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🌟🌟🌟 BOOK REVIEW 🌟🌟🌟
Title: A Guide to Being Just Friends
Author: Sophie Sullivan
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book! I didn’t realize that it was the third book in this series but can be read as a stand-alone. It is a slow burn, dual POV, friends to lovers rom-com.
Hailey just moved to San Verde after a harsh break-up from her movie-star boyfriend. He really ruined her self-esteem, making it hard for her to trust others or even think of dating again. After selling her place, she moved to be near her cousin and opened a salad shop called By The Cup.
Wes is a wealthy businessman. He loves video games and secretly wants to design his own. He has had his share of bad breakups (plus some nasty family history) which makes him believe that he cannot fall in love.
Their first meet up was not so nice when he mistook her for the date that stood him up. After their second unexpected meet-up, he realizes his mistake and needs to fix things since Hailey was becoming a part of his inner circle. They quickly became good friends but when they share a kiss and feelings change between them. Hailey wants to become something more while Wes stands his ground of only being friends. He just may lose her (and her friendship) if doesn’t figure out his true feelings!
Overall, this is a really good book! I like the characters and the story. I love that she wants to prove to herself that she can run a successful business but I did find her annoying when she got so upset when others offered to help her. I honestly expected that the “guide” would be more prominent in the book since it was the title of the book. I also feel like the texting conversations should have been in another font/italics for easier reading - that may have been changed? I definitely plan on going back to read the previous books.
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and Sophie Sullivan for the Advanced Readers copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!