Once again, Joel Leslie has done a fantastic job performing Lily Morton’s words. These characters wouldn’t be the same from any other voice actor. Below is what I wrote when I read the book with my eyes.
This book is a sequel to Rule Breaker, the first book in the Mixed Messages series, and I really think you need to read that book first to enjoy this one this most. It’s a fantastic story and gives you the history behind Dylan’s and Gabe’s relationship.
Vow Maker is a fantastically witty, snarky and romantic story. Gabe and Dylan have been together for more than a few years now but they’ve yet to tie the knot. Part of the problem is finding a wedding planner that suits them. Each chapter has a little snippet of conversation between Dylan and Gabe about one of the wedding planners they had considered. I confess to being a tiny bit confused at first because chapter one ends with Gabe saying that he thinks they’ve finally found their new planner. After getting into chapter two I realized that the snippets were the author’s way of letting us know why other planners hadn’t worked out and I loved reading them.
The story is told in first person POV with chapters alternating between Dylan and Gabe. The dialogue is wonderful and exactly what I’d expect from Lily Morton. My review can’t convey how much I enjoyed reading this novella. I haven’t read a Lily Morton book yet that I didn’t love.