The Wedding Crasher

This RomCom uses the fake dating trope and had its spicy bits, but ultimately fell flat for me.

I liked the addition of Solange's Brazilian culture and her big family, which was my favourite part of the book. Yeah, that's great but not high praise for a RomCom. I wanted some Rom and some Com and I while liked the fake dating trope, it wasn't used well here. I wanted more tension and a lot more banter. Sure, there's chemistry between Solange and Dean but it happens fast and their cringey sex talk felt forced and lead me to skim parts of those scenes.

 

This was a decent, predictable listen on my trip to Montreal a couple of weeks ago, but its story and characters won't stay with me for long. 

My Rating: 2.5 stars

Author: Mia Sosa

Genre: RomCom, Romance

Type and Source: eAudiobook from public library

Run Time: 11 hours, 16 min

Narrator: Rebecca Mozo, Alastair Haynesbridge

Publisher: HarperAudio

First Published: April 5, 2022

Book Description from GoodReads: Just weeks away from ditching DC for greener pastures, Solange Pereira is roped into helping her wedding planner cousin on a random couple’s big day. It’s an easy gig... until Solange 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?