Author Name: K.E. Belledonne
Book Name: Daniel & Erik’s Super Fab Ultimate Wedding Checklist
Release Date: June 23, 2016
Blurb:
When Daniel gets caught up in the demands of a cheeky wedding planning app, his fiancé Erik grows frustrated with his preoccupation with adhering to heterosexual traditions. Will Daniel’s groomzilla ways give them the wedding of their dreams, or ultimately lead to their relationship’s demise?
Pages or Words: 53,000 words, 188 pages
Categories: Contemporary, Gay Fiction, Humor, M/M Romance, Romance, Rom Com
Excerpt:
“I think Aurora is disappointed in me.” “What?” Erik rubbed at his
eye. It wasn’t even early morning, judging by the weak light coming through the
blinds from the streetlights. “Who?” “Aurora. The wedding planning app.” Daniel
lay on his back, wide awake and staring up at the ceiling. “The wedding
planning app is not a sentient being. It has no feelings or opinions.” “I feel
like she's judging me. I’m sorry if I woke you up.” “Oh my god, go to sleep.”
“I can't. I'm never going to sleep ever again.” Daniel tugged the blanket
higher up his chest, folding his arms over it and exhaling heavily. “You're
being dramatic.” “I've got too many things buzzing in my head. There's too many
things I'm going to forget to do.” “I thought that's why you had that damn app,
so you don't have to remember anything; it's all right there saved on your
tablet.” “Yes, but I have to remember to put everything in it.″ Daniel
rolled over. ″She doesn't just know everything—” “A: She is not a she. It is an it. B: What are we doing tomorrow?” “Oh
my god, what is the point of sharing the app calendar if you're never going to
look at it?” Daniel wailed. “I look at it. It's just crammed so full of
everything that I have no idea what's going on when.” Daniel blew out his
breath. ”Look, I know you don’t like the calendar. We’ve been over that, but I
don’t know how else to keep track of all of these appointments and deadlines.”
“I told you, we could color-code them, or something,” Erik rolled to his side
and punched at his pillow. “Aurora doesn’t give you that option.” “Well, it
should.” “I agree, but there’s nothing I can do about that.” Daniel bunched his
pillow up under his head. “Tomorrow, we have four appointments to meet with
caterers: two in the morning, two in the afternoon.” “Why so many in one day?”
“It's the only day we both have available this week, and I am not going to make
any decisions about the food at our reception without you there to discuss it.”
“Seriously, you could just make a choice, and I'll live with it.” Erik rolled
over. “I don't want you to just 'live with it,' Erik.″ Daniel tried to keep his
voice neutral, but failed. ″This is our wedding. I don't want you to just 'live
with it.’” “Why are you getting so worked up about it?” “We only get one chance
at this. Everything needs to be perfect.” “You're going to drive us both crazy,
you know that, right?” Erik tugged the blankets back up over his shoulder.
“Well, then, we'll both be crazy.” Daniel squinted up at the ceiling. He was so
tired of making these decisions. Why were there so many options? Why were there
so many decisions? The planning was getting on Erik's nerves; he was getting on Erik's nerves. Erik
was getting on his nerves. They were both just a pile of irritated nerves
because the to-do list didn’t seem to be getting any smaller. Daniel’s phone
chimed with another notification from Aurora. New Private Message from:
MommyMargie. His mother probably had another ludicrous
suggestion for the reception, or a passive-aggressive reminder of the hymn that
she and his father had had played at their wedding,
that their grandparents had had played at their wedding
and that she expected to hear at his wedding. Or maybe his parents had
decided to paint the living room green. Who knew?
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I didn't know
whether to laugh or be horrified with Aurora, the wedding planning app. Poor
Daniel was losing his ever loving mind. He'd check one thing off and get like
20 more items to check off his list. The wedding theme suggestions were also
horrifying, but hilarious...I mean, Pumpkins, really? of course it is all a
joke in the name of Comedy. The responses from his friends were quote hilarious
too. Daniel kept calling Aurora a "she" and Erik was all, it's not a
person, it's an "it". Their banter had you going as well, I thought
it was very cute. I got a little annoyed by it at times though, and felt bad
for Daniel.
I think the saving grace was the jump back in time telling the story of how they met, monumental things that happened and the like. It really carved out their story.
What I didn't like was it felt like it was all a waist. When Daniel finally had enough and had is blowout, I really was sad. Then when he had his "come to Jesus" moment, I got so excited. Then my stomach clenched when he found Erik again. It really was just all a swirl of different emotions. In the end, I think Daniel realized what Erik was trying to say and he refocused on what really matters. I thought it was a pretty sweet ending for a pretty sweet book.
I really liked reading about Daniel and Erik, and perhaps this could be a lesson for future planners? and a side note to not use an app lol!! and Bravo to the author for coming up with all the details for the app. That couldn't have been easy.
All in all I give it 3.75 stars
**given as an arc for an honest review**
I think the saving grace was the jump back in time telling the story of how they met, monumental things that happened and the like. It really carved out their story.
What I didn't like was it felt like it was all a waist. When Daniel finally had enough and had is blowout, I really was sad. Then when he had his "come to Jesus" moment, I got so excited. Then my stomach clenched when he found Erik again. It really was just all a swirl of different emotions. In the end, I think Daniel realized what Erik was trying to say and he refocused on what really matters. I thought it was a pretty sweet ending for a pretty sweet book.
I really liked reading about Daniel and Erik, and perhaps this could be a lesson for future planners? and a side note to not use an app lol!! and Bravo to the author for coming up with all the details for the app. That couldn't have been easy.
All in all I give it 3.75 stars
**given as an arc for an honest review**
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Meet the author:
K. E. Belledonne is a writer, editor and translator. A native New Englander, Kat spends her spare time listening to Glenn Miller records, reading history books and cheering on her beloved Red Sox. Her first novel, Right Here Waiting, was published by Interlude Press in 2015.
Where to find the author:
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/kebelledonne
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KEBelledonne
Pinterest: https://fr.pinterest.com/kebelledonne/
Blog: www.kebelledonne.com
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28764238-daniel-erik-s-super-fab-ultimate-wedding-checklist
Publisher: Interlude Press
Cover Artist: C.B. Messer
Tour Dates & Stops:
23-Jun
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30-Jun
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Thanks for stopping by, thanks for commenting, and good luck with the contest!
great excerpt...congrats
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the release and looking forward to reading it! Awesome excerpt!
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