So far this is my least favorite Marian Keyes novel. I've even stopped partway through to read Rachel's Holiday and Conversations with the Fat Girl and felt somewhat reluctant to continue reading it. I finally did finish it though, just to see if it at some point would have a redeeming quality. For now, it feels like this novel appears in sepia while all other Keyes books I've read are in technicolor (yes, my description is cliche, but it fits!).

After reading, I still feel the same way. I stopped reading right around when Lucy first met Gus, because I HATED him from the start and I hated the interaction that Lucy had with him. Glad to see my contempt was not misguided. I was disgusted with Lucy everytime she so easily let Gus back into her life, which also made it difficult to continue reading the story. I agree with others who have mentioned that it was obvious who Lucy would end up with, but it was barely worth the wait to see how it would happen. I didn't give this book two stars, despite my criticism because there were still quite a few parts that had me laughing out loud.

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Upon a second reading, I enjoyed this book much more. I still loathe Gus and all Lucy allows him to put her through. I'm still keeping my rating at three stars though, but a heartier three stars than before.

I remember finishing this book, and staring at the last period on the last page saying to myself, "I WANT TO KEEP READING!" It was refreshingly funny, and although it was over 500 pages, it was such a light and quick read. As soon as I began this book, I said, "I am Lucy Sullivan...."

Books read & reviewed: 2️⃣3️⃣

4.5 stars
Although I'm not really fond of chick-lit, and this book was predictable, I loved it!
Sure, I HATED HATED HATED, (did I say hated?) some characters (Karen and Gus), but even they seemed normal, real, people we've all dealt with at one time or another.
Some would say Lucy's character is weak, not a proper leading lady, but, even when I wanted to slap some sense into her, I adored her and understood her. She has a job she hates, roommates she loves and hates, coworkers that are one of a kind, boyfriends that are leaches or plain wrong, a best friend who is her rock but dissapears when he has a girlfriend, a mother she can't stand and a father she adores, both of who have secrets as every family does...
A long book, but a fast read, entertaining one, for sure! I couldn't keep my hands/eyes off of it!

Fun, predictable and like junk food for the soul. I love Marian's books!

I actually wanted to give this book 4 or 5 stars. Marian Keyes writes books that I usually finish in a couple of days. She's hilarious. The problem is she sometimes invents these characters that I absolutely hate! It's almost 700 pages and you spend it thinking are there actually women like this!
The lead character in this Book Lucy Sullivan is unlucky in love. She's gullible and stupid. She let's men treat her horribly and is suspicious of anyone who treats her remotely well. She dates a guy named Gus who treat her like trash and she puts up with it. Takes him back when he disappears for months. He's a drunk with no money , and she never sees his home in the almost 5 months they date. It's almost unbearable to read about how she's treated and the way she makes it Ok in her head. It's painful. She seriously needed a good slap. Her friend's seem to be no better especially her roommate Karen who is horrible to her. She basically has no backbone at all. I know in the end she finds one, and ends up with the guy "she would least expect" but it was a long drawn out painful process.

Re-read July 2015
This is classic chick-lit and one of the first that I remember reading. It’s light and predictable but also tackles some serious issues in typical Marian Keyes style. I wouldn’t consider it an outstanding book, so I won’t give it 5 stars, but it still deserves high marks because I felt so comforted when I re-read it.

This was an amazing book. I really liked how Marian keyes organised the plot and how Lucy's father played into it. A lot of things made sense by the end of it. Especially how she always fell in love with idiots that didn't have any sense of responsibility. I remember how she was getting annoyed when her bad boy looking boyfriend turned out to really care for her. I mean really girl?! I thought that was a good thing!! She was also in denial about her dad's alcohol problems when she was seeing the therapist.

I also really didnt like how she treated her mum and Daniel. The only two people who really had been there for her. Even though her mum was horrible to her at times. Couldnt blame her after seeing (from when Lucy was taking care of him) how shit her life was honestly.

Ended up reading the book in about 3 days because I really couldn't get enough. Went to sleep with eyes sore last night at 2.30am and woke up again to finish it off.

The ending was as predicted by the fortune teller yay! So sweet. Daniel and Lucy are so cute together.

The story did lag a bit between pgs 300-400 and at times Lucy's monologues got a bit boring but other than that it was a solid 3.5 (which I rounded up to 4).

I’m afraid I am going to have to give Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married just 3 stars. 5 stars for the writing, humor, and character development and one star for Lucy herself. I just got fed up with her. I could easily rant rave for paragraphs about how painfully blind and ignorant she was about everything throughout the whole book. But I won’t. (How could any modern woman think a pill or acupuncture could cure alcoholism?) Psychologically, I understood from the beginning why she fell into a relationship with a piece of pond scum like Gus, but why did she allow herself to be bullied by Karen? It’s explained at the end why she was so mean to the too-good-for-her Daniel, but I still couldn’t stand it. We are told how clever she is, but she is shown to be just the opposite page after page. Also, the end could have included more of a mending of her relationship with her mother once the lightbulb finally came on. Lucy was cruel and mean to her. She dealt with the useless drunk for 30 years. And Lucy barely lasted a couple of months. Where was the love, gratitude, sorrow, and compassion for her poor mother? I at least needed an apology. This was a major letdown and to me a big flaw in Lucy's road to self-awareness and growth.

I listened to this on audio and the narration for all of the female characters was excellent. The men’s voices were really bad though. Especially our hero, Daniel. Anne McCallister made him sound like a punch drunk blockhead.

Se me ha hecho cuesta arriba terminarlo, empieza bien pero es demasiado previsible y se va por las ramas. Además, la protagonista, Lucy, tiene el coeficiente de una niña de siete años...

Creo que es la primera vez que califico tan bajo uno de los libros de esta autora.
No me ha gustado mucho y en este libro ha quedado más que patente un terrible problema con el alcohol de cierto sector de la sociedad que la autora frecuentaba (incluso de ella misma ya que casi todos tienen tientes autobiográficos). Pero este me ha parecido especialmente Triste ya que no hay ningún personaje que sea "normal" y no necesite emborracharse hasta vomitar como parte de su rutina diaria.

Me pareció muy interesante la idea de la adivina y la situación que planteaban.
Me gustó el principio y me gustó el final.

El desarrollo de la historia se me hizo lento y me llegó a molestar mucho la actitud de Lucy a veces. Era el biggest “Amiga date cuenta”.

También me molestaban las descripciones de Meredia con respecto su peso. Me quedó claro que tenía sobrepeso/obesidad desde el capítulo 1. No era necesario llamarla “elefante” y recordarme cada 3 línea de su complexión.

Está bien, pero es algo lento.
Definitivamente no es de los libros que más me vayan a gustar este año.