reviews_and_ramblings | Best Laid Plans by Cat Kane

Best Laid Plans is a truly sweet romance with a little erotic taste. Liberally inspired to "The Wedding Planner" movie, it tells the story of Elliot, a man too good to be true. Not overly handsome, Elliot is a catastrophic wedding planner; actually he is not so bad, but everything seems to plot to ruin the wedding he plans. On his personal life, Elliot is no much more lucky: he always seems to have to prove himself, at work and with his family, and being gay is only another one of his failure in front of his family; plus working as wedding planner seems like an hobby to his parents, who are waiting for him to put his mind on the right path, both for work than for life style choices...

When one of the most sought soon-to-be married couple choices him to plan their wedding, Elliot takes it as his last chance to prove that he is good at his work. Veronica and Dylan are the perfect couple, young, wealthy, beautiful... maybe even too much beautiful, since Elliot seems unable to not stare to Dylan, and Dylan seems a little too bit interested in him. When Elliot and Dylan start a clandestine relationship, Elliot is eat alive by remorse, above all since Veronica seems a so nice girl. But the strange thing is that Veronica is not at all against the idea the Elliot spends a lot of time alone with Dylan...

The story is more romantic than angst, probably since it's true that Elliot is not so comfortable playing the role of who ruins families, but it's also true that he doesn't protest too much when Dylan makes his move with him. On the other hand Elliot is so absorbed in planning the perfect wedding that maybe he refuses to see the obvious signs around him. Dylan maybe doesn't say the things as clearly as they are, but he even plays the role of the devoted fiancee... so yes, he is guilty of omission, but he is not a liar.

The story is not very long, less than 100 pages, but it's light and enjoyable.

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