Better off Friends
For Macallan and Levi,
it was friends at first sight. Everyone says guys and girls can’t be
just friends, but these two are. They hang out after school, share tons
of inside jokes, their families are super close, and Levi even starts
dating one of Macallan’s friends. They are platonic and happy that way.
Eventually they realize they’re best friends — which wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t keep getting in each other’s way. Guys won’t ask Macallan out because they think she’s with Levi, and Levi spends too much time joking around with Macallan, and maybe not enough time with his date. They can’t help but wonder . . . are they more than friends or are they better off without making it even more complicated?
From romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg comes a fresh, fun examination of a question for the ages: Can guys and girls ever really be just friends? Or are they always one fight away from not speaking again — and one kiss away from true love?
Eventually they realize they’re best friends — which wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t keep getting in each other’s way. Guys won’t ask Macallan out because they think she’s with Levi, and Levi spends too much time joking around with Macallan, and maybe not enough time with his date. They can’t help but wonder . . . are they more than friends or are they better off without making it even more complicated?
From romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg comes a fresh, fun examination of a question for the ages: Can guys and girls ever really be just friends? Or are they always one fight away from not speaking again — and one kiss away from true love?
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A truly delightful book. The last Eulberg I read was fun but too teeny for me (this IS YA. It happens occasionally.) But this book, even though it started with our main characters as 8th graders, was entertaining and engaging and real. Honestly, this book needs to be read by every teen girl - kind of a “Yes, Teenage Boys are REALLY This Idiotic” Manual. I love teenage boys - I had three brothers, now four sons. They are fabulous creatures. But they are also bizarre and testosterone-y at times. I can’t say teenage girls are better, teenagers are all equally unhinged. Sorry, tangent.
A great book, a sweet love story, and the dual authors didn’t bug me at all. I loved Adam, the appropriateness of a certain punch, and may have teared up a bit. A lovely read.
Mom note: As
a mother of readers, I also
want to make a note to myself (and others if they care) why I would or
would not have my children read this book, because honestly, sometimes I
forget. This is a YA book, so everything is within YA strictures.
Violence: none; Profanity: none; Sex: none
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