Confetti Confidential

December 6, 2010
An appealing heroine, strong supporting characters, and relatable situations, such as maneuvering around hard-to-please parents, lift British author McQueen's third Isabel Bookbinder adventure (after Fabulously Fashionable). Now employed by a major London wedding planner, Isabel goes behind the back of her snooty boss, Pippa Everitt, to try to woo a B-list bride-to-be, Summer Shelley, as her own client. Meanwhile, Isabel gets involved with a reluctant bride, Licky, who introduces Isabel to her rakish cousin, Dan, with whom Isabel engages in the sort of insulting banter that proves they're really attracted to each other. On the same day, Isabel manages to ruin Pippa's current celebrity wedding and ensure that Licky won't marry her boorish fiancé. To add to her woes, Isabel's lawyer boyfriend, Will, is oddly reluctant to propose. By the time Summer calls Isabel back, readers will be cheering for Isabel to pull off a winning event against the odds. Those expecting standard chick lit fluff will be pleasantly surprised.