Reviews

What Are Friends For? by Lizzie O'Hagan

freydawreviews's review against another edition

3.0

'What Are Friends For?' is a classic 'will they/won't they' rom-com read, perfect to snuggle up with on the couch or in the bath with a glass of wine. It follows Becky and Tom, who are unlucky-in-love serial daters, and their best friends, Eve and Max, who are determined to find their friends 'the one' by messaging on their behalf... only to discover that they actually get on rather well themselves.

Whilst classically predictable, this novel has that lovely feel good quality that a well written romance should have, Light-hearted and enjoyable, would recommend for fans of nice, easy chick-lit.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review

scottishreader's review against another edition

2.0

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Actual rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Going to keep this review fairly short.

Things I enjoyed:

- The humour
- The friendships
- The found-family trope
- The overall idea of the story

Things I didn’t particularly enjoy:

- All the characters
- Max (gets a special shout out for calling Becky ‘ditzy’ and saying she doesn’t have ‘substance’ in person)
- How long the facade actually lasted
- How the characters reacted to the big reveal
- The ending

Might be a case that it just wasn’t my cup of tea!

cosiedupwithabook's review against another edition

funny

3.25