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The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone, #1)
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Jun 15, 2019
bookshelves: superior-enemies-to-lovers, smutty, read-in-2019, romance, made-me-cry, favs-of-2019, favorites
I've been crying for the last hour, everything hurts, and I'm SO glad I chose to pick up this book. It's in my top three favorites of the year.
I don't even know where to start but this is the exact brand of romance that I'm obsessed with. The two main characters are snarky and sarcastic and headstrong, but it never comes off as cheesy or unrealistic. Their romance is fraught with tension and angst, but I was invested in their story. Their relationship was SOFT!!!! SO SOFT!!!!!!
This book follows a woman with uterine fibroids, and that representation and seeing how that both affected her having chronic pain and the way that Josh supported her was so, so beautifully done. I was laughing out loud for most of this book, and I cried my entire way through the end. There were some spotty lines every now and then with some distasteful possessiveness or jokes, but the characters and the angst in this really shone through.
If you are a fan of The Hating Game or Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating or anything similar, you HAVE to pick this book up. I think it's my new favorite romance book, and it's getting a full five stars from me.
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I don't even know where to start but this is the exact brand of romance that I'm obsessed with. The two main characters are snarky and sarcastic and headstrong, but it never comes off as cheesy or unrealistic. Their romance is fraught with tension and angst, but I was invested in their story. Their relationship was SOFT!!!! SO SOFT!!!!!!
This book follows a woman with uterine fibroids, and that representation and seeing how that both affected her having chronic pain and the way that Josh supported her was so, so beautifully done. I was laughing out loud for most of this book, and I cried my entire way through the end. There were some spotty lines every now and then with some distasteful possessiveness or jokes, but the characters and the angst in this really shone through.
If you are a fan of The Hating Game or Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating or anything similar, you HAVE to pick this book up. I think it's my new favorite romance book, and it's getting a full five stars from me.
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June 11, 2019
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"this is already giving the hating game and christina lauren a run for its money. WOW i love this so far despite the meh title"
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Jun 16, 2019 03:03PM
Distasteful possessiveness is right on the nose. Usually that’s such a deal breaker for me but wow their interactions just were far superior.
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You were right, as always. I loved this one!!
Even though I figured the ending pretty quickly, I felt like after all the s*ht the characters went through they deserved it. Loved it!
I thought of Josh and Hazel as well. I cried a few times myself so thank you for telling us that. I read the book in 6-7 hours. I don’t want to hype it up. I wish the ending had been a bit different but I still give it 5 stars. I thoroughly enjoy the best friends to lovers plot. The chemistry between Josh and Kristen was spot on!
I have a friend that had the same thing happen that happened to Kristen...she was at her pre-OP! So I guessed the ending but I loved it all the same
