This was a cute, sweet, slow burn read and one that, while I was reading it, I did enjoy. But it was also a read that I had no trouble putting down in favor of doing something else. So it ends up in that strange gray area of a story I simply liked, but not loved in the way I was hoping to.

I liked Jess and Logan. These two are good people who went through some pretty bad things and are doing everything within their powers to move forward and be more. I loved their bantering and even though they were both fighting their attraction to each other ~ for a multitude of reasons ~ it was blatantly obvious that there was so much more going on and could be something amazing if only they let it be. The roadblocks in their way were many, some of which they had no control over, while others had me rolling my eyes, I did really like where they were at in the end.

These are always the hardest reviews to write for me because the writing was engaging and I did enjoy the story and characters overall, but that need to keep reading regardless of what was going on around me, that feeling of irritation at being made to put the book down when you don’t want to, just wasn’t there. But it happens from time to time. There were some triggers in this one, but they were handled with a light hand when they were brought up. As for the secondary cast of characters, I loved Bash and Keilani and though Coach did go to a couple of extreme’s, I couldn’t help but understand. So, if you are looking for a sweet, slow burn sports romance, then I’d give this one a looksie.

The Friend Zone is my first read by this author and it certainly will not be my last, I really enjoyed this cute sports romance.
Logan thought his football career was over but he is given a second chance but there are rules that go with this opportunity, no drinking, no drugs, no swearing, keep your grades up and definitely no dating and that means the coaches daughter Jess is off limits.......
What follows is a friendship where Logan and Jess have a lot of meetings that are not dates ......this is a fun entertaining sweet sports romance that captivated me from the first page and I’m looking forward to hopefully reading about some of the secondary characters from The Friend Zone.

I loved this book!! Logan and Jess drew me in! They both had issues in the past but affected them now but love as they got to know each other. Loved the characters supporting them thoughout the book. Sariah Wilson writes a great book here!

What a sweet read! I really liked the relationship between Logan and Jess! Their connection was so deep and unbreakable. This read was a deliciously slow burn but so perfect with how everything unfolded. I really like the author's wit and humor that was woven into the book. I laughed out loud so many times. This book was full of emotion and heartbreak but also so much satisfaction and love.

The Friend Zone by Sariah Wilson is a college sports romance. Logan is a quarterback with a troubled past which results in anger management and a spot on a junior college football team. Jess is the football coach's daughter and Logan's tutor. Logan has to balance academic, the team, and his mounting attraction to Jess while working towards his goals.
This is another winner for Sariah Wilson. I really loved the characters and their relationships. This setting reminded me a lot of Last Chance U on Netflix. I would recommended this sweet romance. Thanks Montlake Romance and NetGalley for the ARC of this title.

Fans of Sariah Wilson will love her new book! Logan is on his last chance as a football player. Jess is tutoring him in math and is off limits for him to date so they decide to just be friends. But will just friends be enough? Will they risk everything to be together?

Well written, good story.
Enjoyable read.
Thank you to both NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest unbiased review

When I see a new book by Sariah Wilson I know it's going to have great dialogue between the characters, and a swoony yet clean romance with lots of sparks. Her latest didn't disappoint. It has great characters and dialogue and a sizzling romance between people that were trying so hard to stay "just friends".

I loved Logan!! He's had a tough life and his temper got him thrown out of his last college, which is how he ended up at Edwin O'Leary College, aka EOL. Which also stands for End of the Line as in last chance. Logan's holding onto his last chance with everything he has because getting his degree is so important to him. He doesn't care how many rules Coach has, he plans to keep every one of them. I loved that he didn't care if the other players were sneaking around doing things against the rules, he wasn't going to join them. I loved his nicknames for Ben, the guy Jess thinks she's into. My favorite was "Has Ben". 😂

I liked Jess. She had had a terrible thing happen during her freshman year but she didn't let it destroy her. I admire people (even fictional ones) that are great at math and Jess is. That's how she ends up spending so much time with Logan. Lucky girl. I loved her snarky comments about Danielle. My favorite "I despise her with the fiery, burning intensity of a thousand urinary tract infections." 😂

I really liked that Logan and Jess were friends for awhile before they admitted their feelings for one another and kissed, although it took so long I thought I might die from the anticipation, but it was totally worth the wait. I don't know where the author comes up with such great dialogue for her characters but I love it. I always start marking things I think are funny but have to stop because I'd mark half the book.

I almost forgot there's a cameo of Evan "Awesome" Dawson!! #Awestruck

As content goes there's kissing, some make-out scenes, talk of child neglect and abuse, mention of date rape drug and almost rape with no details.

Thank you Montlake Romance and NetGalley for my copy. All thoughts expressed in this review are mine.

I both read and listened to this book and loved it both ways! This is a sweet (but swoony) story about 2 peoples struggling with their own demons. Both characters were very likable and I was sad when the story was over because I was enjoying it so much!!

I absolutely love love loved this book! It had me laughing,smiling, swooning, screaming, and falling in love. The characters were fun to follow! I loved the chemistry between Jess and Logan, it was electric! This has become one of my favorite books to read and listen to!

4 Stars

The Friend Zone by Sariah Wilson is a well written and enjoyable read.

I liked the storyline, it held my interest from start to end and I loved watching the relationship between Jess and Logan unfold.

Overall, The Friend Zone is a sweet and heartwarming read and I highly recommend it.

*Thank you to the publisher via Netgalley for the advance copy.*

The Friend Zone was a great way to spend the day. This book is a little on the slow side, but also very sweet. A relationship between Jess & Logan is forbidden so to hide their developing feelings they must keep it a friends only relationship.

I really enjoyed the slow build of this relationship, Logan's struggles with his feelings being more than friendship but trying so hard to play by the rules. A very enjoyable read.

It was a very good book! I really loved the main character Jess and Logan! They were so cute! Thank you so much Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange of my honest review! 4.75 stars!!

The cover is definitely what drew me in first, and that promise of forbidden love sealed it. This is Logan's last and only chance, and if that means following coach's strict rules so be it. Unfortunately not breaking one of those rules becomes extremely hard when he meets Jess aka the coach's daughter.

They try to be just friends, Jess tutoring him math, and Logan even helps her get attention from another guy. Still the attraction is undeniable. It's a slow build up of constant flirting, sexual tension, that will drive you insane (in a good way).

While the attraction was pretty instant, it was nice to see them first be friends, and really get to know each other. This gives the story a more believable feel. To be fair there were no unexpected surprises, making this very much a comfort read. If friends to lovers trope is what you like, and a forbidden one at that, then The Friend Zone is right up your ally.

*I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Sariah Wilson is one of my favorite authors. And while this one wasn’t a favorite of mine of her books, I still enjoyed it. I liked the characters (even side ones like Bash and Keilani) and the college setting was fun! The tension build was good, but I wish there had been more flirting/texts/etc when they were in the “friend zone” only period. And their inner dialogue seemed more than normal and it started to feel a bit redundant.

Sariah Wilson remains one of my favorite auto-buy authors and this was still way better than most clean romances out there! And I’m soooo hoping Keilani and Ford get a story!

Loved Logan and Jess! One of my favorite reads this year. Perfect beach read.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Could not wait to get my hands on this book. Sports romance, yes please sign me up! I could not get enough of Logan and Jess’s story. They have a friendship and rules to help keep them there. From their witty banter to their relationship you can’t help but hope they end up together. This was a fun fast paced read that I couldn’t put down. I loved every minute of this story.

The Friend Zone is a cute college romance between two unlikely (but adorable) people who become best friends out of necessity and who fall irrevocably in love despite their insecurities, doubts and outside forces doing their best to keep them apart.

I wasn’t surprised by some of the cliché plot devices used (I did mention it was a college romance right?) but I still really enjoyed reading this one. It was sweet how Jess and Logan got to know each other, learned to trust each other and eventually, learned to trust themselves again too. Both have had some hard knocks in life but I liked that they both weren’t so jaded that they were still able to explore an innocent friendship without having to lash out or act cruel towards each other. Their relationship progressed throughout the story and although it has a bit of angst and drama thrown in, it wasn’t over the top or exaggerated.

This story took some twist and turns I wasn’t expecting and I loved that the author had characters that were honorable and had integrity. It was refreshing to see and made me love the characters all the more for it. I loved the friends to lovers trope here and this slow burn read simmered enticingly from beginning to end. Would highly recommend!

I have to say that I absolutely loved Logan Hunt's character. He was a very complex character who was not at all what he seemed at first glance. As the author delved further into his character and his background, I couldn't help but think he was awesome.

I love books that leave me feeling inspired and wanting to do and be better. Logan's story left me feeling that way. I'm not going to give away anything about his story, just let you know I really liked him. Now, was he a perfect character? Nope, but he was trying and working hard and I really admired that.

Another character I admired...coach. Yep he was great. When I said coach just barely, it made me think of the old tv show, Coach. Lol! Haven't thought of Coach in forever. The coach in this story wanted his players to succeed. He set some hard rules for some players but helped them see he was trying to help them succeed, not only in football, but in all aspects of their lives. I really liked his rules and not bending on them even though he might want to for the players.

I also really liked another character in this book...Danielle. Hahaha! Ok, not really Danielle but I couldn't help mentioning her. Although, I had guessed her reasons behind the attitude she gave to Jess. And by the end of the book, I kinda liked her. I liked the comedic moments she and Jess brought throughout the book.

Absolutely loved Ben. Ha! Ok, that was totally tongue in cheek. Well, I loved Ben for the laughs he gave me...mainly the laughs he gave me through Logan. Bwahahahahahaha! I'm giggling thinking about it. Logan, you're funny and very punny! (Hey look I'm a poet!) Hee Hee! Ok, there's totally a double meaning behind me saying I'm a poet, and I only meant the first one when I wrote it, because you know, I rhymed funny and punny! But after I wrote, I'm a poet, I was totally giggling even louder because of something in the book. Those of you who have read it, you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Those of you who haven't read it yet, you will know...you will! *giggling continues*

I loved Jess too! I can't forget her character. Oh, I don't really know what to say about her. Not in a bad way, don't know. In the way that I don't want to spoil anything by talking about her. She's a complicated character like Logan. I loved their friendship and relationship. It was very complicated. But I loved watching them trying to keep in line with her dad's (yes her dad is the coach) rules. Yet, the more time they were together, they harder that was.

I really enjoyed this one, the characters and friendships and relationships were well written. One I think fans of Sariah Wilson will really enjoy.

Content: This book deals with an attempted date rape and the emotions from the attempted rape. It also has topics of death of parents, jail, and abuse. There is talk about alcohol and some very mild references to drugs. Some more passionate kissing. Some innuendos and references to the characters having past sexual relations but there is no sex in the book.

I received a copy from the publisher, Montlake Romance, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions in the review are my own.

Happy Reading!!!

This is a new to me author, but I knew I would have to read this after viewing the blurb. I love me some forbidden friends to lovers tropes and this one was absolutely adorable. I couldn't put this book down. I will definitely be looking for some more stories from this author. This book made me swoon and tugged at my heartstrings. I absolutely loved it.