A review by originalbooknerd
The Friend Situation by Lyra Parish

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

πŸ’π•‹π•™π•–π”½π•£π•šπ•–π•Ÿπ••π•Šπ•šπ•₯𝕦𝕒π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ - π”Ήπ•šπ•π•π•šπ• π•Ÿπ•’π•šπ•£π•–π•Šπ•šπ•₯𝕦𝕒π•₯π•šπ• π•ŸπŸš - β„π•–π•§π•šπ•–π•¨πŸ’ 
 
Author: Lyra Parish 
 
Couple: Carlee Jolly & Weston Calloway 
 
Tropes: 
πŸ’™Friends to lovers 
πŸ’Billionaire Romance 
πŸ’™Forced proximity 
πŸ’Fake dating/engaged 
πŸ’™β€œIt’s always been you” 
πŸ’Cinnamon roll hero 
πŸ’™Afraid to love 
πŸ’Fond family 
 
Review: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 π”½π•£π•šπ•–π•Ÿπ•• π•Šπ•šπ•₯𝕦𝕒π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ was long awaited but oh so worth it! Lyra Parish tickled me pink with the banter, tension and inside jokes between Carlee Jolly and Weston Calloway! Carlee and Weston were what I consider bestie goals and I never would have guessed at how close these two actually were! From page one their bond and friendship outshone any of the friendships we had seen from Lyra in the past and it only left me wondering - HOW COULD NO-ONE ELSE SEE?? The camaraderie and the ease of comfort between them had me biting my nails for with Weston’s twin Easton would put the pieces together and call them out on their growing feelings and I absolutely loved how Lyra played that β€œtwintuition’ up in this book (especially about Weston falling hard for Carlee!!) 
 
Carlee Jolly was a fresh face and I was shocked with her last name was revealed! I did not see the overlap coming from one of Lyra’s other series but it was great to see characters cameo from other series of Lyra’s! The way the Jolly’s tried to intimidate Weston but then also readily jumped on his bandwagon was the perfect cherry on the sundae since both Carlee and Weston really just needed people in their corner to get them past their last hurdle in the relationship. I also appreciated how Lyra was able to take time and explore why each of them had trauma and fear of falling in love again. To me, seeing the way Weston overcame his fear and hurt from his last marriage was 100% the best part of this story, not to mention the twist Lyra gave us in regards to his ex-wife! 
 
𝕋𝕙𝕖 π”½π•£π•šπ•–π•Ÿπ•• π•Šπ•šπ•₯𝕦𝕒π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ ws the perfect segue romance into book three which is already heating up in my mind as the TRUEST enemies to lovers romance written by Lyra and I cannot wait! Carlee and Weston were everything I wanted and more and it is sad to see 𝕋𝕙𝕖 π”½π•£π•šπ•–π•Ÿπ•• π•Šπ•šπ•₯𝕦𝕒π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ come to a close…but I cannot wait for what’s in store! 
 
Rating: 100+; Carlee and Weston might be my favorite Lyra Parish couple yet and 𝕋𝕙𝕖 π”½π•£π•šπ•–π•Ÿπ•• π•Šπ•šπ•₯𝕦𝕒π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ absolutely enthralled my heart every page! 
 
Thank you Lyra for the eARC!