Date published: May 29, 2016, 302 pages
Publisher: Self-published
Blurb: August and Ethan have been best friends since the day they met at Ethan’s seventh birthday party. And now, twelve years on, their friendship continues to grow. But after magic, fame, money and an unexplained miracle in a car accident, August realizes maybe she wants to be more than just friends.
There was so much hype with this book on twitter. It kept popping in my timeline and the photo of an excerpt from the book got me hook. Fortunately, I won a kindle copy in a giveaway. Keep reading for the book review and rating below. :)
Two words about this book: predictable and cliche. Three more words about this book: full of fluff.
Just Friends revolved around two childhood friends who became lovers. I was able to know just from reading the blurb that Ethan Knight and August Bishop were going to end up with each other. Yes, it was that predictable. Yet I still wanted to take a ride on the KnightShop ship’s journey to love. See what I did there? Anyways, the story was also full of fluff - boy meets girl; childhood to lovers- kind of fluff. Typical and the first 50 pages of the book was too sweet I think I got cavities.
Besides, the friendship of the leads was borderline couple-ish. It was evident from the first time they met that Ethan liked August. And in the long run, his feelings grew stronger. August, the rising actress, on the other hand, was in denial for a very long time. But a twist of faith made August realize that she indeed have romantic feelings for Ethan. BUT, **spoiler alert** when she realized it, Ethan was already in a relationship with August’s co-star, Eleanor. But rest assured, KnightShop ship sails.
Furthermore, there are some points where I got confused. **spoiler alert** For example, why would Ethan date another girl if he is so sure of his feelings? And also, why was the switch trick in the accident so vaguely explained? In addition, there was very little character development with the leads. I believe, Max (Ethan’s and August’s other friend) was the only one who actually had a character development. Honestly, I was a little bit disappointed with the story because the plot went on an unrealistic turn of rise to riches. Another concern for me is that the book had some error in its grammar and spelling but that isn’t a surprise since the book is self-published
Overall, it was an easy read and okay though it’s not on my recommended list. I give it 2 stars.
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