Any book by Sophie Sullivan is a good one and I’ll gladly read and listen to it. Shes a master at weaving love stories with memorable main characters and beautiful scenery.

I am now craving salad! I really enjoyed the first half of this book. But Hailey and Wes both started grated on me. They had so many hang ups and weird feelings about things. I do not believe they would ever really be able to move past that without serious therapy. I thought the audiobook was better than reading the ebook and I liked the two narrators.

I think this was fine, but nothing innovative or new/exciting. The characters were nice and I was happy how it ended. I liked that their relationship developed slowly over time and how they didn't even like each other when they first met. He seemed really nice and attentive toward her and I'm glad his brothers were able to change his mind and realize that he didn't have to repeat the mistakes of his parents.

Listening to this book was suuuuch a treat. I fell in love with Hailey and Wes when I read this book last year and was missing all the Jansen brother's so this was the perfect excuse to come back to this world.

Love the narrator for Hailey so much. She really capture's Hailey's tone well and brings so much life to her. Wes' narrator took a minute to grow on me. He started kind of meh for me, but definitely felt like he embodied Wes better as the story progressed.

This is a fantastic way to experience this book, and I really want to go back and listen to the audiobooks for the first two Jansen brother books.

After a less than pleasant meeting, Hailey Sharp and Wes Jensen really don't expect to run into each other again. When life keeps throwing them into each others paths, they realize they actually click really well and easily become close friends. These two are determined to only stay friends. Hailey is busy building up her new salad shop, and Wes has enough trauma to deter him from ever wanting to love. The closer they get, the harder it is to follow the guide they've made up for themselves, and can't deny the feelings that are there.

SOPHIE SULLIVAN DID IT AGAIN!! She captured everything I love in a friends to lovers book. The slow burn was done so well, and you barely felt it because the friendship developed was perfection. Sullivan also brought back our favorite characters from the first two books as big parts of Hailey and Wes' story. I highly recommend reading Sullivan's other two books first to get a full feel for how important these characters and their stories come together.

When it came to romance, Wes and Hailey had so much healing to do within themselves. My sweet sweet, protective, and scared Wes had to really go through it in this book. His heart is so big, and I fell in love with him right away. I loved Hailey and her headstrong attitude. Watching her not only thrive with her business, but find a family in a new city had me crying happy tears for her.

I love love love this book. I cannot recommend it enough, especially if you were a fan of the first two books. I cried like a baby at the end, because I was not ready to say goodbye to the stupid, big hearted Jensen brothers and the three women they fell in love with. All three books felt like a big found family trope.

This was such an adorable friends to lovers romance book! This is the third book in the Jansen Brothers series. It can be read as a stand-alone, but is best enjoyed as part of the series!

This book had the best meet cute! This book is told in 3rd person dual POV and it’s a super slow burn, closed door romance. I loved the characters in this book, and I loved catching up with the characters from the others books in the series. Also, the talk of salads in this book had me craving them!! If you’re looking for a super cute and easy read, I recommend checking this series out!

Thank you to the publisher for providing this audiobook for review.

I read this book a while back. It was not my intention to leave a dated review but I suppose better late than never.

I remember liking this cute romcom. There were a few parts I remember feeling were a little slow. The cheesiness in this is parts was a little bit too much for me, but some may find they enjoy it. I also don’t love Instant attraction but that’s not to say it deters too much from the story for me. I liked Wes and Hailey and ultimately their friends to lovers story. I enjoyed the family/friends dynamics too. I think the over arching message I got was it’s important to fight for what you want in love.

Really enjoyed this friends to lovers rom com. Loved the development of Hailey and Wes’ friendship right from the start of a mixup from a name on a coffee cup. Wes’ unintentional overstepping to help Hailey kinda backfires on him and I never love the last minute breakups but overall it was a cute rom com with a HEA.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first book in this series that I've read and I'm now looking forward to reading the others. This book was a cute friends to lovers romance although both of the main characters got on my nerves at times with their issues. Overall though this was an enjoyable book.

Hailey and Wes meet in a coffee shop where he’s sure she’s his date after the barista scrawls the wrong name on her cup (of course!). Hailey owns the salad shop next door to the coffee shop and ends up making a delivery and Wes is there.
Their friendship slowly evolves and it’s hilarious and sweet to read/listen to it grow.

I really enjoyed this book! It was so funny and full of life. I loved the two narrators and the life they brought to the audio book!

This was my first Sophie Sullivan's book, and won't be my last. I loved it! Hailey and Wes's story is beautifully written and engaging. I loved the friendship, the humor, the slow burn, the romance, and the amazing characters. This is a sweet and beautiful romance. Good narration from Stephanie Willing and Timothy Andrés Pabon. I received a copy of this book through NetGalley, a Macmillan Audio production, for an honest review.

This audiobook was such a great quick listen. I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline and I really loved our MC Hailey. A classic meet-cute gone wrong! Aside from the book specifically I love supporting fellow Canadians so I will certainly be recommending this book to many people!

It’s almost unreal how many times I’ve read the books in a romcom series out of order. Full disclosure, I did it again here and read book 3 first. As always, I recommend reading books in series order to avoid spoilers.

I wasn’t crazy about this one. Which sadly doesn’t bode well for the other 2 books in the series but, I digress. I found the MC to be really annoying at times and her pride got in the way of her happiness so much. It was beyond miscommunication, she just didn’t want to see anyone helping her and it was frustrating to see.

I’d read the other two books in the series because I liked the writing. It was the characters that I didn’t love.

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Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for this #ALC !

I listened to this one not realizing that it the third in the series featuring the Jansen brothers. However, other than other characters‘ romantic back stories, I felt like I did not miss much from the prior books.

Hailey and Wes meet awkwardly but then begin a friendship. But, can they just be friends? This was light and funny, though some moments I had to shake my head at the characters‘ actions in certain issues. The dual narration worked well to tell the story from Hailey‘s perspective and Wes‘s perspective, though I liked the female narration a bit more.

Very cute!! I have began to really love friends to lovers trope and this was the perfect one to read!

This book didn’t blow me away, but I did thoroughly enjoy the story! This is a quintessential friends to lovers trope, and it’s a decently fast read once you get past the first part of the book. I couldn’t put my finger on exactly what made me feel this way, but the first 20% of the book felt like the pacing was off. This is a great book to pick up if you’re dealing with stress or have recently read a bunch of heavier books and you just need a lighter “pick me up.”

I loved this book. Hailey was so much fun and Wes was lovable. They started out sweet friends because that was what the needed, but sometimes you need more. So glad this book gave that to us.

This book just wasn’t it for me. I was annoyed by the main characters and the book was super boring. I also wasn’t a big fan of the narrators in the audiobook.

A huge thank you to the publishers for an advanced listening copy!

Hallie is focused on getting her salad shop off the ground when she meets Wes. They decide to be “just friends” - what could possibly go wrong?

I listed to the audiobook, and I thought it was solid narration. It’s a slow burn, and I just found this to be too much about salads. Ten Rules for Faking It was by far my favorite book in the series!

A GUIDE TO BEING JUST FRIENDS
Sophie Sullivan, Author
Stephanie Willing and Timothy Andrés Pabon, Narrators
Romance

Hailey Sharp is trying to get her Get By the Cup salad shop off the ground with no distractions. Including relationships. Wes Jansen never did understand the fuss about relationships. When Hailey and Wes meet sparks start to fly and they may rethink their stands on relationships.

This is hilarious book about two people trying to remain friends trying to remain just being friends with sparks flying all around them. It will have you laughing at some parts and loving the innocence of the characters in others. I would give this a solid 5 out of 5 stars.

This is the third book in the Jansen Brothers trilogy and each story is about a different brother. I have not read the first one, but will be reading or listening to it soon. This is Wes and Hailey's story. Hailey runs Get By the Cup salad shop, and is struggling to get her business off the ground. Wes Jansen is still dealing with the pain from his parent's divorce and is estranged from his father. He has no plas to ever get married, but is dipping his toes into the dating scene. Hailey and Wes meet at a local coffee shop, but it is a case of mistaken identity and Wes is rather rude to Hailey. Not thinking about ever meeting him again, Hailey is shocked when she delivers salads to his family business and they run into each other. Wes feels terrible about what happened and tries to apologize to Hailey. They get over it and become friends. Of course this is a romance and a friends to lovers story is one of my favourite tropes.

Sophie Sullivan does a great job developing her characters. Wes and Hailey are great characters and their personalities really complement each other. They start as friends and their relationship builds slowly over time, it was not instalove. To see the chemistry emerge made them even more likeable. The secondary characters, both Hailey's friends and Wes' family add much to the story. I enjoyed the slow burn romance as well as the humor that came as they got to know one another. Of course there is some angst along the way, but it is quickly resolved. I enjoyed this well written story with great characters, and interesting plot (love the idea of a salad cafe). I recommend this A Guide to Just Being Friends to those who enjoy a fun slow burn romance and if you haven't read Ten Rules for Faking It and How to Love Your Neighbor, I suggest you add those to your TBR shelf as well. I was able to do a read/listen with this book and enjoyed the narration by Stephanie Willing and Timothy Andrés Pabon. I recommend this one in either format.