Just Friends (Never Just Friends Book 1) by Saxon James


This book has been on my TBR for years and in light of everything currently going on with this author, I figured it was about time I read it!


From the blurb:

Roo


Five years ago, I walked away from Sunbury, Oregon, and left my best friend behind.

The move was supposed to get my life on track. I even had a list.

Life changing epilepsy surgery. Check.

See the world. Check.

Get over my straight best friend … Not exactly.

No matter where I go or who I meet, I can’t let Tanner go.

I’m back to tell him how I feel. To get the closure I need once and for all.

Only now I’m here and falling for him all over again, it’s getting harder to say the words.

Because once I have my closure, I’ll be gone.

And this time it will be for good.


Tanner

When my best friend, Roo, left for Australia, it was the worst day of my life.

I thought we’d have each other always.

But Roo needed the surgery so I let him go, thinking he’d come straight back.

Five years is a long time.

Now he’s here, all I want is to hold on tight.

I need to show him what he means to me.

The problem is, I’m not exactly sure what that is.

My draw to him has always been confusing and different—everyone in town says so. But I struggle to understand it.

All I know is I won’t survive him leaving again.

And I’ll do anything to make him stay.


Just Friends is a best friends-to-lovers romance with an oblivious MC, only one bed, and terrible kangaroo jokes.


Angel's review:


Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes and this book showcased and highlighted that trope SO well! I absolutely adore Roo and Tanner, they have such a special bond and you can tell their connection runs deep. They aren't just friends, they are so much more.

I thought this book was great, I liked the dialogue, the cheesy Australian puns, the side characters were excellent too, and I liked how the MC's relationship developed as well. All in all a terrific book full of humor, love, puns, and cats!


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