✈️Wedding Dashers by @heathermcbreenwrites

One word: obsessed. Guys, this book was FUN and FUNNY! I was laughing out loud so many times. Poor Ada and Jack run into so many issues and mishaps trying to get to Ada’s sisters wedding to Jack’s bff. I really love travel books so much. As someone who hasn’t traveled much, it’s intriguing to me and this book made me feel like I was there and traveling to all these new places with them. The ending wasn’t what I expected but in the best way possible. I can’t say why because it’ll spoil the book, but what happened was necessary and very grown up. Their communication was very adult and honest and I LOVE THAT in romance books. Jack was a dreamy hero, from busting down doors to doing super domestic tasks, he was always there to save the day. He is a CAPABLE man. We love a capable man.

This is a good one, friends! I highly recommend adding to your tbr and checking this one out when it releases! It’s sexy and swoony and beautifully written and just perfect.

Thank you to @Netgalley and @berkleyromance @berkleypub for the arc!
Pub date: 1/28/2025

Ahh this was a really good and fun romcom. I loved most of the aspects of it especially the dash for the bridesmaid and groomsman to get to the wedding in Scotland on time. The fmc is rushing to get to her sister’s wedding on time since she has the veil. The fmc meets every obstacle possible with cancelled flights, missed trains etc. she meets the mmc after he sees her stranded and they get dinner and almost have a one night stand. She learns that he’s her sister’s fiancé best friend and they make a pact to get to the wedding on time together.

Both mc’s were clearly attracted to each other but the fmc has a boyfriend and even though they are on a break she still hopes to get back with him. The mmc is not into long term relationships and they both become closer and question their previous relationships and beliefs. I loved how fast paced the book was and both characters were cute as friends and when they finally got together. This is a slow burn and it’s steamy when they finally get together. Thanks to Berkley for this arc for an honest review.

I liked the progression of this title. I liked the care they took in their mental health and the role it played in the story.

Thanks, @netgalley @berkleyromance and @heathermcbreenwrites for the chance to read Wedding Dashers early. It releases on January 28, 2025.

This was one of my most anticipated reads of 2025, and I was thrilled to get a chance to read an ARC. Heather's debut combines Leap Year's road trip romance with Anastasia's bickering-as-flirting vibes. You won't want to miss this fun, heart-warming debut. I gulped it down in less than 24 hours!

Ada's little sister is getting married in Northern Ireland in a few days, and when her flight's canceled, she's stranded in London. Luckily, a handsome stranger offers to buy her dinner, and they almost have a one-night stand. Turns out, he's the infamous best man, and they have no choice but to team up to try to make it before their favorite people say, "I do."
There's simmering attraction is just an inconvenient part of their road trip. Surely they can keep their feelings in check...

Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Tropes: wedding, road trip, travel, mistaken identity, bad reputation

I loved everything about this book, from the premise, to the setting, to the writing.

The tension inducing banter left me screaming. The atmospheric writing totally sucked me in. It felt like such an effortless read. We all know that that’s not the easiest thing to do, but Heather totally killed it.

Between trains, planes, and old beat-up cars, one-bed stopovers, and all the intimacy forced proximity brings, this made one helluva journey for these two—in more ways than one—and I enjoyed every second of it.

I laughed so hard. I was kicking and squealing and texting people trying to convince them to read this book, and it’s not even out yet. I cried!!

This was so good. Thank you so much for the ARC!

The way I ATE this up!! I could not put it down. Jack and Ada had me in a chokehold like no other.

Ada is on her way to her little sister’s destination wedding to a man she barely knows when she gets stranded in London. She’s just been turned away from a crummy hotel when she runs into Jack, her soon-to-be brother in law’s best man. The two make a mad dash to Ireland for the wedding, and everything that could go wrong, does go wrong.

One bed, forced proximity, witty banter, European setting, and roadtrip vibes all contribute to making this a super fun rom com!! Not only is it funny, but it is absolutely tear jerking 🥲 I was so invested in Jack and Ada that I was in literal TEARS by the last page.

Thank you Heather McBreen for this masterpiece, and thank you NetGalley and Berkley Romance for the eARC!!

“I think it takes a lot of courage to not only walk away from a relationship that’s not serving you, but to still believe that real love is out there, and to be vulnerable enough to keep looking for it”

Ada and Jack are hilarious and The Wedding Dashers made me laugh. A genuine good laugh while I had slight second hand travel anxiety. Don’t judge me! It’s a real thing. When Ada and Jack discover their in the same wedding party and stranded in London, they come together and go on a winding journey to get to Belfast the destination of the wedding.

The Wedding Dasher is filled with sweeping scenery, and a damn good debate on love, commitment, and marriage. Both Ada and Jack present good arguments throughout their travels across London, to Scotland and finally arriving in Belfast, for Ada’s sister’s upcoming wedding.

This is a side tangent, but the realization that Ada has regarding how she lets relationships become her identity is so good and it’s rare for an author to actually verbalize this. I’ve seen this in romance recently and I always get so sad when heroines that don’t go after a dream in the name of a relationship. I want to jump into the book and shake the heroine and say seize the opportunity, if he truly love you he’ll let you live a dream and be there when you return. Heather stomps on this trope and corrects it beautifully. The fact that Ada ends up going to Paris and invests in herself again is ‘chef’s kiss’ exquisite.

On the other hand, I never anticipated Jack to be a well of knowledge and advice for Ada. So many memorable and sage pieces of advice are delivered by his character.

What I loved the most about this book? This felt grounded. It’s not an easy and immediate happily ever after. Ada and Jack put in work on themselves, and when they do come together in the end as a reader you can appreciate it. Very happy to give this 4.5 stars! The cloud of Carter and Lexi hovered too long for my liking LOL.

Thank you so much Berkley Romance and NetGalley for providing an ARC. Definitely add the Wedding Dashers to your 2025 TBR list, out January 28th 2025.

I finished this book in two days! It’s full of adventure, romance, and a journey of self realization and growth. I had the best time getting to know Ada and Jack. They were such believable and real characters, both having their own issues and trying to navigate a new chapter of their lives. With something new around every corner, this book just kept giving and giving.

The writing itself was stunning. There were so many quotes that stuck with me even after I was done with the book. From beautiful descriptions to hilarious thoughts, the words were woven together so well.

If you are a fan of early 2000s rom-coms, enemies to lovers, and travel, then this is the book for you! A beautiful, funny, and adventure packed debut novel by Heather McBreen. I can’t wait to see what this author comes out with next!

I can't believe this is a debut!!! Seriously, how was this so good? You will soon tire of me talking about this book because I won't be able to stop. It's one of the best romances I have read in some time. Fans of Jessica Joyce will love this one.

Wedding Dashers is a beautiful blend of banter, shenanigans, humor, emotion, past trauma, and mental health advocacy. I loved Ada and Jack. I felt their chemistry from the first moment they were on the page together. They were funny, sweet, and sexy. Both characters were well-developed, with depth and fleshed-out backstories. I love that they spoke to each other like adults.

The side characters were great and added to the story. I loved Ada and her sister, Allison.

The plot was fun and gave me Planes, Trains, and Automobiles vibes. It was a clever plot device to force the characters into forced interaction and fun mischief.

I highly recommend you pick this up when it releases in January 2025.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I need everyone to please please please put this book on your TBRs, get it pre-ordered, add to Goodreads, whatever you need to do to read it when it comes out in January. I had the best time with this debut from Heather McBreen. The pacing in this was perfect, the characters were deep and nuanced, the banter was perfect, it was funny and there were hijinks and I could not put it down (and, if it’s any indication, I was SICK sick sick in bed when I read this and I still refused to rest just so I could read more - make good choices, I always say).

Ada (sidenote: I will read any book with Ada as a main character, in case anyone is wondering) and Jack have a meet cute when they’re both stranded in London overnight. That meet-cute turns into a case of mistaken identity that turns into dislike to lovers that turns into forced proximity, and travel mishaps, and only one bed, and tension, and overcoming relationship trauma and a whole bunch of cute moments over pizza.

I’m going to post a full review closer to pub date but I needed to have this on the feed now because I can’t stop thinking about them! Heather - what a DEBUT!

27-year-old Ada has had some bad luck recently, she lost her job and boyfriend, lives on her parents' couch and now her flight to Ireland has been postponed to the next morning. She should be in Ireland for her sister's wedding. Plus the hotel voucher she got from the airline is expired. As she tries to figure out what to do next, a handsome man Jack offers to get her a drink. Over drinks, she complains about her sister's rushed wedding and the womanizing best man. Jack is also going to a wedding and complains about the judgmental bridge and how their marriage won't last. After mixed signals lead to an awkward encounter, they both realize their flights have been canceled and they're attending the same wedding. Jack is the womanizing best man Ada's sister has complained about! Ada and Jack spend the next few days traveling to Ireland by train, ferry, and car. As they get to know each other, they start to have feelings for each other but neither is at a good point in their life for a new relationship. What will happen between Ada and Jack?

Wedding Dashers combines all of my favorite elements to create a truly fantastic romantic comedy. Heather McBreen packs each page with laugh out loud moments, beautiful prose, and tight banter which opens the reader's heart to the characters' pining, angst, and personal growth. Jack and Ada have electric chemistry that crackles on the surface over a deep well of emotion, and their HEA is as well won and triumphant as it is delightful and so. much. fun. I loved traveling across Europe with them, getting lost with them, and falling in love with them. Only Wedding Dashers can make getting a flat tire such a delight! Readers of Jessica Joyce, Christina Lauren, and Sarah Adler, take note: This is your new fave.

What an interesting and entertaining book! Refreshing honesty between the main characters and so much packed into a few days. A terrific debut novel! Characters were complex, always divulging new information as their time together continued. So many funny and sometimes embarrassing moments made Ada and Jack more appealing.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the opportunity to read and review Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen.

I loved this story!! A story filled with travel mishaps, amazing banter, hilarious moments and such a fun meet-cute romcom. I was so captivated by the two main characters and their adventure. As I was reading I literally felt like I was right there with the descriptive settings and locations. We first met Ada as she is trying to get to her sister’s wedding in Ireland. Her connecting flight has been canceled. This is when she meets Jack and starts their adventure. I loved every bit of this adventure!

This book was a really fun, adventure rom-com with so many travel hiccups as two strangers try to make it to the same wedding after their flight is cancelled. Ada and Jake are hilarious MCs with great banter (I’m a sucker for witty banter) and a delicious chemistry that just kept building. I enjoyed the backstories and the character depth that I didn’t expect after the first couple chapters. I lived in Glasgow for a couple years so also enjoyed the setting taking place throughout the UK. If you’re a fan of forced proximity and one bed, look no further. A solid 3.5 stars, would recommend for a friend.. A truly amazing debut novel that really does keep you invested.

Jack and Ada meet unexpectedly when their flights to a wedding are cancelled. In their plight to get to the weddings they meet various obstacles and romance is ignited despite turbulence in their respective personal lives.

A fast paced story with lots of character development and romance.

Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen was a 5 star read for me! From the witty banter to the sweetest moments, I just loved it all. There was wedding drama, travel nightmares, and of course the unexpected romance. The slow burn was just right, with the right amount of tension to keep you reading without dragging the story on. I recommend.

"Wedding Dashers" is an absolute gem of a debut romance novel that strikes the perfect balance between humor and gravitas. The protagonists, Ada and Jack, are complete strangers en route to the same wedding, only to find themselves on an unexpected journey together. Their shared connection to the bride and groom lays the groundwork for their budding relationship. As they navigate through travel mishaps and amusing escapades, they begin to develop feelings for one another. Yet, both characters are portrayed with depth, facing their own personal challenges that they must overcome. The mature dialogues and choices they make enrich the authenticity of their romance. And while I won't divulge the conclusion, let's just say the ending is as satisfying as they come.

Why oh why did life get in the way of me being able to finish this absolute gem of a romcom? I would have finished it in a day or two had work and kids not been so dang needy.

In a meet cute to end all meet cutes Ada and Jack encounter one another in the lobby of a London hotel, both stranded after their respective flights have been cancelled. After some very heavy flirting, they head upstairs for a little more action.

It’s about to be on when they come to the shocking realization that they were headed to the same wedding…to be the MOH and best man, and both of them had told their people that they were rushing into marriage. Awkward. 😬

What comes next is a whirlwind of travel mishaps, witty banter and so much chemistry that there’s going to be an explosion. 💥 From getting locked in a public bathroom to missed trains to baby making blankets and flat tires - this book delivers everything I look for in a romcom.

I loved Wedding Dashers! What a fantastic debut romance, perfectly funny and serious at the same time. Ada and Jack are strangers on the way to the same wedding and end up traveling together. Because they have the bride and groom in common, there is already a bit of history there as they get to know each other. Travel delays and hijinks push along the plot, while the mcs start to fall for each other. However, they each have some work to do on their individual personal lives. Adult conversations and decisions add to the appeal of their love story. No spoilers, but I loved the ending! All the stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC to read and review. All opinions are my own.