Review: A great  romantic comedy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2011
The Betrothal: Or How I Saved Alan Edwards from 40 Years of Hell by Richard Raley is a hilarious  romantic comedy that I found particularly hard to put down. The major plot of the story deals with two boys Phineas Farraday and his best friend Alan Edwards. After a two year hiatus in Chile as a missionary, Alan returns home only to call Phin and let him know he's getting married. WHAT!! Its 4 am in the morning, Alan is getting married to a girl he has only know a week and he wants Phin to be his best man. This will never work and Phin has to put a stop to it before  Alan ruins his life. One week is all Phin has and with their other friend Tad, heads for St. Lake City .There he meets the family along  Emily, the very domineering bride to be. When  two cousins Sam and Hannah  appear for the wedding , romantic thoughts start to spark between Phin and Sam and her sister Hannah  seems to spark an interest in Alan. When  Phin finally uncovers  the plot of why the marriage is to take place so fast he is trying to do everything in his power to stop the wedding. Will it work? I am not going to be a spoil sport and let you know. You need to read the book, but be prepared to to keep on reading and laughing all the way through it.As the author writes it with Phin being the narrator of the book, one feels like they are reading an actual story. I couldn't help but love the characters in the book. Emily, the devious queen bee or Bridezilla, Sam and Hanna, Tad and Phin just set the book off .They just seem to stand out and make the plot of the story all the more interesting. I like the idea that it hinted at  sexual encounters but that's as far as it  went. There is nothing sensual or erotic about the book, and no course language with made it a plus in my book. If you like  romantic comedies then you will  thoroughly enjoy this book. This would make an ideal made for  TV movie.