A review by mikaylay
The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 Publisher: Bloom  (2024)
Genres: Romance, Fiction, and a bit of Mystery
Page count: 422
Intended age category, book format: Adult, Novel, Physical - paperback
Recommended age: 18+
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Spice Level: 4/5 🌶 – Spicy - explicit/tantalizing depictions of sex and discussions of sex/dirty talk, 18+ only. 
Profanity: 4/5 – 10+ instances of curse words, really one about every two sentences. 
Synopsis: 
The bride is stunning, and the groom is a gentleman, but the wedding party is packed with nightmares. The wedding party members are wealthy, shallow, and entitled, but Franchesca, the Maid of Honor, takes her role seriously. She deals with the kidnapped groom and the hostile guests, and she refuses to allow the arrogant, judgmental Best Man to ruin her best friend's wedding. Aiden Kilbourn, a businessman, has yet to find a lady he can bear for longer than a month. He hasn't faced a task he can't overcome, but Franchesca Baranski, a sharp-tongued girl from Brooklyn, could be his undoing.
 Date Started: February 19, 2024    Date Finished: February 25, 2024
Review: 
The book's premise was intriguing and engaging. The wedding and Chip, the groom's kidnapping, which took up the first 100 pages of the book, were what made it worthwhile to read. The events and process leading up to the wedding were hilarious, hectic, and exactly what I expected an island wedding would be like today. The banter between the two main characters, Aiden and Frankie, was enjoyable to read and imagine, but it became tiresome near the conclusion since it appeared to generate far too much miscommunication between the two. Chip's kidnapper was anticipated, and the consequences when he was discovered were disappointing, to say the least. Frankie was a wonderful female character who knew exactly what she wanted and was not afraid to express it. The main story was fine, but the characters could have been more fleshed out and developed, the wedding being a larger part of the book because it is the foundation, less profanity. After all, there is no need for a curse word every two sentences, and more character development would have benefitted the book. I think I would have loved the narrative better if there was less swearing and if the interaction between the two main characters was more about them getting to know each other rather than their sexual attraction to each other.
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