 0749907940
• ISBN13: 9780749907945
• Publish Date: 22 June 2006
• Publish Status: Cancelled
• Out of Print: 12 April 2006
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Piatkus Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amanda]

I'm conflicted about On the Way to the Wedding. Because that synopsis---nothing about it says "Amanda will like this book!" And it's true: there did come a point where I was ready to throw the book in disgust, shouting, "HOW COULD YOU?"

But it's Julia Quinn. And one scene---with Gregory, Hyacinth, and their mother---had me shaking with silent laughter, then giggling out loud, then snorting because it is absolutely and completely glorious and the exact reason why I love this series so much.

Of course, the "HOW COULD YOU?" moment came a lot later than expected, which is part of why I'm conflicted. I thought it'd be okay, and then BAM, it wasn't. And I really did want to toss the book aside. But I didn't. And I'm glad.

Because THE BRIDGERTONS! This will likely never be my favorite Bridgerton book. (Sorry, Gregory and Lucy.) But I adore this series---and family---and On the Way to the Wedding gave me what I adore.

After I get my hands on the second epilogues, there's going to be a Bridgertons' reread. Mark my words.

[rakesandrogues]

Least favorite of the series. I really thought it was boring. I couldn't get into the story, and I wasn't much of a fan of the characters.