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ASIN: B0B64GV7M4
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Release Date: 01-17-2023
Length: 9 hours/ 54 minutes
Jansen Brothers #3
Source: Publisher for Review
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Overview:
Most Anticipated Romance by Goodreads, Buzzfeed, PopSugar, and more!When Harry Met Sally meets 500 Days of Summer in A Guide to Being Just Friends, a playful and emotional romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It.
"Sophie Sullivan’s writing feels like a warm hug.” ―Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk
Hailey Sharp has a one-track mind. Get By the Cup salad shop off the ground. Do literally everything possible to make it a success. Repeat. With a head full of entrepreneurial ideas and a bad ex in her rearview, her one and only focus is living life the way she wants to. No distractions.
Wes Jansen never did understand the fuss about relationships. With a string of lackluster first dates and the pain from his parents’ angry divorce following him around, he’d much rather find someone who he likes, but won’t love. Companionship, not passion, is the name of the game.
When Hailey and Wes find each other in a disastrous meet cute that wasn’t even intended for them, they embarrassingly go their separate ways. But when Wes finds Hailey to apologize for his behavior, they strike up a friendship. Because that’s all this can be. Hailey doesn’t want any distractions. Wes doesn’t want to fall in love.
What could possibly go wrong?
"A joyful, swoony romance full of heart and humor!" ―Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet
My Macmillan Audio Review:
A Guide to Being Just Friends
Jansen Brothers #3
Sophie Sullivan
Sophie Sullivan’s third in her Jansen brothers trilogy is
a hoot, a laugh-out loud one minute emotionally draining the next minute
rom-com that will keep listeners interest from page one until the very last
word. Not only does the audience get catch-ups on the two younger sibs Noah and
Chris and their love interests but get Wes and Hailey’s journey to find their
own HEAs. Wes is an enigma, he’s so smart but is too cerebral to understand
emotions. Hailey on the other hand wears her heart on her sleeve and even
though she’s lost at love before has the courage to at least acknowledge the
chance that love may make another appearance. It’s a sweet storyline with a
flowing narrative, great California settings and wonderful costarring
characters. If you like rom-coms the writing of Kristan Higgins or Susan
Elizabeth Phillips you will love this fantastic novel.
Narration:
The voices of Stephanie Willing and Timothy Andres Pabon were great choices
for Wes and Hailey and all the other characters too. They did an exceptional
job of executing Wes’s cluelessness and Hailey’s unsinkable attitude giving
listeners an advantage over readers.
After a disastrous breakup Hailey Sharp needed to get out of
LA and make a new start and thought what better place than where her beloved
cousin Piper lives in San Verde CA and courageously follows her dream of
opening her own salad shop. Her vow of no men is easy to follow since she’s
busy making new friends and earning customers. That is until she meets a
Hollywood gorgeous numbers guy who turns her head, but who is luckily on the
same page as her and decide that being just friends is the way to go. She’ll
just have to ignore the way he makes her blood heat up.
Wes is the oldest of the three Jansen brothers and spent his
early years protecting his brothers from the toxicity of their parent’s
marriage and subsequent divorce. Now the three brothers are all grown up, have
a successful investment company and the two younger brothers Noah and Chris are
in love. Now Wes doesn’t believe in Happy Ever After but does wish he had some
female companionship but after his disastrous dating app failure deicides to
call it quits. Then he meets a spunky, beautiful, cake loving, salad shop owner
that makes his heart beat faster and decides being besties is the way to have
his cake and eat it too. What could go wrong?
Praise:
"Sullivan charms...a fun, breezy romp." - Publishers Weekly
"Sullivan creates warm and likable leads...A fun, enjoyably light read for fans of the friends-to-lovers trope." - Kirkus
"A cute AF rom-com...playful and surprisingly emotional." - E! News
"A grumpy/sunshine, friends to lovers romance with all the warm and fuzzies of a journey of two friends bringing out the best in each other―this book was simply delightful." - Natasha is a Book Junkie
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I definitely love the sound of this one. And I love that cover!
ReplyDeleteIt was a hoot thanks Maureen for stopping by
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ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
so much fun Anne
DeleteSomeone called it sweet as brownies? Aww
ReplyDeleteyep ;)
DeleteDoes sound like a good audio and of course I love SEP and KH so this is calling me to take a closer look.
ReplyDeleteyes take a look Kathryn
DeleteThis sounds fun and I love that the series is about brothers. Lovely review Debbie!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim
DeleteI am pretty sure that this is something that I would like. Great review!
ReplyDeleteI think you would Carole
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