The Worst Best Man
By
Mia Sosa
2020 • 1 page
Ratings33
Average rating3.6
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Ratings33
Average rating3.6
USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "A romantic comedy that's fun and flirty, young and fresh." – PopSugar Named one of the Best Romances of 2020 by EW, Cosmo, 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, 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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Ok I really liked this. I went into it thinking it would just be some cheesy rom-com and in some ways, it was? but that didn't stop me from enjoying the book which was well written, funny and engaging. Also a WOC lead? You already know I'm with it haha
A solid 4 ★
WARNING: If you are Brazilian, please, do READ this book, do not LISTEN to it.
It's aggressive to our poor and undervalued (Brazilian) years.
Come on. I'm sure I've already read/ listen to enough audiobooks with different cultures and all of them displayed the concern to choose a narrator that was fluent in both languages (examples: Sandhya Menon book series, The Daevabad trilogy, Love from A to Z, and even that Athena's Club series they've chosen a woman who spoke a good and understandable French.)
That shit disturbed me.
It's impossible that this bitch speaks Portuguese in a daily bases life (yes, I've searched the narrator background and IMDb says that she is half Brazilian).
Jesus.
Her Portuguese is... URGH.
Her “ãos” are miserable. CaiPIrinhas - pi is the tonic, “Mãe” is not that nasal, and “filha” does not sound es “fília”, Most of the phrases sounds like the google translate chick, and it is painful to listen.
I know I'm being a little too judgy but it's my culture and I've already experienced a lot of prejudice by being Brazilian so each opportunity displayed to make us “not that bad” I grab it with my fool (yes, fool as in at silly as it may be) efforts.
Tirando isso... esse livro é ÓTIMO = okay, atende ao proposto muito bem.
Embora com algumas cenas hot um pouco too hot para o horário comercial - mas ainda assim, escutável - o livro traz temas muito atuais e abrangentes.
Com lutas MUITO relacionáveis. Como ser mulher, em uma posição de liderança é f*da, como sempre temos que nos mostrar fortes e inabaláveis, mesmo com o mundo caindo, para provar nossa competência.
Também fala da insegurança, da comparação que somos submetidos todos os dias (interessante a autora optar por esse tema ser um struggle masculino, na visão do Max e seus traumas amorosos).
A relação da família é SUPER relacionável, pelo menos com a minha família.
My aunts, cousins, parents (inhales deeply)... they are always here, there, everywhere; getting in each other lives, suffocating us with love, but also, they worked their asses off to provide the best to their children, and are always concerned to make us feel safe and unharmed.
E então que vemos as personagens.
Lina é uma personagem bem construída com várias camadas, porém, uma delas, deixou a desejar (foi remediada ao final do livro, eu sei, mas me perturbou por 30 e poucos capítulos).
Não consigo entender esse ponto de vista: Por que não namorar alguém que tira, pelo menos um pouco, seu centro do eixo?
Porque você perdeu o fio uma vez não significa que tem que necessariamente namorar alguém bege pelo resto da vida. Isso sim, seria um tiro no pé.
Andrew is a jackass. Come on. And if I had a brother like this, I would through him in the nearest moat I would find on the way home.
E achei um pouco TOO MUCH todo o trauma/abalo sísmico nesse capitulo (33), meio que uma dramatização exagerada da coisa toda - embora, meu lado indeciso diga que é compreensível, a sua maneira, o drama dos irmãos.
Porém, esse quadro da personalidade do ex-noivo pintado pela autora me fez duvidar do caráter da própria Lina em optar por um cara tão babaca como opção de potencial marido.
Contudo, o discurso (brinde de casamento) da Lina foi absurdamente bonito, e achei esse sumário do porque ser vulnerável em uma relação vale a pena - quando correspondido, claro.
Todas as personagens são carismáticas ou irritáveis a sua maneira, como um background bem construído para entendermos as relações familiares/a base do casal principal. E um grande parêntese para Dean, que é engraçado DEMAIS - chap. 32 - e ele tem média razão em tudo.
And Max.
Too cute to handle. Even with a groaning, bored and needing narrator's voice.
E, para fechar essa miscelânea de pensamentos aleatórios...
This phrase:
“There is room for different kinds of greatness, even if you cry doing it.(...) especially if you cry doing it”
This book had all the great makings of a rom-com that was cute and loaded with chemistry. I'm so happy to knock this off my tbr.
It started slow but once it started to pick up, I was hooked. The fact that the fake relationship trope snuck up on me with this book was such a great surprise.
The banter and the one-liners that Mia Sosa always delivers never fail to make me smile or laugh. Something else that Sosa never fails to deliver? Fantastic, independent and strong female protagonists that you can't help but love.
The character growth and the insecurities that the two main characters of this book had was so well written and something that you couldn't help but feel connected to. This book felt like a journey of self-acceptance.
It felt like something was missing from this book that I just couldn't quite put my finger on but overall, this was super cute and enjoyable.
The Worst Best Man was a fun read! I enjoyed the banter between Lina and Max a lot. These two characters were great and I loved their character growth. I loved the moments with Lina's family too, there were so many hilarious moments. The romance was great with lots of chemistry and steamy moments, even though it was a slow burn. A super entertaining read!
