The Wedding Crasher - Mia Sosa

Book Synopsis: Just weeks away from ditching DC for greener pastures, Solange Perreira 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.

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?

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This book is perfect for people who love the fake-dating trope. Personally, I found the book to be a little cheesy and predictable - and usually fake-dating stories are.

I felt that the attraction between Dean and Solange happened too fast, and while it can be believable, I just don't vibe with insta-love. The Dean character in this book seems to be a whole different and unrecognizable one from The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa, which I guess can be considered book one in this series. There are appearances and mentions of the characters from that book in this one that I'm sure many will enjoy reading about again. However, there is a really disgusting scene that the author tries to make sound romantic, and I was appalled - let's just say this book isn't for the younger crowd. Another thing that I can't say I enjoyed was that everything was so dramatic and over-the-top that even the attempts at humor weren't funny.

This book is going to be released on April 5, 2022. If you love a good love story that starts with fake-dating, then you're in for a treat. Unfortunately, this book didn't live up to the hype for me.

Rating: 2/5 Stars ★★☆☆☆