Friends Without Benefits
Ratings22
Average rating4.2
This was cute, but Elizabeth and Nico needed to make up their damn mind.
Nico is such a Romeo, and such a charming personality. I get how it flusters Elizabeth and causes all her confusion.
He wanted her for 11 years and then she just was supposed to be caught up. She had no idea of his feelings but he was just ready to go without giving her time to like accept and process this.
Love the girl friendship of the knitting club !
The thing that makes me swoon about this book sounds the most prosaic but is the most profound: it's plausible. Those feelings ARE how someone feels in that situation, those reactions ARE how people react–these characters are real. I loved this book. Penny Reid for the WIN!
I don't know why, but I find the KitC books in general less... accessible than the Winston books. But that's probably just me.
I wasn't sure if a) I wanted to read the book, and b) if I did read it, if I was going to like it. Because of the glimpses of Elizabeth I got in other books, and so far I felt a bit meh about her.
Why did I read it anyway? Because of the glimpses of Nico I got in other books.
I'm still not sure I really like her :), but I did like the story, and she and Nico complement each other well. Also, Bonus point for a meddling Italian mother.
The whole Elizabeth-losing-it-when-Nico-did-his-Italian-shtick reminded me of A Fish Called Wanda, and in my mind, I saw John Cleese declaring “Molotov!”from the bottom of his heart.
All in all, it was an equally beautiful, sad, funny, romantic and whimsical story.
I am still undecided about the rest of the KitC books I haven't read yet (except for MoI - that's on pre-order, because... Kat and Dan).
I enjoyed reading this one, but I did miss Elizabeth's stubborn spark. I thought her character got a bit lost. This is all quite disconcerting, because I feel like I liked Elizabeth AND Nico better in novel #1.5! In this one, they did seem rather ordinary at times.
Yet, I liked the story and had a few good chuckles. :)
There are also a few sad moments, really heart touching which made me tear-up! I was so shocked.
I do like Nico as a character and look forward to learning more about him in future novels.
Sometimes I wish I could do reviews in emojis because this one would consist of a bunch of heart-eyes and fire emojis. Nico is hot. And he loves Elizabeth so much, it's freaking precious. The tension between them is off the charts. I'll admit there were moments that Elizabeth was incredibly frustrating but she more than redeemed herself by the end. Loved this one!