The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez - Restarting April 25th 2021

[Raghad]

Kristen Petersen doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has no room in her life for guys who just don't get her. She's also keeping a big secret: facing a medically necessary procedure that will make it impossible for her to have children.

Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen—especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copeland. He's funny, sexy, never offended by her mile-wide streak of sarcasm, and always one chicken enchilada ahead of her hangry. Even her dog, Stuntman Mike, adores him. The only catch: Josh wants a big family someday. Kristen knows he'd be better off with someone else, but as their attraction grows, it's harder and harder to keep him at arm's length.

The Friend Zone will have you laughing one moment and grabbing for tissues the next as it tackles the realities of infertility and loss with wit, heart, and a lot of sass.

[Raghad]

up to chapter 4
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i like the book so far.
i wonder what's the surgery she will have? and why she called 911 that morning? (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Milly]

onto chapter 15

[Raghad]

chapter 16 (view spoiler)[
they are finally together!
they're so cute together, i hope she tell josh about the pregnancy thing so she can stop being so mean to him and let him make his own decision.
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[Raghad]

chapter 23(view spoiler)[
why did tyler ask her to marry him when she's in love with another man, and she said maybe! i get that he's her safety net but being single is also an option.
this so unfair for josh.
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[Raghad]

chapter 30 (view spoiler)[
she finally told him! that conversation was so emotional.
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[Raghad]

chater 36(view spoiler)[
brandon is dead!
the past five chapters were an emotional roller coaster, i didn't expect to be this moved by what happened, i didn't even know i liked brandon that much.
i was sitting in a family gathering reading the part where josh told kris that brandon had a stroke and i had to go to the bathroom to stop the tears from coming.
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[Raghad]

finished (view spoiler)[
she is pregnant! yay!
it's good to see her mom trying to make their relationship better.
sloan coming to her 'wedding' was so heartwarming
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[Raghad]

Amelia wrote: "onto chapter 15"

what do you think about it so far?

[Maddie]

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Date changed. Restarting May 7th 2020. Happy Reading ☺

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[phoebe]

Starting this one tomorrow :)

[Maddie]

Cool! I've got two thrillers to get through first, hopefully this weekend, and then I'll be into this!

[phoebe]

No worries Maddie! I stayed up until like 4 a.m. tearing through this book and didn't want to get out of bed to get on my laptop and post updates, so I ended up taking notes on my phone so I could update the thread when I woke up XD

Ch 8: (view spoiler)[ Yayyy Josh is staying with her :) (hide spoiler)]

Ch 20: (view spoiler)[ Wow. Her mom is literally the worst. So proud of Josh for standing up to her though! Makes him the perfect match for Kristen :) (hide spoiler)]

Ch 24: (view spoiler)[ Woahhhh what?! Tyler asked Kristen to marry him? And she said MAYBE?? I feel so bad for Josh and really wish she would stop stringing him along :( (hide spoiler)]

Ch 31: (view spoiler)[ Finally!!! Oh my goodness. I'm so happy Kristin finally told Josh about her situation. That was driving me crazy! I like Kristin and get her motives, but I really thought she needed to let Josh make his own decision. (hide spoiler)]

Ch 37: (view spoiler)[ Why did Brandon have to die?? He was one of my fave characters :(( (hide spoiler)]

Finished! (view spoiler)[ Awe yay! I had a feeling she was going to get pregnant :) Super happy with how this book ended and I really enjoyed my time reading it! Only lost a star on my rating because it was getting a little hard to keep watching Kristen push Josh away over and over and over and over again lol (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Oh wow haha that was quick! Idk when I'll read this, I didn't read this weekend like I planned to

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting April 25th 2021. Happy Reading ☺

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[Aly]

Started!

[Aly]

Chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ I wonder why Sloane doesn't like Tyler. Does she think he's lying about being in the military? Or cheating?

Who is the guy trying to break in? That's so scary.

I like how cute she and Josh are. I want them to be together! (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Chapter 23 (view spoiler)[ Why did she tell Tyler maybe?? She doesn't love him, she loves Josh. And he should get to decide for himself if her not being able to have kids is a deal breaker or not. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Chapter 30 (view spoiler)[ I hate that Kristen keeps playing with Josh. Very affectionate and loving, then cold shoulder, rude, acting like she doesn't care. Stop being so immature already. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I understand that Brandon dying was the catalyst to bring Kristen and Josh together, but I wish he would have recovered instead. I don't think it was completely necessary.

I'm glad they were able to have a biological child and then Kristen got the surgery so she's not in pain anymore. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

I'll start this later this week!

[Aly]

Okay :)

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

18%
(view spoiler)[I just can't seem to keep reading this, knowing about the character death. I start this and when the character comes up I get turned off. I'm really trying to continue though. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

Aly wrote: "Chapter 23 [spoilers removed]"


(view spoiler)[EXACTLY, if she's taking a decision that involves the other person, maybe take their feelings regarding the matter into account as well? (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

Aly wrote: "Chapter 30 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Same, at first it was okay, but after like the second time I just wanted Josh to let her stew for a while because it seemed like he was the only one who wanted a relationship out of this in the end (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

Aly wrote: "Finished.."

(view spoiler)[I feel the exact same, and I felt the same the first time as well. Rom-coms do better with near character deaths than actual character deaths...but I just read stuff about the second book, and it turns out that Brandon dying was a given since the second book was actually written first? And it messes up so many of my feelings regarding this book because like all this was already meant to happen!? (hide spoiler)]