A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan

 Jansen Brothers #3

Rating: ★★★☆☆

Dates Read: 1/10/23-1/24/23

    Hailey is a small business owner of her new shop, By the Cup. It's all about getting that business off the ground for her. She doesn't want distractions. Wes Jansen has never understood the big deal about relationships. The pain from his parents' angry divorce lingers around him, and he'd rather have companionship, not passion. When Hailey and Wes meet, it's a disastrous meet cute that was never intended for them. When he tracks her down to apologize, they become friends. Just friends, because that's all it can be. After all, Hailey doesn't want distractions, and Wes doesn't want to fall in love.

    This took me a lot longer to read than it normally would've because of a lack of free time, but it was enjoyable. I struggled a bit getting into it in the beginning because of how slow the slow burn was. However, once I felt connected to the characters, I flew through the rest. I'm completely sure that I wouldn't have had such a hard time reading if I had read the other two books about the other brothers first. This would have given me at least a tiny connection to Wes. It was very slow and there was a lot of miscommunication between them which makes it hard for me to want to see how it ends.

    With that being said, once the ball gets rolling, this is such a cute story! Sullivan writes beautifully, and there are so many different characters that everyone can relate to. Big thanks to NetGalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!