Susanna Truitt is a simple girl from Georgia, whose family runs a BBQ shack. A simple girl, who just happens to be engaged to the king of Brighton. She knows she loves Nathaniel, but is the life she's meant to live? Can she be happy so far from her roots and family and friends? Can Nathaniel make her give up all of the things that make her the woman he fell in love with?
My overall impression of this book was that I liked the characters, but I wanted more story. Turns out that there is much more to the story, in fact, there's another whole book that comes before this one. I wish I had read the backstory to Susanna and Nathaniel in Once Upon a Prince before reading A March Bride. I think I would have appreciated where they'd come from to get where they were at the beginning of this novella. As it were, it was an awkward way to begin a book and left me feeling like I was trying to catch up. Even so, I really liked how Susanna took the time to evaluate what made her who she was - was it her country? Was it her career? Was it her family? How much could she give up and still be who she was? It felt authentic, and gave depth to her character in this short excerpt of her story. I really wanted more to the supporting charcters, too; where did the prophetess-like lady in the woods come from? What's her story? What about Suz's sister and Nathaniel's cousin - will they end up together? I don't know how much of the Royal Wedding Series features the same cast of characters, but I might have to look into it!
I give this book 3 stars. I wish I had known that it was just a piece of a bigger story, instead of a short story in its own right, but even so, I was able to enjoy the complexities the characters were forced to consider in such a short time.
You can find A March Bride, the 4th in the Year of Weddings series, HERE.
You can find the author's website HERE.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.
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