Title: The Worst Best Man
Author: Mia Sosa
Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)
My Bookshelves: Contemporary, Contemporary romance
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2020
I bought this book because it was suggested somewhere in my many sources of book getting. And the cover was awesome. But then when I read the blurb, I was both excited to dive into this, and a little bit tenuous. I mean, it’s a story about a woman falling for her ex-fiancée’s little brother. I’m always a bit uncertain about stories in which somebody dates or has an interest in siblings. But, as it turns out, that cringe factor was dealt with beautifully and this was actually a fantastic novel. One I’ll probably enjoy reading again.
For all of the potential challenges, this was a funny and cute romcom with minimal angst. A great, fun, and easy diversion that I honestly couldn’t put down. There’s not much drama, but just enough that you can’t actually stop thinking about what you’re reading. This could also be because the characters are also pretty brilliant.
I love that part of Max’s character growth is realising that he doesn’t actually need to be competition with his brother all of the time. I mean. It takes him ages and a big driver is actually the competition thing. But the moment he takes a step back and just tries to Stanton his own two feet, he really starts to become impressive. Plus, it helps to remove quite a few obstacles from his relationship with Lina.
Lina’s growth on the other hand is accepting that her passions and emotions aren’t always a weakness. Yes, I understand that she continues to need to bottle them up because of sexism and racism, but that its entirely okay to let others in once in a while. It helps her to even create more meaningful professional relationships as she is able to incorporate all aspects of herself into her life, without completely shutting down a part of herself.
Not only are Lina and Max great leads and fun characters with a lot of development. They also have the best castor secondary characters. Natalia in particular is freaking brilliant, I love her unapologetic aggression and joy for life. Something I actually wish I could embrace a little more fully sometimes.
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