Review: Just Friends by Tiffany Pitcock
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Series: None
Author: Tiffany Pitcock
Published August 1st 2017 by Swoon Reads
Goodreads Synopsis
Jenny meets Chance for the very first time when she is assigned as his partner in their Junior Oral Communications class. But after they rescue a doomed assignment with one clever lie, the whole school is suddenly convinced that Little-Miss-Really-Likes-Having-A’s and the most scandalous heartbreaker in school have been best friends forever. It’s amazing how quickly a lie can grow―especially when you really, really want it to be the truth.
With Jenny, Chance can live the normal life he’s always kind of wanted. And with Chance, Jenny can have the exciting teen experiences that TV shows and movies have always promised. Through it all, they hold on to the fact that they are “just friends.” But that might be the biggest lie of all.
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I read this book way back in August 2017, and can still remember just how swoony it made me feel, and how much I loved Jenny and Chase's relationship. Both had never met each other before, but when they were partnered together in a class, and the first assignment was was to get to know each other. However, they mess around, and when it comes to submitting their assignment, they flub their answer, and act as if they've always known each other, and make up a backstory for everyone else to believe. However, from that one little lie, people believe they've been best friends forever, and it soon becomes like reality. Except for the fact that it was all a lie. Chase and Jenny, not really knowing each other, can reinvent themselves and not have to be the person that life has tried to mould them into. The chemistry between each other is undeniable, and when Jenny starts to date someone else, it soon turns toxic, and she has to turn back to Chase, and rely on him like she has no-one else.
I think I preferred Chase more than Jenny in this book. Jenny I enjoyed at first, but once she got with Drake - which was a disgustingly toxic relationship - she became someone I just didn't like. She knew from early on she like Chase, but pushed herself into this relationship with Drake, who pushed her into going further than she wanted - even acting like she owed him sex, when she really didn't - and actively said she didn't want to. However, and I do hate this, when she was with Chase, she was much better. I'm not saying he made her a better person - which is awful - but I think that Drake had made her worse, and in turn she was an awful friend for it. That being said, Jenny and Chase were really cute together, and the premise was fantastic, but the whole Drake aspect is what brought the rating of this one down.
Dates Read:
August 9, 2017Rating
4 Stars
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