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    By Megan Lally
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    By Beth Reekles
    5 stars

    I thought this was a romcom, but it had way more depth than that. Three people on the way to the same wedding end up stranded in an airport, where the truth behind thei plans they all have for stopping the wedding come out. There’s depth here about the assumptions we make about other people, and the stories we tell ourselves to justify our actions.

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    By Amy Doak
    4 stars

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