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BOOK REVIEW #THE BIG DAY #TRUE MEMOIR #LISA CHEEK #HUMOR #SHE WRITES PRESS PUBLISHERS, #GENERAL FICTION


 MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW


This memoir is about reflecting back on Mrs. Johnson's, a middle-aged woman at forty-nine, her wedding day and her marriage to Big Johnson. The author stores up memories and talks about her experience in her humor filled memoir. she has been trying to figure out since childhood how relationships work, how families get together and stay together which happened to be a mystery to her. Love is something beyond the excitement of romance and being in love. This took more than forty years for Lisa to realize as when she is preparing to get married to her boyfriend Big Johnson who was previously married twice before her. It is a committed, thoughtful decision. Love is nurturing and love is listening. Love is caring and Love is Kind. From where Lisa is coming from in her family in Mum's and Dad's side of parent's commitment wasn't in their genes. Nothing lasted more than six months. Either they would run, or they would ask her to marry them and she would run. Lisa was born in Oakland California to parents who divorced after eight years. Love lightens burdens because you divide them, and love intensifies joy because you share it. Lisa' s wedding for 15 years to Big Johnson proves that they have pledged to each other not only their love but also strength, warmth and most importantly the fun of true friendship. It is good to see how Lisa has brought her story of confusion and judgment and teenage years that followed with abuse and neglect, anger where yet being in marriage by taking important step she took in her life to be in union with her friend Big Johnson in marriage that was finally founded upon mutual respect and affection.

I liked the memoir as my favorite part was that there was no drag as the titles contributed short chapters that was easy to understand for the reader. Enjoyable memoir to cherish and share in the Joy of the author in her writing and marriage testimony.,

Thanks to net galley and She Writes Press Publishers for an advance copy for my honest review.

ISBN-13: 9798896363064
Publisher: She Writes Press
Publication date: 09/22/2026
Pages: 256

BOOK DESCRIPTION

For fans of Sloane Crosley, another mostly true memoir from the acclaimed author of Sit, Cinderella, Sit about whether she’s finally ready for marriage before she turns fifty.

For years, Lisa Cheek believed commitment wasn’t in her genes. Her dating patterns were clear date a lot and widely but never settle down. When anyone wanted to marry her, she backed away. So even she is surprised when, at forty-nine, she finally says “yes” to a proposal and commits fully to her boyfriend, Big Johnson. But when she finds out on their wedding day, after the vows, that they aren’t actually married, she hesitates. Should she take this as a sign to run while she still can?

In The Big Day, Lisa Cheek invites us to witness her wedding day, with all its hilarity, chaos, and unexpected turns. Throughout, she reviews both her past relationships and the marriages of her family and friends, analyzing the choices of others and reliving the biggest ups and downs of her own love life. Ultimately, she must decide once and for all whether she’s just not marriage material—or if she’s finally found a love worth staying for.

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