Meghan Quinn's book are always so much fun to read. This one was no exception! Loved Breaker and Lia's story. I wasn't sure it was going to be for me at first, as the friends to lovers on this one almost felt TOO real and awkward. But it ended up being chef's kiss!

I enjoyed this book but felt it was just average for plot and predictability. Cute story and an easy read.

I absolutely loved Breaker and Lia! This was the perfect Best Friends to Lovers. They were both nerdy, cute, and perfect for each other. I loved this entire series.

Thank you NetGalley and Bloom Books for the arc of this book.

I had seen this series going around a lot on social media and knew I had to try it for myself. I loved the pacing, characters and the storyline. There are already many holds on the copy my library owns waiting to be loved.

Love this with my whole heart. The best of the series for sure! Best friends to lovers plus Meghan Quinn is everything I didn’t know I needed. Sure to be a bestseller

I will say without reading book two. This is really good. I think Meghan Quinn's writing style really works for the whole rich Romcom billionaire type of book. At least that's the vibe I get

A Long Time Coming" by Meghan Quinn is a contemporary romance novel that delves into the complex dynamics of love, friendship, and the challenges that arise during wedding planning. Here's a more detailed overview:

The story revolves around Breaker Cane and Lia Fairweather-Fern. Lia is on the brink of marriage, but her impending union is overshadowed by her soon-to-be mother-in-law, Mrs. Beaver, who poses a significant challenge. In a twist of events, Lia enlists the help of her best friend, Breaker, to handle the difficulties presented by Mrs. Beaver.

As Breaker becomes involved in the wedding preparations, he starts to see Lia in a new light. What begins as a simple favor for a friend turns into a journey of self-discovery for Breaker as he grapples with unexpected emotions. Despite his initial reluctance, Breaker finds himself falling deeply in love with Lia.

The narrative is filled with romantic tension, humor, and emotional depth. Breaker's attempts to resist his feelings become increasingly challenging, especially with Lia's wedding drawing nearer. The plot explores the complexities of love, friendship, and the unexpected twists that life can throw our way.

In addition to Breaker's internal struggle, external factors come into play, such as Lia's fiancé and the complications that arise during the wedding planning process. The story promises a blend of heartwarming moments, romantic entanglements, and the exploration of whether true love can prevail.

Readers can expect a rollercoaster of emotions as Breaker navigates his evolving feelings for Lia, and the novel offers a compelling narrative that combines romance with the humor and challenges inherent in the wedding setting.

Thanks to NetGalley for this book in exchange for my honest review.

Meghan Quinn, yet again, wrote a book that gives you all the feelings!!

I laughed (actually, I snorted LOUDLY) at parts, I ooh'ed and aah'ed and I cried! I don't know how she comes up with her stories or her dialogue but it's so good. SO GOOD!!!

The fact that Lia (aka Ophelia) and Breaker have been best friends for 10 years is my favorite thing. I think there's a comfortability and trust there that you can't find elsewhere.

Brian was a victim of himself and a long-standing friendship above all else. His mom, aka The Beave (hahaha) brought a whole different vibe to snotty and entitled people. She deserved every accidental thing that Lia did to her.

I would recommend this book!! I love Lia and Breaker!!

3.5 Stars A Long Time Coming is Meghan Quinn's take on the classic rom com, My Best Friend's Wedding. Thankfully, the book does not follow the movie to the t, and has an even better ending. Billionaire Breaker Cane has been best friends with Ophelia "Lia" Fairweather-Fern since college and has long denied his deeper feelings for her. That is, until she announces she's engaged to her boyfriend, Brian, who, let's face it, is a douche. Having to take time off work due to a lawsuit against the company, Breaker has plenty of time to help with Lia's wedding planner as her "man of honor," which includes helping her handle her future mother-in-law, who's more like a monster-in-law. The time spent wedding planning brings Breaker and Lia closer together until he can no longer deny the feelings he's always had. So what does Breaker do? He sets out to prove that he's the better man for Lia, which will no doubt be the toughest challenge he's faced yet.

This book was so enjoyable, but there were parts where it was almost hard to keep going because of the pining and denied feelings that Lia and Breaker had for each other. It was so easy to see that Lia was with the wrong man and frustrating that she didn't realize it long ago like Breaker did. The book had an alternating POV and I loved Breaker's scenes, especially when he's seeking advice from his brothers and sisters-in-law on how to prove to Lia he's the one for her. I hadn't read the previous two Cane brothers books, but it was easy to catch on to who was who and what their stories were. If you've every enjoyed one of Meghan Quinn's many books, you'll enjoy this one too!

Lia+Breaker= A Long Time Coming!

Best buddies Lia and Breaker have a deep affection for one another. They've been through a lot and go back a decade. But, they are growing up. Changes happen and things don't always stay the same, no matter how much they want them to.

We follow Lia's challenge in planning a wedding with her soon to be MIL and fiance, Brian. Thank goodness she has Breaker by her side through all of the ups and downs.

A Long Time Coming is full of drama and swoon-worthy chemistry

I loved Breaker and Lia's chemistry, but, in my opinion, Mrs. Beaver was the star of the book with her snooty comments and prim ways. I shudder to think if she was my MIL! Ick! In any case, she deserved everything that came to her!

Thank you to Net Galley and Meghan Quinn for the opportunity to read this book!

This was so good! Breaker might just be my favorite Cane brother. This was a much slower burn than the first two in the series but I still thought it was really good.

Loving the new covers and those illustrations! 🔥🔥

Such a sweet love story about two best friends with some found family elements sprinkled in. Loved it!

Thank you NetGalley and Meghan Quinn!

A fantastic book to close the series. I think Breaker is my favorite Cane brother. I loved his and Lea's friends to lovers story, and the funny/horrifying moments when he's helping her with wedding planning meetings. This was a great wrap up for the three Cane brothers, and I loved seeing Huxley and Lottie and JP and Kelsey a lot in here.

I don’t have a lot to say about this book, and in this case, that’s a good thing!

This book is, I inferred part-way through, the third in a series. That’s okay! Each can be read on its own; Quinn provides enough backstory in an efficient manner, so the reader is not left floundering.

For someone who hasn’t read her books before, or perhaps the other two predecessors: this book goes from zero to ❤️‍🔥SPICY❤️‍🔥 with very little warning! I’m not complaining, but it shocked me a bit, as the first half(ish) of the book was so mild in comparison. Definitely open door. I don’t have a problem with that type of writing (AT ALL), but I wasn’t prepared for it! 😅

Overall, an engaging story and worth the read.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.

This series is one of my all time favorite Meghan Quinn series! And this book is my favorite of the series. This is a friends to lovers. Breaker and Lia met in college and have kept each other in the friend zone until Lia gets engaged and Breaker is the “man of honor”. This book was funny and spicy with great conflict. It gave me all the feels. Huge thanks to Sourcebooks and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book!

**SPOILER ALERT **

Thank you Net Galley for giving me a chance to make my first ARC review!

Someone said this would be like reading a modern version of the movie 'My best friend's Wedding' (MBFW) which is somewhat true (except their genders are reversed--where the girl best friend gets married while the guy is the 'maid of honor') . In the movie, Julianne was the 'girl boss' who missed her chance to fess up to her best friend, Breaker does not have a solid plan for Ophelia--he merely wants to keep her in his life, repeatedly denying the fact that he is in love with his best friend. While Ophelia (Who takes the role of Michael) clearly wants her best friend, although not admitting it as well because she is expected to be married to Brian, her long term boyfriend who seemingly can't stand up to his mom. Honestly, no offense but his lack of assertion and his low self-esteem wants to make me hurl. He repeatedly blames Breaker's relationship with Ophelia when it comes to her problem and honestly, the entire time, he gives the impression that he is very very insecure with Breaker. (which is far from Kim's portrayal in MBFW). Im sorry, but Brian doesn't have any much redeeming factors with me as compared to Kim (Besides being rich)--which is why I made the comparison, and it is very clear for the readers to root for Breaker from the start--and I hate how that made the book lack nuance for me. I wanted to be torn between Brian and Breaker while reading the book but I just couldn't see how Brian could be good for Ophelia seeing how he always gaslit her in front of his mom. Breaker is already rich, and good looking, and someone who Ophelia clearly loves. I just dont sense the same kind of love and chemistry with Brian and Ophelia as compared to Kim and Michael from MBBW. They made sense--Brian and Ophelia however, didn't. No offense, Ophelia gives me a headache. I'm sorry but I find her a little bit too needy for my liking. Idk Breaker got weird towards the end for me :( Im sorry but he literally did a 180 wtf is this. This became REALLY weird fast for me. I liked the build up, but I was tempted to DNF the entirety of it after she broke it off with Brian. I kind of wished they made it rather PG-13 to work as a stand alone or *fade into black* bc it had sm potential of being a movie if they delved into characterization. How did this start so good and end so... bad. I've honestly read better fanfiction. Only reason I didn't dnf this bc I wanted to see how it progressed.

I could've predicted this one from a mile away. but I honestly found it hard to read because of the dialogue ( I cringed a LOT on Ophelia's part) but somehow, I couldn't put it down. But yeah, maybe its not for me. Another is that the dialogue makes it seem like its a couple of high schoolers talking or ok, maybe freshmen college students but not grown ADULTS. I swear, this is the kind of convo I used to read in dork diaries back in middle school but I guess, with adult themes. I just couldn't imagine adults talking like this. Build up is slow, but honestly, it could've been done in 400 or so pages :( Don't get me wrong I love slow-burn, but this dragged the heck out).

If there were any redeeming factors of this book though, it would be that I could see this blowing up on Tiktok, and i'd say its at par with Icebreaker lol ;// Not my favorite book as well I wish they just kept it until chapter 13 then straight to the epilogue

The set up to the story of Breaker & Ophelia was everything. I absolutely loved it. I don't know how Meghan Quinn does it, but this series of the Cane Brothers was excellent and I only hope that this isn't the end of their stories. I honestly need more.

Best friends to lovers is usually one that I just stay away from because it's so predictable but not this one.
Please don't over look this book. Go for it. Just like Breaker did!!

I received an ARC for my honest review.

Oh my GOD MY HEART! Are you kidding me right now?! This is the perfect best friends to lovers story EVER! And as someone who had their own personal best-friends to lovers trope work out in their personal life, I feel like I can say as the expert that this is it - Breaker is the bar. And the MOUTH on that boy, good GOD. I loved this whole series and this was just the perfect way to wrap up the Cane brothers’ stories!

4.5⭐, 2.5🌶️

This book taught me that I can love a best friends to lovers romance! Breaker and Lia were hyped up SO MUCH in the first two books and I was READY for this book! And they didn't disappoint! Breaker is such a sweet golden retriever MMC and Lia was so relatable. MQ will ALWAYS give us top notch humor in her romances, and this book is no exception. I cant say enough good things about her as an author to be honest. Definitely recommend this series in total to anyone who likes a saucy rom-com.

ALSO, Special congratulations for another one of MQ's books being traditionally published!

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for an eARC of A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn. This is my honest and free review.

📖: A Long Time Coming
🖋️: Meghan Quinn
⭐️: 5 of 5
🌶️: 5 of 5
💬: “Because you’re supposed to be the only woman in my life, right?”

Tropes, Topics & Themes:
✨Billionaire Romance
✨Best friends to lovers
✨Banter
✨Slow burn
✨Nerds

This book gave me everything from the amazing banter that kept me laughing so much. The adorable friendship and possessiveness. I found the characters very relatable and you can’t help but fall in love with them. This is my first book from the series and this author. I definitely want to check out the rest!

“That there is no other choice than to become the greatest friends of all time.”

Lia meets Breaker when she gets invited to a top-secret Scrabble club in college. From the start, they really hit it off and become friends.

Fast forward to ten years later where they are best friends who live right next door to each other and have weekly dinner dates. They spend all their free time with each other. While Breaker is single Lia is in a serious relationship.

“Or your maid of honor…ooo, your man of honor. Or, better yet, man in waiting”

Once Breaker finds out that she’s engaged and plans to get married in five weeks. Not only does he help her with standing up to her mother-in-law. But she slowly discovers that her relationship isn’t as perfect as she thought.

“Uh…I believe I just blessed you hard with holy water.”
The church fire scene had me laughing so hard and loud!😂 So many different moments when the Cane brothers are talking, during the girl time, and wedding planning appointments.

This book will not disappoint and give you a little bit of everything. Completely chef kiss.

That’s exactly why, because why do you need a girlfriend when Lia is all you’ve ever needed.”

When Breaker finally realizes that he’s in love with Lia. He comes up with a plan to show how he feels, that it can be their new normal, and how he’s the best choice.

Thank you, Meghan Quinn, Sourcebooks, Bloom Books, and Netgalley for this EARC! As always, my review is my opinion and thoughts. This review will be shared on my Instagram @Alexandriavwilliams_ shortly.

The premise of this story is one that I typically enjoy; a friends-to-lovers trope coupled with some forbidden romance and a lot of pining.

Lia started off as a sweet and lovable FMC. Her banter with the MMC painted her as a strong, confident woman who wasn't afraid of being herself. But, alas, around 40%, she became the pushover of my nightmares, constantly lying to herself just to keep the peace. Her strength and confidence from earlier chapters seemed to disappear into thin air as soon as the wedding planning started.

Breaker (I'm sorry, but I just can't handle that name) was a great MMC. He was loyal, supportive and as soon as he realized how he felt about Lia, he was completely honest with himself and his family.

What's absolutely bizarre is how couple-y Breaker and Lia acted for years, so much so that it was obvious, yet confusing to their friends and family. It was implausible that neither of them felt a semblance of attraction or chemistry in all those years.

I did appreciate that once he realized how he felt, Breaker didn't hide his feelings from Lia despite her engagement. He let her see him as a viable option and form her own opinion of him. He made her feel safe enough to realize and address her own feelings for him.

The plot and storyline were certainly enjoyable, but I do still feel like there was something missing. Perhaps, Lia's character arc could've been a little more significant, and maybe they could've acknowledged their attraction a little sooner, at least to themselves.

3 ⭐️