Call Me Irresistible Book Review

Call Me Irresistible (Wynette Texas #6) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
My Rating: 4/5


Goodreads Summary: R.S.V.P. to the most riotous wedding of the year . . . 


Lucy Jorik is the daughter of a former president of the United States. 


Meg Koranda is the offspring of legends. 


One of them is about to marry Mr. Irresistible—Ted Beaudine—the favorite son of Wynette, Texas. The other is not happy about it and is determined to save her friend from a mess of heartache. 


But even though Meg knows that breaking up her best friend's wedding is the right thing to do, no one else seems to agree. Faster than Lucy can say "I don't," Meg becomes the most hated woman in town—a town she's stuck in with a dead car, an empty wallet, and a very angry bridegroom. Broke, stranded, and without her famous parents at her back, Meg is sure she can survive on her own wits. What's the worst that can happen? Lose her heart to the one and only Mr. Irresistible? Not likely. Not likely at all.


My Thoughts: This was the first book that I have read by Phillips. I picked it up in the Barnes and Noble discount section for about five dollars. I put it on my "cheap getaway" shelf for two reasons: 1. It was cheap (go figure). 2. It's a "getaway" from in depth literature (aka an easy read). I have been reading some things that really required me to concentrate and focus, so this book was intended to give me a break before I delve into my next 900 pager this summer.

I liked the continuity of this book. The plot was far-fetched and ridiculous, but I did not seem to mind it. Every time Phillips added a new twist or dimension to the story, it flowed very well. It reminded me of reading a Sophie Kinsella/ Madeleine Wickham. Although I could not really relate to the characters, it was still fun to watch. 

I did not realize when I picked it up that it was actually #6 in a series. At first I dreaded picking it up in the middle. However, as I read I realized it was a series on the town. It was not essential that I read the first five to get anything out of it. I think it is very telling about the series that I am now interested in picking up some of the earlier ones I have missed.