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When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn’t a piece of cake in this hilarious and heartfelt romantic comedy debut by screenwriter Sidney Karger.
Max Moody thought he had everything figured out. He’s trying to live his best life in New York City and has the best friend a gay guy could ask for: Paige. She and Max grew up next door to each other in the suburbs of Chicago. She can light up any party. She finishes his sentences. She’s always a reliable splunch (they don’t like to use the word brunch) partner. But then Max’s whole world is turned upside down when Paige suddenly announces some huge news: she’s engaged and wants Max to be her man of honor. Max was always the romantic one who imagined he would get married before the unpredictable Paige and is shocked to hear she’s ready to settle down. But it turns out there’s not just one new man in Paige’s life—there are two.
There's the groom, Austin, who’s a perfectly nice guy. Then there's his charming, fun and ridiculously handsome gay younger brother, Chasten, who is Austin's best man. As Paige’s wedding draws closer, Max, the introverted Midwesterner, and Chasten, the social butterfly East Coaster, realize they’re like oil and water. Yet they still have to figure out how to coexist in Paige’s life while not making her wedding festivities all about them. But can the tiny romantic spark between these two very different guys transform their best man supporting roles into the leading best men in each other’s lives?
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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593794531
- File size: 288181 KB
- Duration: 10:00:22
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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January 2, 2023
“Being gay is not really my forte” declares Max Moody in Karger’s breezy rom-com debut. He’s referring to his lack of interest in party planning, flower arranging, and the like, skills which are put to the test when his best friend, Paige, asks Max to be “man of honor” at her wedding. Infuriatingly, Paige’s future brother-in-law, Chasten—who also happens to be Max’s one-time anonymous hook-up—excels at arranging bachelorette parties and bridal showers. Max fumes as Chasten inserts himself into every aspect of wedding planning and sets out to take down his “best man rival.” As they get to know each other better, however, Max starts fantasizing about his frenemy, especially after Chasten, a chocolatier, takes Max to his factory. Unfortunately, Karger shortchanges the sweet romance to focus instead on drama between Paige and Max: she’s angry when he misses her dress fitting, and he resents her always calling him her “gay best friend.” There’s also an almost pointless subplot about layoffs at Max’s job. Still, the writing is filled with fun pop culture references and Karger can turn a phrase (“I’m hit by the early evening humidity like a nonconsensual embrace”). This appealing debut tries to do too much, but it still offers plenty to enjoy. Agent: Dan Lazar, Writers House. -
June 10, 2024
Best friends since childhood, Max and Paige are seemingly in sync with everything--until Paige announces her engagement to Austin and wants Max to be her man of honor. Max bemoans Paige's upcoming nuptials because he believes he should've been the first one to get married. He is the one with an eight-year relationship (that recently downgraded into booty calls with his ex) and an office job (that he despises). To add insult to injury, Paige has asked Austin's brother and best man, Chasten, to help plan the wedding festivities. Now Max has to worry about his status as "gay best friend" being taken by the handsome, put-together, younger man. Curtis Michael Holland performs Max with a sardonic voice of impending doom that softens once he and Chasten begin to get to know each other. Holland speaks with an air of confidence in every scene as Chasten and performs Paige and other women characters with high-pitch tones. Paige is characterized as indecisive and self-centered; one knows when she's speaking because she's being the worst. VERDICT Although promoted as a romance, the audiobook is really an upbeat contemporary tale about Max's life. Give to listeners who enjoy main characters with dry wit.--Anjelica Rufus-Barnes
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