This is third book in the brother Jensen series. I have not read the previous books, but it did not hurt my enjoyment of the story. Hailey has a business and it trying to make a go of it. She meets Wes and they decide to be just friends. The story continues with the usual friends, to lovers, then soul mate. This is done is a cute and fun manner. Really enjoyed the book enough that I plan to go back and read the other books in the series. Recommended

A Guide to Being Just Friends
Sophie Sullivan
3.5 stars

The third book in the Jensen brothers series
When Wes and Hailey meet there's mutual interest although for a few reasons they agree to be just friends. Will their fears and past hurts get in the way of becoming something more?
This is a friends to lovers trope with a slow burn and cute familiar characters.
I really loved Haileys character and her work ethic. How she can stand up for herself and express her boundaries is admirable.
I would recommend this series and this book when you are looking for a light happy read

Available January 17!

A Guide to Being Just Friends is the last book in the Jensen series! Hailey is a great character and I would love to visit a salad shop like she opened. It was fun seeing the character growth on Wes. The friends to lovers really worked in this book. So much fun!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan is a fantastic slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with tons of laugh-out-loud banter. This is my second book by Sophie Sullivan and she has an appealing style that I highly recommend!

I love this series by Sophie Sullivan, and it was fun to see the couples Grace and Noah, and Everly and Chris make appearances in this novel. Wes and Hailey are appealing characters too, and the story has a lot of fun and has a lot of familiar tropes: Hailey is a sunshiny small business owner trying to make a go of things, and Wes is a grumpy rich guy in business with his brothers. They both have difficult relationships with parents in their backstories, and Wes is commitment-phobic due to the traumas in his past. I liked how the author portrayed how their issues prevented them from admitting their feelings for one another, although Hailey breaking up with Wes because of his last effort to secretly help her business seemed a little bit forced. All in all, this was an enjoyable addition to a great series.

Thank you @smpromance for the e-arc of @authorsophiesullivan’s next release!

Here are a few things I loved:
• the salad shop 🥗
• the friends to lovers
• Wes is quite dreamy
• the friendships
• the great banter

I love Sophie Sullivan and the Jansen brother’s books. I’ve been so excited for Wes, and he didn’t disappoint. I adored him. He has such a kind heart and I loved how he took care of his people.

I would definitely recommend reading this one when in comes out on January 17, 2023.

★ ★ ★ ★/5
Steam: make-outs, implied but nothing on page
TW: a little language

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Three and a half stars for this sweet rom-com.Hailey and Wes are a good match, even if they fight it at first in order to maintain their friendship. I have loved the previous two books in this series and this one was good-though I felt lacked some of the sparkle the other two books had. Fans of Sullivan will enjoy seeing the third Jansen brother find his match.

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I truly loved this book. I have always said friends to lovers is a superior trope and this book is no exception. Wes and Hailey have an unfortunate meet-cute moment and quickly strike up a strong friendship before realizing they have stronger feelings for each other.

What I loved most about this story was how genuine their friendship felt. I loved how they just spent time together doing mundane, every day things like grocery shopping on Saturdays. While its always nice to read about characters getting dressed up for a fancy event together or going on some crazy adventure, I feel like the strongest relationships are formed when you can enjoy each other's company every day doing basic boring things.

I just all around really loved this story. It was well paced, funny, light, and exactly what I needed.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Hailey decides on a whim to open a salad shop in California. One day she meets Wes and she opens up to him. He helps her in many ways. This was a quick and enjoyable read. I cant wait to read her next book.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.They was a sweet slow burn romance book. It’s makes you laugh cry and smile. This is the perfect ending to the Jensens series but if you haven’t read the series don’t worry it makes a read standalone book as well.

A Guide to Being Just Friends takes us to the 3rd Jansen brother, Wes (side note: I wasn't aware there was a first book so I'm super excited!). Wes is the oldest brother and tried his best to shelter his younger brothers from the fights between their parents and some of his father's demands. Hailey has recently moved out of LA to get away from her latest disaster of a relationship. Instead of focusing on love, she's focusing on her new salad shop (which sounds amazing). Wes meets Hailey at the bakery/coffeeshop next door to her business when he's supposed to be meeting someone from a dating app. He accuses Hailey of being the girl he was supposed to meet and just not liking what she saw so they don't really start off on a great foot. After they have another encounter, Wes realizes he was wrong and goes to apologize. While neither of them want a relationship, they hit it off as friends.

I liked the relationship between Wes and Hailey more than Noah and Grace. As friends, we get to know them a little better than we would have as enemies. I also liked how they both tried to talk themselves out of being attracted to the other one for the sake of their friendship. They both had to make changes in order to grow and develop a healthy relationship. Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Sophie Sullivan for an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this story so much! Two people, Wes and Hailey bring something to this story, a slow build friendship, the banter between them, all around great story! 4 stars for this one!
Hailey just moved to town to open her new salad store that she invested everything she had in. She comes up with some of the best salads and word spreads soon enough that she gets very busy! This is exactly what she needed.
Wes just moved out west to work closer with his brothers. He doesn't understand all the talk about relationships, like his brothers. Wes took their parents divorce really hard being the oldest. He just doesn't see himself falling like that.
These two meet by mistake, and once the dust settles, they become great friends. But will that be enough for them? Read along and find out!

Hailey moved to a new town to get over a spoiled boyfriend and to open her own salad shop. She had sworn off boyfriends but really wanted a friend. When she started hanging out with Wes, he seemed the perfect friend. Wes grew up wealthy but with parents who were poor examples of love, so he was never falling in love and risking heartache. I really like this book. Hailey’s friends were so supportive, and I admired her work ethic. Wes was used to helping people in need and I enjoyed the dilemma he faced when Hailey refused help. Great relationship with Wes and his brothers as they worked, played, and loved together. Lots of truths in the importance of respecting other’s feelings. I appreciate receiving a copy of the book from netGalley in return for an honest review

A Guide to Being Just Friends was such a good ending to the Jensen series! I adored Hailey as a character and loved seeing the character growth on Wes. This was so, so sweet!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I was very excited to get the chance to read an advance copy of "A Guide to Being Just Friends," the final book in Sophie Sullivan's trilogy about the Jansen brothers. In the new novel, we finally get to spend some time with the elusive Wes, who recently moved to San Verde, California, from New York in order to join his brothers and escape his father's influence. Wes is the oldest brother and was most acutely affected by his parents' acrimonious divorce; as a result, he's convinced that he never wants to fall in love. ("He wanted the 'like' without the downfall of 'love.'")

Hailey is also new in town. Having escaped a bad relationship back in L.A., she's now opened up a small restaurant, selling salads. When she meets Wes and hits it off with him, they decide they're just going to be friends -- no romance. After all, Hailey needs to devote all of her energy to getting her business off the ground, and Wes doesn't want a relationship.

As the two of them grow closer, it becomes harder and harder for them to stick to their guns. All of Sullivan's books have been slow-burn and this one is no exception. Sometimes it's frustrating how hard Hailey and Wes try to deny their attraction -- they really have to work overtime to convince themselves that they are just platonic pals -- but the ending is genuinely sweet, and it's fun to spend a bit more time with Everly & Chris and Noah & Grace from Sullivan's previous novels.

A Guide to being Just Friends by S. Sullivan, published by St. Martin's Press, is the third and last book in this series. The Jansen Brothers have found their hea.
Hailey and Wes couldn't be different from each other. The new shop owner and the happily being single man go from not so meet cute over becoming friends to lovers in this beautiful, witty and fun roamnce that gave me all the feels.
A great read, 4,5 stars.

This is perfect for romantics with tender hearts. Thank you Sophie for this warm, funny book that filled a couple of days with joy. Certain books make us feel things for a moment in time and leave a hole in their wake. And this was the perfect book to fill a void. The romance trope was slow burn and I liked how both leads had to make changes and choices to be together. Highly recommend when you feel like a laugh and cute romance.

A special thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press & Wednesday Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early review copy of this book.

This is my second book written by Sophie Sullivan and I have to say I'm a fan!! Her characters are so likeable and really come to life. Her dialog has a lightness to it and the banter between characters is very natural. Both the hero and heroine were likable. The brothers and their girlfriends added some dimension to the story as well.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story and stayed up way too late reading it as I wanted to see how it ended.

Hailey and Wes are adorable characters, good people who are meant to cross paths but need to get out of their heads. The issues that prevent them from getting together are really non-issues, but they let their baggage get in the way. What they have going for them is that they're great peop!e and you really root for them. The family and friendship dynamics in this book.are pretty great too.

oh my goodness what a great read! hailey and wesley start up a sweet friendship and decide that amidst their individual romantic misfortune, they’ll stay platonic moving forward… but here we see whether that’s actually really ever possible!

i seriously adored this book. i loved the rich cast of side characters as well and also loved seeing glimpses of familiar characters’ lives!! thank you SO much for this ARC.