Book Review: Four Weekends and a Funeral

One of my all time favorite 90s rom coms is While You Were Sleeping. You just don’t get much better than Sandra Bullock, hot Bill Pullman and Peter Gallagher (aka Sandy Cohen) in a coma.

If you love that movie like I do (or actually even if you don’t lol) you should absolutely read Ellie Palmer’s FOUR WEEKENDS AND A FUNERAL. It’s got a similar feeling and Adam Berg absolutely has Jack Callahan vibes.

Alison Mullally is a BCRA1 carrier and had a double mastectomy — something she is still working through. When she goes to her ex-boyfriend Sam’s funeral, she discovers that no one except his sister knew they broke up. And his sister wants her to pretend they were still a couple for their parents, who wanted to see Sam settles. People pleasing Alison agrees to help his grieving family. She also offers to help pack up Sam’s apartment with Sam’s grumpy best friend Adam.

Adam wants nothing to do with Alison, and they are forced to spend several weekends together to work in Sam’s apartment. Alison does her best to make Adam her friend, and slowly he thaws to her. But Alison can’t ignore their chemistry and her growing feelings for Adam. But can they make a relationship work when Adam finds out the truth? And can Alison finally learn to be happy with who she is?

THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD!!! I cannot even describe my love for Adam and Alison. There’s carpentry! And trains! And super intense trivia! It’s so funny and sad (but not like sob sad. Just you know, dealing with grief and also guilt) and heartwarming. And the chemistry!

Everyone needs to go read it NOW! And it’s out today!

Thanks to NetGalley and Putnam for my ARC.