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The Friend Zone
The Friend Zone | Abby Jimenez
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OriginalCyn620
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Catsandbooks 🩵💙 3mo
Eggs Perfection 💙📘🩵 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 💙🩵 3mo
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DebinHawaii
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#Rushathon #SeriesLove2023

I fell into Abby Jimenez‘s books earlier this year after seeing her TikTok posts about her dogs (Stuntman Mike,pictured, is in this one). I enjoyed her Part of Your World Series earlier this year so I gave this prior series (The Friend Zone) a try. This is Book 1 & while I didn‘t love the MC always & a plot twist bummed me out & made me😭overall, I enjoyed it & will read the next 2 as my library e-book holds come in.

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 5mo
Gissy 🐶🤎🤎🤎 5mo
TheSpineView Well done! 5mo
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peanutnine
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Wow okay this book destroyed me. I did not expect to cry so much 😭 Kristen's struggle with her debilitating periods & coming to terms with infertility is emotional & raw. She & Josh have such a sweet friendship while fighting their attraction to each other. I was only frustrated that she kept so much a secret for so long.
My first Jimenez but not my last. Coming prepared with tissues next time
#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
TWs 👇🏻

peanutnine TW: infertility, car accident, death 7mo
TheSpineView Perfect!🌞 7mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 7mo
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Laughterhp
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I read my first Abby Jimenez book and then went through 95% of her backlist.

Read this one since it was the first in the Friend Zone series. But it triggered me for what happened to Sloan‘s fiancé. So it made it a lower pick for me. I didn‘t realize it was a trigger for me until it unexpectedly happened.

I liked Kristen and Josh. I like how her books handle some serious topics too. I‘m definitely going to start following this author.

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Pigpen_Reads
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I loved this book. The characters, the interaction. THAT PLOT TWIST! 😭 It was an amazing book to read. Iys a keeper for sure!

#LitsyReads

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Pigpen_Reads
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My April #Bookspin TBR.
Time is flying by! 🐰🐣
#Roll100

@TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 12mo
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OriginalCyn620
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Oh @Soubhiville I ❤️ everything in my #muglove23 package! The book has been on my tbr for a long time and the bookmarks are so cute! And you really couldn‘t have picked two better flavors of hot chocolate. 😋

And I adore the mug…tigers are one of my favorite animals! 🐅

Thanks for hosting such a great swap @Cinfhen @TheKidUpstairs 😄

Cinfhen Yay!!!it‘s wonderful!! Enjoy it all 😄 13mo
Soubhiville I‘m so glad you like the mug. I Litsy stalked you a bit for an idea 😁. Enjoy! 13mo
TheKidUpstairs I love tigers too, that mug is so lovely for a warm cuppa on a winter's day! 13mo
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OneCent76
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I did like the book but I did NOT like Kristen at all. Josh wanted a real relationship with her and she treated him horribly for quite a while. She did it to protect him and his future but if they had just communicated it would have been better. Still a good book worth reading

Reggie Lol I loved this book. 14mo
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TheDaysGoBy
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Spent my lunch finishing up this one with my Chris Evans bookmark and my kitty Sam. I liked it. I‘m not sure I was always in love with Kristen as a character but overall I did enjoy it

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I felt the same!! 1y
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TheDaysGoBy
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Look at the bookmark I made myself to go with my next read. I‘ve only become a fan of Chris Evans in the last year but man what a time for it to happen.

It‘s a larger bookmark than I typically go for, but considering the eye candy involved, I‘ll live 😂

Read4life Love the bookmark. And Chris Evans 🤓💙 1y
OriginalCyn620 I love Evans so much! He‘s the best, IMO! Love the bookmark. 1y
TheDaysGoBy @Read4life Thanks! He‘s a hunk for sure, but also seems so human/down to earth. It was super easy to fall in love with him 1y
TheDaysGoBy @OriginalCyn620 Thank you! I completely agree. I watched all the Marvel movies for the first time ever so my love kinda started there but I recognized by the end how amazing he‘d done as Captain America and evolving the character that I sought out his other stuff. Pretty much watched everything he‘s been in and he was a delight in each one. Such a good actor! 1y
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TamTracy
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Loved this book! I love the way Abby Jimenez writes. She keeps me totally intrigued in the story. I actually accidentally read the second book in this series first and loved that one too! Now I have to go find the third one! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“I am not drunk. I‘m just talking in cursive.”

#AlphabetGame
#LetterF

Share one of your favorites books beginning with f 📚 tag me 📚 tag friends

Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 2y
Allylu Where can I get the beautiful letters? 2y
SilversReviews Can you share the “plain” F please. 2y
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holly.langhorst I tried to find the original post for this game but I couldn't find it. 😅 I didn't want to post the wrong letters on the wrong day. 😂 2y
Susanita I‘m with @SilversReviews in requesting plain versions of the letters please. 2y
iread2much That‘s funny 😆 2y
rubyslippersreads I‘m having trouble finding plain versions too. 2y
SilversReviews I‘m glad I‘m not the only one who couldn‘t find today‘s letter. 😊 2y
Cinfhen Thanks friend for the tag xxx 2y
melissajayne Added; will move it up the TBR list. 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @melissajayne it‘s first in a series! 💙 2y
melissajayne @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I also have the second book; Kaytee on Currently Reading recommended the books a couple years ago. 2y
Eggs 💞💞 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I‘ve read the first one and loved it! #Romcom is usually not my thing! Love these fun covers!

#ArtfulAugust

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Hazel2019 I was about to say! Such a fun looking display! 2y
BooksNBowls Her book Part of Your World is on my August forecast! Never read anything by her, but the cover is bright! Can‘t wait to dive in! 😁 2y
GinaKButler I LOVED The Happily Ever After Playlist! 2y
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Eggs They look fun 🤩 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @BooksNBowls I need to stack that one!! 2y
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coffeebooksandchaos
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This book caught me off-guard. I was prepared for a rom-com, which it was. But it was also a brutally honest look at infertility, periods, the challenge women face in getting proper healthcare and much more. Above all, it is a treatise on friendship and those who are there when the whole world crumbles around you. Romance, humor, heartbreak…this book has it all!

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Finishing this one up today! I have to say that I did not see this ending coming 💔

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I couldn‘t decide which books to bring on vacation so I just filled the bag!!

Have you read any books that would be a great beach 🏖 read?

#LitsyLove

Zuhkeeyah Totally done that before 😆. Good beach read: 2y
ItsAnotherJen Bag o'books! 🙂 2y
Elizabeth2 Last year on vacation my friend and I buddy read Beach Read by Emily Henry. Loved it, and perfect for the beach! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Zuhkeeyah thank you!! Stacked! 📚 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Elizabeth2 it‘s on my shelf!! 2y
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“You told me to go to hell and made me look forward to the trip.”

I‘m loving this book!! 💜💐💙

kspenmoll I am so glad you found a book to love!!! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @kspenmoll me too!! I‘ve been in such a slump 😮 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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If you watched Big Bang does Kristen‘s mom remind you of Leonard‘s mom?! I just keep picturing her and her attitude!! 😵🥴

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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A little light reading with Yellowstone on in the background! Of course I‘m distracted when I look up and see Rip 🤣💙 If you know, you know!

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Help!! I‘m still in a reading rut! I‘m enjoying the tagged book, but it‘s just not capturing my attention. I want a book that I can‘t put down!! What are your suggestions! What was your last 5 star book?! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟

#LitsyLove

Bookwormjillk I loved The Lioness, and Book Lovers was super fun 2y
dylanisreading I'm in the same boat, unfortunately. It's frustrating. 😔 2y
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jenniferw88 But I think this one might be my top read of 2022 2y
AkashaVampie @dylanisreading have u guys tried rereading one of ur loved books? Sometimes that helps. 2y
AkashaVampie @dylanisreading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks or u could try watching some booktubers to get back in the mood. Or read a very small book, maybe a cozy. 2y
Maria514626 Argh! That‘s the worst! Some favorites: Becoming Eve, Child 44, and Ambulance Girl. And The Elegance of the Hedgehog. ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @RaeLovesToRead one of my favorites 💚💚 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dylanisreading it‘s the worst! I hope you find something too! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @AkashaVampie good idea!! I may do that! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @jenniferw88 this one looks good and I love the cover! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dylanisreading I saw that Circe is on your tbr and it‘s really good! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Bookwormjillk @RaeLovesToRead @dylanisreading @jenniferw88 @AkashaVampie @Maria514626 thank y‘all! I‘m beginning to think something is wrong with me! I‘m not enjoying any of the popular books right now 😫 I started True Biz and just blah 😑 2y
dylanisreading @AkashaVampie I haven't tried rereading yet, but I have been watching booktubers! 2y
AkashaVampie @dylanisreading hopefully that will help. Do u have an Amazon account. Try browsing on there for a kindle read. 2y
dylanisreading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I'll have to request it from the library. Thanks! 2y
AkashaVampie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ur welcome sweetie. Hope u can get back into some good books. 2y
dylanisreading I saw that The Girl from Widow Hills is on your tbr. I remember really getting into that one. Good luck finding something! 2y
Maria514626 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks There‘s nothing wrong with you! We all hit those slumps where everything is meh. It‘s unnerving. 😱 2y
sblbooks I just finished a Christian non-fiction. 5🌟 it was amazing, so many great quotes! 2y
Larkken I‘m there with you! The summer solstice is not treating us well! I think I might pick up this old and loved book to get me out of my rut… 2y
Jnb2012 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks last 5 star I read was Sundial by Catriona Ward 2y
Jnb2012 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks or Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney was a good thriller too. 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jnb2012 I‘ll look it up! Thank you! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jnb2012 I loved that one! 2y
CoffeeNBooks This one, and the second one is just as good (if not better)! 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Just started this one! Loving it so far!! 💙📚

wanderinglynn I love Abby Jimenez‘s books. ❤️ 2y
Clwojick Her books always break my heart in the best possible way. 💖 2y
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KimberlyJuracich
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I literally just finished this book!!! This is legit the best book I have read this year. So funny!!! I haven‘t even got all my thoughts together yet but please read this book!!

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Rachel.Rencher
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I splurged on a new reading blanket today. 😍 Much better.

Bklover Oooh, I am a blanket person too! That‘s beautiful and looks so soft! 2y
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Kar2b
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I‘ve now read all 3 of Abby‘s books in this series, and she‘s become a must-buy author. She features strong, realistic women with real world problems. The men are well rounded too. Sure, maybe everyone is described as gorgeous or hot, but then again, isn‘t attractiveness what often draws us in first? The canine companions are a bonus - I love stuntman mike! This photo is a nod to the hoodie status in relationships - if you read it, you know. 😂

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Kaylamburson
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This was another super sweet and sexy romance, but it also has dimension. The characters have real flaws and go through real-life hardships, and it makes the love story all the sweeter. I cried with both sadness and happiness throughout most of the last quarter of the book. I'm excited to read Jimenez's other books, and I've already downloaded one!

wanderinglynn I love her books. The next one, The Happily Ever After Playlist, is my fave of the 3. 2y
Kaylamburson Ohh good! That's the one I just downloaded on audio and plan to start tomorrow morning while everyone is still sleeping! @wanderinglynn 2y
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I loved the complexity of it's characters & their relationships. Kristen's reluctance to share the truth with Josh gets really frustrating, but the way he handles it, & the way the other characters in the book do as well, felt realistic & not part of some glossy romantic fantasy. Like the other books in this series, the emotional complexity in this one kept me so invested that I devoured this book.
#1 Life's too short
#2 HEAP
#3 The Friend Zone

wanderinglynn Love this series! 💜 3y
damselsgotballs @wanderinglynn Yes!! And Jimenez says there are going to be atleast 6 books in it. The 4th is Part lf Your World. At this point, I'll read anything she writes.😍🍁💜 3y
wanderinglynn Oh, I hadn‘t heard that. But I agree—if she writes it, I‘ll read it! 💜💜💜 (edited) 3y
Zuhkeeyah So happy to hear there will be more of this series! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Stacked!! 📚 2y
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BookDragon25
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Really cute read i enjoyed it
⭐⭐⭐⭐ star read for me

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dariazeoli
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The last quarter or so of this book? Ouch.

wanderinglynn Love these books. 💜 3y
Reggie I loved this book. 3y
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BookInMyHands
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I think you get the plot from the title, so…

I read this book out of order, which was kind of a bummer since I knew about a significant episode in the plot. But it was still enjoyable.

Jimenez‘s romance packs a gut punch somewhere along the way, so if you like a little in the mix, this author is for you.

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maich
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Here is my #may #bookreport
7 books and 3 audiobooks.
2 romance, 2poetry, 1middle grade, 1sci-fi, 1historical fiction, 2collections of short stories, and 1nonfiction.

Erotika (Erotica) is a classic collection of poetry from our important author Ivan Cankar.

Favourite book was The Friend Zone. So emotional and heart breaking.

Update: I updated my post because I share the wrong picture first time🙈
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maich TW: Both romance were great, emotional, and ugly cry. Character from both books struggle with infertility and high risk pregnancy. The same situation as I 4years ago.😥 3y
maich I read The Haunting of Maddy Claire for #SundayBuddyRead but didn't participate in discusion. @TheBookHippie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 3y
TheBookHippie ♥️ 3y
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maich @TheBookHippie ❤❤😘 3y
Gissy Amazing! 📚📚📚📚🎉🎉🎉🎉 3y
maich @Gissy Thanks😘 3y
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wanderinglynn
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I loved Josh & Kristen‘s story. Kristen is the BFF I want or at least want to be. She was hysterical. And Josh is the guy I wish I could find. 💜

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I thought this was super cute and I loved the romance and the friendship. I thought Kristen was annoyingly stubborn at times for not wanting to be with Josh. I did find this book to be a satisfying read. I do want to warn that the last bit of the book is on the heavy side.
#bookreview #review #bookstagram #bibliophile #litsy #littens #chicklit

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Scochrane26
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I don‘t have high expectations for romance books—I expect them to use the same tropes & be a comfort read. I rated this a pick because I liked the characters & most of the story. I don‘t think it will be a favorite though. As usual with many romances, the conflict can be fixed with communication, & I felt the MC took way too long to communicate.

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Scochrane26
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1. Tagged & The Body Keeps the Score
2. The Glass Castle
3. The Midnight Library
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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TheLucindaLife
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I was not expecting to love this book and these characters so much. I spent the last third of the book crying tears of sadness and happiness. What a roller coaster. I love love loved this book.

TheLucindaLife Also, usually vows in movies or books always seem contrived, predictable, and unfeeling to me but these felt more real. I cried when she said “You will never have to chase me again,“ and again when he promised to take care of Sloan forever, both to honor Kristen and his best friend, Brandon. 3y
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Emmybird01
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5/5 for this contemporary romance! This book was just so good. I didn‘t know I would cry. I laughed too. I loved Kristen. She was so feisty and lovely. Josh was the hot guy that will take care of you. They were so perfect. I loved their banter. I definitely recommend this.

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GeauxGetLit
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My takeaways: I don‘t technically believe in love at first sight, but I do think you know when you meet the right person you are meant to be with happens VERY quickly! Friendship is crucial in finding that love, two people must have the same interests and values and likes to make it an everlasting love. When you find that person, don‘t hold back life is too short! #reading #books #bookreview #romcom #fiction #read #book #reads

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I'm obsessed with this new-to-me genre of easy going contemporary romance. So I stocked up at the library and am jumping in today.

Moonprismpower I‘m seeing and buying a lot more of these now as I buy books for my library. But I haven‘t been a fan of the cover art, it‘s kind of blah to me. But I am happy that I‘m seeing more of it as well because I‘m kind of getting tired of buying all the murder thriller mystery books I mean not every book has to have someone who dies in it. 3y
Wildly_Bookish I mostly agree, and although the covers are sometimes plain, the bright colors look really nice together on my shelf. 3y
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This book wrecked me...in the best way. As a woman with fertility and reproductive issues, to see the topic handled with such raw emotion and vulnerability was such a gut punch; I saw so much of myself in Kristen. The humor and wit balance the emotion so skillfully. I finished this in a matter of hours. Five stars. Hands down.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Finished this in one day. I didn‘t love the cool girl motif at the beginning, but the characters grew on me and the story really sucked me in. I will say, there should be some major trigger warnings: infertility issues and major motor vehicle accident. #read2020

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Marni
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From here until the end of my winter vacation I plan on only reading romance novels. I currently have three borrowed on Libby. Starting this one now. #read2020

rachelm Awesome plan! 3y
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alisiakae
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Mehso-so

The annoying thing about this book is I liked the author‘s writing style, and think I would have enjoyed it more if it didn‘t have the sexist and problematic elements. The internalized misogyny grated on me.

I really empathized with Kristen, and 🙌🏽 for a book that talks about periods and chronic illness. As an #endowarrior, I really related to that aspect. But the cool girl trope was 🙄🙄.

CaliforniaCay Ooooh I'm not big on romances but having recently had the big surgery myself I would actually like to read a book that features a character going through that! Stacked! 3y
alisiakae @CaliforniaCay that‘s one of the reasons why I picked it up! I have endometriosis, and had a hysterectomy almost 2 years ago. #hystersister 💞 I would add a TW for fertility issues, ans if it wasn‘t for the afterword, I probably would have hated one of the twists. 3y
CaliforniaCay I'm honestly considering writing a book about my experience with fibroids because I didnt realize how common that and endometriosis were until I went through it. Wish it was discussed more. Any other books you can think of that handle hysterectomy experiences, feel free to tag me! 3y
BayouGirl85 I preferred The Happily Ever After Playlist from this author. 3y
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alisiakae
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The author of The Friend Zone is also the owner of Nadia Cakes, of Food Network fame.

She mentions Nadia Cakes in Chapter 34. Do you think it is clever, cute, or cringy for the author to name drop her own bakery in the novel?

Julsmarshall I loved it! 3y
alisiakae @Julsmarshall Imm not loving the book, but I liked the nod to Nadia Cakes! 3y
MallenNC The bakery gets mentioned in The Happy Ever After Playlist (which I didn‘t know was a sequel when I started) and I didn‘t know it was her bakery until I got to the author bio at the end. (edited) 3y
alisiakae @MallenNC I almost read Happy ever Playlist first, but did realize it was a sequel. I‘m still going to give that one a listen, ans hope that the things I didn‘t like about her first book don‘t appear in the second. 3y
MallenNC @4thhouseontheleft I liked it, and the fact that it was a sequel ended up being ok for me. It did have one of my romance pet peeves, though. I hate couples who just fall apart as people when they are not together. 3y
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alisiakae
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This started strong, but 1/2 way in I am really starting to dislike it. Too many problematic tropes and sexism.

Since I‘m listening to it while doing other things, I‘m torn between bailing or not. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Starting to feel a slide into my spring pandemic, I can‘t stand every book I pick up mood. 😩 Or maybe, it‘s just that this book sucks?

DGRachel Bail. Find something you enjoy. 3y
Jas16 I didn‘t really like this one and am all for you finding something that you enjoy. 3y
alisiakae @DGRachel I ended up continuing to listen, and am almost done. Jimenez is a good writer, or at least she writes conversations well, but the whole book is a bit of a hot mess that I find hard to look away from. 😂 3y
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alisiakae
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It‘s a busy week, and I just started this light 🎧 📖 to listen to while I work. So far, it‘s exactly what I was looking for, an engaging story that doesn‘t involve a lot of mental energy to follow, and keeps me motivated during the work day 🤣.

A lot of reviews slam the ending as cringy and awful, which makes me wonder what I‘m in for.

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salome.a.roberts
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I enjoyed it. Like the format on how we can see the events on both points of view.

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Sharanya
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YIKES. 1st, there is a LOT of internalized misogyny — the “cool girl/not like other girls” trope, + gender-specific generalizations like “a lot of women cheat when their men are deployed.” 2nd, the last third of this book is absolutely atrocious. There‘s a terrible, unnecessary plot point, & an even worse ending. Ugh. Basically, a story that is meant to uplift women who struggle with fertility slaps them in the face instead. ★☆☆☆☆.

CoveredInRust Was thinking about reading this one hoping it would tackle the crappy term that is "friend zone"... glad to see your reasons behind not liking it. Don't think I'll bother. 3y
Sharanya @CoveredInRust yeah, the title is one of the things I couldn‘t work out about this novel — nobody in the book is ever, at all, in “the friend zone” 🙄. Def would steer clear! 3y
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Sharanya
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#currentlyreading | please let this be better than my last read!

Julsmarshall I really liked it, hope you do too! (edited) 3y
Sharanya @Julsmarshall thanks, fingers crossed 🤞🏽! 💕 3y
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