3.5 Stars (Sorry, I just couldn't handle what happened to Bear!)

Okay, so this book has a story behind it. A long, long time ago two friends agreed to read this as a buddy read. Well one day, one of the friends picked this book up and read it without the other! (Shocking, I know)…Friend 2 was a little hurt. They had all these plans to read together and chat while reading and in that moment, the plans were gone! *poof* This caused a great rift between the friends (not really). So fast forward a few years, the friends have made up (a minute after the bombshell was dropped) and they had the BRILLIANT idea *sarcasm* to do a Year of PIFY (Pick It For You)! (In actuality, this was a HORRIBLE idea)…and this book was picked for Friend 2 by Friend 1. Needless to say, all those hurt feelings came back (they really didn’t) and Friend 2 was nervous going into this book.

Ok, so all of that actually happened. This book was picked for me, by Nikki and while I was excited (I was finally going to read it!!!), I was also nervous. Not because it had anything to do with the book itself, or hurt feelings (there weren’t any), but because this is March aka month 3 of the PIFY year and, well….it hasn’t been going well. January was a bust and February was a failure. So we haven’t had the best track record. So after much procrastination, I started this book.

It was pretty much what I expected. It was a fun, friends to lovers story. There were some surprises (some good, some bad) but overall, this was a success!!!

I enjoyed the way the friendship developed between Nik and Tina. I loved how nervous she was when the officially met, the way she immediately put him in the friend-zone and how their two groups slowly became one giant group of friends. I also loved their group get-togethers. But, I also liked the moments when it was just Nik and Tina. And the steam factor…definitely hot!

I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have a few issues (and there were a few)…one was that while I enjoyed the friendship between Nik and Tina, I also kept wishing that they would just talk to each other and stop assuming that the other one wasn’t interested in more than friendship. They’re not mind readers, TALK PEOPLE!!! The other issue I had was the death of Tina’s pet. That’s an issue for me. I just can’t take it and consequently, I ended up crying (twice) and having to walk away from the book for a while both times.

Other than that, I really did enjoy the story and I must also confess that I’m completely taken with Ghost and can’t wait to read his book. I’m not convinced that Tina’s friend Nat is the girl for him, but…we shall see!

3.75

Oh what a fun book, I loved all the funny! I want to be besties with Tina. I think everyone should have a Tina in their life. Kind, caring and an overall good person who just wants people to be happy. Nik, such a hottie and a great guy. This book reminds me of the show Friends. Great get togthers and the camaraderie, so awesome! I can't wait to dive into the next book!

Cheesy and silly most of the time, Friend-zoned captivated me somehow.
Their friendship was so sweet!!!

Aurora put lots of cliches in this novel, but I'm a sucker for those too.

Spoiler

We have: crazy stalker, she-devil with fake cheating, dramatic past, pet killing by said stalker, kidnapping, male MC pushing female MC away because she's too drunk and doesn't want to take advantage.

Enjoy

This book could have been written better than what the author has done. Some of the words used in the book really didn't fit the book very well. Using the word, "Yay!" in a book is not my cup of tea.I do believe that the story itself was great and I will continue on to read the next book. I just hope the author can do a little better next time.

I loved this book. It started out as a cutesy chick-lit but then turned into a Kristen Ashley book halfway through so I loved it! Funny sweet heroine and alpha male who still has sense of humor and feelings too. I was going to give it four stars but since the author at least gave us a few cock sightings ( not a huge cock count but good enough) I gave it 5 stars. Some people have had a problem with the typos and the medical mistakes in regards to the hemophilia ( I'm a nurse I know since the gene that is missing, is carried on the X chromosome, and is responsible for the disorder that there are virtually hardly any women with the disorder but it's not impossible. If our heroine had this disorder she would be getting transfusions all the time) But for a good independent book I can overlook all of that. I have to say this was the best .99 cents I ever spent!

Jim and Tina were a cute couple. They start out as friends and their relationship slowly evolves into something more. Cute story.

awful! childish, annoying, and stupid.
Can't stand this cheerleading-talk.

dnf.

**Re-read rating: 4 stars**
**Original rating: 5 stars**

Amazingly accurate on all counts. Hilarious in every way that it just touch hearts. Something everyone can relate too, after all it's about being friend-zoned.