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The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

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bookclubwithakindle's review against another edition

emotional

I’m choosing not to give this a rating because I’m too biased by the lack of trigger warnings to do it fairly. This books is Abby’s first book, and follows the typical Abby Jimenez pipeline of emotional rollercoaster. However, even if it was written in 2019, there should still be somewhere easily accessible that states the trigger warnings. I’ll post spoiler thoughts below, but I was extremely frustrated with this whole book. The only positive was that she did do an amazing job portraying the emotions felt by women who walk the same path as the FMC.

Infertility due to menstrual issues that lead to scheduling a hysterectomy are a HUGE part of the plot. The FMC literally spends the book avoiding a real relationship with the MMC because she knows she can’t give him kids. But then *surprise* she’s pregnant? I listened to the author note, so I understand why she wrote it that way. But as someone who had a hysterectomy to increase my quality of life, this whole plot was EXTREMELY disheartening. Not only was there not a TW for infertility, but the infertility ended up being a non issue. Why not allow them to have kids in a non-traditional way so that women walking that path like me can see hope in the story?

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armstmad's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-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

4.5

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decemberreads0419's review

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emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book was good! I also was not expecting the plot twist that occurred.💔My main take away is that you’re never sparing anyone’s feelings by pushing them away because it’s what YOU think is best for THEM. If you have something you THINK they’ll look at you differently for or would be “giving up”, then be honest and upfront (no matter how embarrassing or hard it may be) and let THEM make their own decisions. Everyone has a right to their own opinion and feelings, if they decide they’d still like to be with you or apart of your life after your “confession” then so be it.

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kayla_kamldecker's review

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challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is like 80% miscommunication trope. The MMC is logical to the point of being cruel and foolish.

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breelong4happilyeverafter23's review

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emotional sad 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? Yes

3.25

Loved the MMC. The FMC got on my nerves sooooo much! I needed her to allow the other person in the “relationship” to make an informed decision instead of making it for them. If it hadn’t been for that, I would have rated this higher.

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