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The Worst Best Man

Mia Sosa (Goodreads Author)

3.61 · Rating details · 18,157 ratings · 3,035 reviews

A wedding planner left at the altar. Yeah, the irony isn’t lost on Carolina Santos, either. But despite that embarrassing blip from her past, Lina’s managed to make other people’s dreams come true as a top-tier wedding coordinator in DC. After impressing an influential guest, she’s offered an opportunity that could change her life. There’s just one hitch… she has to collab ...more

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Dec 07, 2019 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it it was amazing

Great news!!!! Project X Entertainment acquires the feature rights to this gem! It’s gonna be a movieeeee!!!! Yayyy!

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 bu ...more

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Sep 09, 2020 _ngallagher rated it liked it

Super cute and loved Lina’s strength/family/culture that was beautifully laced throughout but I’m having a hard time accepting that this relationship would actually WORK when considering the very, very, very real hurtles in their way (specifically around Max’s family).

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Aug 12, 2020 Kat rated it it was ok · review of another edition

mkay, this wasn't terrible, but it also didn't end up holding a candle to any of the other titles i've read in the recent months.

pros:
- there were some adorable mishaps and scenarios (that couples counseling retreat?? weirdly sweet)
- super enjoyed the inclusion of Lina's family and culture
- points for the main characters knowing how to use their words & communicate!!!

cons:
- the story was really trope heavy and by the end had failed to do anything unique with them,,,it felt quite generic in a low ...more

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

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

Three years ago, wedding planner, Carolina 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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Carolina 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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Jul 25, 2020 Warda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, i-fell-in-love, reread-worthy, author-of-colour, characters-of-colour, black-romance-authors

Nothing better than reading a story with two main characters you absolutely root for in every way possible. Whether they’re together or apart.

That’s what solidified my 5-star rating. I got to a point where they received some good news, and I was genuinely happy for them.

I loved the story. There was the inevitable awkwardness but all in all, it was dealt with in a mature manner. Because at the end of the day, you gotta do what you gotta do. Keep it pushin’, keep it moving.

Also the side charact ...more

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Dec 20, 2019 h o l l i s rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2019-reads, nope, zzzz-snooze, arc, ebook, family-focused, meh, contemporary, finished-in-december-2019, hello-diversity

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 — spe 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 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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Feb 20, 2020 Christy rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-audio, 2020-new-to-me-author, 2020-four-stars

4 stars

The Worst Best Manis a super cute and fun enemies to lovers rom-com. It's my first Mia Sosa book and I enjoyed it so much!

Lina is a wedding planner who was jilted at the alter years ago. Now, she has an opportunity to take her business to the next level. The catch? She has to work with her ex-fiance's brother. Talk about awkward.

I listened to the audio book which was narrated by Rebecca Mozo and Wayne Mitchell, and while I enjoyed it for the most part, some of the times when the male n ...more

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Apr 26, 2020 Whitney Atkinson rated it liked it

Shelves: healthy-romance, read-in-2020, sent-from-pub, smutty, romance

Thanks to the publisher for a free review copy!

I read this book as a palette cleanser between two long, dense fantasy books, and it checked that box. I thought this book was fun and easy with a great main character and representation of Brazilian culture, but it was also just cheesy and rushed and convenient. I'm not mad because it's a romance book so I didn't have the highest expectations ever, but the dialogue was often cringy (especially during sex, oof) and the male main character was too mu ...more

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Jul 20, 2020 Samantha rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance

This is a hate to love romance between an ambitious wedding planner and the brother of her fiancé from 3 years prior who left her at the alter. That premise sounds like it would make for a lot of drama and a potential love triangle, but it is actually very clear from the beginning that Lina and her ex were not a good match. This makes the potential drama of finding out she's a better match with his brother to be a non-issue, as neither one still holds a torch for the other. There were some parts ...more

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Feb 13, 2020 Gabby rated it really liked it

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

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 wa ...more

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Mar 07, 2020 Talia Hibbert rated it it was amazing

Shelves: heroine-of-colour, author-of-colour, enemies-to-lovers

I knew from the moment I saw this epic cover that The Worst Best Man would be a ton of fun, but I wasn't prepared for HOW much fun, or for the unexpected feels it hit me with.

When I like things a lot I become incapable of discussing them coherently, so let me try to stay on track by approaching this like a list. Thing I Loved #1: Carolina Santos. What a badass, relatable heroine with a wicked sense of humour and a commitment to the petty life that I admire and respect. I loved being in Lina's he I knew from the moment I saw this epic cover that The Worst Best Man would be a ton of fun, but I wasn't prepared for HOW much fun, or for the unexpected feels it hit me with.

When I like things a lot I become incapable of discussing them coherently, so let me try to stay on track by approaching this like a list. Thing I Loved #1: Carolina Santos. What a badass, relatable heroine with a wicked sense of humour and a commitment to the petty life that I admire and respect. I loved being in Lina's head, I loved her amazing family, I loved her ability to hold a good, strong grudge. I also loved reading a character who experienced a lot of the same things I have when it comes to acceptable behaviour for a woman of colour and the 'right' way to express emotions... or to feel them at all. That side of Lina's story really hit. Like. Wow. Thank u, Mia Sosa. SPEAK ON IT.

Thing I Loved #2: Lina's family and friends. I know I already kinda mentioned them, but they deserve their own entry because they were honestly hilarious.

Thing I Loved #3: This book had that classic 90s romcom movie feel - updated for the present day, translated into book (or audiobook, in my case) format, but still unmistakeable with its familiar sparkle and safe, happy comfort. Not all romcom books feel this way, and I don't think they all need to, but when a book DOES hit that note it makes me really giddy.

Thing I Loved #4: The tropes! Hate to love, rivalry feels, forced to work together, long-term grudges revisited. Sosa even threw in road trips and fake relationship feels and There's Only One Bed because she is a kind and merciful goddess who knows what I like. Seriously, I was in trope heaven. Yum.

Thing I Loved #5: Max, of course. He was the SWEETEST, even when he was being an insecure moppet. And with a brother like Andrew his issues were 100% understandable, LOL. But regardless, he was also a wonderful... well, hero. He made me swoon twenty-thousand times and I envision him with a dimple in his chin.

Thing I Loved #6: The audio performance! I listened to this book and it was a fabulous experience. Props to both narrators, they were excellent.

So, in short... I loved this book. TIMES SIX. ...more

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Nov 24, 2019 TheBibliotheque ♡ rated it it was amazing

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

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. Yo 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. Or how i call him MAXMALLOW ❤️

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 also seems to be 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, pretending she doesn’t know them, and ending up agreeing 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 Max’s need to separate himself from his big brother and to prove that he is his own man and that he is worthy. And bang, you got yourself a super fun and swoon worthy romance. 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? WHAT IF THEY DO?

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

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Jan 28, 2020 Angelica rated it it was ok

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

Has a character ever frustrated you so much that you just wanted to jump in and shake them a bit? Some of the characters here made me feel that.

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 Has a character ever frustrated you so much that you just wanted to jump in and shake them a bit? Some of the characters here made me feel that.

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 (her ex-fiance) 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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Dec 11, 2019 ✨ A ✨ marked it as d-n-f

Shelves: adult, arcs-e-arcs-alcs, 2020-release, contemporary, rom-com

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

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May 12, 2020 Aoife - Bookish_Babbling rated it it was amazing

Shelves: library-loan, read-in-2020, 4-point-75-stars

THIS was just the funny steamy romcom read I was craving. I have no doubt that the current state of the world & social distancing is skewing my rating upwards but tbh I really don't care...I needed a laugh and some feelgood feelz & this came through for me in spades 🤣🤩😂😍🔥
4.75* rounded up

The double entendres and bff interactions were interchangeably hilarious and heart-warming...so much communication on many fronts I almost overdosed 😅
This wasn't purely laugh out loud moments as it sensitively ta THIS was just the funny steamy romcom read I was craving. I have no doubt that the current state of the world & social distancing is skewing my rating upwards but tbh I really don't care...I needed a laugh and some feelgood feelz & this came through for me in spades 🤣🤩😂😍🔥
4.75* rounded up

The double entendres and bff interactions were interchangeably hilarious and heart-warming...so much communication on many fronts I almost overdosed 😅
This wasn't purely laugh out loud moments as it sensitively tackled issues I, a white female, am in no-way qualified to comment on but I was here for the education & am so glad these own voice stories are being seamlessly woven into more mainstream releases. We all deserve to tell our own story & share our cultures as we experience them...the good and bad as the case may be.
The wonderful Brazilian culture leapt off the page 🇧🇷
Having been lucky enough to visit this beautiful country once and sample some of the delicious cuisine made me even more eager to return!

I loved Lina's amazingly supportive family; Jaslene (deffo honorary member), Natalia, the wonderful Tias, Mãe and Rey are such delights & I absolutely cannot wait to learn more about Dean in 2021 (I was so hoping he would get a spin off 😍)
Max & Lina actually COMMUNICATE - yep yep ✔
I may have initially rolled my eyes at some of the romcom tropes that got them there but, I am a deffo fan of the "only-one-bed-trope" and the accidental counselling that helped them better communicate possibly tipped this book for me alongside the "bathroom" humour...and nope, it's not what you might think but it was such fun to see the characters grow and adapt from knowing one another 😂

I will be the first to admit the blurb and their previous almost(?)-family connection initially tripped me up big time about picking this book up but thanks to the ever wonderful Fran, whose romcom reviews always put me on the right track, I am so very glad I picked this up. As always thank you so much & I will know better in the future not to question your amazing ability to suss out the tropes we hate and taking the hits for the team when you tackle so many ARCs.

I have seen many say that they'd have liked an epilogue, 🤷 sure deffo wouldn't go astray but obvs didn't take away from my massive enjoyment of this book. That ending with (view spoiler) was perfect to me - equal parts hopeful and hilarious 😎

People have also said they'd have liked more intel on Andrew, but I seriously NOPED out on that 🍆 and honestly don't care what his reasoning may have been - perhaps cruel as we all have our story. But he deffo didn't endear himself to me in this, however I am willing to be proven wrong if he were to get his own book & after some serious soul searching on his part cos, oh boy, was he a douche in this!
Although I guess we get a very one-sided (well 2) PoV from people he hasn't always treated the best...🤔 I don't want to judge people too harshly either - but let's just say he has a lot of ground to make up but I would read that book as I really liked this authors sense of humour & from what we saw Andy here could use some help there - he seems rather uptight and tbh up other things but I am trying to be polite!

Right, so that's more than enough waffle from me on this book. It was just what I hoped it would be a funny, fluffy read that gives a cynical cranky cow like me the false hope that there are still good guys to be found - but I do wonder where all these physical hunks with hearts of gold be hiding in rl....whatever about movies giving people misleading expectations of masculinity let's be honest here - these books are not behind the door neither! The amount of muscle descriptions in romcom reads would deff give people body issues 😅 ...more

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Jun 27, 2020 destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries] rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: enemies-to-lovers, 2020-reads, contemporary, adult, owned-ebooks, romance, diverse-reads

3.5 stars, rounded up because I really, really appreciated the time taken to explain why it can be so difficult for women of color (such as our Afro-Latinx MC, Lina) to allow themselves to fully express their feelings. I thought that was such an important topic and it's one I haven't seen addressed in many books.

This was cute! I definitely struggled with Lina from time to time, just for how petty she could be with her pranks, but all's well that ends well and I grew to love her and empathize wi ...more

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Apr 28, 2020 Melanie A. rated it liked it

Shelves: humour, contemporary, enemies-to-lovers, audio, adult-romance, cue-the-eye-roll, library

3.5 STARS!

"I want you to know that if there's any chance for us, I'll take it."

I'm not sure what went wrong here. I should have liked this one more. The ingredients for a great read were all here: cultural diversity, a strong heroine, great secondary characters (I loved Natalia!) and a solid premise.

I might have been negatively influenced by the audio . . .

Female narrator, Rebecca Mozo: 5+ STARS
Male narrator, Wayne Mitchell: 3 STARS

. . . but overall, there was just something missi ...more

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Sep 02, 2019 Tucker (TuckerTheReader) marked it as not-released-tbr

Shelves: contemporary, adult, romance

i am absolutely living for this girls-being-bitches-to-men cover trend:

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Feb 01, 2020 Jessica rated it really liked it

Shelves: office-romance, hate-to-love

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.

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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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Jul 29, 2020 exploraDora rated it it was ok

Shelves: bookclub, adult-fiction, audiobook, romance, disappointed

***2 stars***

I wanted to like this book, I swear I did.
The premise is cute and I had high hopes after reading a positive a review on here recently. The Worst Best Man seemed to have potential, but in the end it didn't work out for me.

The story follows Lina, a wedding planner who had the misfortune of being left at the altar. She got the news that the wedding won't happen from her fiance's brother, Max, and he kind of is to blame for the whole thing. Or so Lina thinks. But she moves on, and come ...more

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May 25, 2020 Heather K (dentist in my spare time) rated it liked it

Shelves: paperback-or-hardcover, m-f, poc-mc, contemporary, romance

Cute story, took me exactly a month to get through the paperback. Romantic comedy with some good scenes but it never fully engaged me in the story. A fun in-between read.

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Aug 04, 2020 NAT.orious reads ☾ rated it liked it

Shelves: book-clubbing, standalones

3.5 worst best STARS ★★★✬✩

This book is for you if… if you’re not weirded out by the idea of someone falling for the sibling of the person they almost married but got bailed on by. I found this story phenomenally cute to read.

⤐ Overall.
Raise your hands if you crushed hard on Max!

My book buddy was very unhappy about this group read but the reasons she gave didn't put me off and are not what impacted my rating for The Worst Best Man at all. I had absolutely no quarrels with the idea of the ...more

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May 23, 2020 myo (myonna reads) rated it really liked it

Shelves: black-author, romance, 2020-anticipating

very wholesome and cute, exactly what i needed to read right now. also the forbidden love.. the shared bed trope. wow, this is everything

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Sep 20, 2020 Nella ☾ rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance

4.5 stars

Warning folks: Steamy context

I freaking loved this!

♡ Max, who gave you permission to be a gorgeous, funny, introspective, good-natured, caring bae? WHO?

♡ Lina and I are so similar, at one point I felt like I was reading about myself. I related to her on a myriad of levels: the parallels between our cultures and family dynamics, our personalities, and our outlooks on life in general. Not to mention, we love an afro-brazilian queen 🇧🇷 Luh you, girl!

♡ The romance w ...more

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Feb 23, 2020 Syndi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Oh wow! I do love this book. It is more chick lit than dirty naughty romance. There is no angst in this book. What I like the best is the character development, the banters between Max and Lina. They are so perfect. I especially enjoy how they chase one another and then falls in love.

I love Lina who is confident and own her own sexuality. I like how she is doing a fair share of chasing Max. I do love how Miss Sosa injects Brazil culture into the banters. The food, the tight family, the language ...more

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Apr 06, 2020 Tatiana rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020, romancelandia

This was perfectly enjoyable, especially in this totally crap time. Even the ick factor of a woman falling for her ex-fiancé’s brother sort of works itself out okay. There are weddings, cakes, delicious food, sexy smut. I especially enjoyed the narrator of the audio version speaking in Portuguese. Brought back the sweet memories of Brazilian soaps I used to watch. Diverting, low on angst and moderately funny.

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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 con 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:
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“But I want companionship, the security of knowing someone has my back, the ability to comfort and be comforted. Friendship. Vacations. Maybe even kids one day. Someone solid. Predictable. A person who doesn’t need passion and sparks to build a lasting relationship. I don’t know that I’ll ever find that individual—and that makes me extraordinarily sad.” — 9 likes

“Thing is," he says, his chin resting on my head, "there's 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 you cry doing it.” — 7 likes

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