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Wedding Dashers was chalked full of emotion and a read for any hopeless romantic. Ada is on her way to her sister's wedding at a big castle in Ireland when she gets stranded in London where she meets a handsome man in a hotel lobby. They get to talking, things seem like they might go somewhere, and there is a hiccup that leads to the hopes they will never see each other again.... but too bad, the man in the lobby is Jack Houghton, the best man 🤭 and to top it off they end up traveling all over the UK to make it to the wedding.
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Ada and Jack both come with their share of challenges and personal issues that they unravel together on their trip to the wedding. I felt very connected to Ada and her story, especially because she is on "a break"with her 8 year long boyfriend and isn't sure what the future looks like, and unless you are the lucky one, I think we've all been there with a long term relationship: accepting the love we think we deserve. She's also the older sister who is always responsible and that I feel strongly with as well. She's a very likeable fmc. 🥹
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It's not a dual POV book, but you can't help but fall in love with Jack by the end of the book, with lots of laughs and soul searching in between. You won't go wrong adding this book to your TBR for 2025.
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Thank you to @berkleypub and @netgalley for the opportunity to share my thoughts on Wedding Dashers! Available January 28, 2025.
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Wedding Dashers was a fun debut novel. I enjoyed reading about Jack and Ada’s adventures and mishaps trying to get from London to Belfast with everything that could go wrong going wrong. Jack and Ada had great chemistry! My favorite parts of the book was actually the frequent subtle movie references from Say Anything to Legally Blonde to Princess Diaries.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This was truly a comedy of errors, while still managing to balance levity and serious issues facing the main characters. I liked the growth that the main characters exhibited and how the FMC learned to recognize and allow growth in others. I also appreciated the timeline because some things can’t be rushed. I think timing was a strong theme woven throughout

𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴:
✰ 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘺
✰ 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱
✰ 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘥
✰ 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵
✰ 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨

This book was a nice surprise to start the year with! I was expecting to enjoy it based on the premise, but it ended up exceeding my expectations.
The book has emotional elements, but I had so much fun reading it.
We're following Jack and Ada, who unbeknownst to them, are the best man and the maid of honor in their best friend and sister's destination wedding in Ireland. And they find themselves having to travel together while trying not to catch feeling for each other.
The characters are so flashed out. They're compassionate, easy to love and root for, good at communication. It was refreshing to read.
I also love books that have travelling elements like this one did.

AHHH i truly love this and I highly recommend it!

*arc kindly provided via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review

Ada’s little sister Allison is getting married and Ada needs to get to Belfast from Seattle with Allison’s veil; unfortunately Ada’s plane from London to Belfast is cancelled and due to a mix up she has no place to sleep. Jack, the best man (a fact yet unknown to Ada) is at the same hotel where Ava tried to get a room and offers Ada a drink and a bed to sleep in (or um…not to sleep). Ada refuses his advances but the failed one night stand turns into a three day adventure of planes, trains, and automobiles trying to get to the wedding in time. Ada has been warned that Jack is a major player but it’s not stopping her feelings for him as they get to know each other better on the journey.

I had seen this one all over Bookstagram and was curious about it, and I am so glad I requested it because it was a delight. The slow burn of the characters’ relationship and the growth of Ada during the book made this a such an enjoyable read that I could not put it down. I enjoyed that the story didn’t take the exact arc that I thought it would but it worked for the story and made the ending that much better. This was funny and cute and since this is a debut I will just have to wait for the author to write her next rom com (or whatever she chooses to write).

4.25 stars

Thank you to Berkley Pub and NetGalley for this ARC to review

WEDDING DASHERS is a road trip romance perfect for anyone who loves banter, sexual tension and a lot of chaos and shenanigans. It's hard to believe this is Heather McBreen's debut, because it's such an incredible book that will have you crying one second and laughing the next. I absolutely loved Ada and Jack and their dynamic and I would read 1000 more pages of them bickering and flirting.

Wedding Dashers is a stunning debut from author Heather McBreen and honestly one of the funniest yet most emotional books I've read in a while! Ada and Jack had the most delicious dynamic and their chemistry was absolutely insane. I can't wait to see what McBreen does next! Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC!

Think Planes, Trains and Automobiles but set in Ireland and on their way to a wedding and you’ve got this story. There’s loads of setbacks for our MC’s and the past drama from relationships amps up the angst. The banter between our MC, Jack and Ada was absolutely fab! And the situations they often found themselves in did so much to give depth to both their characters as well as move the narrative along. It explores trust issues, learning to love yourself, inner conflict while being filled with chemistry and romance.
Ada and Jack are on their way to Ada’s sisters wedding. They miss their flight and have to figure out a way to get to the wedding as she is the MOH and he is the best man. Ada is on a break from her long term relationship and Jack is going through his own personal issues. The time spent with Jack and the stuff they gave while traveling force Ada to take a second look at her relationship and what she wants for her future, all while dealing with the sizzling chemistry that she’s trying to deny with Jack.
If you enjoy travel, forced proximity and loads of wit, you’ll enjoy this story.
Thanks to Berkley and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review.

Thank you to the publisher for the free book - out January 28!

The maid of honor and best man of a wedding meet under mistaken identity circumstances, almost have a one night stand, and proceed to travel across the UK together.

This one was cute! I loved the concept, and appreciated that the book also also dealt with some really big/emotional themes. It had a big emphasis on finding yourself and healing *before* getting into a serious relationship, which was an interesting direction for a rom com, and a pretty unique plot structure as a result, while still hitting some fun rom-com tropes (only one bed will never not land for me).

Overall, a super promising debut and I’m excited to see what this author does next.

CW: Mentions of abusive relationship; mentions of death of parent

This was so good y'all! I fell hard for both of these characters. They're both so delightfully flawed. It was a joy to see these two people who where going through messy periods of their lives find the person they could be their messy real selves with. The prose and banter were absolutely hilarious as well as the many ridiculous mishaps. Watching Jack roll with the punches with all their misadventures convinced me that he was the perfect person for Ada to weather the ups and downs of life with. Between the raw and real characters and the hilarious writing I had a fantastic time with this book and I will definitely be checking out more books from this author! With a debut like this I can't wait to see what she writes next.

As a chronic stressed person, the travel anxiety I experienced on behalf of Jack and Ada was at an all time high. Strangers at an airport, Jack and Ada realize they are not only trying to get to the same place, but also to the same wedding. This travel fiasco is a unique twist to the trope of best man + maid of honor that I loved. There were so many moments throughout the book that had me cackling and engaged in the story. Plus, the banter was top tier. The chemistry between the two characters was palpable. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the free eARC. All opinions are my own.

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You could not tell me this was a debut author. This book was soooo good! I enjoyed it from start to finish.

"...in a series of fleeting seconds...I'm exactly where I want to be, with exactly the person I want to be with."

This book has me laughing so hard one second, and my throat feeling tight the next. It was a very entertaining read. I loved reading the train wreck of Ada and Jack's attempts to make it to the wedding. It was the type of book that pulled you in from the start and had characters that seemed authentic.

Thank you so much to Berkley for the early copy of WEDDING DASHERS. This book was an absolute delight. I had to put it down multiple times, I was laughing so hard. McBreen has a clear command of the romance genre, toying with reader expectations and subverting tropes masterfully. Cannot wait to see what she writes next!

After a cancelled flight and a one-night misunderstanding 😂, two travelers realize they’re headed to the same destination wedding. As reluctant travel partners, will they make it to the wedding on time, and more importantly, will they come out unscathed? 🏰

I 👏🏻 LOVED 👏🏻 THIS 👏🏻 BOOK!!! 🥳 Perfection. No notes! Laugh-out-loud funny. A stellar meet-cute. A chef’s kiss 🤌🏻 of a one bed hotel room scene. A ton of realistic emotion and depth. A well executed road trip element with fun chapter headers that counted down to the wedding. Ahh! 🥰 I’ll be surprised if this one doesn’t land on my top 10 for 2025! Such a great debut novel! (Okay, my one teeny tiny critique is that Ada should have gotten Jack’s tiny slice of pizza tattooed on. 😝)

My thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for a complimentary advance copy of this eBook, out 1/28/2025.

Ada is unemployed and broke. She has her reasons, but the last thing she wants to is to attend her sister Allison’s wedding. Why Allison decided to marry in London escapes Ada, but she is on her way there. Maybe once she makes it to Ireland, she can talk Allison out of getting married.

What Ada is about to experience is a long series of unfortunate events, and that begins with her being bumped off her flight, and then picking up the wrong suitcase. That suitcase belonged to a complete stranger named Jack, who also got bumped from his flight. Oh, the fact that Ada is broke? She has no idea how she’s going to find a place for the night considering she is literally counting pennies. Despite their dire circumstances, they strike up a conversation and discover shared experiences of hardship. Jack offers to let Ada stay at his hotel until they can catch the next flight.

She just wants a hot shower and a comfortable bed. He expects more. Even so, Ada never feels unsafe around Jack. There is an attraction that is instantaneous between the both of them, but Ada is on a break from her long-term boyfriend, the last thing that she wants is to hook up with anyone. It may only be a matter of days to the wedding, which, by the way as it turns out, Jack is on his way as well! Yes, her sister is marrying his best friend, so it only makes sense that they travel together.

Will their attraction simmer throughout the time it takes them to get to Ireland or will it completely fizzle out? While their traveling faces more than one issue, Ada can’t help but to ruminate of her stagnated relationship even though she empty and unfulfilled. Whether Ada and Jack end up going the distance with their attraction is just one question they experience as the hours wind down as the wedding gets closer and closer. This wonderful debut story is rich with emotion and delivers a wonderful conclusion. 

Many thanks to Berkley and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

Read this if you like:
•a debut
•only one bed
•travel romance

This book was laugh out loud funny. I love both of the characters. I love their vulnerability & their growth too. The audio was a delight. Thank you Berkley

loved this book so much! the writing is so good and the characters are top tier. i loved jack and ada. the plot is also so much fun and unique to anything ive read in a while!

Thanks to @berkleypub and @berkleyromance for the free e-ARC and to @prhaudio for the ALC.

An excellent romance! I loved Ada. She was the perfect main character. The impossible situations she found herself in drove the plot so well. I thought the tension between Ada and Jack was so well done. So much chemistry. Lots of “will they or won’t they” moments. And the spicy scenes were worth waiting for.

The setting of various non touristy towns in the UK and Ireland was so interesting. And all the modes of transportation they took added a lot to the story.

The characters had so much depth. There was a lot going on in their personal lives and that played into the story so well. No spoilers, but the ending was perfect.

The narrator did a great job with this one and really conveyed the emotion the characters were feeling.

Overall I’d say this was exactly what I’m looking for in a romance and I recommend it for anyone looking for a great romcom.

Maid of honour Ada is heading to her younger sister Allison’s wedding in an Irish castle. Their relationship hasn’t been so good lately, ever since Ada cautioned her about rushing into marriage.
Since Ada’s tattoo shop went out of business, she’s rather cash-strapped. Now the budget airline has cancelled her flight from London to Belfast and she meets another stranded passenger, Jack, who is also off to a wedding.
After spilling all her doubts about the rushed nuptials and the horrible things she’s heard about the best man, Ada finds out Jack is indeed going to the very same wedding – and IS the best man. But teaming up with him may be the only way she can make the wedding on time.
This was a fun read, with plenty of banter and chemistry as a series of obstacles are thrown in Ada and Jack’s way as they make their wedding dash. Fully entertaining the whole way, it’s a promising rom-com debut.