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First Comes Love

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Still enjoying the newness of her marriage, Cate begins to think about having a baby. After dealing with some problems getting pregnant, she finally hits the jackpot (after spending her life's savings on hundreds of pregnancy tests). Cate spends the first few months in bed with terrible nausea then manages to get a bad eye infection. Throughout the amusing descriptions of her pregnancy craziness, she has to deal with an insane relative who has asked her to be bridesmaid - while pregnant. This is a light and fun book, sure to please moms-to-be.

I enjoyed the first two books, "Always a Bridesmaid" and "Here Comes the Bride," and I wanted to see what happened next, to Cate and Ethan and the supporting cast. I loved these characters. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. Cate wants a baby, seemingly because all of her friends are having babies. Good reason, eh? She wastes so much money on so many pregnancy tests, then it happens! She's pregnant! Then comes the morning sickness. Reading of Cate's continuing sickness is not my idea of a fun read. I gave up on the book about halfway through. As an aspiring writer, I constantly hear that the plot should be engaging and unique...what's so unique and special about a tale of bad morning sickness, and a woman who wants a child because all of her friends have kids?

I really enjoyed Cate's story in "Always a Bridesmaid" and "Here Comes the Bride" but I really think that Whitney Lyles probably should have ended the series there. At the beginning of "First Comes Love" when Cate has a pregnancy scare, Ethan is frightened that she actually might be pregnant. Cate hadn't even been thinking of having a baby but her friends start to announce their pregnancies and all of sudden, she is obsessed with getting pregnant.

I found the book a bit tedious to read because it was like the Poor Cate marathan. First she has trouble conceiving, then she has the world's worst morning sickess for the first trimester, then she gets an infection in her eye, and on top of that she has to be the bridesmaid for Denise (who tried to ruin her and Ethan's wedding in the second book). I also had a problem with when Cate told her doctor, he told her he didn't want to see her for 6 weeks. But what about the pre-natal vitamins and all that? I haven't been pregnant but it seems that both of my sisters went to the doctor when they found out that they were pregnant.

The book had some enjoyable parts and I did read it relatively fast. I just don't know that this book was needed. I was perfectly happy with how the story ended for Cate and Ethan at the end of "Here Comes the Bride".

A fabulous connection to the two previous books. I'd bonded with Cate during Always a Bridesmaid and Here Comes the Bride...this novel was just as wonderful. I'm not sure where Cate's life will go next or how its possible to produce another book based on it but I hope Whitney Lyles figures out how!

After reading the previous book, Here Comes the Bride, all about Cate and Ethan i just knew I had to know what happened next. That book was such a fun book to read. I had very high expectations for this book becuase of that fact. I was a bit disppointed, but it was still a great book. It doesn't have as much excitement and in most of the book Cate is bedridden with nausia.

I loved this book, and read most of it in one sitting. I really like the main characters and hope their story continues in another book.

Cate has love and marriage, now all she needs is a baby carriage. First, she has to gain enough weight to get pregnant, but not long after that, the tests come back positive. Then, comes nine months of torture. Morning sickness lasts all day, every day for weeks beyond what she expected it to. Her sister-in-law is engaged to a weird dude who comes complete with two utter brats, and she wants Cate to be her matron of honor, which involves planning parties and showers, with the help of a former romantic rival. By the second trimester, Cate has to wonder if it's worth it.

*** With humor that feels true to life, this story draws you into the dramatic comedy that is Cate's pregnancy. The most laugh out loud moments come from dealing with her idiot of a sister-in-law. Even the most outrageous scenes feel like something that might have actually happened, which makes the entire book all the more smile worthy. ***

Amanda Killgore