Review: A Very "Becoming" Story.  Want more of the Walsh brothers!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2014
Becoming Mrs Walsh was a fast, entertaining chick-lit read.  As is always the case, I never know what to expect when I pick up a new book to read.  Jessica Gordon’s writing is solid and detailed while easy to read and a page turner.  Becoming Mrs Walsh is packed with a big family all with some unique characteristics.  Shoshana and Drew are engaged to be married and the story follows Sho’s journey in being inducted to the Walsh clan and learning all the expectations of being Mrs Walsh.  The main characters that stand out are the matriarch of the clan, Birdie.  Birdie at first comes across as the rich socialite who lives in excess with the upper crust Washington DC crowd.  I, at first, thought she would be the controlling, mother-in-law that I would hate.  By the end of the story, she was endearing.  The rest of the clan do not play as significant a role in the story.  Drew’s brothers include Erik, Alex and Mark who are married to Ariel, Rachel and Zoey respectively.I really enjoyed the relationship these family members had with each other and how easily they opened their family up to a new member.  It was heart-warming to feel Sho’s acceptance as the newest member of the family.  I did feel bad for the way she felt she didn’t measure up to the family and how she struggled with her relationship with the distant Drew.All in all, this was a good story with emotional struggles, the feeling of belonging to a family and making decisions that could hurt all the Walsh’s.  Jessica Gordon’s writing is descriptive to people and places and I felt connected with the locations, believing I could be there with the characters.  For an entertaining, mostly light hearted and endearing read, give this a try!!  3.5 Stars