When Javi Dumped Mari
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One engagement. Two best friends. Three's a crowd.
On the eve of their college graduation, best friends Javier Báez and Marisol Campos swore never to date someone the other doesn’t approve of. Now, almost a decade later, Javi has a problem. Mari, the woman he’s secretly pined for since sophomore year, is engaged—and Javi didn’t even get the chance to vet the Pedro Pascal knockoff she plans to marry.
A successful entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles, Mari is no longer seeking Javi’s dating advice or waiting for him to declare his love. Instead, she’s made a different pact—with herself. And to succeed, Mari’s vowing to build a future with someone who wants to commit to her.
With his life and career finally on track, Javi’s ready to confess his feelings. Except Mari’s changed the script and moved on without him. Javi has just six weeks to convince Mari this marriage is a flop. If that means he needs to ruffle some feathers to help her avert disaster, well, he’s up for the challenge. After all, isn’t that what best friends are for?
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Sosa (The Wedding Crasher) serves up a flirty friends-to-lovers romp that expertly balances big emotions and zany humor. Over a decade ago, college friends Javi and Mari agreed to be each other's wingmen and also get full approval over the other's choice in partner. After graduation, there was a moment when they almost got together themselves, but Javi ghosted. Six years later, the pair reunited unexpectedly and things have been strictly platonic—though both have been pining—for the two years since. Now, however, Mari, an entertainment lawyer, is getting married in six weeks—and Javi, an aspiring playwright, hasn't even met the guy. Javi agrees to be Mari's man of honor while secretly scheming to break up the wedding by exposing Mari to her fiancé's flaws. Sosa creates dramatic and romantic tension by toggling between her protagonists' perspectives and skillfully deploys flashbacks to the pair's early friendship and the moment it all went wrong, teasing out their juicy backstories. There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments along the way, especially in the zingy banter between Javi and Mari. It's a pitch-perfect romantic comedy.
