A review by racheln23
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Kristen’s toxic trait is that she thinks she should be making other people’s decisions. 

I loved how the book started. I enjoyed Kristen’s bluntness and snarkiness.  I love how her and Josh clicked. It seemed very authentic, but then things started going downhill. 

Kristen was absolutely exhausting. At one point, I literally hated her. 

Also, I really imagined the book being a little bit lighter; I t
was under the impression that K&J were going to be thrown into wedding planning WAY more together and we would see some fun, light, playful, and maybe awkward scenes. But wedding planning was almost non existent. If anything, I’d say that K&J are “thrown into a situation where Kristen ends up being Josh’s boss, and they just can’t avoid blurring professional lines!” (Juk juk juk juk juk!)

The book gets incredibly heavy and I hated that as well (too much ptsd for me). The ending was predictable but I 100% knew what Abby Jimenez’s true message was that wasn’t plot related. So cheers to Ms Jimenez. 

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