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The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I love Lucy’s work. I still think about the Knockemout series daily and wanted to read more of her work. This was on Kindle Unlimited and has been on my TBR for a while. This was not what I was expecting this book to be, but I fully enjoyed it.

This book has two points of view. The first is the maid of honour Franchesca and she takes her duties seriously. The groom is kidnapped? No problem, she’ll find him. Rude attendees? You just watch her handle them. So a best man with a big attitude and an even bigger checkbook? Yeah, there’s no way she’s going to let that pretentious judgemental jackhole ruin her best friend’s wedding. If it wasn’t for the bride and the groom being a doll and the perfect gentleman, she would leave. As the rest of the wedding party are the stuff of nightmares. Frankie just wants to get through this wedding and go back to her normal job with a normal life. The second point of view is Aiden Kilbourn, and he doesn’t do long-term relationships. He's busy ruling the business world and has yet to find a woman he can tolerate for longer than a month, two at the outside, anyway. Conquering the unconquerable is basically his bread and butter. And he hasn’t met a challenge that he can’t win. But Franchesca Baranski? The smart-mouthed girl from Brooklyn will be his downfall.

I loved the found family aspect from Frankie’s side of the family and how they were all willing to go to bat for her but was also willing to tell her the complete truth when she was acting silly. I loved Pru and how she was all for Frankie to be happy but also was willing to kick Aiden’s ass. I would have loved for Aiden’s brother to have got the ass whooping he deserved. This storyline jumps right into the groom’s kidnapping as soon as the wedding starts, and I was so gobsmacked. I loved the slow burn and how it slowly builds until it all came to a point.

I loved the storyline but felt like there was times where the information was just repeated and there wasn't any need for it. Like if we did a shot for how many times it got mentioned that Aiden had money and couldn’t trust his family and Frankie didn’t know whether to fall for him – I would have been drunk by 50% of this book. I usually love the long books but with the repeated information, this book could have been cut down by about 150 pages.

Overall, I loved this book, it was mysterious, adorable, hot with the found family vibes. I cannot wait to read more of Lucy’s work.

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lololovesthings's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

3 stars.

I got through "The Worst Best Man" by Lucy Score rather quickly. I find her books are ones you don't want to put down, even if you're not totally entranced by them. This book felt similar and familiar to several of her other novels, but I understand this is a rerelease and likely came first. Still, it speaks to a bigger issue that all of her stories are... sort of similar?? This is an enemies-to-lovers story about the best man and the maid of honor at their best friends' wedding. They have always disliked each other, but slowly but surely begin falling for one another despite their very different backgrounds (he's a billionaire, she is not). Lucy Score knows how to write spice, and those scenes are very effective here. Main characters Frankie and Aiden have terrific banter and chemistry with one another. Their mutual loathing eventually turns into tender, loving, sweet moments where they understand each other on a different level. While I mostly liked this book, there's A LOT of stuff going on here. Several storylines do not need to be there and are a bit ill-fitting. This makes the narrative feel disjointed and way too long. Lucy Score's books are *always* way too long, in my opinion. This book has the potential to be VERY triggering to people with an ED/who are in recovery for ED as there is a lot of talk about weight, shaming, and even name-calling... it felt very anti-fat at times. It's also very anti-woman at times, pitting characters against one another. In fact, I am not realizing as I write this that this whole story is very, very judgy. All of the characters, all of their personalities.... very judgmental.

Thank you to NetGalley, Lucy Score, and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

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bergha1998's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I can’t help but love hate to love. Frankie and Aiden started off on such a wrong foot, but their chemistry was explosive the whole time. I wasn’t impressed with the end; it could have gone so many other more interesting ways. However, I really liked the characters and their relationships. Scenes withAiden and Frankie’s brothers were my favorite part. The middle did kind of drag a little, which caused me to lower the rating. The beginning was just so fun, I think it could have been trimmed to keep up that energy.

Billionaire Romance, Hate to Love, 3 🔥

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matthewslaura's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The beginning of this book felt like a spy movie and then somehow turned into a NYC Manhattan/Brooklyn romance and then there was miscommunication and BAM

THEYRE MARRIED

and I ate it uppp. I like Lucy Score’s romances a lot - they aren’t as fluffy as others but are still super cute.

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one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Super cute, loved the side characters too and with Lucy Score’s typical tidbits of humour mixed with serious conversations thrown in I loved it! Auden (swoon) and Frankie (hell yes girl!) are my favourite. It did get a little slow in the middle but overall a fun and spicy book.

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lazybooklover's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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daisycantread24's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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