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A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you SMP Romance and NetGalley for the eARC of A Guide to Being Just Friends!  All opinions in this review are my own.

When I first started reading A Guide to Being Just Friends, I realized I like the friends to lovers trope better when the two people have been friends for a long time because it makes more sense that they are reluctant to share their feelings. When two characters meet and obviously like each other but then just decide to be friends, I feel like I spend the book just waiting for them to finally get together. Their reasons for remaining friends doesn't have as much weight compared to if they had years of history.

That being said, Sophie Sullivan was able to write two amazing characters in Hailey and Wes that I didn't mind waiting for them to get together.  It's hard to compare Hailey and Wes's story with Grace and Noah's story but the third book and final book in the Jansen Brothers series brought just as much charm as the second one.  I'm sad to see this series over with but I'm excited for whatever Sullivan is working on next!