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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Quick Summary: A love unexpected romance
My Review: A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan was a charmer. This sweet love story brought together a good guy Type A personality with a fool-me-once beauty who had been burned and was on high alert against a romantic entanglement.
Hailey and Wes were two scarred people who bore witness to relationships gone wrong. One person was a giver who questioned her ability to read people correctly, and the other person was an anti-romantic when it came to love. With that in mind, from their meet-cute forward, the two once upon a time strangers became the best of friends. Soon, however, things changed and feelings became unavoidable.
My Final Say: This audiobook was such an enjoyable listening experience. The main characters and their colorful tribe were endearing. Readers will enjoy getting to know Hailey, Wes, and all of their crew.
Rating: 4/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: A
Status: Clean
Level:
My Review: A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan was a charmer. This sweet love story brought together a good guy Type A personality with a fool-me-once beauty who had been burned and was on high alert against a romantic entanglement.
Hailey and Wes were two scarred people who bore witness to relationships gone wrong. One person was a giver who questioned her ability to read people correctly, and the other person was an anti-romantic when it came to love. With that in mind, from their meet-cute forward, the two once upon a time strangers became the best of friends. Soon, however, things changed and feelings became unavoidable.
My Final Say: This audiobook was such an enjoyable listening experience. The main characters and their colorful tribe were endearing. Readers will enjoy getting to know Hailey, Wes, and all of their crew.
Rating: 4/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: A
Status: Clean
Level:
It’s a slow burn, which is fine, but it just didn’t hold my interest. I have other books on my TBR I want to read more.
Very good, very cute book. Listened to it as an Audiobook on Libby:)
The Jansen brothers are back and they do not disappoint. Wes is nerdy , by the book and totally type A businessman. Hailey is sweet, perky, a new business owner, who has had her heart broken. When they clash initially, we know there’s going to be more to their story. After their initial meeting, they decide to become friends. But as they grow closer and closer each wants more. Can Wes figure out how to fall in love even with the bad memories of his parents dissolved marriage? Can Hailey forget her past experience and learn to trust again.?
Fun, romantic read that I certainly recommend!
Thanks to Net Galley for the advanced copy!
Fun, romantic read that I certainly recommend!
Thanks to Net Galley for the advanced copy!
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So much fun and super cute! Love Wes!
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
Genre: Romance, Romcom
Heat Level: Med (closing door—meaning a tiny, tiny bit is on the page)
Language: Med (just about ever swear but not on every page)
I love how Hailey is so adamant about making her new shop, By the Cup off to a successful start. She's smart, funny, driven, and knows how to chop like a champ. Even though her heart was broken by her last boyfriend, she's vivacious and will try again. Then there's Wes—the oldest brother who protected his younger siblings from their father's abuse and the worst of the fighting between their parents. He knows that love only shreds you apart. The solution is to never fall in love.
After one of the best meet-cutes ever, with lots of awkward apologies, these two become friends. Knowing you're only ever going to be friends makes life so much easier. You can be yourself without worrying. You can spend time together without endangering your heart. You can even meet family without a hitch. And attraction? Well, that's all it is—an unimportant sensation that can be bottled and stuffed away.
I loved so much about this book. The characters' motivation to stay single is understandable. Their reactions to stress make me either laugh or groan that they're lying (to themselves). But every moment was thoroughly enjoyable.
There are a couple of moments when they talk about their guide to being just friends, and I wish there were a couple more because of the title.
Both characters have to change. But I feel like the burden of change lands with Wes because of his background.
Lovers of romcoms and light-hearted romance stories will lap up this book.
I highly recommend it!
Happy reading,
Michelle
Genre: Romance, Romcom
Heat Level: Med (closing door—meaning a tiny, tiny bit is on the page)
Language: Med (just about ever swear but not on every page)
I love how Hailey is so adamant about making her new shop, By the Cup off to a successful start. She's smart, funny, driven, and knows how to chop like a champ. Even though her heart was broken by her last boyfriend, she's vivacious and will try again. Then there's Wes—the oldest brother who protected his younger siblings from their father's abuse and the worst of the fighting between their parents. He knows that love only shreds you apart. The solution is to never fall in love.
After one of the best meet-cutes ever, with lots of awkward apologies, these two become friends. Knowing you're only ever going to be friends makes life so much easier. You can be yourself without worrying. You can spend time together without endangering your heart. You can even meet family without a hitch. And attraction? Well, that's all it is—an unimportant sensation that can be bottled and stuffed away.
I loved so much about this book. The characters' motivation to stay single is understandable. Their reactions to stress make me either laugh or groan that they're lying (to themselves). But every moment was thoroughly enjoyable.
There are a couple of moments when they talk about their guide to being just friends, and I wish there were a couple more because of the title.
Both characters have to change. But I feel like the burden of change lands with Wes because of his background.
Lovers of romcoms and light-hearted romance stories will lap up this book.
I highly recommend it!
Happy reading,
Michelle
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes