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A review by samanthafab
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
3.0
I need time to process this one....
I have loved everything I've read by Abby Jimenez. This book is still well written and made me cry and I did enjoy it. However.
The miscommunication trope is rampant. Litterally one conversation could have saved SO much. It was to the point where she was just blatantly cruel and stringing him along.
Now let's talk about the infertility stuff, but I'll throw it behind a spoiler.
Basically, she's choosing to get a hysterectomy because her life is literally miserable from always bleeding/cramping to the point where she's often in the hospital. But he makes an offhand comment one day about wanting lots of babies "The old fashioned way" so she refuses to be in a relationship with him or tell him about her issues.
From the beginning, I said "If she ends up pregnant, and that's how they get together, I will riot". I will give credit that they do get together/get married before they find out she's pregnant. But it was just so frustrating. Why does that have to be the HEA? I know they had agreed to do surrogacy before they discovered this, but why couldn't that be their HEA? It would have been nice for surrogacy or adoption be celebrated in this more.
Anywho. Will still read the next book. It will proabably also make me cry.
I have loved everything I've read by Abby Jimenez. This book is still well written and made me cry and I did enjoy it. However.
The miscommunication trope is rampant. Litterally one conversation could have saved SO much. It was to the point where she was just blatantly cruel and stringing him along.
Now let's talk about the infertility stuff, but I'll throw it behind a spoiler.
Spoiler
Basically, she's choosing to get a hysterectomy because her life is literally miserable from always bleeding/cramping to the point where she's often in the hospital. But he makes an offhand comment one day about wanting lots of babies "The old fashioned way" so she refuses to be in a relationship with him or tell him about her issues.
From the beginning, I said "If she ends up pregnant, and that's how they get together, I will riot". I will give credit that they do get together/get married before they find out she's pregnant. But it was just so frustrating. Why does that have to be the HEA? I know they had agreed to do surrogacy before they discovered this, but why couldn't that be their HEA? It would have been nice for surrogacy or adoption be celebrated in this more.
Anywho. Will still read the next book. It will proabably also make me cry.