A fun and steamy fake relationship. Solange is kind of a mess, in that she always manages to do or say the wrong thing. Like when her cousin asks her to help out at a big wedding, and she finds herself objecting (you know, in the part where the officiant asks whether anyone objects). She doesn't know the bride or groom, but witnessed something that led her to believe it wasn't true love, and decided to save the day. But now, Dean is single just when he needs to be paired off to show his law firm that he's partnership material. So he tells everyone he and Solange are in love, which will be fine as long as she agrees to play along. And as long as they don't act on the attraction both of them are starting to feel.

Sosa strikes a great balance between funny and emotional. There are some hilarious moments here, and some hot ones, too (the house party...). I'm looking forward to the next entry in this series.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC to review. All opinions are my own.

The Wedding Crasher is one of my favorite reads of the year!

This is fake dating done well, I believed the reasons Solange and Dean entered into this situation and then the reasons that kept them from making it real. I loved Solange in all her sarcasm and innuendos (I could not get enough of all the innuendos.) And Dean was so thoughtful and believably flawed. All the secondary characters were fun to read too. The ending was a bit drawn out and dramatic for me but still was strong.

For a fresh, incredibly sexy (oh the longing), and hilarious romance read, look no further.

Thanks to Avon for providing an ARE via Netgalley.

Ok so I’m just gonna come out and say it. I loved this book. It’s the kind of read that you finish in one sitting because it’s so captivating. Their story is so well preserved and detailed that it wasn’t one of the fake datings where they fall inlove half way through and are together the whole way. It’s a lovely slow burn that I would recommend to everyone I saw in a bookstore. I swear I will be first in line for when this book come out. The way she writes Solange is absolutely breathtaking, it was a breath of dress air to have a POC main character written by a POC author who really understood the struggles. Out of five start I would have to give it 5/5 which I don’t do often but my god this story is so opening.

This book in 3 words: Charismatic. Appealing. Entertaining. 

A truly engaging read that I devoured. I found myself laughing aloud a few times and that's one of my favorite reactions from a book. I found this to be mostly character driven, with many characters you just LIKE. The author's tone is spectacular and I loved the writing. A solid rom-com with just the right amount of spice. 

This book has good representation: POCs, non-traditional education, single mother family dynamics, large family dynamics, same sex couples, and more. So many different types of characters but solid dialogue from all. The Fake Dating trope, with likeable characters, is so entertaining. Both our MCs are strong and realistic, from the start, and it just keeps getting better as the plot continues. The only thing that deterred me a bit was the pacing/length. Sometimes it felt like things were dragging, but I still enjoyed this read. 

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and author for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

I. Love. This. Book. The characters are charming, I was invested in the romance and the plot was intriguing! This has everything I want from a romance novel! Overall, this story doesn't rely on the romance to make it special or interesting. I would have read about these characters even if they weren't fake dating. The character development was excellent and authentic. The cozy feel of the book is heartfelt. I cannot wait to read more Mia Sosa!

This book was a cute, easy read. It’s not my favorite romcom that I have read recently but it definitely will fit the bill for someone looking for a cute story.

I love this authors writing. It is very cute but tells a great story that keeps you turning. I didn’t read her book before this but now I’m going to go pick it up. Solan be and Dean were so fun together. I loved the characters and really connected with them in this story. Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy of this book.

What can I say? Mia Sosa has done it again! This was a delightful fake dating / friends to lovers story. I love the strong and independent spirit of Solange, and I respect (yet was often annoyed by) Dean and his rigid thinking. Opposites attract... eventually. This story is full of Brazilian-American culture, family dynamics, tough choices, subterfuge, and a whole lot of steamy attraction. While this book is technically part of a series and involves some familiar characters from The Worst Best Man, you don't need to read that book to follow this story. It is a standalone. Overall, I highly recommend you read it! Mia Sosa is a great writer and her characters feel like family.

This is your standard Mia Sosa book. The FMC and MMC are great and distinct. They play off each other nicely, and I'd loved their banter and developing relationship. It's a fake dating trope I never saw coming, but I'm not glad that I saw it. It was done really well. Writing is engaging and realistic, characters are funny and memorable. It's a good sized book though, and I think that might have been what dropped the rating for me: I skipped ahead to find out some of the bigger points and then it felt a little more like a chore to go back and read the rest, despite the characters being so engaging.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC of this in exchange for an honest review!

Completely charming, engaging, and funny. I really enjoyed this follow up to The Worst Best Man. It’s maybe a teeny tiny bit over the top a few times but I enjoyed the characters and story so much I wasn’t hugely bothered.

Thank you Avon/Harper Collins and NetGalley for the ARC!

Great Book. As a minority, I love to read more multi-cultural books. My only gripe was the large use of Portuguese in the novel.. Sometimes you could get what was being said in context, but other times I had no clue what they were talking about. I love the need to show that the main characters were Brazilians, but it felt that if you were not Brazilians you would miss parts of this novel.. The plot line was very good, I only wish we would have gotten a longer epilogue.

Such a fun read! The Wedding Crasher features Dean and Solange. They meet the day of Dean’s wedding. After Solange overhears the bride professing her love for the best man before the ceremony, she acts on impulse and objects during the wedding ceremony. She believes that everyone deserves to be in love and with their person for the rest of their life, so she was doing both of them a favor…right? Dean likes to follow a plan for his life, and he was in the middle of the next phase in his plan (marriage) when a Solange objected at the wedding. He doesn’t believe in the love thing; he believes in order and finding someone career oriented like himself that he could start a marriage of convenience with. When Dean finds out he won’t get a special project at work that could help him get partner at his law firm due to the failed wedding, he finds himself spinning a story that he’s with the woman who crashed his wedding, Solange. Dean enlists her help and they begin a fake relationship, but they soon find that maybe opposites attract after all.

I really enjoyed this read! In my personal opinion, it started off kind of slow. It took me a few chapters to start loving the characters and get into the book, but I eventually found myself not wanting to put it down! I love when a romance book has witty banter between the love interest and Dean and Solange definitely had it. This book also features a fake dating trope and a one bed trope which are some of my favorites as well. I think the characters were written so well and I could feel their chemistry while reading the book. I would definitely recommend this book!

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

Dean is a man with a plan, and he’s slowly checking off his to-do list one by one. Until his plans get ruined on the day of his wedding! And Solange? She just happens to crash a stranger’s wedding and ends up in a fake relationship with the groom…

Fake dating trope? Yes, please. One bed trope? Duh! Witty banter between the two characters? AMAZING. The tias and family dynamics? Please! And Dean? UM. YES.

This book genuinely made me smile, laugh, cringe (in a good way), and giggle. And I loved every second of it. The ending did seem a little… far out there, but honestly, I still thoroughly enjoyed it.

Will definitely be purchasing this book when it comes out on April 5, 2022!

Favorite quote:
“Here’s the thing about detours, though: Sometimes they become the destination.”

A fiery book from the get go that was difficult to put down. Equal parts fake-dating romance and self discovery, The Wedding Crasher had me rooting for Solange and Dean in different ways.

Thank you Avon and Harper Publishing and NetGalley for the e-ARC.

God, I loved this book! Boy, will I be gushing over this book for a while. I loved how important family was in this story- while some of my family is from Puerto Rico, I could picture and relate to the tight-knit, sometimes gossipy group of family members, as well as the moments where culture can be shared with others via delicious food. Both characters have very believable mindsets for their life plans, and the way that they circle around each other works well. I think in romance books, readers may become tired of the miscommunication trope, but I feel it works well in this story. The main characters have such palpable chemistry, with banter that feels natural and sarcastic. If you love tropes like fake-dating, pining soft boys, there’s only one bed, and sweet declarations of all of the feels, this will be an enjoyable read for you. Despite this coming out in 2022, this is easily one of my favorite romcoms I’ve read this year.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC copy!

This was my first Mia Sosa book and it will most definitely not be the last. Thank you NetGalley for this arc!

The Wedding Crasher had me hooked from the very beginning. It was fun from the first pages, and Solange and Dean were great main characters. The side characters were also a highlight for me. They weren’t there for the sake of filling pages, they brought more fun and advice to both MCs and they were a joy to read about.

While this could’ve easily turned into a cheesy story, Mia Sosa’s writing ensured that I kept turning the pages and made this a memorable book (possibly one of my favorite romance books of the year!)

Many many thanks for the publisher for this ARC! I was so excited to receive it.

I remembered within the first few pages how much I LOVE Mia Sosa’s writing style, especially her strong, smart, take-no-sh*t, sarcastic heroines.

Solange is the cousin of Lina from The Worst Best Man; she’s a continuing ed teacher and committed to giving back to the community and never accepting less from a relationship that she deserves. She doesn’t do flings. She “discovers” cheating and interrupts Dean’s wedding (a marriage of convenience!), because she thinks he (a random acquaintance) deserves more, too. Her payback is to fake date Dean to convince his law firm to make him a partner.

Dean is close friends with Max from TWBM; he’s a lawyer, he always has a life plan, and he doesn’t really believe in dating for love (for himself). He’s learned before that anyone worth loving will disappoint him in the end.

So I always love fake dating turned friendship turned real dating, and this was no exception. I loved the tias and Solange’s family, thought that Kimberly and Nia were a fun addition (and twist—maybe we’ll get a novella??), and I loved how fast Dean fell for Solange. Lots of fun and very sweet.

This was a quick entertaining read. If you enjoyed the first book in this series, you’ll likely enjoy this one, as well. There were a lot of laughs and plenty of sweet moments.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC

I absolutely loved The Worst Best Man and this book was just as cute!
Solage was merely helping out her cousin at a wedding when she accidentally overheard the bride and her childhood friend confess feelings for one another minutes before the wedding. She couldn’t help herself interrupt the wedding and crash the I Dos…. Oops.
Dean was going to marry his bride for convenience and wasn’t that upset to get his wedding crashed. But when he is up for partnership and his boss wants a lawyer with a steady home life…he needs a fiancé and quick.
Solanges mother may have bragged that her only daughter is engaged and now family is coming to town. She quickly needs a fiancé.
When both need a fake fiancé- only chaos can ensue. Will romance soon follow?

A marriage of convenience turns into…well nothing you’d expect. I am not going to spoil anything about Solange and Dean’s story but I will tell you it’s absolutely SPECTACULAR!