The Best Men
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Sarina Bowen
- ISBN：B09LDC3M5G
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Reviews
JESSI ☾
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When I pick up a Lauren Blakely book， I know that it is going to make me happy。 Then you add in Sarina Bowen who gave us WESMIE， and my girly screams could have been heard from space。 Top it off with a heaping spoonful of spicy Teddy Hamilton & Jacob Morgan and you have this delightful little morsel。 Mark & Asher were unexpected sparks mixed with a heaping dose of lust。 You could practically feel the chemistry radiating off them their first moment on page and that feeling just intensified the fu When I pick up a Lauren Blakely book， I know that it is going to make me happy。 Then you add in Sarina Bowen who gave us WESMIE， and my girly screams could have been heard from space。 Top it off with a heaping spoonful of spicy Teddy Hamilton & Jacob Morgan and you have this delightful little morsel。 Mark & Asher were unexpected sparks mixed with a heaping dose of lust。 You could practically feel the chemistry radiating off them their first moment on page and that feeling just intensified the further you went through this story。 Complete opposites somehow found the connection they both craved without it feeling "forced" which was one of my favorite things about this story。 You often take opposites attract situation and it feels too forced but this was like butter。 They complimented one another so well。 Mark was the spreadsheet to Asher's calculations， and it was just glorious。 For the audio I won't rave because it is Teddy Hamilton & Jacob Morgan。 Two narrators who never fail to bring the emotion， humor， and HEAT！！ Seriously， they are just the pièce de résistance of the MM romance world and I will always be here for that duo！ I just really enjoyed The Best Men。 It gave me everything I was looking for to help me get over all the heartbreaking books I have been reading。 Low angst， humor， and all the sexy times you can handle this book will just make you feel good。 。。。more
Lisa Anne
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Mild spoilers ahead。。。Asher's reaction when he first saw Mark's fantasies spreadsheet？ Priceless！ They were hilarious as they worked their way through the various cells， by column and row。Both Mark and Asher had depth to their characters that wasn't readily apparent。 The story was funny， heartwarming， heartbreaking， and ultimately oh-so-satisfying。 I have a book hangover from this one。 Mild spoilers ahead。。。Asher's reaction when he first saw Mark's fantasies spreadsheet？ Priceless！ They were hilarious as they worked their way through the various cells， by column and row。Both Mark and Asher had depth to their characters that wasn't readily apparent。 The story was funny， heartwarming， heartbreaking， and ultimately oh-so-satisfying。 I have a book hangover from this one。 。。。more
twistedkites
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Expectations for Sarina Bowen are ways super high。 So super disappointed here。 This is no Him， no Understatement of the Year and no Top Secret （all incredible reads）。 This was boring， shallow and disappointing。 Total miss for me
Rose Mute
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Mark， a handsome， nerdy single dad who has resigned himself to the single life， meets Asher， a gorgeous， sexy photographer who is kind of a hot mess。 This is not an enemies to lovers trope。 It's more of sometimes love blossoms in the most unlikely way。 Mark and Asher definitely do give spreadsheets a whole different spin。 😏 Mark， a handsome， nerdy single dad who has resigned himself to the single life， meets Asher， a gorgeous， sexy photographer who is kind of a hot mess。 This is not an enemies to lovers trope。 It's more of sometimes love blossoms in the most unlikely way。 Mark and Asher definitely do give spreadsheets a whole different spin。 😏 。。。more
Jennifer Elwood
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Half read/ half listened to the audiobook。 It was so good loved Mark and Asher。 Loved the narrators
Sylvia
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2☆ This story was just not for me。
Tami
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Great intro to the characters。 Middle of the story kind of dragged and slowed。 Picked up at the end。 Almost felt like it was trying to hard in parts。
Dominique
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3，5☆
Kim
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Good StoryI really liked this book。 Asher and Mark were a great couple。 I liked that they were pretty open with each other and made a seemingly impossible relationship work。
Brandi
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Freaking loved everything about this book。The authors nailed it。 Absolutely NAILED it。 And the narrators？ Everyone knows I have a soft spot for Teddy。 When you put him with Jacob， I'm basically jelly。 Freaking loved everything about this book。The authors nailed it。 Absolutely NAILED it。 And the narrators？ Everyone knows I have a soft spot for Teddy。 When you put him with Jacob， I'm basically jelly。 。。。more
Natalie
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Fun， flirty readI really enjoyed reading this fun， flirty book by two good authors。 Adding it to my read again list。 Highly recommend
Liene
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2。5Enjoyed their banter but this was something I've read before， a predictable storyline。 Stilll enjoyable to a point tho。 Skimmed most of the heavy sex scenes because they got really old real fast。 2。5Enjoyed their banter but this was something I've read before， a predictable storyline。 Stilll enjoyable to a point tho。 Skimmed most of the heavy sex scenes because they got really old real fast。 。。。more
Jasmine
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a very enjoyable read by two authors who consistently deliver quality stories。 I was very excited to see them collaborating on this， and it was a fun read， but not a home run for me。 The main characters had great chemistry， and once they admitted their attraction it was off to the races。 I do have an issue with this being billed as an enemies-to-lovers romance。 They never really felt like enemies to me， and it was hard to even put my finger on the basis for their mild dislike。 While I w This was a very enjoyable read by two authors who consistently deliver quality stories。 I was very excited to see them collaborating on this， and it was a fun read， but not a home run for me。 The main characters had great chemistry， and once they admitted their attraction it was off to the races。 I do have an issue with this being billed as an enemies-to-lovers romance。 They never really felt like enemies to me， and it was hard to even put my finger on the basis for their mild dislike。 While I was glad that things heated up between them pretty quickly， it didn’t seem like much of a challenge to overcome their enmity （likely because， again， they weren’t really enemies）。 I think the beginning of the book would have been more successful for me if it hadn’t been shoehorned into a trope that didn’t really fit。 Another complaint is the secondary storyline about Mark’s sister and Flip。 The way it was written， it often felt like I was already supposed to be familiar with their story， so I kept wondering if there was a book I’d missed。 I also twisted myself into pretzels trying to figure out Hannah’s pregnancy timeline。 She found out she was pregnant “a few weeks ago，” announced the pregnancy “a few weeks ago” as well， but she has a baby bump that is large enough to merit multiple mentions？ Im sure there’s a feasible explanation， but again， it felt like I’d missed a novella， at least。 As for the rest of the book， it was hot and funny and I enjoyed the opposites-attract elements like the sex spreadsheet。 。。。more
Emmi
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Best narrator duo 💕Heartfelt storyfunny banter sexy moments cutest kiddo
Shannon
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I cannot find one thing I didn't love about this book。 From the flirty banter to the witty one liners to some of steamiest scenes to cross my kindle in a long time。 Go ahead and sign me up for anything else this writing duo comes up with。 I cannot find one thing I didn't love about this book。 From the flirty banter to the witty one liners to some of steamiest scenes to cross my kindle in a long time。 Go ahead and sign me up for anything else this writing duo comes up with。 。。。more
Nikita Navalkar
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The Cutest Romance for the Best MenI picked this up thinking it would be a nice and light， fun read when I was feeling restless and unable to just settle on a book。 And it was all of the above， but it was also more and I was pleasantly shook by how much I adored it; this book just made me happy！Asher the mega rich， super suave， stupid hot ex athlete with floofy hair and golden retriever energy， and Mark the nerdy cute mathematical superhero， banker/trader with the buttoned up secret sexy beast e The Cutest Romance for the Best MenI picked this up thinking it would be a nice and light， fun read when I was feeling restless and unable to just settle on a book。 And it was all of the above， but it was also more and I was pleasantly shook by how much I adored it; this book just made me happy！Asher the mega rich， super suave， stupid hot ex athlete with floofy hair and golden retriever energy， and Mark the nerdy cute mathematical superhero， banker/trader with the buttoned up secret sexy beast energy are so flipping adorable together I had my aww face on the whole time。 Their fun， flirty banter put a buzz in my blood and a big smile on my face。 They were also delightfully， spine tinglingly filthy together。 The nicknames！ The drunk texts！ They were like， couple goals。 We see their sexy awkward but shimmery tension at the start then the wedding shenanigans and Mark’s challenges as a single parent and Asher’s past self image issues， but I wish we got just a smidge more of his background。 Anyhoo， I didn’t care about it all that much and their mutual grand gestures at the end just had me swooning all over my couch。 Also， there’s just something about New York City hotshots living their best life in fiction that soothes my middle class American dream heart for some reason。 。。。more
Tulika Pal
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3。75 💫
Kelly Jean
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Ultimate Best Man！Bowen is a master storyteller of this genre， and with Blakley’s wit and humor this book is EVERYTHING you want。 The Best Men are fun， flirty， and oh so HOT！
Victoria
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I love love loved this book。 The banter was so fun， the men were hot， and the story was so sweet。 Asher was a DREAM！！ I have no other words for how amazing that man was。 He was so sweet to Mark and even though he was smug at times it just made him more loveable to me。 Then Mark， oh sweet sweet boy Mark。 His love for his child and his loyalty to his family was so beautiful it made my heart full。 I love that this book highlighted how hard it is to be a single parent and recent divorcé。 The balance I love love loved this book。 The banter was so fun， the men were hot， and the story was so sweet。 Asher was a DREAM！！ I have no other words for how amazing that man was。 He was so sweet to Mark and even though he was smug at times it just made him more loveable to me。 Then Mark， oh sweet sweet boy Mark。 His love for his child and his loyalty to his family was so beautiful it made my heart full。 I love that this book highlighted how hard it is to be a single parent and recent divorcé。 The balance between wanting your own life， but also not wanting your child to feel unwanted。 Then his little girl UGH UGH UGH！！！ I loved her！！ She was so cute and understanding of his situation。 She was sad to see her parents separated but accepted Asher with open arms。 I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a lighthearted steamy read because it was a perfect read to get me out of my slump！ 。。。more
Diana
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Audiobook 5 starsStory 3 starsI was so excited to get my hands on this one， especially after reading the prequel and needing to know what the drunk texts said。 For me， it just ended up being ok。 The audiobook was fantastic with Jacob Morgan and Teddy Hamilton and most likely helped me keep going。I liked the story itself， and all the characters。 The main problem for me was it just dragged， especially in the middle。 I think if the book was a little shorter， without all the filler， it would have be Audiobook 5 starsStory 3 starsI was so excited to get my hands on this one， especially after reading the prequel and needing to know what the drunk texts said。 For me， it just ended up being ok。 The audiobook was fantastic with Jacob Morgan and Teddy Hamilton and most likely helped me keep going。I liked the story itself， and all the characters。 The main problem for me was it just dragged， especially in the middle。 I think if the book was a little shorter， without all the filler， it would have been a 4/5 star read。 。。。more
notachance
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Sam Smith is misgendered in the club scene - they're non-binary and use they/them pronouns。 Sam Smith is misgendered in the club scene - they're non-binary and use they/them pronouns。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Great characters， great banter！ Loved the story。 Wonderful collaboration between the two authors
Shreya
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Am I in love？Yes。Because， oh my goodness， this was fun。 ⏩Yes， I know， they had to have an actual human being on the cover page。 But nobody is perfect。 Except for this book， apparently。 ⏩The Best Men by two wonderful women aka Lauren and Sarina have my ENTIRE heart。 ⏩It all started when I fell face first in love on the first line itself。 Sounds like a stretch but it isn't。 ⏩Asher St。 James， my man。 Because; footballer？ Supermodel-hot？ Unabashedly fruity？ Yes to all of these。 ⏩Mark Banks， okay whe Am I in love？Yes。Because， oh my goodness， this was fun。 ⏩Yes， I know， they had to have an actual human being on the cover page。 But nobody is perfect。 Except for this book， apparently。 ⏩The Best Men by two wonderful women aka Lauren and Sarina have my ENTIRE heart。 ⏩It all started when I fell face first in love on the first line itself。 Sounds like a stretch but it isn't。 ⏩Asher St。 James， my man。 Because; footballer？ Supermodel-hot？ Unabashedly fruity？ Yes to all of these。 ⏩Mark Banks， okay where do I even start？ Hot， nerdy， single dad who's well， clearly not in love with the fruity ex-star footballer， why would you think that？ - answer， probably the drunk texts he sent in a family group chat。 ⏩The Chapter Titles are everything！！！⏩"Spreadsheets" is my new favorite word （Asher's too） ⏩The smut？ Don't even get me started on that。 And their chemistry？ Scorching hot！ I would love nothing more than to get into the dirty details of this particular department but then that'd be awkward。⏩This book made me scream， laugh， cry， giggle at times and I'm so thankful。 ⏩I devoured the Hummock scene。 And the library one。 And the pool one。 I absolutely love the shopping one！ ⏩We're not here to hate Bridget。 ⏩Garret？ Him we can definitely hate。 ⏩"THE ECLAIRS ARE SO GOOD HERE"， babe you're in Paris of course they are。 ⏩"I volunteer as tribute"， get in line Asher St。 James， Mark is mine。 ⏩I would never forgive the authors for taking me on a whole roller coaster ride like that。 ⏩Mark & Asher gave me impossibly high standards。 I am a sucker for men in love like that in general but this is a whole new level。 ⏩I mean， they're both very hot so I'm not to blame right？ ⏩On the negative side the conflicts were way too workable。 And it made the ending look sappy but I don't think I'll trade it for anything。 I'd get myself a copy asap if I were you！ 。。。more
Caitlin
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4 stars “You didn’t have to pay for me，” I say as the music grows louder and we turn into the main dance area。 I expect an eye roll。 A zinger。 Instead， his gaze lands square on me。 “I know。” And he leaves it at that。 Just an I know。 Like he’s fucking Han Solo。 This book was a bit of a rollercoaster for me！ I started it pretty late at night and found that I didn't gel with the characters or the plotline until around the 25%-30% mark。 （Still not sure whether that was because I genuinely couldn't 4 stars “You didn’t have to pay for me，” I say as the music grows louder and we turn into the main dance area。 I expect an eye roll。 A zinger。 Instead， his gaze lands square on me。 “I know。” And he leaves it at that。 Just an I know。 Like he’s fucking Han Solo。 This book was a bit of a rollercoaster for me！ I started it pretty late at night and found that I didn't gel with the characters or the plotline until around the 25%-30% mark。 （Still not sure whether that was because I genuinely couldn't get into it or I was just really tired？ Dunno。） The characters seemed rather two-dimensional in the beginning， it didn't seem like their perspectives changed all that much， and Asher really got on my nerves （I blame Mark for that one）。 Either way， once we got past that point， I really began to enjoy this story。 I was hooked on everything， I wanted more， and I didn't want it to end。 The intimacy was sexy and beautiful， the character development was perfect， and the timing was so good！ This was one of those books that's set over several months and actually feels like it's set over several months。If you're just getting into this book and aren't really vibing it in the beginning， my advice is to give it until the 30% mark and if you're still not into it - DNF it。 There are too many books and too little time to read something you're not enjoying， but I love these authors and couldn't not give it a chance。 。。。more
Thalia
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Loved every second of it！ These characters were honest with themselves， had incendiary chemistry and bantah， and just an all around great connection。 This exceeded my already high-ish expectations because it’s a Sarina Bowen novel。 This book has some of my favorite tropes too: enemies（ish）/strangers to lovers， single parent， first queer relationship ship， confidence（！）， （former） athlete， and Paris（？）。 Minus the absurd wealth， everything was more or less realistic in how they approached each othe Loved every second of it！ These characters were honest with themselves， had incendiary chemistry and bantah， and just an all around great connection。 This exceeded my already high-ish expectations because it’s a Sarina Bowen novel。 This book has some of my favorite tropes too: enemies（ish）/strangers to lovers， single parent， first queer relationship ship， confidence（！）， （former） athlete， and Paris（？）。 Minus the absurd wealth， everything was more or less realistic in how they approached each other， which is always nice。 Hot， cute， fun， and emotionally fulfilling。 What a joy！！ 。。。more
Jacqueleen ♡
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Talk about your opposite attract！ Newly divorced and rather buttoned up Mark is not looking forward to spending a few days with the other Best Man in his sisters wedding。 Asher is everything he's not。 He's sunshine in a person， spontaneous， and worst of all he's always late。 Asher isn't too jazzed about their task either。 He wants to spend some of his time in Miami enjoying the beach and sunbathing， not checking off boxes on Marks wedding checklist all day。 Again let me state this: polar opposit Talk about your opposite attract！ Newly divorced and rather buttoned up Mark is not looking forward to spending a few days with the other Best Man in his sisters wedding。 Asher is everything he's not。 He's sunshine in a person， spontaneous， and worst of all he's always late。 Asher isn't too jazzed about their task either。 He wants to spend some of his time in Miami enjoying the beach and sunbathing， not checking off boxes on Marks wedding checklist all day。 Again let me state this: polar opposites。 Following Marks plans leads to them spending lots of alone time together。 Asher starts to see that Mark isn't actually what he thought。 He's a lot more。 Once Asher finds out about Marks "other" checklist *wink wink* all bets are off。 It seems that now Marks divorced， he is free to finally explore his bisexuality and in true Mark fashion he makes a list of all the things he'd like to try。 "I give him everything he asked for。 Turns out it's everything I want too。" Of course we all know how friends with bennies turns out， but this one goes a little off direction than I was expecting。 Thankfully the course correction leads them back to each other and a very cute ending。 4。5 stars 。。。more
Laetitia
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This book was fun， I loved every second of it。 Mark was super protective of his baby sister and after the incident with the drunken texts， he apologizes to both Hannah and Flip。 I liked that he didn't apologize to Asher because he didn't say anything bad about him in the texts。 Mark and Asher had great chemistry and even better banter。 Days before the wedding， the best men have to go down to Miami to make sure everything goes to plan， so they have the entire house to themselves。 What made Mark a This book was fun， I loved every second of it。 Mark was super protective of his baby sister and after the incident with the drunken texts， he apologizes to both Hannah and Flip。 I liked that he didn't apologize to Asher because he didn't say anything bad about him in the texts。 Mark and Asher had great chemistry and even better banter。 Days before the wedding， the best men have to go down to Miami to make sure everything goes to plan， so they have the entire house to themselves。 What made Mark and Asher work so well was that they were the complete opposite of each other。 Mark was a banker， who was very well organized and was a bit too serious at times。 Asher was an ex-footballer turned photographer， who was always the life of the party。 The week in Miami， they got to know one another and realize that there was more to them then what they let others see， except for Hannah and Flip。 Mark was able to be himself with Asher who never judged him for anything and Asher was more grounded around Mark。 I loved that Asher bonded with Mark's daughter Rosie。 This book was about two men who found love with each other even though they were only suppose to be a fling。 They worked hard at the relationship， the times apart， the long weekends， the late night calls and eventually they were able to move in together and be a family with Rosie。 I absolutely loved this book。 。。。more
Morgan （The Bookish Beagle）
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Read this super fast， and I really liked Mark and Asher as characters！ But something didn’t quite click for me like other romances I’ve read from Sarina Bowen。 Still， it was enjoyable。
Jessie
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I enjoy a lot of Lauren's books and， of course， I LOVE Sarina。 But this one was more magic for me than I ever would've expected。 I really loved Mark and Asher and the way the story unfolded。 Not angsty， but still good conflict。 Hopefully， they do more books together！ I enjoy a lot of Lauren's books and， of course， I LOVE Sarina。 But this one was more magic for me than I ever would've expected。 I really loved Mark and Asher and the way the story unfolded。 Not angsty， but still good conflict。 Hopefully， they do more books together！ 。。。more
Stephanie
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