Let’s start with the positives...
The characters are cute! The MC is super sweet.

Unfortunately that’s about it. The writing is just.. immature? Like reading a Wattpad story? Honestly, I’m not really sure how to explain it. I STRUGGLED to read this book. I didn’t want to DNF because I feel like that’s all I’ve been doing lately but it was definitely a struggle-read. There’s no depth. The whole ‘mob/gang’ schtick is very poorly done. But I could see this book and it’s writing style appealing to a younger demographic, maybe 12-16.

I give The Friend Scheme 2 stars.

Matt and Jason meet in the most unconventional way, the bathroom at a bar. Both agree not to exchange last names because if Matt and Jason knew who the other was then they wouldn't be able to hang out. However, simple friendship grows into something much more and wanting to know more about the person that you are interested in gets messy and complicated.

Overall this book was a very quick read and had a lot of gut punches and twists but towards the end it became a little repetitive and finished way too quickly and little too neatly after a lot of build up. A solid read with some romance and family tension and is good for anyone looking for a fast paced novel.