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Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg

Better off Friends
Author: Elizabeth Eulberg
Publication: February 25, 2014
By: Point
Amazon | Goodreads
4 Stars!

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?


This was my first Elizabeth Eulberg book and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on more of her words! 

What I Liked: I love how significant this cover is! (I'm a cover dork, I can't help it.) This is a super cute story that takes an honest look at the ins and outs of friendship with the opposite sex. Macallan (loved the unique name) and Levi are best friends who meet in seventh grade and their relationship plays out over the course of five years. It's told through their alternating POVs and peppered with a running commentary that takes place in the present. Both are witty, funny and thoroughly entertaining characters!

Levi is laid back and craves attention while Macallan is confident and pulls no punches. Except for that one time... They balance each other out and it's obvious to everyone that they care very deeply for one another, but neither Macallan nor Levi seems ready or willing to take the leap from "friends" to something "more" because it could mess everything up. 

And that would totally suck. 

Like any relationship, these two experience plenty of ups and downs, a few of which made my heart hurt. It takes awhile for them to figure it all out and get on the same page. But they do eventually, and it's a lot of fun to watch.

What Left Me Wanting More: I wasn't expecting this to start out in Middle School and it threw me off a little especially since they didn't sound like typical Middle Schoolers. (I know. I spend hours with them every week.) 

Final Verdict: Witty, lighthearted, feel-good romance!

Review also posted at YABC.  

Comments

  1. This sounds like such a fun and light romance book. I just came across this one on another blog this morning and added it to my to-read list. I remember that feeling from high school that you are friends and don't know if you have to try and take the step to make it something more, because if it doesn't work out, it messes everything up. And I just love books that show both perspectives.

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  2. I loved this one! It was just so damn cute and adorable and gave me the feels. It also made me want a damn Culvers custard and I ended up driving almost an hour to get one the day after I read this. I definitely want to read this author's other books!

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  3. I've been looking forward to this novel for such a long time! It sounds like such a cute read and I love how it's about friendship between a boy and a girl instead of romance. Can't wait to read this!

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