Killing Bridezilla

A Jaine Austen Mystery, Book 7

By: Laura Levine

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley

When writer-for-hire Jaine Austen signs on to script vows for the ultimate Bridezilla, "I dos" soon become "I wish I hadn'ts" - and curtains for the bride spell a veil of woes for Jaine....

Jaine's accepted her share of lame gigs to pay the bills, but rewriting Shakespeare's got to be an all-time low. The fiasco begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber rich uber witch Patti Devane. It seems Patti will soon be sashaying down the aisle with another former classmate from Hermosa High, and she'd like the exchange of vows to evoke Romeo and Juliet...except without the "downer" of an ending.

Even worse than the assignment itself is dealing with Patti as a client. At least Jaine's not alone, as nobody can stand the demanding, spoiled, and incredibly rude Bridezilla from Hell. Patti's managed to rack up an amazingly long list of enemies in a short time, not the least of whom include her prospective mother-in-law, the soon-to-be ex-wife of Patti's stolen soon-to-be groom, and just about everyone involved in the wedding preparations. So it isn't a complete surprise when the erstwhile Juliet plunges to her death during her balcony scene.

©2008 Laura Levine (P)2021 Tantor

5 stars

This is the second time I have listened to this book. Both times it was entertaining and enjoyable. I highly recommend it.

Good mystery w not so great weight bashing mixed in.

I love the narrator. She’s terrific! I’ve been listening from Book 1. As a result the jokes about the Cocoa Puffs shirt are getting old as is references to her cellulite thighs. The weight bashing gets cringy. Overall it’s entertaining. Just bored with the the reoccurring bashing and the one shirt she always seems to be wearing. Good twist in this one. Keeps you guessing!