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The Worst Best Man

Mia Sosa (Goodreads Author)

3.72 · Rating details · 1,494 ratings · 519 reviews

Critically acclaimed author Mia Sosa delivers a sassy, steamy enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about a woman whose new job requires her to work side-by-side with the best man who ruined her wedding: her ex-fiancé's infuriating, irritating, annoyingly handsome brother. Perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, and Sally Thorne!

A wedding planner left at the altar. ...more

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Dec 07, 2019 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it it was amazing

THIS.IS.SOOOO.GOOD. I didn’t understand why some readers skipped this book or wrote some negative comments. I know exactly books arise some different feelings and bring out different opinions. But come on we have a sweetest, charming, so much likable, adorable book-boyfriend in da house.
Yesss, let’s make some noise for MAX! If it is not for him, I could give the book four stars but his charm, patience, honesty stole my heart!

What I really liked about this story:

Author’s amazing sense of humor THIS.IS.SOOOO.GOOD. I didn’t understand why some readers skipped this book or wrote some negative comments. I know exactly books arise some different feelings and bring out different opinions. But come on we have a sweetest, charming, so much likable, adorable book-boyfriend in da house.
Yesss, let’s make some noise for MAX! If it is not for him, I could give the book four stars but his charm, patience, honesty stole my heart!

What I really liked about this story:

Author’s amazing sense of humor (I laughed out hard when I read the “Nutcrackers” reference and the size of the room dialogues between Rebecca and Lina when Max hid himself in the bathroom)

Sweet, swoony, delightful chemistry of couple: I want to call them LIMAX! I loved their sarcastic dialogues and their openness about their feelings.

Brazilian culture introduction: As a “meat-woman” (Most of my vegan friends turned into my enemies and wanted to bury me alive) I only know their amazing kitchen but thankfully I learned more about their traditions, sports and other special kitchen suggestions instead of meat dishes with this book and I enjoyed every part of it.

Only two things I wish about this book:

The TITLE SIMILARITY: It shares the same name with one of my favorite Lucy Score’s rom-coms. And I never call anything “the worst” about “Max”! For the first time I loved hero more than a heroine.

ABSENCE OF EPILOGUE PART: I loved the ending but I wish I could read more what will happen to this lovable couple in near future. Well, I think, we need to wait for till reading Dean’s upcoming story which I’m already invested right now. ( I love this name because of reminding me of Dean Winchester.)

OVERALL: Sweet, enjoyable, heartwarming, smart, entertaining rom-com that I truly needed.
Special thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers/Avon for sharing this swoony and funny

ARC COPY in exchange my honest review. And thanks to Mia Sosa to enlighten my day with her talent and remarkable sense of humor. ...more

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Jan 09, 2020 Chelsea (chelseadolling reads) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-releases

This wasn't a perfect book for me, but I did end up enjoying it a lot more than I expected to. I really felt the chemistry between the two main characters and I appreciated that, although the book starts off on a pretty ridiculous note, the characters grow A LOT by the end of the novel and ultimately end up making some very Adult decisions. I will say though, the sex scenes in this one were p awkward. I felt like the author was trying to make them overly ~sassy~ and it really just took me out of ...more

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Dec 31, 2019 preoccupiedbybooks rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A fun, steamy tale of self-worth and learning from your bad choices

Three years ago, wedding planner, Catalina Santos was jilted on her wedding day (ahh how awful anyway but to happen a wedding planner?!!). Lina's ex fiancé's brother, Max broke the news, and was also apparently the cause of her fiancé's departure. Now Lina has to work together with Max if they both want to succeed in their careers.
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Firstly I am really surprised at the bad reviews of this book, compared to the ratings of similar A fun, steamy tale of self-worth and learning from your bad choices

Three years ago, wedding planner, Catalina Santos was jilted on her wedding day (ahh how awful anyway but to happen a wedding planner?!!). Lina's ex fiancé's brother, Max broke the news, and was also apparently the cause of her fiancé's departure. Now Lina has to work together with Max if they both want to succeed in their careers.
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Firstly I am really surprised at the bad reviews of this book, compared to the ratings of similar books? I get that this book isn't for everyone, but it was made clear in the synopsis that the romance would be between Max and Lina! She was with his brother years before, and the brothers are not close, but it is what it is! If you can’t get past that, then don't read it? It's not something I've personally seen or would feel comfortable with in real life, but it has happened (we've all seen Jeremy Kyle or your own country's equivalent seedy talk show) and it is written well here I feel. Also there seems to be hate directed at Lina for taking her abandonment out on Max, rather than Andrew her ex fiancé. My take on this is that it wasn't really hate, it was more like 'ah crap we’re in a mess and I shouldn't be attracted to you but I am, but will pretend that I'm not' kind of situation! The book wasn’t perfect, but it made my heart flutter and it was very sweet.

I think what made this stand apart from other rom-coms though, was the Brazilian culture. I’ve read romance books which have included some token diversity to tick boxes, but it felt really genuine in this book. I loved reading about all of the Brazilian food, the Capoeira, the dancing and I loved the scattering of Portuguese language throughout. The culture was so vibrant and I really loved it! I adored Lina’s family and the dynamics that they had. They had a really strong bond and were a lot of fun! I especially liked Lina’s cousin Natalia and her aunt who were so dramatic and hilarious.
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Catalina was a great main character. She had made mistakes in the past so had become closed off and acted professional at all times. She spoke about having to work hard to not come across as over emotional as a woman, which I related to so hard. It was especially hard for Lina as an Afro-Latinx woman, as she didn’t want to come across as ‘the angry black woman.’ So instead Lina held all her emotions inside, guarded her heart, and chose ‘safe’ options, or she did until Max dismantled her armour! I loved how we gradually saw the real Lina emerge as Max got to know her better. She was so kind and caring, yet was still a strong woman. I also appreciated Lina’s insecurities as a second generation immigrant. She felt that she had to work extra hard in order to repay her mother and aunts for all of the sacrifices that they made for her and her cousins. But I LOVED her mum’s view that she had made those sacrifices so that Lina didn’t have to work so hard💖

Max…sigh…..what a main character! He was so likeable. A calm and patient man, who realised that he had been a bit of a douche when he was younger, and had grown up and taken responsibility for his past actions. He had great chemistry and banter with Lina, but not only that, they developed a real friendship! I loved his bromance with Dean too, and can’t wait for the next book to be about him! Hopefully we will get to see lots more Max and Lina in 'The Wedding Crasher' too!

There were a lot of tropes in this book-like the sharing one bed trope, the wedding planner falling in love etc and it was such a funny and sweet book! I just fell head over heels for Max, Lina and her family! There were a couple of niggles, hence not a five star read for me. Firstly I would have liked to see more of Max’s family. The whole sibling rivalry with his brother was brought up a lot, but wasn’t really dealt with, plus I would’ve liked to see more about their mum. Why did she encourage them to compete so much? How did she react to Lina? What is her relationship like with her sons outside of wok, where she’s not just their boss? Also an epilogue would have been nice, where we actually got to see Lina and Max together, but hopefully my need for this will be addressed by reading the next book!

Overall I really enjoyed my first Mia Sosa book, and loved the characters, so bring on the wedding crasher!

Many thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! ...more

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Feb 13, 2020 Gabby rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, erotica, own, arc-or-won-or-received, liked-it, reviewed, contemporary, 4-star-books, lost-interest, new-adult

3.5 stars
This story is cute. It follows this girl Carolina/Lina who is a wedding planner and she gets stood up at her own wedding. Years later she runs into her ex and his brother when she is trying to get a job she really wants and she is forced to work with her exes brother Max. We get this really cute banter-y hate to love romance that forms between them!

The first 200 pages of this book were great, I thought the characters were hilarious and the banter between Lina and Max was on point, I ...more

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Feb 10, 2020 Larry H rated it liked it

Over the last 12-18 months, I've read a lot of rom-coms. They're the perfect foil for some of the heavier stuff and thrillers I read, and they never fail to put me in a good mood—and in some cases, even choke me up. (Not that that should surprise anyone who follows me, given that I cry watching television commercials sometimes.)

I've found that rom-coms fall into one of a few tropes: friends-to-lovers, where long-time friends suddenly realize their feelings for one another but are afraid to voice ...more

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Dec 11, 2019 ✨ A ✨ marked it as d-n-f

Shelves: contemporary, adult, rom-com, 2020-release, arcs-netgalley-edelweiss

IDK guys. These two made me tired. DNF @ 80 %

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«ARC received from publishers via edelweiss in exchange for an honest review»

• Publication date: 4 February 2020 •

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Dec 20, 2019 Hollis rated it did not like it

Shelves: ebook, romance, contemporary, sexytimes, nope, arc, zzzz-snooze, meh, baa-baa-black-sheep, family-focused

On paper (hah), there's nothing wrong with this story. It's diverse, there's communication, it's sorta-enemies-to-lovers, or reluctant-rivals-y-to-lovers, whatever, there is friction, and there's other good things. But I was bored pretty much from 8% right on through to the end. Suffice it to say, my Wheel of Fortune app got a lot of attention the last day or so.

But anyway.

Yes, points for diversity, points of tackling sensitive and relevant topics such as "acceptable" behaviours for people — On paper (hah), there's nothing wrong with this story. It's diverse, there's communication, it's sorta-enemies-to-lovers, or reluctant-rivals-y-to-lovers, whatever, there is friction, and there's other good things. But I was bored pretty much from 8% right on through to the end. Suffice it to say, my Wheel of Fortune app got a lot of attention the last day or so.

But anyway.

Yes, points for diversity, points of tackling sensitive and relevant topics such as "acceptable" behaviours for people — specifically women — of colour. Except.. I didn't feel anything. The playful almost-hate banter in the beginning? Odd or juvenile and sometimes both. The sudden attraction? Not a single zing. The touching warming-up-to-each-other moments? Yawn. The sexy times? They felt.. I don't know, awkward. Too much talking. Too much.. something. I don't know. The weird transitions? Weird.

Also, this is a weird criticism, and one I'm making again that I made in another review just recently, but this whole going hard to be socially savvy or relevant, by having all this dialogue around certain topics is.. I don't know, overkill. I'm sure there's a way to touch on all these hot button issues without making the reader feel like they are being condescended to, or preached at, but maybe some readers aren't as dialed in or don't mind? I don't know what it is. And I doubt I'll ever be able to articulate my feelings on this properly. But. It's just a lot.

Anyway, this never really got better, but nor did it deep dive into anything terrible, and yet here we are. This was my first Sosa and while the concept appealed enough for me to request it, there was no feeling in the writing or the story. Or at least nothing that made me feel anything. So I doubt I'll pick up this author again.

I think other readers will like this, particular those who enjoy Sosa's writing. So don't take my word for it. Try a sample and see how it goes.

1.5 stars

** I received an ARC from Edelweiss and the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review. **

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This review can also be found at A Take From Two Cities. ...more

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Feb 01, 2020 Jessica rated it really liked it

Shelves: hate-to-love, office-romance

When I started this book, I was loving this story and these characters. Nothing gets me like a good enemies to lovers romance and Lina really hated Max when he encourages his brother to break up with her on their wedding day. Flash forward five years and Lina and Max have to work together on a project that could earn Lina the job of a lifetime. Of course, she wants to keep Max as far away as possible, but Max is determined to do his fair share and help her win the job.

My favorite part of this ...more

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Nov 24, 2019 ☽ TheBibliotheque rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-arc, faves-romance, 2020-faves, read-romancethequebc

Feb's pick for the Romancetheque Book Club! (Yes, that's right, I started a Book Club. And yes, we read only romance. And yes. You totally need to join.

*clears throat* We need more romance books with heroines of diverse heritage like Carolina Santos.

“Thing is,” he says, his chin resting on my head, “there is no single way to be a badass. Your mother and aunts coming here and making new lives for themselves? Badass. My mother running her own firm even after she and my father divorced? Badass. Feb's pick for the Romancetheque Book Club! (Yes, that's right, I started a Book Club. And yes, we read only romance. And yes. You totally need to join.

*clears throat* We need more romance books with heroines of diverse heritage like Carolina Santos.

“Thing is,” he says, his chin resting on my head, “there is no single way to be a badass. Your mother and aunts coming here and making new lives for themselves? Badass. My mother running her own firm even after she and my father divorced? Badass. You facing the obstacles in your path and reinventing yourself in the process? Badass. There’s room for different kinds of greatness. Even if you cry doing it. Hell, especially if if you cry doing it.”

Rating: 4.5/5

What a lovely surprise this was! And Max? Oh my gosh sweet and warm Max.

I am honestly shocked at the lower than 4 stars average rating this book has on goodreads. I’m pointing that out because this book had all the elements for making your heart beat a little faster. Even if not absolutely perfect, it was such a sweet and solid romance novel for me, and one that I think is worth putting on your 2020 tbr.

Don’t be misled by the synopsis nonetheless, because this is not quite an enemies to lovers. It’s more of a “holy crap are we in a pickle now and I think I should not really like you so I’m just going to tell myself I don’t” if you know what I mean.

Basically, Carolina Santos was left at the altar and the one in charge of telling her is her fiance’s brother, Max. On top of that? Not only was Max the messenger of the bad news but he was also the catalyst of his brother running away on his wedding day. Even if Max couldn’t remember what he drunkenly said to his brother.

Flashforward to the present. Carolina is presented with a huge job opportunity that would make her the associate wedding planner of a prestigious hotel. Enter her former fiance and former fiance’s brother Max. Like, literally. They walk into the meeting room where Carolina is having her interview, making her going full on panic mode, pretend she doesn’t know them, and end up having to work with the lesser of two evils: Max.

Throw in Carolina’s need to stay in control at all times and to keep the armour she has so carefully crafted around her emotions. Add the Max’s need to separate himself from his big brother and to proof that he is his own man and that he is worthy. And bang, you got yourself a super fun and swoon worthy story. Because what if they find out that maybe they are incredibly compatible? That they simply get each other on a level no one ever did?

PLUS, a heroine with Brazilian heritage y’all. The Santos family was an absolute delight to read about.

*Copy via edelweiss in exchange for an honest review ...more

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Feb 07, 2020 SHIRLEY ♡ rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-releases, favorite-couples, books-to-buy, favorites, book-bfs, 2020

“And just so we’re clear,” I say. “You’re neither my first choice nor my second choice. You’re my only choice.”

Well, I think this book is going to be one of my favorite read of the month.

First of all, I would like to say that I loved the Brazilian representation in this book. I don’t know if the author is Latina, has family who are Latinos or or if she did a research to get all the information, the point is that she did a great job. I don’t know too much, probably nothing, about the ...more

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Jan 01, 2020 Lisa (Remarkablylisa) rated it really liked it

I was provided an ARC from Harper Collins Canada.

The negative reviews on this book makes no sense to me because readers complained about the dialogue being too choppy and not up their alley. It's their opinion and it's fine but I never found it in the way they described it. The writing was smooth, witty, and outlandish in the way that many romantic comedy readers enjoy nowadays. What I would understand is if their negative reviews had something to do with the fact that they didn't have much I was provided an ARC from Harper Collins Canada.

The negative reviews on this book makes no sense to me because readers complained about the dialogue being too choppy and not up their alley. It's their opinion and it's fine but I never found it in the way they described it. The writing was smooth, witty, and outlandish in the way that many romantic comedy readers enjoy nowadays. What I would understand is if their negative reviews had something to do with the fact that they didn't have much conflict that stopped them from being together or that the villain of this story easily gave up his position, and spilled his guts.

Regardless of this book's faults, I truly enjoyed this ride. It featured a lot of Brazilian and Puerto Rican food/culture that made me hungry for more. Mia Sosa did a fantastic job at creating Lina, a strong willed, female who knows that because of the color of her skin and her gender, her emotions shown would be amplified and used against her. Lina built up walls so that the outside would never see her crumble and lose her cool. I was a little hesitant when I realized she was doing a facade because I've read many romances where our females are too strong and come off unnatural/unrealistic but I was happy that Mia did a good balance of strong and soft for Lina. She was more human in that way.

This book also featured Max, a younger brother of a noble older brother. Their relationship isn't the best due to how they were raised by their parents. They like to compete with each other more than they love each other and it was so sad to see these two boys not trusting each other at all. I felt sympathetic for Max who always came 'second best'. His lack of confidence in himself as a person, a boyfriend, and an employee would be his downfall.

For what it's worth, this book was fun. Lina was jilted at the alter all because Max had to stick his way into her relationship with his brother. She wanted to take the high road, unconvinced that she needed to be petty, when she was forced to work with Max on a giant proposal but her childish friends poisoned her thoughts. Similarly, Max's best friend, Drew, played a part in convincing Max that he should not pursue his feelings for Lina because of what readers feared most: it would be a very awkward family meeting. I thought it was interesting to see our main characters being good people but have their support group drag them down to become petty and childish.

Following up on Drew's point that Max shouldn't date Lina because of the obvious reason that it would be weird when his older brother who is also Lina's ex joins for dinner, it is weird. I think Mia could have done a better job here where they create a bit of angst and umph to make the stakes higher. Someone outside of the dynamic trio that can cause a ruckus to make readers nervous for the couple. The story played out with a light touch to this topic but never flushed out enough to make it a real issue.

This will be one of my first 2020 reads that really surprised me. It was refreshing because instead of a giant row or a situation that stops the characters from being together, it's themselves that do so. Their insecurities regarding their self-worth and identity stopped them from really being together. I imagine this to actually happen more often in real life than readers would like to think. Because of this perspective, I applaud how Mia spun this tale. I think it would be a 5/5 star rating if they had just a tiny bit more angst.

My Recommendation:
DEFINITELY PICK THIS UP. ...more

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Jan 08, 2020 Shannon rated it really liked it

Thanks to Avon books for gifting me a copy of The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa. Out February 4!

I’ve been reading all the romance lately! I’ve never read anything by Sosa before but I enjoyed this one a lot. I’m so here for the diverse characters, Brazilian culture and the steaaaam. Three years ago, wedding planner, Lina was left by her husband to be on their wedding day. Max, her fiancés brother, was the one to tell her it was over. Now, Lina is killing it in her career and has a chance at a huge ...more

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Feb 12, 2020 Emma rated it liked it

3.5/5 Stars

I enjoyed the relationship between the two main characters, Max and Lina, it was believable and I liked how it all developed. This book had its funny moments, but I think it also had some serious notes on relations in life. Overall, this was a pleasant read and I will definitely read Dean's story, which is set to come out in 2021.

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Feb 11, 2020 Isabel rated it really liked it

This was such a fun romcom (with just enough dick jokes). I loved the wedding planning aspect as well as how Lina carried herself in this book. How she saved the day with brow fixing -- please don't do that to any groom the day before his wedding. His wife will piss herself.
I also liked how it showed the pitting against siblings with each other, how damaging this can be and how the resentment def can grow into something more.
There is also a large factor about diversity here but I'm not from ...more

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Oct 20, 2019 jess ✨ rated it it was ok

Shelves: arcs

I was provided an ARC via Edelweiss Plus in exchange for an honest review.

It is always a sad day when a book you were so excited about doesn't deliver and The Worst Best Man fell that pattern.

One important thing to know is that as a Brazilian, born and raised in Brazil, currently living in it, having a Brazilian main character was a very exciting thing to witness.

And that brings me to the good sides of this book: it was really nice seeing my culture on the pages, I think for people that don't ...more

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Jan 14, 2020 Danielle (Life of a Literary Nerd) rated it really liked it

Shelves: arcs, contemporary, poc-main-character, standalones, romance

Lina and Max had undeniable chemistry that lept off the page. Seeing their relationship grow frow reluctant business partners to more made for a thoroughly enjoyable read that I couldn't put down. And as always, I adored the family aspected included in the story. Lina's big, supportive family filled my heart with warmth, while Max's tenuious relationship with his brother kinda broken my heart.
Fun, flirty, and amazing chemistry, The Worst Best Man is an entertaining romcom you wont want to put ...more

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Jan 28, 2020 Angelica rated it it was ok

Shelves: contemporary, romance, arc, read-2020, release-2020

If you told me at the beginning of 2019 that contemporary romance was going to be my go-to genre for 2020, I would have laughed in your face while I read some sort of fantasy novel. But, it's 2020 and here we are. Contemporary romance is officially fueling my will to live in 2020.

I read an ARC of You Deserve Each Other by Sara Hogle back in 2019 and loved it. I read it again in 2020 already. It's my new obsession. I can't wait for y'all to be able to read it. So, in seeing this book be compared If you told me at the beginning of 2019 that contemporary romance was going to be my go-to genre for 2020, I would have laughed in your face while I read some sort of fantasy novel. But, it's 2020 and here we are. Contemporary romance is officially fueling my will to live in 2020.

I read an ARC of You Deserve Each Other by Sara Hogle back in 2019 and loved it. I read it again in 2020 already. It's my new obsession. I can't wait for y'all to be able to read it. So, in seeing this book be compared to that, I knew I had to read it and that I had to love it.

So, I did read it.

But I didn't love it.

This book follows the love story between Carolina, a wedding planner who was left at the altar, and Max, the brother of the runaway groom. In that sense, it's your basic hate-to-love trope that we all love and much. We get all those good rom-com tropes that are overdone but so incredibly entertaining. The hate to love, the awkward situations, the one bed, the crazy yet lovable family. Also, Brazillian culture!

That said, this book also had a lot of stuff I didn't love. For starters, there was a very sexual scene halfway through the book that mostly made me cringe. It was awkward for me to read.

The characters were also weird to me. They were likable enough but I couldn't connect with them. The book is told in dual POV and other than the character name at the top of the chapter, it's almost impossible to tell the two apart.

Then there was the chemistry between the characters. It was there. But also not really. They meet, fall in love, and go through all that rom-com drama in the course of 5 weeks. They technically knew each other prior to this, but they had never interacted before the day of the almost wedding, and it was only for a single disastrous conversation.

Which leads me to the animosity between the two. Lina had a massive grudge toward Max. this is understandable given the fact that it was Max who accidentally and unbeknownst to him, convinced his brother to call off the wedding. The thing is, Lina never once gave Andrew (the brother) a second thought. She said she was upset at the breakup but we never really see it. She only mentions Andrew in passing and we get the sense that he's pretty irrelevant to her. Max on the other hand, who had been nothing but decent to her, gets all the hate and blame and animosity for actions that no one forced Andrew to take!

It was so frustrating!

In the end, I rate books based on enjoyment. On whether it made me feel something. This book didn't. It was just ok. It had its entertaining moments and I am certain that some of you will enjoy it. Sadly, I did not, despite wanting so desperately to fall in love with it. ...more

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Feb 01, 2020 Mary Jackson _TheMaryReader rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020

A wedding planner who was left at the alter the day of her own wedding. Sounds like the makings of a great story, right?
I love rom-coms and I was so excited to read this book.
A lot of family dynamics make up a most of this book. You will have to read Linda and Max's story and find out if it's all it's cracked up to be. I won't give anything away.
I had a little bit of trouble connecting with the cast of characters. But I loved the premise of this book.
I gave this book 3 stars and I can't wait to ...more

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Jan 03, 2020 Jamie beauty_andthebook_ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A wedding planner who was left at the alter the day of her own wedding, ironic right? Fast forward three years and Lina Santos has moved on with her life and is interviewing for her dream job as a wedding concierge where she’s set to be paired with a marketing expert. Enter marketing expert, Max. Funny, handsome, charming, oh, and he just happens to be the brother of the man who left Lina at the alter three years prior.

It's only January but I already know I've found one of my favorite romances ...more

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Nov 20, 2019 mina reads™️ rated it liked it · review of another edition

MY VIDEO REVIEW IS LIVE: https://youtu.be/W6-BxA8v404

Thank you to Avon Books for providing the ARC via Netgalley. All thoughts are my own

Three years ago, Lina was left at the altar by her fiance Andrew. With Andrew gone someone has to break the news to the humilated bride and that terrible duty falls to Max, Andrew's younger brother and best man. The final nail in the coffin is when Andrew leaves a cryptic text message that claims Max is responsible for changing Andrew's mind on marriage. Cue MY VIDEO REVIEW IS LIVE: https://youtu.be/W6-BxA8v404

Thank you to Avon Books for providing the ARC via Netgalley. All thoughts are my own

Three years ago, Lina was left at the altar by her fiance Andrew. With Andrew gone someone has to break the news to the humilated bride and that terrible duty falls to Max, Andrew's younger brother and best man. The final nail in the coffin is when Andrew leaves a cryptic text message that claims Max is responsible for changing Andrew's mind on marriage. Cue the hate to love!! In the present day Lina must reconnect with this infuriating part of her past as a part of a lucrative business venture she desparately needs if she wants to keep her wedding planning business afloat. With Max as her project partner, sparks fly between this wedding planner and the world's worst best man.

I want to talk about the characters first. Lina was really great, I enjoyed her driven nature, her confidence career wise and all the glimpses into her family life that we got. I really love seeing characters who are really close with their family and I feel like it is not something I see often in books, Lina is an Afro-Brazilian woman and I like how the author never shied away from having full conversations in portugese and Brazilian foods etc. I really like when authors include aspects of cultures but don't feel the need to overly explain every reference to said culture.
Max was also cool, I think the author did a nice job of giving us a really sweet, funny male character. I don't have any strong feelings for him but he was really nice.

Onto the relationship, I think their relationship was kinda cute, and the scenes where Lina was getting her petty revenge were so childish I couldn't help but laugh. But, I felt like the dialogue was a bit weird and stilted at times so some jokes didn't land for me. While I thought that their relationship was sweet and I really enjoyed their scenes together I wasn't super convinced on their chemistry though. I didn't see as much sexual/romantic tension throughout the book as I would have liked to.

Lina’s grudge towards Max, as funny as it was at times also felt overwhelmingly absurd because she literally didn’t even care about Andrew, the ex fiancé, nor did she mourn that relationship so I didn’t get why she was still so worked up about Max’s supposed involvement rather than being angry with the actual dude who left her at the altar in the first place. I think this aspect made the romance hard for me because she went from all this (imo) unfounded anger to being in like and love with him super quickly without much transition. Also I think the author made Andrew's character a really weird mustache twirling villain stereotype and I felt like it was so weird especially near the ending. Like yea he sucks but his villainous monologue was weird.

Overall I thought it was a pretty fun read but I didn't love it. ...more

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Jan 02, 2020 Julie Zantopoulos added it

Shelves: dnf, diverse-read, arc, buddy-read, read-in-2020

Nothing like starting the year off with a DNF, but it's okay. This was a finished copy I got pre-release from the publisher and it hadn't been on my radar prior to it showing up on my doorstep. But, then I texted Chelsea and we decided to buddy read them...and we know how those go.

What didn't work:
The book is written in 1st person duel POV but the author's writing style meant that it felt like the characters were breaking the rules and talking right to the reader. Like 'Little did they know ...more

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Oct 28, 2019 Kristy K rated it it was ok

Shelves: contemporary, 1st-person-pov, arc, netgalley, romance, 2019

I so wanted to like this book more than I did. But for as much as I love the diversity and unique story line, the characters and dialogue were stilted and felt off. There were times when I couldn't tell who's point of view I was reading, Lina's or Max's. And some of it got a little cringey. Unfortunately, this romantic comedy left me wanting.

I received an advanced copy through Netgalley in return for an honest review.

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Jan 19, 2020 laurel [suspected bibliophile] rated it really liked it

Shelves: arcs, poc-mc, ownvoices, chicklit, romance, 2020-read

Lina Santos has put the past behind her, and a barrier around her emotions. A wedding planner left at the alter? Hell on business. She wants nothing more to do with her ex-fiance or his prick brother until a lucrative business offer lands on her lap. The catch? She's got six weeks to develop a pitch to win the contract, and she's got to work with Max, the man who cause her fiance to walk away.

This was downright precious and the best use of Enemies to Lovers and the One Bed trope I've seen in a ...more

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Jan 30, 2020 Amy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: netgalley

Give me a rom com about weddings and I’m a happy woman, seriously I can read about wedding related mishaps over and over again and never get tired. Then I had the added bonus of reading a new to me author who was just SO good, she nailed every aspect of this for me from the witty dialogue and banter to the sexy and playful steam all the way around to Lina’s spicy Brazilian family that made me legit laugh out loud, this one had it all.

Besides the enemies to lovers thing between Lina and Max there ...more

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Feb 03, 2020 Wendy ⏃: ✦Cheeky Chicks Blogger✦ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, arc-provided-by-author-or-publisher, net-galley, love-hate-relationship, enemies-to-lovers, contemporary-romance, avon-harpercollins-publishers

3 STARS!

An unexpected attraction. Enemies-to-lovers. Playful banter. The Worst Best Man is a slow burning multicultural romance with a tad bit of comedy.

Lina is jilted at the altar by her fiance via text. Fast forward 3 years and she now must work with Max, the best man against her ex Andrew for the chance of a life time... A chance to show Rebecca Cartwright she's the best wedding planner.

Lina is a fierce, headstrong, aggressive Latina woman who knows what she wants and fights for it. Max is ...more

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Nov 30, 2019 flavia rated it really liked it

The story follows Lina who is left at the altar by her fiancé. She finds herself resenting him and also her fiancé’s brother, Max, who supposedly played a part in the failed wedding. Three years later, she is found in a compromising situation when she is forced to work with Max, together they have to be collaborative in order for both of them to succeed and achieve the final line to their careers. Despite their past, they discover that they complement each other quite well and they are pretty ☆☆☆☆

The story follows Lina who is left at the altar by her fiancé. She finds herself resenting him and also her fiancé’s brother, Max, who supposedly played a part in the failed wedding. Three years later, she is found in a compromising situation when she is forced to work with Max, together they have to be collaborative in order for both of them to succeed and achieve the final line to their careers. Despite their past, they discover that they complement each other quite well and they are pretty good at being a team. While working side by side, they discover that there’s more to their relationship and they acknowledge the complications of the feelings that start to flow around them.

I immediately picked this up when I saw that it had the enemies-to-lovers trope. I knew I would like this by the kind of synopsis it had but I kind of loved in the end. It was not only romance, it had humour that made the riding more entertaining and enjoyable. Above all, the moments in the book have certain heart in them, and I’m not only referring to the romance (which is awesome) but the family bond Lina’s family has too. The romance is bound to happen from the start, you cannot not root for Max and Lina to end up together. You realize while reading how Max is the perfect match for Lina and how they complement each other perfectly learning from one another. The chemistry and the banter were a perfect combination for these two; their moments were funny, sweet and some were heartfelt too. I liked the family dynamic so much too, how Lina was so close to everyone and how every one of them plays a part in the family.

I really liked Lina, but she did make me feel that she was unfair to Max. They didn’t want to direct their conversation to the topic, I do understand that, but I feel like all the blame of the failed wedding was because of Max… when it wasn’t. I did love Max, a lot. He was so nice and sweet, always trying to help and not once being mad about how Lina was treating him. And, I absolutely LOVED how he wanted to get to know Lina and her culture and every part of her family.

Overall, it was quite an enjoyable read and I cannot wait for Dean’s story and getting to know more of Mia Sosa’s writing.

ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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Oct 05, 2019 booksneedcaffeinetoo rated it really liked it

Shelves: funny, arc, romance

We sit across from each other at a table so tiny we may was well be sitting in each other's lap.
"Cozy," she says.
I snort. "Your cozy is my awkward."
She grins. "Oh good. It's not just me."

This book is so lovely and funny.

Thank you Edelweiss and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.5/5 stars

The book is told in two POVs: Max and Lina. Neither voice sounds all that different from each other, but that doesn't really bother me because both are funny. I loved that they each ...more

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Feb 08, 2020 Steph's Romance Book Talk rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, light-fun-reads, standalones, heart-touching-emotional, entertainment-business, strong-female-lead, funny, interracial-couple, artist-of-any-kind, arc-and-doc-books

5 Stars / 3 Steam Fans

I found extreme enjoyment as I read this story. It started a little slower than I usually enjoy, but as the story evolved, drawn into the connections between Lina and Max with every page turn. Lina is left at the alter by Max's brother but years later they have to work together to achieve personal career goals. As they interact, moving from pranking each other to questioning their feelings, Lina and Max give us a journey through all the emotions. At times I wanted to smack ...more

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Jan 25, 2020 Romie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, representation-matters, 2020-releases, adult, romance-as-in-smut-please, read-as-an-arc

this was the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time! I found myself laughing at loud several times, and it just made me feel really happy! I liked both characters, Max and Lina were relatable, they felt real, and I believed in their chemistry. this book is just a lot of fun time, and discovering more about the Brazilian culture (something I loved!), and I'm simply happy I read it. I'll completely read the book about Max's best friend!

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Feb 05, 2020 Kate (kate_reads_) rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook

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Mia Sosa is a critically acclaimed contemporary romance author and 2015 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Finalist. Her books have received praise and recognition from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Library Journal, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and more.

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