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A review by claisreading
Best Friends for Never by Teagan Hunter
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
oh miss hunter, how i missed you in second chance territory!
i had a blast with parker and noel. childhood best friends to lovers with second chance will always be my most favorite trope combo and teagan did it so well with them. all that banter and intimacy that even a decade apart couldn't erase, adding longing and angst because of the pain they caused each other — so good!
i liked how it didn't feel like the whole angry/grudge part lasted very long, because they were glad to have each other back in their lives again. it made it sweeter than a lot of second chance romances, and i appreciate that.
another thing i loved, the small town aspect! i love romances set in small towns because of noisy neighbors, people meddling that's always entertaining to see the main characters dealing with, but also that loving support you know they have with everyone from the community, and on 'best friends for never' we have that 1000%. it makes me wish we had more books set in the town, so i could visit again.
and as a sucker for opposite sex friendships, i have to mention axel and parker's relationship! i loved how axel was such an important character throughout the story, and seeing him being there for parker for everything was very touching and cute. more of that in romances, please and thank you!
lastly, all the 'text me baby one more time' parallels were INSANE. i'm kinda hoping teagan will release some kind of bonus content with denver and shep interacting with parker and noel because that would be too good (i'm not above begging)
ARC kindly provided by the publisher through Netgalley.
i had a blast with parker and noel. childhood best friends to lovers with second chance will always be my most favorite trope combo and teagan did it so well with them. all that banter and intimacy that even a decade apart couldn't erase, adding longing and angst because of the pain they caused each other — so good!
i liked how it didn't feel like the whole angry/grudge part lasted very long, because they were glad to have each other back in their lives again. it made it sweeter than a lot of second chance romances, and i appreciate that.
another thing i loved, the small town aspect! i love romances set in small towns because of noisy neighbors, people meddling that's always entertaining to see the main characters dealing with, but also that loving support you know they have with everyone from the community, and on 'best friends for never' we have that 1000%. it makes me wish we had more books set in the town, so i could visit again.
and as a sucker for opposite sex friendships, i have to mention axel and parker's relationship! i loved how axel was such an important character throughout the story, and seeing him being there for parker for everything was very touching and cute. more of that in romances, please and thank you!
lastly, all the 'text me baby one more time' parallels were INSANE. i'm kinda hoping teagan will release some kind of bonus content with denver and shep interacting with parker and noel because that would be too good (i'm not above begging)
ARC kindly provided by the publisher through Netgalley.