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A review by thereadingwren
The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich
3.0
3/5
Here's the thing about Cale Dietrich books, the writing is very basic and kind of awful but the stories are always incredibly enjoyable! I can look past the flat characters, the awfully cringey and unrealistic dialogue, and the flip-flopping emotions and motivations because there was something so fun about this book.
Matt and Jason are very sweet characters and they definitely acted like teenager, which is a plus. I liked their friendship, but who constantly flirts with and kisses their friends? I do appreciate that platonic friendship meant more to Matt than a romantic relationship.
I really loved the double fake out plot twist. The twist that it actually ended up being was what I originally thought to was going to be and then was totally fine with it being what we were told, BUT THEN IT ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING WHAT I THOUGHT! I thought that was really well done and I liked it a lot.
Everything at the end was tied up in a nice neat bow and while I love a happy ending, this felt too idealistic. This is one of those rare times where I want more angst from a book. I also really wish the issue over the loss of virginity was addressed more. If I was Matt I'd be feeling all kinds of messed up over that, but he doesn't seem to care at all.
I probably will pick up every book Cale Dietrich writes because they're a fun time and sometimes it's entertaining to read bad but enjoyable books.
Here's the thing about Cale Dietrich books, the writing is very basic and kind of awful but the stories are always incredibly enjoyable! I can look past the flat characters, the awfully cringey and unrealistic dialogue, and the flip-flopping emotions and motivations because there was something so fun about this book.
Matt and Jason are very sweet characters and they definitely acted like teenager, which is a plus. I liked their friendship, but who constantly flirts with and kisses their friends? I do appreciate that platonic friendship meant more to Matt than a romantic relationship.
I really loved the double fake out plot twist. The twist that it actually ended up being was what I originally thought to was going to be and then was totally fine with it being what we were told, BUT THEN IT ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING WHAT I THOUGHT! I thought that was really well done and I liked it a lot.
Everything at the end was tied up in a nice neat bow and while I love a happy ending, this felt too idealistic. This is one of those rare times where I want more angst from a book. I also really wish the issue over the loss of virginity was addressed more. If I was Matt I'd be feeling all kinds of messed up over that, but he doesn't seem to care at all.
I probably will pick up every book Cale Dietrich writes because they're a fun time and sometimes it's entertaining to read bad but enjoyable books.