I was really enjoying this one at first with the fake dating plot and the fun love interests! The premise of crashing a wedding is funny and I enjoyed seeing Solange and Dean’s friendship that grew into something more. They had flirty banter but they also had deeper conversations. I especially liked the discussion surrounding Solange and Dean both being raised by single mothers. The family aspect was really well done!

However the aftermath of the fake dating and the big climax at the end felt a little silly to me so I wasn’t a fan of the way the book ended.

Solange gets roped into helping her wedding planner cousin with a wedding when she accidentally hears the bride confessing her love for someone else. So of course she crashes the wedding and stops the groom from making a mistake. Dean’s next step in his big life plan was to get married. He doesn’t believe in love, but he thought he found someone who was content with a marriage of convenience, until his wedding was interrupted by a stranger. Now, he finds himself needing a significant other for an assignment that could be the key to him finally landing that partner role in his law firm. That’s when he decides to ask Solage, his wedding crasher, to be his fake girlfriend for a while. 

This book had me laughing out loud and somehow I think I loved it even more than The Worst Best Man.  I LOVED the premise of a wedding crasher stopping the wedding. There were so many moments that had me laughing and smiling. Plus, seeing both Solange and Dean work through some major emotional hurdles keeping them from really giving love a chance was so sweet. They had amazing chemistry and there were a few spicy scenes that were so well done. Additionally, I loved Solange’s family. Solange and her cousins are so close and supportive of each other and their moms. I just wanted to be part of their family.Finally,, I love a good DC setting so it was so fun to read about so many familiar places. I was really able to picture this book so well because of it. 

Thank you to Avon Books for the advanced copy!

I will never not read a Mia Sosa book. She captures the DC area accurately and with love, and her characters are so well-developed you'd think you've met them. What started out as a fairly implausible premise developed beautifully, and I can't wait for another installment with this family.

While helping her wedding planner cousin, Solange overhears the bride confessing love to a groomsman. She can’t help but to let the groom know….in the middle of the ceremony. But now the groom, Dean, needs a fake girlfriend for a work function. This book wasn’t as good or as deep as Mia’s previous book, The Worst Best Man. I found Dean and Solange’s emotional hang ups to be frustrating and immature. They do have chemistry and I’m a sucker for fake dating! Thanks to NetGalley for the copy to review!

I thought The Worst Best Man was pretty funny so was excited to read The Wedding Crasher!

What's not to like with this fake dating, opposites attract hilarious rom-com where the main female character helping out with the wedding planner actually breaks up the male's wedding of convenience...

I really liked Solange and Dean as characters and seeing them go from wedding crasher, to friends to more was wonderful! It was full of witty banter and the dual narrators on the audiobook were perfect for this chemistry between the two!

I pretty much listened to the book in one day between cleaning and running errands! I just didn't want to stop listening! It's just over 11 hours on audio and after listening to The Worst Best Man & The Wedding Crasher I'm only going to listen to her books from now on!

I read The Worst Best Man right before diving into this one, and oh this series is just so good! Hilarious, sweet, dynamic characters that you'll feel like you know in real life by the time you turn the last page.

Solange Pereira is helping out her cousin (Carolina from the first book) with a wedding when she overhears the bride-to-be in the stairwell with someone who is definitely not the groom. She should probably mind her business, but she can't help but say something...during the ceremony.

Dean Chapman is a planner. He values stability above all else, and his marriage of convenience was going to be just what he needed to move to the next stage of his life. At least, he thought it was, until this stranger ruins their big day. With his wedding ruined, he becomes the object of office gossip and his chances of making partner seem to be on the rocks. He needs to turn this whole situation around, so he enlists Solange to pretend to be his serious girlfriend...it's the least she could do really.

The more time they spend together the more they realize that their perspectives and plans for the future may not actually be serving them. But is it too late to give this relationship a real try?

I loved both Dean and Solange so much, along with all the amazing supporting characters too. I can't wait to read more by Mia Sosa!

This was a cute rom-com. I loved her first book in this series, The Worst Best Man, though my recollections of it were vague (I read too much!). I was excited for this book and although I did not enjoy it as much as The Worst Best Man, I really liked the backstories of the characters both struggling to try and figure their lives/futures out, while dealing with work pressures, family pressures, etc. I also loved the cultural information throughout. So nice to not always have a white female lead (even though I am a white female!).

4.5/5 Stars!! I loved this book from the very beginning!! It made me laugh, cry, and everything in between! I became so emotionally invested right off the bat!! I am immediately going to read anything and everything by Mia Sosa!!!!

Let me preface this by saying: it's rare when a sequel is just as good if not better than the original. And the Wedding Crasher IS BETTER.⁠
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I loved Worst Best Man, I adored the Brazilian immigrant representation, the dynamics between the family, and the angst + spiciness throughout. But Wedding Crasher had me laughing from the first page and continued to have me at the edge of my seat for the entirety of the book. Solange's wit is what I aspire to develop for myself, she's so freaking funny and I love that Dean appreciates her for who she is.⁠
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This story has the best fake dating trope I've read to date because it didn't have me stressed out the whole time, it has the organized+chaotic mess dynamic, a sex party 👀, a canceled wedding, a marriage of convenience, highlights the importance of giving back to the community you are a part of--especially if it includes family, and if I didn't make it clear: is funny AF⁠
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10000/10 recommend!⁠
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Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review and the opportunity to read this work of art.

I read an advance copy from Avon and Harper Voyager through NetGalley. This less-than-glowing review is only my opinion (and thanks for the chance to read it!)

The books has SO many positives: diverse characters and settings, large family with tight-knit relationships, and noble, selfless careers that serve the community.

I enjoyed the fresh characters: no posing, authentic. The premise is that Solange and Dean will help each other out without getting serious. Author Sosa pulls that off pretty well (the reader goes in knowing they WILL get serious).

My problem with the book is that those authentic main characters carry things where I am not comfortable going. And an uncomfortable book is one I leave behind, even if I'm halfway through it. So on to the next book, but I'm still grateful for the chance to try out this new release.

I absolutely LOVED this sexy, hilarious fake dating rom com. Dean and Solange seem like polar opposites, but I loved seeing them form such a natural connection. I especially appreciated that they formed a genuine, solid friendship while navigating their fake relationship … of course, they catch feelings and things get lusty too but I truly felt their connection. This book just ticked all my boxes, and has definitely become an early standout for this year’s reads. I think — no, I know I loved this one even better than the first book in this series. Dean and Solange are just the best.

I absolutely loved The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa. A great follow-up to The Worst Best Man, this story gives us two characters to love and root for. It was sweet, funny, sexy, and romantic. Thank you to Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for providing me this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Solange finds herself the center of attention at Dean's wedding as she objects to the marriage between him and his bride, Ella. After the failed marriage, Dean needs Solanges help to earn a promotion at work. The fake dates have real chemistry and the book flows like a Hallmark movie.

This is an outstanding, funny book! It features a well done fake girlfriend trope, and the characters of Solange and Dean are very convincing.in their roles. I loved the characters, and enjoyed seeing their their relationship progress. All the pother characters are charming and funny.
I can imagine Dean’s surprise when he realizes that Solange is important to him, she’s definitely not part of his plan.
It’s a great read that will make you smile, 4.5 stars.

5 out of 5 steam level
3 ish stars

This one started off strong for me, minus the repetitive sentiments that hopefully will be fixed at the time of publication.
But the steam level ended up being too high for my liking and I eventually didn’t vibe with the book overall.
There is some cross over from the authors other books in this, that her avid readers will enjoy.

I liked this book, enough. Rounded up to 4 stars from 3.75. I wasn’t aware that this was a second book in a series but it did stand alone as well. Unfortunately I had JUST finished another fake dating book that was done a little bit better that I enjoyed more. This I was just okay.

This book came to the front of my kindle app exactly when I needed a book like this! It is light and sweet with enough substance to keep it interesting. If you're looking for a palette cleanser between heavier books, this is it.

I really loved Solange and Dean together, including all the banter and how they each tried to stay away from each other before finally admitting what they want - swoon!

I hadn't read the first book in this series before reading this one, and while I imagine that would have enhanced the experience - especially when previous characters made cameos here, but it could also be read as a stand alone and I never felt confused because of it.

I apologize first of all for any mistakes in my English.

WHAT A BOOK MY LOVES!!!!

Last year, one of my favorite reads was The Worst Best Man, so when I heard that this book was coming out and that arcs were available, I rushed to sign up. And the experience couldn't have been better.

Just for context: Solange, who is Lina's cousin - the protagonist of TWBM, ends up interrupting Dean's wedding and preventing it from happening. The whole thing is a mess, including why he was getting married, seeing as it was just for convenience. With the bride out of the picture and Dean needing someone to fill the role of his companion to resolve some issues in his work, it's up to Solange to fill that place. Since she was responsible for him being in this situation.

I have to say that this book won me over from the first pages. Perhaps even more so than TWBM. Solange is an extremely endearing character: she's fun, funny, sarcastic. In many moments I saw myself in it, and this goes far beyond the fact that we are black and Brazilian women. The whole way she was built, her fears and insecurities, her relationship with her family, her friends and her job. All of this made me fall in love with her and see a lot of myself in the character.

And even though Dean appeared on TWBM, I have to confess that I remember little of him and his interactions with Max. And maybe that was a good thing, after all I could see him in a new light, discover that even though he was a serious guy, organized (get organized) and determined, he could also be as funny and entertaining as Solange.

I loved that even before there was any feeling between them, a friendship relationship was built. Of course there was an attraction there in between, but above all they were friends. And when things started to heat up between them.... I'll just say that, like everything else in his life, this part Dean executes very perfectly.

There is one scene between them in particular that made me feel the heat emanating from the pages it was so hot. And absolutely nothing happened between them there, but the intensity of it all... SO HOT!!!

Like TWBM, this book is a slowburn and that only makes it that much better because each protagonist's fears and insecurities could be worked out in the best possible way. Both are afraid of what love can do to them, of how vulnerable they can be, especially having seen what happened to their mothers on other occasions. So it's wonderful to see them working all this out.

And before I finish: I need to highlight how much I love the moments between Solange and her family and all the references to Brazil and its cuisine. I could see a lot of my family and my relationship with my aunts and cousins ​​there.

With this book, Mia Sosa has carved out her place in my heart as one of my favorite authors, and I am very honored to have had the opportunity to read this book in advance in exchange for an honest review. I can't wait for your next releases. Will we see any stories about Jaslene? I'm looking forward to this!

Thanks Mia Sosa, Avon Books and Netgalley for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I’m not exactly sure how to rate this book because there wasn’t anything wrong with it, it just wasn’t anything spectacular for me. Fake dating in contemporary is already a hard sell for me and I just didn’t quite understand it in this instance. Why don’t people just tell the truth? Why all the lies? I don’t get it.

But overall this book was cute and a bit slow at times and I liked the grand gesture at the end.

I loved The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa but The Wedding Crasher was just sooo good. Dean and Solange had such great chemistry and witty banter it was so enjoyable to read. Mia Sosa is an auto-buy author for me now!