I’m a huge fan of Mia Sosa’s books and this one does not disappoint. Her trademark humor and banter is on point and I couldn’t stop reading!

Thank you NetGalley & Mia Sosa for this arc!

The entire time I was reading this I was imagining it as a movie. I feel like this would be really cute as a rom com. This follows two college besties who are too scared to admit their feelings! I was honestly laughing throughout the book. I think this has a good balance of humor, romance & real shit. This had me googling how to speak Portuguese 😂. I really liked both characters but towards the end I was losing a little steam with Mari and the storyline. This was also probably one of the longest books I’ve read in a while but overall I loved Javi and Mari. 🥹

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam Publishing for the ARC of this book. I am absolutely in love with this book! This book is in my top 3 favorite I have read so far this year! Javi and Mari are just chefs kiss as characters even the side characters like Chloe and Mari’s mom are amazing. I had so much fun reading this book it was hilarious and super cute. The banter is top tier the spice is perfect it’s sprinkled throughout the book and not so over the top that it’s cringy. I have nothing bad to say about this book. This was my first time reading a book by Mia Sosa but it will definitely not be my last.

Do yourself a favor and pick up this book you won’t be disappointed! 😅

I’ve really enjoyed this author’s previous books but this was a miss for me. Friends to lovers is a favorite trope of mine but I didn’t want or buy them together by the end.

This story follows friends Marisol Campos and Javier Báez through their journey from college to adulthood. At first Javier is annoyed with this know it all girl on campus till he meets her in class. Marisol is this gives no ish kind of girl while Javier is the behind the scenes kind of guy.

This book was so cute. It was a nice fluff book.

Javier and Marisol have had a complicated history. They met in college and went on a fast track to being best friends. Underneath the surface, there has always been something more than friends between the two of them. Years later, Mari surprises Javi with an announcement that she is engaged. Javi is floored by the news because he was finally going to tell her that he was in love with her. Javi now only has six weeks to convince Mari that marrying the other guy is a mistake.

The "it's always been you" trope is one of my favorites. Two people pining for one another in secret is always a fun story. Yes, it's a bit of angsty torture on some levels, but I guess I like that kind of torture! Once Mari got engaged, that longing they had for one another bubbled to the surface. It was only a matter of time before they had to deal with what was between them.

I loved Mari and Javi's relationship. They were fun, flirty, and they kept each other real. I liked the flashbacks to their college days, early in their relationship when it was still developing. It grounded their relationship in a way that gave me a sense of why their they were so important to one another. Mia Sosa cleverly hinted at things that happened between them and then slowly revealed those things in flashbacks. It was a fun way to experience their story.

As usual, Sosa doesn't disappoint in the steamy scenes in this book. Mari and Javi were explosive in the bedroom!

Pick this one up for a fun and flirty friends-to-lovers romance!

Steam level: 🔥🔥🔥

It feels like a Latinx version of My Best Friends Wedding/Made of Honor, but with flashbacks. The premise of two people that are in love with one another giving each other veto power over their love lives seems a bit strange to me. My favorite part was the chapter of her meeting him at the airport with the sign.

Thank you Netgalley and G. P. Putnam's Sons for the opportunity to read and review this eARC.

This book was a cute romance. I always love friends to lovers. I loved the Afro-Latino/Latino representation.
I really wanted to love this one. I think the title might have thrown me off honestly. It was more My Best Friend’s Wedding than When Harry Met Sally.
I did have a hard time staying focused with the time period jumps.

While I was not ‘wowed”, again overall, this was a cute book.

Thank you again for the opportunity to read for a honest review.

I'm not sure what else to say other than this book is absolutely perfect. I devoured it over the course of two days and when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it. The evolution of Javi and Mari's relationship from friends to lovers is so realistic and well-balanced and the tension between them is off the charts. This is one I will be coming back to again!

Thank you to G.P. Putnam’s Sons and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The way this would make such a great movie. Mari and Javi were always meant to be, but will they get to a place where they can admit how they feel? Their banter since day one was hilarious. I think their personalities were perfect for each other, and they fit together. I also love how obvious their feelings were to everyone else but the two of them. LOL.

I think Sosa did a great job with this storyline and balancing two separate timelines to help the reader understand just how everything unfolded between the two main characters, while also leaving you needing more from both the past and present. It was cute, love story that I’m excited for others to read once it releases in June!

CW: sexual content, alcohol, classism

I was excited to read this one, but nervous because the Friends to Lovers trope is not normally my thing. BUT this was really good. In chapter one I was preparing myself to really hate Javi but the flashback chapters won me over. Javi & Mari have instant chemistry and their friendship is obviously struggling to be platonic the whole time. Mia Sosa does a great job of instantly making us hate Mari's fiance, Alex, and without that I don't think this book would have worked. Javi makes some big mistakes and has to overcome a lot of internalized shame, but I found myself rooting for him anyway. I loved the wedding shenanigans and Mari's crazy friends. Overall, this was a surprising win for me!

It took me some time to get into this book but I really enjoyed the second half. I enjoyed the present day arc, it was full of banter and it’s when the characters felt true to themselves. College Mari and Javi and Present day Mari and Javi were the best chapters. The other ones felt disjointed at times. All in all a very fun read! Mia Sosa is an auto read for me.

I wanted to love this one but it just wasn't for me. I know Mia Sosa is a huge love for so many and I was really hopeful to enjoy this one but it just didn't hit for me like I was hoping it would. However, I do know so many others will love and enjoy.

Best friends Javi and Mari have a long-standing pact to vet each other's significant others. When Javi finally works up the courage to confess his feelings to Mari, she shocks him by introducing her fiancé and asking him to be her "man of honor."

4.5 stars, 🌶🌶

Okay, I may be an absolute sucker for friends to lovers, but I loved the split timeline nature of this book and getting to watch Javi and Mari grow over an almost 12 year time period. I loved their banter and was rooting for them the whole time.

The rest of the bridesmaids had me cracking up, especially Chloe, and I would honestly love to read a book following any (or all) of them.

I could understand Mari's pressure to meet up to her father's expectations, as well as Javi's feeling of holding Mari back. I just wish they could have communicated better, especially when the waters were so muddy.

This book is perfect for those who love second chance romance, friends to lovers, found family, and books exploring difficult family dynamics.

Thanks to NetGalley and Putnam Books for the ARC. All views and opinions are my own.

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This was perfect in getting me out of my reading slump. The angst, drama, and romance were everything I needed. Mari and Javi are the type of friends to lovers story I can get behind.

An absolutely delightful read! Woven among past and present versions of the main characters, this story unfolds in a way that is both compelling and endearing. The author did an amazing job of switching back to the past at the exact moment needed for the story and character arcs to advance. I rarely read books twice, but this would be one tale that I would gladly embark upon again. Funny, charming, and emotionally satisfying it captured my imagination and won my heart.

This is romcom gold! If you love the movie My Best Friend's Wedding but wished for them to get together in the end, this book is for you.

I had so much fun reading this. I was constantly smiling, it was that good. The characters of Javi and Mari felt realistic, especially Javi. He finally has an epiphany that he's in love with his best friend and decides to try stopping her impeding nuptials. He's very much a romcom man haha. Mari is done waiting for her live to happen and so becomes engaged to be married quite quickly (6 weeks!). I think a lot of female readers will identify with Mari's frustrations. Javi and Mari themselves have great chemistry, banter and intimacy. I really enjoyed their friendship but loved when they finally realized they had something more. Readers will certainly be yelling, "kiss already!".

This book is the perfect combo of silly and heartfelt. Will make many readers fall in love this summer. Highly recommend!

Thank you to Netgalley for the arc. It was really fun and cute. I enjoyed this rom com very much. The characters were funny.

With a title based off of the infamous When Harry Met Sally, there was no doubt that a HEA was in store, but the journey for Javi and Mari was not a smooth one. What made this such a compelling read for me was that it was Javi who was the more emotionally aware and in-tuned participant in their relationship even though Mari seemed to think that she was the one who was making the logical decision to move away from their dynamic.

This isn't a book that is going to keep you guessing or throw a bunch of curveballs your way, but it was enjoyable to go back in time and learn about the younger years of Javi and Mari to see how they came to have the adult relationship they do and understand just why they are so right for each other.

I throughly enjoyed this book and it’s been added to my list of favorites. I’ve read a couple books by Mia Sosa before, so this was a nice addition. Once it’s on the shelves, I’ll be adding it to my personal collection.