So Happy for You, Celia Laskey
So Happy for You, Celia Laskey
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So Happy for You
A Novel

Author: Celia Laskey

Narrator: Kristen Sieh

Unabridged: 7 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2022

Synopsis

*A PureWow Best Beach Read of Summer 2022*

A wedding weekend spirals out of control in this bold, electrifying, hilarious novel about the complexities of female friendship 

Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. When Robin came out, Ellie was there for her. When Ellie's father died, Robin had her back. But when Ellie asks Robin to be her maid of honor, she is reluctant. A queer academic, Robin is dubious of the elaborate wedding rituals now sweeping the nation, which go far beyond champagne toasts and a bouquet toss. But loyalty wins out, and Robin accepts. 

Yet, as the wedding weekend approaches, a series of ominous occurrences lead Robin to second-guess her decision. It seems that everyone in the bridal party is out to get her. Perhaps even Ellie herself. 

Manically entertaining, viciously funny and eerily campy, So Happy for You is the ultimate send-up to our collective obsession with the wedding industrial complex and a riveting, unexpectedly poignant depiction of friendship in all its messy glory. 

About Celia Laskey

Celia Laskey is the author of Under the Rainbow, a finalist for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her work has appeared in Guernica, the Minnesota Review and elsewhere. She has an MFA from the University of New Mexico. She lives with her wife in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on January 18, 2023

I was definitely the right reader for this book! If you like dark, comedic satire (like the recent movie The Menu) then you might be the right reader as well. And this is DARK. Robin and Ellie have been best friends since their school days. They are completely different but somehow their relationship......more

Goodreads review by Shiv on September 07, 2022

So I have many thoughts about this book. I think it was an important overall conversation and the concept itself was fun and good. HOWEVER, It was quite messy and I kept reading bits and hoping that the author would take them to make a certain point but then completely didn’t. For example, when Robin......more

Goodreads review by Sara on January 16, 2023

This was wild. From a study of the wedding industry and complex female relationships to a downward spiral into madness and desperation, So Happy For You is rammed full of unlikeable characters and the most unbelievable plot going. I think if you go into this knowing that the characters are not meant......more

Goodreads review by Stella on April 24, 2022

I went into "So Happy for You" excited to read a fun, almost light-hearted read about best friends, wedding drama, bridezillas, female friendship, etc. What I got was...something else. While overall, these themes are included, the center friendship between Robin and Ellie is incredible toxic and bot......more

Goodreads review by Kristine on July 27, 2022

(I deleted my book & the review by accident while organising - the story of my life!:)) This was such a witty, fun & intelligent book to read! I really had a fantastic time, I actually laughed out loud while reading and let me tell you, it just doesn't happen in life! The plot was interesting, the ch......more

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