Rating: 4.5
Author: Mia Sosa

OH MY GOSH, this book was such a gem! The characters literally had me cracking up from the beginning. I am a huge lover of fake dating and the author handled this one beautifully. I took longer than usual to read this one because I was getting so sad that it was ending. I’m keeping this review extremely short because I want you to experience this one for yourself. Go into it blind and I promise you will not be disappointed. The writing was well done, it had a great flow, and the romance will make you swoon.

Thank you so much @avonbooks for the #gifted copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A fun and light romance, this was exactly the type of book I needed to read right now. A feel good, love story that just hits the spot and leaves you smiling by the end.

In an incredibly disastrous day, our main character Solange witnesses something that makes her sure the couple at the wedding she is at, is not meant to be. And worse yet, she is actually there helping her cousin with the organization of the event! Not even a guest! And of course, she decides that the best course of action, after meeting the lovely groom, is to stop the wedding and save him from a terrible mistake. From there, the story progresses and our two lovebirds will find each other again and start the well-known fake relationship trope that will have you laughing out loud.

What I loved the most was the Brazilian dynamic of Solange Pereira’s family. It was incredible! I loved how warm and how real the family was, and it was the perfect complement to the whole fake relationship going on between our two main characters.

A fake relationship that slowly becomes more, this is your typical fake dating romance and it’s just what you need. It really is a well-developed story that leaves you smiling and with all the feels. It’s a quick and easy read, and you just devour it as you go.

Our main characters are stubborn, and they very slowly start realizing they are developing feelings. There is a slow burn romance in the background that is perfectly done. By the end, you cannot wait for them to do the deed and become a real couple.

I have to admit that my favorite was Solange. I loved her commitment to her family, her strength and her sassiness. I liked Dean, but I didn’t love him. And I’m usually a sucker for these type of characters, but he sometimes felt a bit flat. A character that I would have liked to see a bit of more soul searching from him since he was so set against any type of love commitment.

BUT, it was a great read that I fully recommend if you’re looking for a light, feel good romance read to dive right into!

I was enjoying the fake dating premise of this romcom, but I stopped reading once it got to the sex party. Too much for my taste.

Nothing special. A bit predictable. I wouldn't buy it for myself; definitely a library read!

3/5 stars.

YOU GUYS!! SOLANGE AND DEAN are ITT! like wow truly mindblown and its nice to see how Mia Sosa has done with her second book bc boy did she blow it out of the water. We have the fake dating trope, we have the one bed trope, we have the can we please just date for real conversation ahhhh. The tension was tensiony, the romance was romancey and the book gave what it was supposed to give and went above and beyond while Sosa gave the story!!

Mia Sosa is a rom com queen! This is a wonderful follow up to The Worst Best Man. It has a lot of the rom com tropes, like fake dating, but it’s also a fresh perspective.

Thank you NetGalley for this e arc in exchange for my honest opinions.

This is a cute book and the main character is bomb she's funny and strong and I was hear for her. Love a fake dating story. BUT was shocked during the party scene I wasn't expecting that Holy crap

Apparently what I need most of all from a romance novel these days is some next level flirtatious banter, and this book delivers in spades. I do love when the MCs just like each other, when they approach each other at first as people rather than potential romantic interests.

As much as I love a fake dating trope, the tension of a story built around lying always makes me uncomfortable. But this book did a great job with it--the risk of getting caught was not the main source of tension (though it was definitely there), and Dean and Solange were completely honest with each other and almost everyone in their lives. It may have been a fake dating story, but it wasn't about keeping secrets, which is great.

I think my biggest complaint is that things got a little schmaltzy around the time of the HEA (is it a spoiler to say a romance has a happy ending?), but that might just be my current mood and lack of patience for the squishy stuff. I much prefer the sass and puns and fun group dates.

(Also, there was a character who really needed more comeuppance than he got. It wasn't TOO painful, but don't hold your breath for full satisfaction on that score.)

I’ve seen this EVERYWHERE on Bookstagram and how loved it is. I can honestly say I get the hype. It’s fun, it’s spicy, it’s a good time. The strong female friendships are amazing to see and never get old.

This book incorporates my favorite trope of fake dating so safe to say I was hooked. This was so witty. I loved it so much.

It was fine. I liked the first 150 pages but then we got to the middle of the book and it feel so dragged out and flat. I was just bored out of my mind. I don't mind the couple, Solange and Dean were cute but not more. I don't love them and I'll probably forget about them in a few hours. Maybe I'm just done with romance as I have read so many recently and I'm tired of it. So maybe I'm the problem. Idk. Also the plots throughout the book... I didn't like any. I'm sorry. That's it, bye.

*thanks to netgalley and the author for an e-arc in exchange of an honest review*

I was excited to read The Wedding Crasher after enjoying The Worst Best Man, and I think I enjoyed this book a little bit more! I really enjoyed the fake dating plot line, and Dean and Solange had a lot of fun banter. This book was also incredibly funny and genuinely made me laugh out loud on several occasions. As with The Worst Best Man, I really enjoyed the family dynamics and all of the side characters, and also enjoyed the inclusion of Brazilian culture. Overall, I really enjoyed his book!

I enjoyed this book so much more than The Worst Best Man! I loved all of the tropes included in this book- fake dating (x 2 in this case!!!), only one bed, (almost) marriage of convenience, etc etc etc. Fabulously done.
From the moment Solange ran into Dean in the hallway the sparks flew. I loved how they were both so practical when it came to their fake dating, too. But they ended up being amazing supports for each other, and Solange really helped Dean loosen up.
The chemistry, as I mentioned, was amazing. When they got tricked into attending a sex party?! Completely unexpected and super hot. I love that these two seem to have a bit of the opposites attract thing going on, but they really balance each other. And the fact that Solange is the person who finally makes Dean believe in the possibility of true love and an HEA? Beautiful!
I was really on the fence about Mia Sosa before, but this book makes me excited to see what she writes next.

Super cute and a fast read when I finally sat down to read it.

Would’ve been a 5 or 4.5 stars but there’s something about what Dean recited in his head that made me cringe.

DNF - Did not finish. I did not connect with the writing style or plot and will not be finishing this title. Thank you, NetGalley and Publisher for the early copy!

A fun, multi cultural read that kept me entertained from start to finish!
The beginning of this book hooked me immediately! Solange is a sassy, Brazilian woman who just happens to be helping her cousins with a wedding when she stumbles upon a juicy scandal! She can't possibly keep her mouth shut so calls out the bride-to-be in the middle of the I do's! The groom, Dean, whom Solange has never met, surprisingly isn't that upset about it, which Solange can't quite wrap her head around. Fast forward a few weeks, now Solange and Dean are helping each other out of a bind by fake dating, but man is their chemistry great! I knew it was a matter of time before those fireworks lit up the sky!
Solange and Dean's journey was fun and unexpected, I really enjoyed it! I laughed through much of the book, especially when the tia's got involved, it was just very relatable!!!

This was amazing. I enjoyed The Worst Best Man but I thought this was incredible.

Let’s start with Solange and Dean- they could not have been more perfect and I loved them. They complemented each other so well and their growth as a couple was outstanding.

I love a fake dating trope so I was all in. This starts with Solange breaking up Dean’s wedding and definitely evolves as the two navigate work, family and their feelings for each other. They were magical.

I also loved to see Solange’s wild Brazilian family members and also getting to see Lina and Max reappearing as a couple. Such fun inclusions of great characters to support the story.

This was such a fun story that had me laughing out loud and it was perfectly spicy. I can’t wait to read the next from Mia Sosa! Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this gem!

Dare I say… 2022 favorite?! 😍

The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa was SO GOOD. Cute, sexy and fun, this book was an absolute treat to read! (And that party scene?! 🥵🌶🔥) Don’t just add this one to your tbr… read it NOW… especially if you loved The Worst Best Man! 😊

Thank you to @netgalley and @avonbooks for my digital copy! 📚

This was vaguely connected to the Worst Best Man in that some of the characters from that novel show up here, but I didn’t feel like I needed the first book to really enjoy this one.

Solange and Dean are a fun couple to watch bloom into a relationship. He is sure he wants a pragmatic partnership with no feelings involved and she is all feeling and leaning in emotionally.

The book brings up a very valid discussion about the misconception of employers that a person with a partner is more likely to stay with the company longer, than one who is uncoupled. It should not matter at all who you do or don’t date and yet corporate culture continues to push the “traditional happy family” commentary.

I fell in love with Solange a little myself, she is all vibrancy and light, I would follow her anywhere. It was easy to see how Dean relaxed around her. I loved the set-up of the sex party and the candor with which these two grown adults discussed their needs and desires. It was refreshing to see a real conversation on that front.

Was having another two characters be in the same fake-relationship-turned-real situation a little much? Yes, it was. Could there have been a more delicate way to give Dean the final push towards Solange? There probably was, but I was already screaming: “You idiot!” at the book and was relieved when someone put him out of his misery.

Lastly, this book is funny and full of parental love and found family. It’s a great rom-com to get you out of your daily grind -Sky.

It's been a while since I read "The Worst Best Man" so I can't recall enough to compare. Once again we have a party sticking their nose where technically it doesn't belong, but the contrivance here to keep the main characters going is pretty far fetched. I'm wondering how convincing Dean and Ella's "romance" was if Dean thought it's possible to just bring Solange in as a "roommate/true love."
Dean doesn't believe in love because of all his Mom's failed relationships; Solange believes in it enough to feel no one is ever good enough. Both are wary and alone.

Because Dean's needs to have a relationship in order to get a promotion kicks off this whole thing, Solange's need for a fake relationship--to have her mother save face with their visiting Brazilian relatives--doesn't have quite the punch plot-wise as it could have. If Solange thought of her predicament from the get-go, instead of settling on her roommate, Brandon, it might've tied things together more. There's plenty of steam, but one scene seemed totally unnecessary for moving the plot along (A nemesis of Dean's tricking them into going to a party, leading to information that doesn't really add to the story.)

But if you fell in love with the Pereiras already (and all their wonderful Brazilian food), you'll like them here. There are some laugh-out-loud moments and once again, karaoke comes to the rescue to bump up the book's score--this time Dean pulling a "Magic Mike," with all the thrusting and grinding involved, rather than Max's broken-hearted wailing in "The Worst Best Man."

Did not keep my attention. The start was not interesting to me at all. I was really looking forward to this story.