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The Friend Zone

Written by: Abby Jimenez
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Erin Mallon
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Fall in love with this hilarious and heartwarming USA Today best-selling romantic comedy that LJ Shen calls "an absolute treat".

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.

"Your next favorite romantic comedy...The Friend Zone is that rare beach read with tons of heart that will make you laugh and cry in equal parts." (PopSugar)

"Your next rom-com to obsess and cry over." (Cosmopolitan)

Goodreads Choice Awards nominee - Best Romance, Best Debut

O, The Oprah Magazine Best Romance Novels of the year

Audie Award Finalist

USA Today best seller

Bookish Best Books of the year

SheReads Best Romances of the year

Women's Health Best Romance Novels of the year

Good Housekeeping Best New Books for Summer

PopSugar Best Books of Summer

Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Booklist Starred Review

Booklist Top 10 Romance Debuts of 2019

©2019 Abby Jimenez (P)2019 Hachette Audio
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Military Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Comedy Funny Heartfelt Witty Tearjerking Summer

What the critics say

"The Friend Zone is a deliciously hot, sweet debut full of banter I couldn't get enough of. I loved all the characters, from Kristen and Josh, to the supporting cast, and even Stuntman Mike. This book is an absolute treat." (L.J. Shen, USA Today best-selling author)

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One of my favourite, sweet and funny

Great story, detailed characters you get attached too. Loved the storyline, with moments of laughers and others more heart breaking. Great balance. And the narrators are so good! Easy to read, light romance book, I have no doubt you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.

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Engagin

I listened until it was over. I sometimes get bored with books but this one held my attention.

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Joyful read

Love to see how Abby depicts the struggle of women experiencing infertility. It’s a sensitive subject that doesn’t get discussed a lot.

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Excellent book!

I really enjoyed this book. I listened after listening to the Happily Ever After Playlist, which was in the wrong order but didn’t matter. Both books were so great and I had a hard time putting them down. I look forward to more books by this author.

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OMG! SO GOOD!!

I was hesitant to start this book, but I was hooked as soon as I started it! I finished it in 2 days, that's how good it is!! The story was amazing, it definitely had its ups and downs and curve balls where it would literally make you gasp for air and think WTF!!! It also made me cry 3 times. The writing is impeccable and kept me engaged throughout.

Such a great read!!

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Loved it !!

A friend recommanded that I read this one but I wasn’t sure. So I decided to give it a try as an audio book and I LOVED IT. Best decision ! It was sooo good, the story, the permance, it made me happy and cry. Would definitly recommand !

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Everything but the Woman

I almost gave up on this because of the woman narrator’s very annoying vocal fry. Drove me crazy! But the man’s voice was lovely and the story was so touching. Funny, frustrating, and the happy ending felt earned which isn’t always the case in this genre. I was going to skip the third in this trilogy because it’s the same woman doing the narrating, but I’ve come to love Jimenez’s work so much, I may rethink that.

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- The female narrator is distracting. A lot of vocal fry and a strange inflection at the end of sentences that makes everything sound overly sarcastic
- Main female character is tiresome. Too much of the same obsessive theme
- Main male character was okay but it was disappointing how the author painted firefighters as such jaded professionals, which had almost no relevance to the storyline
- The story held promise initially but felt pretty over the main themes by the end. Didn’t see the twist coming so I guess I’ll give it that

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Narrators were good. The only thing that annoyed me was that the lead female was so whiny. I like strong female leads. Her lack of confidence was too much/overly done. The story line was great but it could have done with less "why me", "he cannot love me" blah blah lol. Some lack of confidence is good of course as that's realistic but it was way too much, to the point thay I skipped those parts.

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A Wonderful Journey

I laughed and I cried along with each chapter. The characters were relatable, and the story felt real. What a wonderful journey!

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