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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.

I had a hard time getting into Mia Sosa's first novel, The Worst Best Man, so I wasn't sure if I'd like this one. The Wedding Crasher is an amazing sequel that features fake dating, fun characters, and realistic challenges. Thanks to NetGalley for the free ARC.

I found the opening to be very intriguing with Solange stopping Dean’s wedding. It instantly hooked me. I did find their sudden reason to be in each other’s world and to fake-date a bit too convenient. I wished it was more nuanced and natural. Overall loved the tension and banter between the two.

Fake relationship to real relationship is probably my favorite trope, but this one just didn’t do it for me. The characters were well written, and there was some good chemistry, but idk, I wasn’t emotionally invested in Solange and Dean. Also, I can’t stand it when the characters take forever to reach the “duh” factor. It was just “we’re not the right fit/ what the other is looking for” over and over and over. It got old fast. I did like that the characters were written realistically in terms of them acting their age and being mature, and I also really liked Solange’s family, how close knit they are and there for each other no matter what. And the last few chapters were great- made me like the book more.

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The Wedding Crasher has sweetness, steam, and laughs. There's also some hilarious banter and a bit of drama.

Solange is assisting her wedding planner cousin with a wedding when she witnesses something shocking. It forces her to object the nuptials and begin to fake date the groom so he is able to make partner at his law firm.

Dean is a buttoned up, straight laced hero that we have the pleasure of watching learn how to loosen up. It is pure fun watching Solange enter his life and get thrust out of his comfort zone.

I really enjoy Solange as a female lead character. She's relatable, strong, and sweet- everything you want in a heroine.

Overall this was a cute book with a few little storylines that are a bit unlikely- but if you don't mind your rom-com's bending reality a bit, then you will enjoy this steamy, sweet story. And besides, who doesn't like the fake dating trope?!

Thank you NetGalley, Mia Sosna, and Avon for the advanced e-book

Oh, I loved this one so much!

We are following a character that I really wanted her story in the previous installment. The younger cousin, Solange. She goes to help at a wedding, only to find out the bride is in love with someone else in the wedding party.
After crashing into the groom, Dean, in the hallway, she realizes he deserves better. As well as the bride in love with someone else. (Would love that story if she ever wrote it!)
Right after that, Dean and Solange are both in need of a fake partner. Welcome the plot of this book! Things take on a fairly predictable rhythm for this kind of a story after that, woven with some lovely and unique to this story elements, like the aunties and all of the Brazilian food. (I was salivating, because I know how it tastes!) Also the lovely Brazilian Portuguese woven throughout. It's truly a lovely language. It warms my heart that Sosa puts her roots in these books.

Thank you so much to Avon and Netgalley for letting me read an eARC of The Wedding Crasher! This book has the same set of characters and setting as The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa, which I read in 2020 and really enjoyed, so this is a follow up of sorts, but can definitely be read as a stand alone if you want.
The Wedding Crasher 4/5 Stars
Summary from Goodreads:
The USA Today bestselling author of The Worst Best Man is back with another hilarious rom-com about two strangers who get trapped in a lie and have to fake date their way out of it...
Just weeks away from ditching DC for greener pastures, Solange Pereira is roped into helping her wedding planner cousin on a random couple’s big day. It’s an easy gig... until she stumbles upon a situation that convinces her the pair isn’t meant to be. What’s a true-blue romantic to do? Crash the wedding, of course. And ensure the unsuspecting groom doesn’t make the biggest mistake of his life.
Dean Chapman had his future all mapped out. He was about to check off “start a family” and on track to “make partner” when his modern day marriage of convenience went up in smoke. Then he learns he might not land an assignment that could be his ticket to a promotion unless he has a significant other and, in a moment of panic, Dean claims to be in love with the woman who crashed his wedding. Oops.<br>Now Dean has a whole new item on his to-do list: beg Solange to be his pretend girlfriend. Solange feels a tiny bit bad about ruining Dean’s wedding, so she agrees to play along. Yet as they fake-date their way around town, what started as a performance for Dean’s colleagues turns into a connection that neither he nor Solange can deny. Their entire romance is a sham... there’s no way these polar opposites could fall in love for real, right? 
I really liked The Wedding Crasher! Solange and Dean were such fun characters and I'm always such a sucker for the whole fake dating trope. I loved that they had to start their fake dating for Dean and his job but then they had to keep up the farce for Solange and her extended family. And of course, I love how close Solange and her family are. That was one of my favorite parts of The Worst Best Man as well. Solange and Dean were so different personality wise, but they fit together so well. They had amazing chemistry and banter, which I really enjoyed. The plot and pacing were really great too- never too slow or too fast. All in all, a really solid rom com that y'all should definitely go and check out!

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