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A review by elle_lit_zabeth
Cole and Laila Are Just Friends by Bethany Turner
1.5
This was NOT good. And when you read this, know that friends to lovers is my favorite trope.
I really didn’t like that the characters were completely platonic until almost 85% of the book and then the author tried to throw down our throat that “they were in love with e/o since they were 11 years old”. NOPE, I refuse that you try to tell me and not show me. I need proof. I need emotions. I need memories and shared moments.
The fact that the story switches from 1st POV in Laila’s chapters to 3rd POV in Cole’s chapters made me completely lose it. How can that be?? Where are the betas? I was completely lost and disconnected from the characters.
The writing style overall really didn’t do it for me. It goes like this: Laila says things like “My dress was green like a cucumber” and then 30 PAGES of some absolutely boring anecdotes about that one time she ate a cucumber to FINALLY return to what’s happening.
Okay, I’m going to stop writing this review because I'm starting to feel angry.
Anyway. Some moments were cute. I guess.
Although I was the very target for this friends-to-lovers romance, I unfortunately didn’t enjoy this book at all.
I really didn’t like that the characters were completely platonic until almost 85% of the book and then the author tried to throw down our throat that “they were in love with e/o since they were 11 years old”. NOPE, I refuse that you try to tell me and not show me. I need proof. I need emotions. I need memories and shared moments.
The fact that the story switches from 1st POV in Laila’s chapters to 3rd POV in Cole’s chapters made me completely lose it. How can that be?? Where are the betas? I was completely lost and disconnected from the characters.
The writing style overall really didn’t do it for me. It goes like this: Laila says things like “My dress was green like a cucumber” and then 30 PAGES of some absolutely boring anecdotes about that one time she ate a cucumber to FINALLY return to what’s happening.
Okay, I’m going to stop writing this review because I'm starting to feel angry.
Anyway. Some moments were cute. I guess.
Although I was the very target for this friends-to-lovers romance, I unfortunately didn’t enjoy this book at all.