Book Review | Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg

The  last book in my library haul! Once again, another contemporary. Better off Friends was recommended to me multiple times (via Goodreads, Booktube, etc.). Now, I've finally read it!

Summary:
Levi and Macallan are best friends. Just friends. They're proof that guys and girls can be just

friends. Or can they...? After nearly five years of friendship, the two start develop feelings for each other. But can they be a couple without ruining their friendship? Or are they better off just being friends?

Out of all the books I checked out from the library, I think I was excited for this one the most since I heard so much about it. However, I was somewhat unimpressed.

Okay, don't get me wrong. This book was enjoyable. One of my favorite things about this book was the alternating points of view. I also liked that in between each chapter, Macallan and Levi would comment on what had just happened. Their comments would take place after the entire novel, so it would be as if they were retelling the story. I'm pretty sure I'm not explaining this correctly, but I liked it! It was different. Another thing that I liked about the book was the fact that the story was told from the moment that they met to the present.

I enjoyed both Levi and Macallan's characters. I think they both balanced each other out. Levi was very relaxed and easy-going, whereas Macallan was more high-strung and on top of things. They were a great pair. I really enjoyed their friendship too. They were captured what it meant to have a best friend who complemented you so well.

Although I enjoyed the characters and their friendship, their problems were somewhat annoying. I found the issues they had to be frustrating. There were times when I just wanted to slap them both so the story could continue because they were so caught up in their mixed emotions. I don't want to say too much since that would obviously spoil it, but let's just say that I was very annoyed for a majority of the book.

I wasn't a big fan of the romance part of the book. As the title suggests, I think Macallan and Levi were "better off friends" (ha ha ha). To me, it felt awkward and somewhat forced.

I gave this book a 3/5 stars. Despite the fact that I did enjoy it, I was annoyed at the characters for the most part. I think I would've liked it more if it was 50 pages shorter. Anyway, it was a cute contemporary read with a great friendship.