Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - The Worst Best Man

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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hanreads__'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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matthewslaura's review

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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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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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liz_reads514's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-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

3.75

I enjoyed this book! It read quickly which I always like because of my short attention span. Also, don't go into this thinking this is enemies to lovers. It was more of a misunderstanding at the beginning on Aiden's half and it was more stubbornness from Frankie. No hate on either side.

I found the main characters were really likeable. Specifically, I liked Aiden (the hero). He was sweet and his POVs were just of him obsessing over Frankie (which is a must). Frankie sometimes frustrated me because I hate the refusal to communicate. I understand a novel has to have conflict but I just love when everyone is happy lmao. I did not like the undertone of Frankie's "I'm not like other girls" attitude that sometimes fluctuated. Like her brothers saying how she was "one of the boys", I hate that phrase.

But I did like Frankie's #girlboss moments. I know it seems like I had a lot of complaints there were way more good things I liked than didn't. So do not let this review turn you away. It was a cute quick read that I would recommend to any romance reader.

Also, another thing that bothered me was the Margeaux girl. I hate the girl vs. girl fighting over a guy trope. Luckily, the brother also was an antagonist where it was not just the jealous girl trope.

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