I am torn about this book. I really liked the book but for most of the first half of the book, I wanted to smack Stephanie sometimes. She does so many things wrong in her relationships. I wanted to scream at her to stop being such a pushover and to stop obsessing over this guy…it’s been over a decade!! I couldn’t even bring myself to hope that things work out for her and the guy she’s been crushing on all this time. It was kind of that feeling of we’ve all been there and we know better mixed with that moment of screaming at your tv.

I am also torn on the idea of friends with benefits. I know that there are exceptions to every rule, but I think that friends with benefits only work in theory. One person always ends up having more than platonic feelings for the other and that’s when things begin to fall apart. I’m a bit disappointed that once her friends found out about the “relationship” that they chose to make fun of her rather than offer her the advice that she desperately needed.

I really loved the second half of the book. I thought she was finally seeing the light. She was a more likable character and it was so engaging. Then there were a couple major plot twists. Upon reading the second, I swore out loud. It was that unexpectedly awesome. I also loved that it had a satisfying ending, not too perfect, but not sad either.

Even though I didn’t like everything about the book, it wasn’t bad by any means. It’s definitely worth the read, and the chapters are short so it seems to go by fast even at over 300 pages. The best moment for me in the book was when Stephanie’s mother repeatedly uses the term “fuck buddy”. I could not stop laughing. That scene alone is worth picking up the book.