USA TODAY BESTSELLER!“A romantic comedy that’s fun and flirty, young and fresh.” – PopSugarNamed one of the Best Romances of 2020 by EW, OprahMag, Buzzfeed, Insider, and NPR!Mia Sosa delivers a sassy, steamy #ownvoices enemies-to-lovers novel, perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, and Sally Thorne!A wedding planner left at the altar? Yeah, the irony isn’t lost on Carolina Santos, … left at the altar? Yeah, the irony isn’t lost on Carolina Santos, either. But despite that embarrassing blip from her past, Lina’s offered an opportunity that could change her life. There’s just one hitch… she has to collaborate with the best (make that worst) man from her own failed nuptials.
Marketing expert Max Hartley is determined to make his mark with a coveted hotel client looking to expand its brand. Then he learns he’ll be working with his brother’s whip-smart, stunning–absolutely off-limits–ex-fiancée. And she loathes him.
If they can nail their presentation without killing each other, they’ll both come out ahead. Except Max has been public enemy number one ever since he encouraged his brother to jilt the bride, and Lina’s ready to dish out a little payback of her own.
Soon Lina and Max discover animosity may not be the only emotion creating sparks between them. Still, this star-crossed couple can never be more than temporary playmates because Lina isn’t interested in falling in love and Max refuses to play runner-up to his brother ever again…
“The Worst Best Man is rom-com perfection. . . Sosa has a gift with words that’s infectious and wry, one that keeps the pages turning in delight.” –Entertainment Weekly
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This is one of those books that totally lived up to the hype–and then some!
Enemies to lovers, but they’re both totally sympathetic and endearing. A whole lot of forced proximity and there’s even only one bed at one point. Like, just give me all of that goodness!
I devoured this book in great decadent bites. I loved Lina and her family and Max was amazing. If you want a book with a whole lot of heart and some excellent LOLs, this is the book for you!
Say I do to The Worst Best Man. Flirty fun at its best, Mia Sosa’s latest book of awesome will leave you laughing and happy sighing.
I loved reading about two complex adults in a romantic comedy who actually communicate with each other. Add in some truly laugh-out-loud humor, a wonderful array of supporting characters, and very hot scenes, and you’ve got a book that should be moved to the top of your TBR pile ASAP. Mia Sosa never disappoints.
I had such a great time listening to this book. It’s a beautiful slow-burn (adult) romance with such satisfying character arcs that I’m still picturing Lina and Max in my head hours later. If you got that “le sigh” feeling at the end of reading The Hating Game or Love Lettering, you’ll want to read this.
I knew from the moment I saw this epic cover that The Worst Best Man would be a ton of fun, but I wasn’t prepared for HOW much fun, or for the unexpected feels it hit me with.
When I like things a lot I become incapable of discussing them coherently, so let me try to stay on track by approaching this like a list. Thing I Loved #1: Carolina Santos. What a badass, relatable heroine with a wicked sense of humour and a commitment to the petty life that I admire and respect. I loved being in Lina’s head, I loved her amazing family, I loved her ability to hold a good, strong grudge. I also loved reading a character who experienced a lot of the same things I have when it comes to acceptable behaviour for a woman of colour and the ‘right’ way to express emotions… or to feel them at all. That side of Lina’s story really hit. Like. Wow. Thank u, Mia Sosa. SPEAK ON IT.
Thing I Loved #2: Lina’s family and friends. I know I already kinda mentioned them, but they deserve their own entry because they were honestly hilarious.
Thing I Loved #3: This book had that classic 90s romcom movie feel – updated for the present day, translated into book (or audiobook, in my case) format, but still unmistakeable with its familiar sparkle and safe, happy comfort. Not all romcom books feel this way, and I don’t think they all need to, but when a book DOES hit that note it makes me really giddy.
Thing I Loved #4: The tropes! Hate to love, rivalry feels, forced to work together, long-term grudges revisited. Sosa even threw in road trips and fake relationship feels and There’s Only One Bed because she is a kind and merciful goddess who knows what I like. Seriously, I was in trope heaven. Yum.
Thing I Loved #5: Max, of course. He was the SWEETEST, even when he was being an insecure moppet. And with a brother like Andrew his issues were 100% understandable, LOL. But regardless, he was also a wonderful… well, hero. He made me swoon twenty-thousand times and I envision him with a dimple in his chin.
Thing I Loved #6: The audio performance! I listened to this book and it was a fabulous experience. Props to both narrators, they were excellent.
So, in short… I loved this book. TIMES SIX.
An unexpected attraction. Enemies-to-lovers. Playful banter. The Worst Best Man is a slow burning multicultural romance with a tad bit of comedy.
Lina is jilted at the altar by her fiance via text. Fast forward 3 years and she now must work with Max, the best man against her ex Andrew for the chance of a life time… A chance to show Rebecca Cartwright she’s the best wedding planner.
Lina is a fierce, headstrong, aggressive Latina woman who knows what she wants and fights for it. Max is calm and patient. But he has always been overshadowed by his brother Andrew, which ultimately causes a rift in their relationship. But the more time he and Lina spend together; the more a sort of friendship develops.
This book was not necessarily a favorite for me. The beginning was a bit of a slow start. I felt like it took almost until the end of the novel for the h/H to finally be together, so there wasn’t as much romance. Mia Sosa is a new author to me but I’m looking forward to reading her other works. I definitely recommend you give this book a shot.
Mia Sosa’s The Worst Best Man Is a Charming Rom-Com with a Dash of Brazilian Spice!
Light, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny is the definition of a good rom-com, and Mia Sosa’s The Worst Best Man fits the genre to a tee. Add in interesting, relatable characters you’ll root for, a peek into Brazilian culture, and a decent dose of steam, and you’ve got a charming read.
The writing is high-quality (Yay! So rare these days.), and easy to read in the best possible way. Carolina Santos is a wedding planner who, irony of ironies, gets left at the altar. Even worse, the groom sends his brother to deliver the news.
Three years later, when Lina is going after a position as the head wedding planner for a major hotel, she finds herself face-to-face with her ex-fiancé and his brother Max. Worse, she’s forced to work with Max to put together a proposal in hopes of landing the job.
Needless to say, they have some baggage to work through. And I was happy to go along for the ride. Though a few of the twists were too obvious, it didn’t make them any less enjoyable.
I genuinely wanted these two characters to get their happy ending. I also very much enjoyed the peek into Brazilian food, culture, and language, as well as Lina’s struggles to bridge the distance between her immigrant roots, and her American life.
Why I Gave The Worst Best Man Four Stars Instead of Five
I decided not to give this book five stars for one main reason… Because, for a story that starts off incredibly realistic — and stays that way for much of the book — the few places where I was forced to suspend disbelief were a bit jarring and a little disappointing.
Yes, I know it’s a rom-com, and their known for their cheesy, unrealistic moments. Still, everything else about the story was so good my expectations were high. Maybe too high. If you’re looking for a solid escape, you won’t go wrong here.
I read this ebook for free via my local public library. The protagonist is a wedding planner who was, ironically, left at the alter. Years later, she is forced into working with her ex-fiance’s brother who played a part in the ex-fiance jilting the protagonist. This book put a new spin on the enemies-to-lovers romance trope and churned out a new concept that I truly enjoyed. I loved the tidbits on the protagonist’s heritage, and I think the details in the story made it fun and exciting, despite the fact that we all know how it’s going to end up. Overall, there’s nothing *groundbreaking* about this book, but it’s insanely cute, well-written, and offers up enough new elements to not get caught up in its predictability. Would definitely recommend for a light romance read.
Smart, emotional, and sexy, this delightfully modern love story hits all the right notes. Sosa knows exactly what romance readers want, and delivers at every turn.
Pair one jilted bride determined not to get hurt again with her ex-fiancé’s sexy, off-limits younger brother; sprinkle in a fun-loving, charismatic Latinx familia with a fondness for sultry Brazilian samba; whisk in competitions and sexy times and off-the-charts sensual attraction; then swirl in humor and charm…
What you’ll find is Mia Sosa’s perfect creation…THE WORST BEST MAN.
Carolina Santos’s focus, drive, and commitment to her business and familia make her a dominant force, yet that doesn’t intimidate Max Hartley in the least. Most of the time anyway. It definitely hasn’t made him stop thinking about her. These two unsuspecting lovers may fight their attraction, and it’s oh so fun to watch them gamely circle each other, but their appeal is too strong for the other to ignore. Max and Lina bring out the best, and at times the worst, in each other, in moving ways. Their chemistry and emotional connection hook you from the first interrupted strains of the wedding march that wasn’t, reeling you in with their wit, charm, and deliciously illicit romps.
From beginning to end, THE WORST BEST MAN is a smokin’ hot, laugh-out-loud, heart-warming Latinx rom-com that induces pleasurable sighs of satisfaction and has you saying, “I Do.”
Things I personally love in a good funny romance novel: characters I’d want to hang out with, issues the characters actually have to work through aka problems that aren’t easily solved with a two second conversation, good banter balanced with emotional payoff, and side characters I’d want to have a drink with. The Worst Best Man clicked all those boxes for me. It made me laugh out loud several times and grinning at my ereader often. I loved the family dynamics, the food, the humor, all of it. Can’t wait for the next one!
Man, I really enjoyed this. I got it on audiobook and it was AWESOME. I loved the narrators!
Max is adorable. Just a steaming hot cinnamon roll. Lena is smart and likable and I love love loved the way the author immerses the reader in Lena’s culture.
This was a satisfying, fun romcom. I highly recommend!
A true blue rom com — The Worst Best Man made me laugh out loud. Lina and Max are hilarious together, and it’s a joy to watch them fall in love.
This book was totally not what I expected and I loved it! The characters felt like family they were so well crafted. And situations these two get themselves into were pure rom-com catnip! I loved it.
A classic romantic comedy with the best premise – a bride is left at the altar by a jerk and then falls for the jerk’s brother (who was his best man, and supposedly convinced the groom not to marry her).
The added bonus of this book is the references to Brazilian culture and the occasional Portuguese spoken. Having lived in South America for years I was familiar with most but it was so much fun reading about it, especially the culinary parts. The experience of Brazilian Americans as immigrants is also told. Lovely light reading.
This book was a freaking ROMP! Ridiculous and fun and also heartfelt and yes, scary (emotionally speaking) at times. I loved the Brazilian culture throughout the book, and Lina helping Max to understand a little of what it’s like to be a woman of color. I liked how messy the relationships were, because that just felt more real to me. Overall, hilarious and heart warming!
A fun and sassy read by Mia Sosa.I loved the story of Max and Lina.What was most enjoyable was to explore customs and cultures of which I am not totally familiar.
The only good thing for me was that it ended. Trite, not fun and cute as any romantic comedy should be and the narration of the male characters was painful to listen to. Fun author, so my question is….what happened??
When Max’s brother leaves Lina at the alter it is up to Max to break it to her. Fast forward three years and Max and Lina are thrown together as partners for a job competition at a prestigious hotel.
As Lina and Max get to know each other there are sparks, but due to prior engagements they fight them.
Both Lina and Max are witty, fun, and good at what they do. Lina’s extended family is great and bring a lot of comedy to the book.
The book was well worth the listen. The only complaint is the male narrator’s female voice is a bit harsh and since there are two narrators I wish they could have mixed the narration up a bit.
I so enjoyed The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa. As the story begins, heroine Lina has been left at the altar. As time goes on, she learns the groom’s brother may have been the one to turn him off the idea of marriage. So it’s safe to say she’s none too pleased when a business opportunity throws her up against not only her ex-fiance, but also his brother Max. However, it’s an opportunity she can’t pass up. As she’s forced to work closely with Max, she learns a lot about the man she’s hated for the past few years…and an unexpected attraction develops. Max and Lina both know a relationship is a bad idea, but can’t help themselves from falling. What I love about this book is that the reader not only gets a lovely romance, we also get a realistic depiction of some awkward family dynamics. I found it completely relatable, and I felt these were characters any of us might know. It’s an entertaining story, but also a thoughtful one.