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A review by briewhale
The Best Friend Zone by Nicole Snow
3.0
Nicole Snow is an author I’ve been interested in reading for some time. So I jumped at the chance to read an ARC of the Best Friend Zone. I read a lot of romances and, honestly, this one was just okay. I didn’t really connect with the characters or the story. It had it’s moments, but didn’t resonate with me. I doubt I would have finished it if I hadn’t promised to read and review.
I found Tory to be entertaining, but stubborn and petulant. Quinn was a hot alpha, but too overbearing. They both fit these stereotypical, old-fashioned roles. Which made them a great fit for each other. And the story, which picked up slightly at the end, was pretty anticlimactic. At least there was Owl, the real hero of this story! And the goats.
I love a friends-to-lovers trope as much as the next romance enthusiast, but I’ve noticed they seem to go one of two ways: either things move quickly between them because of their already established relationship, or they move super slowly while they debate whether or not to cross that line. This was definitely the latter. It took forever for anything steamy to happen. It was excruciating. But when it did it was full speed ahead.
The description says it’s a standalone, but there are characters that overlap. And the events of the last book are mentioned constantly. I felt out of the loop and got tired of hearing about it. I may read more from this author, but I probably won’t go out of my way to do so. Turns out I’m not really into country guys or farm towns or even light suspense. But if that’s your jam, you’ll like this.
I found Tory to be entertaining, but stubborn and petulant. Quinn was a hot alpha, but too overbearing. They both fit these stereotypical, old-fashioned roles. Which made them a great fit for each other. And the story, which picked up slightly at the end, was pretty anticlimactic. At least there was Owl, the real hero of this story! And the goats.
I love a friends-to-lovers trope as much as the next romance enthusiast, but I’ve noticed they seem to go one of two ways: either things move quickly between them because of their already established relationship, or they move super slowly while they debate whether or not to cross that line. This was definitely the latter. It took forever for anything steamy to happen. It was excruciating. But when it did it was full speed ahead.
The description says it’s a standalone, but there are characters that overlap. And the events of the last book are mentioned constantly. I felt out of the loop and got tired of hearing about it. I may read more from this author, but I probably won’t go out of my way to do so. Turns out I’m not really into country guys or farm towns or even light suspense. But if that’s your jam, you’ll like this.