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The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

8 reviews

readmerose's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Infertility, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Pregnancy

bookishspy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

Who'd have thought a Josh could be this sweet?

I'm going to have a hard time rating this one, but I'll try. 

The first 80% of The Friend Zone was very much like your standard romance book. A stubborn FMC, a persistent alpha male MMC, and some issues and misunderstandings preventing them from being together.

This part was pretty frustrating at times. If these two could've just sat down and had a frank conversation like adults, they could've been together so much sooner. I understand not wanting to share this kind of thing firsthand, but personally, I felt this book went a bit too far with it. 

I did love Josh, though. He was sweet and thoughtful. A bit overly alpha male bordering on stalkerish at times, but that's pretty standard for a book boyfriend

Then, the last 20% of this book happened, and honestly, it hit too close to home for me personally. My own fault, I should've looked closer at the trigger warnings than I did. 

Objectively, it was well written, pretty close to accurate, and it definitely gave me feels. 

Overall, I did enjoy The Friend Zone. I may not read the rest, but if this was before my sister had her stroke, I probably would've really enjoyed it and continued 

➛ 𝟒 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Medical content, Chronic illness, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Infertility

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Mental illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Miscarriage

kylajo's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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

4.0

The Friend Zone was a charming book written about complex characters, and while I loved them and the writing, the actual plot wasn’t exactly my usual preference for a romance novel.

Don’t get me wrong, I really liked this book. I did. But I didn’t realize how much of it would be because of a lack of communication. They keep having the same argument over and over, and never ask the questions they think or share the information that’s informing their choices. It got a little annoying, and while it payed off in the end I don’t think I would reread this book.

The banter hit so hard, the steam was steaming, and the tears were streaming. I love Abby Jimenez’s writing style. I also love all the characters in this book, and seeing them grow and heal together was lovely. 

I’d definitely recommend this book, but if you’re sensitive to stories surrounding infertility or emotional cheating you may want to skip it. 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infertility, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Cursing, Medical trauma, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

carmenflorea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Chronic illness

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and War

things100's review

emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ok so this a good book but don’t be fooled by the cover we got ourselves some spicy but also lots of crying ahead. This book is not for the faint of heart, I legit sobbed multiple times 😭. Abby Jimenez does such an amazing job of making you fall for all the characters and really tears your heart out at some times 💔 but you also can’t put the book down. Josh and Kristen’s story is amazing with real life ups and downs that make you fall for the characters that much more. Enjoy the book cuties but you’ve been warned 😘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Car accident, Chronic illness, Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury

hidayah's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Car accident, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Miscarriage