If I can’t be a part of their couple, I want to be invited to their #NetlfixParty. Kristen-plus-Josh-equals-love convinced me. I don’t need secret princess fantasies or time travel (although when done well, you know I’m a fan), but what I do need is a convincing love story. The story never shifted into melodrama.Īnd despite reading romance as an escape from the stress of real life, I like my romances to be real, to quote the iconic Cheryl Lynn. Even when the book took a heavy emotional turn - with a debilitating female psychical ailment that so many of us can relate to, the characters were true to themselves and the story.
What I loved so much about The Friend Zone is the complexity of its characters and their connections. “It’s just that you’re perfect, and my heart hurts.” What was an easy relationship over the phone will now be real life, and she’s not sure she’s ready for it. Oh that! He’s about to come home from being deployed overseas and Kristen is freaked. Especially considering Kristen has a boyfriend. Kristen and Josh acknowledge that they find each other attractive, but their friendship truly came first - and not just for the sake of hooking up. And that’s truly what they are - best friends. They have to see each other all the time, right? Well, not in my personal experience, but it makes a nice excuse for their fast blooming friendship. Each of their respective best friends - Sloan and Brandon - are getting married, and Kristen and Josh are the maid of honor and best man, natch. Dogs just know.Īfter their requisite meet-cute, Kristen and Josh are pretty much inseparable. He isn’t fazed at all by Kristen’s would-be weirdness, and most importantly, her dog loves him. Josh is similarly the kind of love interest we’re always looking for. She’s not afraid to house a Big Mac, and of course, she’s flawed. She’s sassy, but not in a fake, trying too hard way. What could go wrong? Everything, and that is what makes the story worth reading. The blurb for this book sounds similar to a lot of other romance books - a girl and a guy, neither looking for a relationship, but what the heck, let’s be friends with benefits.
“Well, we’re friends with benefits, right?” In order to prepare for that release, let’s dive into why The Friend Zone is such a treat.
Her 2019 release (and debut!), The Friend Zone, was one of my favorite books from last year and she has a new book out this spring. New-ish author Abby Jimenez is proving that she deserves to have a spot at that table too. Anything we cad add to the pillars of swoony goodness. You probably know what they are by now: pretty much anything by Christina Lauren and The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. At The Cool Table, we have a few romance books that we’d love all others to live up to.
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