Outrageously homophobic. I do not forgive you, Marian Keyes, nomatter what year this was written.

You can slap any amount of trendy labels on this (fatphobic, gaslighting women, toxic masculinity, internalised misogyny), but in plain speak: there could not be a female mc who unknowingly hates herself, and all women, and queer people, more. Lucy Sullivan is everything that's wrong with how men make women see themselves.

Okay...if I could give negative stars on this book I totally would! This booked stunk from beginning to end. And let me tell you the book just goes on and on and on and won't die already. BOOO!

Brilliant characters and excruciating plot.

I am not usually one for "chic lit" but this one is amazing. You really fall in love with Lucy Sullivan and her quirks and anxieties. I think on some level any woman can relate to her. I also recommend others by Keyes. Most notable, This Charming Man. Keyes has changed my opinion of this genre, simply with this book.

This is an easy read that I think is great for passing the time, but there isn't much substance to it. I'm a big fan of Marian Keyes work and am currently working my way through all of her books. I had really high hopes for this, as like I said, I'm a big fan of the author, but I found myself disappointed.

The plot is pretty straightforward; Lucy is told by a psychic that she will be married in a year. As Lucy is currently single she's cynical, but when the psychic's other predictions come true she begins to take it more seriously. The plot mainly consists of a love triangle with a pretty obvious outcome. This really affected my enjoyment of the book as I think love triangles only work when you have reasons to root for both of the competing men/women and can't predict who the main character will choose. However, it was obvious from the beginning who Lucy would end up with.

I also found it hard to connect with some of the characters; in particular Lucy and her love interest Gus. The main characters is Marian's books always tend to be quirky, awkward women who are really easy to relate too, but I found Lucy to be too much. Instead of being quirky it seemed like she has mental health issues. I felt the same about Gus, who we were obviously meant to find endearingly strange and unpredictable. I just found him irritating and didn't understand Lucy's interest in him. I think this will really depend on everyone's personal preferences, but there was nothing attractive to me about his personality at all. Again, this really affected my overall enjoyment.

There were positive aspects of the book too though. As always Marian's books deal with tough issues which I enjoy as they are always handled respectfully and the author always manages to keep the tone light hearted. The book was funny, Lucy's room mates and colleagues kept the book entertaining and were a lot more relatable than she was.

I think Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married would be the perfect book if you're looking for something lighthearted to read on your day off or to take on holiday, but it shouldn't be taken too seriously.

One of my favorite books. Really resonated with me. Will be reading it again someday too. Worth it.

I don’t even know how to rate this. I hated the main character, I just wanted to tell her to get a bloody grip and stop letting people treating her like shit.
I’m glad I’ve seen how good MK books can be (Rachel’s holiday and again Rachel) because if this had been the first one I’d read I probably would’ve given up.
She enabled her dad.
She needs to tell gus to fuck off.
Daniel deserves better.

I used to like reading Marian Keyes but this time I was a little disappointed. Whilst the underlying storyline was reasonable - Lucy Sullivan moving through a string of failed relationships with men displaying similar behaviour to her alcoholic father and her inability to see either situation for what it is then her eventual awakening to the truth; the characters themselves were more than irritating so I wanted to skim read large parts. I will try another Keyes at some stage but I don't recommend this one.

Aunque hay personajes que me han caído mal no, lo siguiente, e incluso aunque la protagonista tiene sus momentos, me ha gustado mucho la historia. Y me he acabado enamorando de Daniel yo también.

I honestly wanted to DNF this from the first 100 pages. I didn't really like any of the characters, and the main character was just awful. I really only finished this because I had nothing else to read.

2 stars for character development at the end.

I think it's obvious while reading this novel that it was one of Marian Keyes' first. It is a cute book, very funny at times, but the writing style can be irritating all the way through. I am a big Marian Keyes fan, but definitely prefer her later books, which have characters that are easy to identify with, and normally include some great plot twists. This is a light, entertaining read, but it's still a bit irritating.

There is a fine line between making a character lovably neurotic and making them unbearable and impossible to empathize with. This book falls into the latter category.