I listened to the audio book for my second reading of this lovely friends-to-lovers romance, and this is a really great example of the trope. I typically do not enjoy friends-to-lovers, but here I buy it completely. Hazel is such a glorious mess and I wish I had her in my life. Plus Josh is a scrumptious cinnamon roll who is lucky this hurricane blew in to his life.

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Hazel is the friend who'll make you fall in love with her. She's exuberant, has a fleet of pets, and may burn down your kitchen but it'll be while she tries to make you the best dinner ever. She's been this way her entire life, and she's not interested in being 'dateable.'

So, when Hazel finds out her best friend's brother is her sexy former Teaching Assistant from college, the one she emailed about a paper extension while high on painkillers, she knows they'll never date. Never going to happen. Since he also has a girlfriend, she knows this is the perfect way to gain another best friend.

Josh is a workaholic and is trying to make a long distance relationship work even though his girlfriend doesn't really seem interested in holding up her end of the bargain. Or making an effort to get along with his family, something which his traditional Korean-American mother is pretty annoyed about.

When Hazel blows back into his life, he is powerless to resist her genuine joie de vivre. Despite their completely opposite personalities, Josh and Hazel click. She draws him out of his boring routine. She makes him laugh. She loves his sister, his family. She supports him when he finds out his girlfriend has been cheating on him and they break up.

Hazel even convinces serial monogamist Josh to jump back into the dating pool, by going on double dates. All of which go disastrously. Especially when it seems Josh and Hazel should really be the ones dating...

If you're looking for your next perfect read after The Kiss Quotient, look no further! SUPER DUPER DUPER CUTE, so sexy, and a lovely slow burn.