Quick Thoughts: Jilted by Vi Keeland

Jilted

by Vi Keeland

May 6, 2025 

Goodreads Summary:

Bramble's first never-before-published title from #1 New York Times bestseller Vi Keeland is Jilted, a slow-burn, swooning romance where 27 Dresses meets The Hating Game.

Weddings. I spend every working minute thinking and talking and writing about weddings, when the very concept makes me want to scream. After my fiancé abandoned me at the altar last year, my dream job at Bride magazine has turned reoccurring nightmare.

To add insult to injury, I’ve been conscripted into the bridal party of some bridezilla just because she knows the owners’ son. So of course I spend all afternoon bickering with one of the groomsmen and all evening making out with him.

Things only get better when I learn that of course he’s the owner’s son and I’ll have to spend the rest of the season working with him at every single wedding I cover this year.

Can the jilted bride and the man who is afraid of love find a way to heal each other?

Review

I can never resist a wedding story, especially one that sounded as juicy as Jilted ;) There was so much to love about this story, especially the characters and the healthy relationship they developed.

What I Liked:

- mature characters making smart choices

- lots of honesty

- the chase was fun and didn’t drag

- the open communication between Sloane and Wilder

- a lot of heart-fluttering banter

- Sloane held out- she didn’t immediately fall into Wilder’s arms

- many sweet interactions

- baggage that were unpacked without too much drama

- Wilder's filthy mouth ;)

- spicy scenes that were worth the wait

- great relationships with parents/siblings/niece

The Not So Much:

- Wilder just seemed too perfect to be true

- the pregnancy trope is kind of blah

“Sometimes we say what we mean, even when we don’t mean to…” (p. 199)