A review by kthornette
How to Be the Best Third Wheel by Loridee De Villa

3.0

“Why is it so hard for us to spend time together now? Are they simply tired of our group? Do they laugh more with their boyfriends than they do when we’re together? Is our friendship not interesting enough for them?”

Thank you, Netgalley, for the arc!

Filipino MCs always get bonus points. So do Canadian MCs. So this book scored those right off the bat. Lara is like me for other reasons so I appreciate being attacked. (Fictional men are better, though). I related to her struggles with being a third-wheel and her imposter syndrome. I wish we got more on the latter.

I do like the format of the story with all the tips, but the flow was off. Nothing was cohesive and the parts felt choppy. A lot of the dialogue was cringey, especially with some of the teachers.

Lara, girl, you need new friends. You too, James, but mostly Lara. I know they were there for you in the end, but seriously. And their boyfriends were the same dude in different fonts.

Possible

Spoiler

but I hate how it was very obvious that she’d end up with James from the start. Although it was super cute how they were both third-wheels. They were really cute and I like how they developed through the story. I think this could’ve been a cool fake dating story. But was all the cheating drama necessary? I mean, sure but why? I wanted to like the dude. I do appreciate how this book didn’t make them ultimately end up together by the end. It was different and bittersweet, and I respect that.

But overall, it was a nice and enjoyable book.