Mia Sosa does it again!! I absolutely adore this series, it is fantastic to be back with the characters we fell in love with in 'The Worst Best Man'.

Solange and Dean have such natural chemistry despite being complete opposites. Solange is adventurous and outgoing to Deans type A, ducks in a row type. I appreciated that Solange did not break up a relationship rather dissolve a poor agreement between two career-driven adults. I do not care for a love triangle, however, Dean's previous relationship was a clean break.

In true Mia Sosa fashion the story was complete with humor, heart, steam, great twists and turns and a HEA that satisfies the reader to their core. This read was immaculate, I highly recommend it.

If you enjoyed the worst best man by Mia Sosa as I did, you will love this book. This is not a book about wedding, the wedding is featured in first chapter and then done. This is a book about serious consequences when lying at workplace and fake dating. Omg jk!! This is cute flirty book about how lying at workplace and fake dating will all work out in the end! 😜

There is the same sassy confident FMC, adorable lovesick clueless MMC. Same enjoyable formula. The characters are distinctly different though and while reading I didn’t feel as if I am reading the same book. I love diverse characters in different professional characters who are fun. I love Brazilian food references, I felt like I was watching somebody feed Phil. All feel good that ends well.

Solange just trying to help a family member whereupon she sees the bride getting her groove on with someone that isn't the groom-to-be. After stopping the wedding, Dean (the groom) needs a huge favor from Solange, be his fake girlfriend.

The premise was jus okay for me. It had funny points, the family dynamics with Solange's family is good. I love reading about diverse characters and their cultures.

This was just okay for me. Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity.

4/5 stars

This book was good it gave all the emotions it felt like you were inside the book with the characters cheering them on. I liked Solange and Dean because they had imperfections and they were not quirky and weird, they were real problems that were caused by each of their past and the characters were trying to overcome them and I loved seeing how they helped each other. In a lot of books, I only see their physical attraction but in this book, I could see that Solange and Dean actually cared for each other and how Dean stood up for Solange and would take a plane halfway across the U.S. without thinking if it was for Solange. I loved how Solange would help Dean in whatever way she could no matter what. Some parts of this book got a little boring but most of the time it had my interest, especially in the beginning.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶

I devoured this book! The spice and humor was fantastic. Solange is now one of my favorite female characters. She has such a fiery and fun personality. Dean compliments her so well in this book.

The Wedding Crasher was fun, spicy, and romantic. I cracked up laughing more times than I can count when reading this book. If you haven't pre-ordered this book already, you definitely need to!

Release Date: April 5, 2022

I would highly recommend reading The Worst Best Man first!

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager publishing and NetGalley for the free advanced copy!

I wasn’t crazy about The Worst Best Man, but thought this plot sounded really cute so why not give it a chance.

I’m so happy I did, because right away I was so invested. I loved both Dean and Solange. Their chemistry and growing relationship was so sweet and natural.

And talk about interesting circumstances to meet.

I’m not sure I’ve read a book with a male lead like Dean. He was super sweet and nerdy which I liked. But he also had a lot of issues and reasons for treating relationships like business deals. He had a quite the character arc and Solange has everything to do with it.

Solange to me was more settled and working on her past issues. I felt like she understood why she was the way she was. And I honesty admired her for not wanting to settle for less than she deserved.

I liked having the cameos from people we met in WBM. And the newer characters like Brandon and Kimberly.

I knew I'd most likely love this book because I loved the first in the series, but when I found out this was fake dating I was even more sure I would! I adored the storyline and all the characters. Dean and Solagne are perfect for each other, even though they couldn't be more different and they just worked together. I loved it and would definitely recommend. I also loved seeing Lina and Max again, as well as their entire family. Thank you to Netgalley, the author Mia Sosa and the publisher Avon for the ARC!

When Solange is roped into helping her cousin with one of her wedding planning jobs, she gets most than expected when walking in on the bride talking to another man. She doesn’t plan to, but ends up stopping the wedding. Now Dean is back to square one and he needs a relationship to prove to his firm he is serious about making partner. Luckily, he knows someone that owes him a favor after ruining his wedding.

Oh man did I love the Tias and the cousins in this book! I mean, I also loved Solange and Dean, but the family was just amazing. I always love a good fake dating story, and this one was no exception! That said, both Dean and Solange could have used some good old fascinated therapy to deal with their issues! Either way, this was a fun story that kept me reading, and overall I really enjoyed it!

This book was TOO. CUTE. And such a promising follow up to The Worst Best Man (like if you loved TWBM, you’ll love this one even more).

Our male lead, Dean, is about to marry Ella in a marriage of convenience sort of set up when Solange, there to assist the wedding planner, overhears Ella confessing her love to someone else. Because Solange is a queen, and ballsy AF lol, she stops the wedding mid-ceremony. In true romcom fashion, Dean and Solange pretend to date to help his career move along after the failed wedding.

I will never EVER say no to fake dating, but especially when the two leads don’t want to date anyone at all. Dean’s aversion to true love after his mom’s many failed relationships is so real. Solange’s hesitancy to invest in someone when she’s free spirited and fears being stuck is so real. (If Solange isn’t a Sagittarius, I don’t want to hear it 😂)

Besides the very true emotions in this book, it was also DAMN SEXY! There is one particular scene in this book I’ve never read in other romances that I will be REMEMBERING (IYKYK 👀).

My favorite thing about The Worst Best Man was the continuous request for consent throughout the sexier scenes and The Wedding Crasher continued to deliver. (If anyone tells you that asking for consent at each step isn’t sexy, I will BUY them Mia Sosa’s books, y’all.)

My other favorite thing about this book: the celebration of single motherhood. The idea that families don’t all look one way and that a lot of times our families are those we find and foster for ourselves.

I can’t say enough great things about this book! It’s a must-read for romance lovers.

And thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books, and Harper Voyager for the advanced copy!

I was really excited to read this after having loved The Worst Best Man. This book had some of my favourite tropes in it (fake dating, only one bed etc) and it was so much fun - and also steamy! Solange and Dean had great banter and chemistry with one another, and the crazy situations that they managed to find themselves in were hilarious (stopping a wedding, axe-throwing, labour simulation, accidental attendance at a sex party etc). Like with the first book, one of my favourite parts were all the scenes with Solange's extended family and how all the tias and cousins were such a great support system to her. I loved seeing Lina/Max again, and I'm hoping that Brandon gets his HEA next!

Thanks to Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Wedding Crasher was the perfect companion piece to the Worst Best Man. Mia Sosa has an extraordinary talent for creating cozy romantic comedies that make me want to post up in some pjs and cuddle a soft blanket.

This novel has recurring characters from Worst Best Man, but readers won’t feel out of the loop if they have not read or forgotten the events of WBM. And don't worry because Max and Lina do have several cameos.

Dean and Solange are a romantic, fun, and sexy couple who bring out the best in each other. Their love story was a funny and sexy read. I would recommend this novel to rom-com, fake dating, and bed-sharing lovers.

I’ll take one nonfat soy latter with an extra shot, one pump of honey blend, and caramel drizzle please.

This book reminded me of The Spanish Love Deception- so I think fans of TSLD would love this. I love the fake dating tropes- and they both needed one other to fake for a relationship. He needs her for his job, she needs him for her family. Let me just back this up just a minute- Solange ruined Dean’s wedding. Like seriously. In the words of Taylor Swift:

“Don’t say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door.
Don’t wait, or say a single vow
You need to hear me out
And they said, "Speak now””

Oh and she SPOKE.

This was a cute book- such a fun and quick read. Definitely a build up romance- but man is it worth it. Oh and let me not forget DEAN oh my gosh my heart. I seriously love him. I read this book so fast- and I can’t wait to get my hands on the physical copy to have forever.

Huge thanks to @miasosaromance @harpervoyagerus @avonbooks and #netgalley for my #gifted copy. A group of #bookstagrammers and I are doing #Romanceathon2022 and this was a perfect book to highlight on my page this month. In the spirit of a marathon, I also read this funny, sweet, romcom in one sitting. If you take the best parts of The Proposal mash up with the movie The Wedding Date and add the LatinX spice of of fake dating from A Lot Like Adios you will get The Wedding Crasher. However there is so much more to this book than a typical romcom. I adored both Dean and Solange their banter cracked me up! It was interesting how the author took two characters that had been raised by single mothers, and showed how they became focused on just their careers with a narrow view of just the future and not living in the moment. It was an interesting dive into the psychology of loss of a father , and how both characters had a failure to launch with love. (see what I did: another movie reference) I loved the food and the aunts restaurant scenes with Solange's extended family. The characters love of community and Solange's choice of career really spoke to me as well. Mentoring students and encouraging them to graduate high school is a need in every school .I loved Dean's character and his pro bono work for the poor facing eviction, There aren't enough people fighting for housing rights and I found his choice so admirable. The book was cinematic in scope and diverse in characters #netflix this book would be great on screen!!! For those who look for steam? 🌶🌶🌶🌶 definitely hits all the right notes with Dean and Solange Chemistry was off the charts! Dean has entered my fave book boyfriend list..Sorry Joshua Templeton you have been booted down and Dean Chapman is number 3. Any man who jumps on a plane in the middle of the night to confess feelings to the woman he loves is a keeper. Bravo Mia ..I wish I could give you more stars than 5

Funny, flirty and a little dirty.

That’s what makes a romance novel stand out and Mia Sosa… *slow claps* you have outdone yourself with this one babe! It had that and so much more.

“The Wedding Crasher” triumphs over “The Worst Best Man” in every single way—Fake dating? Check. Friends to lovers? Check. One bed trope? Check. Steamy scenes that will get you all hot and bothered? Double check.

The chemistry between Solange and Dean was intense and the energy that they brought into this book was unfathomable. The flirty banter, side characters that helped bring the story together (side eyeing my man Brandon), maturity amongst them (leads) and the rest of the cast was refreshing to say the least. The main characters were strong and independent, and knew what they wanted.

We can't forget to mention the comedy too. The amount of times I laughed out loud was ridiculous. From Solange and Dean's witty comebacks and the crazy dynamics that come along with families (and friends that are pretty much like family)—if you're looking for something to lift up your spirits, look no further! "The Wedding Crasher" is one of the best romantic comedies of 2022!

This was such a sweet RomCom about falling in love, growing up, family, and a good amount of food. I loved every minute of this book. Mia Sosa does this genre a true service. Sometimes these reads have some pretty cringey moments but this one successfully gives you all the romance, all the feels, all the love and laughs and none of the "yikes" moments I've seen in other books.
It seemed like the author was intentional about making this a book that navigated multiple topics that can very easily and quickly make the story messy but minus the mess. This mentioned class, race, single parents, love, friendship, work and all of it just somehow fit. Basically, many topics broached but none felt forced.
If you like romance but especially RomCom then this is for you. I laughed out loud so frequently people were looking at me. And I even had a few "omg that's so sweet" moments that made me want to turn on a chick flick marathon a la Dean.
Overall: read it.

Fav quote:
"Sometimes the detour becomes the destination."

This book is such a delight! I love Mia Sosa, and The Wedding Crasher did not disappoint! Fake dating, DEAN, all of it - love! Bright, funny, sweet, and sexy, this is a must-read romance.

This book was precious! give me a fake-dating book and I am ALL IN !! I loved the dynamic between Solange and Dean, and all of their friends! the banter, humor, and tropes were all there. could not recommend more!! READ THIS BOOK!!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher & Mia Sosa for kindly sharing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What do you do when you accidentally overhear the bride professing her love for a man who his not her groom? Well, you crash the wedding of course! This story is a bit out there, but a fun and engrossing read!

Honestly, this book was a mess. I will buy a lot of things in the name of fake dating but every plot point in this book was completely implausible and ridiculous.

I think the bones of this story could have worked had some initial kinks in the premise been ironed out - for example, I think the plot and character relationships would have benefitted from more time between Dean's imploded wedding and the need to fake date Solange where maybe they could have gotten to know each other; as it was I had whiplash from how quickly Dean jumped to immediate shenanigans with essentially a stranger.

And speaking of shenanigans, hoo boy this book was OVERFLOWING with them and could have cut most of them in favor of, I don't know, one sane plot thread? Without spoilers, I will say there are too many grown adults in this book willing to fake date to solve their problems.

The most egregious plot nonsense by far was the going from a sex party they were hoodwinked into attending by Dean's rival to immediately helping Solange's cousin get to the hospital to deliver her baby while Dean, BASICALLY A STRANGER TO THIS COUSIN, agrees to wear a weird contraction stimulation device in the place of her stuck-in-traffic husband who was supposed to "go through the pain" with her. I say again, this woman BARELY KNOWS DEAN. This was a bonkers plot point that served absolutely no purpose on the way to a scene in the hospital that did actually serve the purpose of Dean bonding with Solange's family. It could (and should) have been cut.

I could go on (and I did, extensively, in the group chat - sorry friends) but I'll leave it there. I recommend only if you consider "zany" a compliment - otherwise, I'd look elsewhere for better plotted fake dating fun.

Solange Pereira is lending a hand to her Wedding Planner cousin on a random couple’s big day when she happens to stumble upon a very awkward situation: the bride professing her love to someone who is NOT the groom. Solange struggles on what to do, stay silent and let the ceremony proceed or speak up and warn an unknowing groom that his bride is in love with someone else. Dean Chapman is someone who has always had his life mapped up, his wedding day being brought to an abrupt stop was not in his plans. When an opportunity to be promoted to Partner at his law firm is on the table but dependent on him having a partner, in a panic he blurts out his romantic confession for the woman who crashed his wedding: Solange. When Solange agrees to this fake-dating arrangement, the two quickly begin to blur the lines of what is fake and what is real.

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I absolutely adored this one!! This book literally checked all my boxes for my ideal Rom-Com read: dual POV’s, fake-dating, amazing secondary characters, supportive family dynamic, hella chemistry and sexual tension between the two MC’s, and non-stop humor. I loved our Brazilian American heroine Solange and all of the Brazilian culture shared throughout the book. I also loved the DC setting! It’s so much fun to read a book and recognize all of the places mentioned.

This book stood out to me because it had its own unique spin on the fake-dating trope and I loved how the story came full circle in the end. This is the second book in this series and when I found that out, ya girl zoomed so fast to Amazon to purchase the first book “The Worst Best Man” which is Lina’s story. HUGE thank you to @netgalley and @avonbooks for this eARC in exchange for an honest review. This title will be available to purchase on April 5th, 2022.