The Friendship Fling
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A slow-burn, strangers-to-friends-to-lovers rom-com with a vibrant London setting, sizzling chemistry, and two polar-opposite strangers who just can't quite seem to let each other go . . .
No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which isn't ideal for a barista in a busy London coffee shop. She's sarcastic, blunt and cynical, and likes her men with strictly no strings attached. And despite desperate pleas from her best friend Josie to shake up her routine and make some new friends, she refuses to change her carefully controlled life.
That is, until the insufferably cheerful, country-hopping, undeniably gorgeous Finn O'Callaghan rolls into her coffee shop with a horrifyingly perfect proposal - a strictly friends-only fling. Finn's only in the city for the summer and needs a local to help him complete his London bucket list before he moves along for good, and Ava needs to reassure Josie she's got the makings of a social butterfly after all. It's an offer she can't refuse.
As their mismatched friendship of convenience slowly becomes more tolerable, and as they work their way through Finn's bucket list around the sun-drenched city, from rooftops and floating bars to nights at the museum, their adventures - and Finn's company - start to feel... nice. Incredibly, terrifyingly, dangerously nice.
But Ava has rules - and good reasons for them - and as the days get shorter, Finn's departure gets closer. Because that's the thing about summer: it always ends. Right?
'The Friendship Fling is fun, feisty, and sexy - I really loved it! The characters have such brilliant chemistry, and it's the perfect escapist novel to curl up with. I'm excited to see what Georgia Stone does next!' Emily Stone
'The slow-burn rom-com of my dreams! . . . Put The Friendship Fling on your summer bucket list right now!' Annabelle Slator
READERS ARE HEAD OVER HEELS FOR THE FRIENDSHIP FLING...
'WOW this book was incredible. It was so FUNNY. Truly puts the "com" in rom-com. I lost count of the number of times this book made me laugh out loud' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'If I could give it an extra star I would' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I couldn't get enough of the characters - I could happily read a bonus chapter daily, just to check in and see how they're all doing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I am OBSESSED' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolute MUST read for anyone' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Description
A slow-burn, strangers-to-friends-to-lovers rom-com with a vibrant London setting, sizzling chemistry, and two polar-opposite strangers who just can't quite seem to let each other go . . .
No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which isn't ideal for a barista in a busy London coffee shop. She's sarcastic, blunt and cynical, and likes her men with strictly no strings attached. And despite desperate pleas from her best friend Josie to shake up her routine and make some new friends, she refuses to change her carefully controlled life.
That is, until the insufferably cheerful, country-hopping, undeniably gorgeous Finn O'Callaghan rolls into her coffee shop with a horrifyingly perfect proposal - a strictly friends-only fling. Finn's only in the city for the summer and needs a local to help him complete his London bucket list before he moves along for good, and Ava needs to reassure Josie she's got the makings of a social butterfly after all. It's an offer she can't refuse.
As their mismatched friendship of convenience slowly becomes more tolerable, and as they work their way through Finn's bucket list around the sun-drenched city, from rooftops and floating bars to nights at the museum, their adventures - and Finn's company - start to feel... nice. Incredibly, terrifyingly, dangerously nice.
But Ava has rules - and good reasons for them - and as the days get shorter, Finn's departure gets closer. Because that's the thing about summer: it always ends. Right?
'The Friendship Fling is fun, feisty, and sexy - I really loved it! The characters have such brilliant chemistry, and it's the perfect escapist novel to curl up with. I'm excited to see what Georgia Stone does next!' Emily Stone
'The slow-burn rom-com of my dreams! . . . Put The Friendship Fling on your summer bucket list right now!' Annabelle Slator
READERS ARE HEAD OVER HEELS FOR THE FRIENDSHIP FLING...
'WOW this book was incredible. It was so FUNNY. Truly puts the "com" in rom-com. I lost count of the number of times this book made me laugh out loud' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'If I could give it an extra star I would' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I couldn't get enough of the characters - I could happily read a bonus chapter daily, just to check in and see how they're all doing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I am OBSESSED' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolute MUST read for anyone' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Ooohh my, what a book! “The Friendship Fling” is one of the rare books where it is exactly what the marketing is promising it is and we love that. Writing, pacing, characters and the development of the relationship were all *very* nicely done! It has the perfect mix of funny and emotional. Finn is sooooo nice, an actual ray of sunshine, and Ava is soooo grumpy. It’s like someone took me & my grumpy self and put them into a book. The book is written in dual pov but I’d say about 80% were from Ava’s pov. I do have to say I was missing Finn’s pov chapters on two occasions. One, when he met his dad in London and then another later on in the book when he was in San Francisco. I do think both of those moments were pretty big parts of his character arc and development, so I would have loved to read about them as they were happening rather than being told in hindsight about them. I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that this is supposed to be a series and if so, I have a good guess who the next book will be about and I’m excited to read it! And if not, I’m still excited to read more from this author. Thank you Hodder & Stoughton for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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Ooohh my, what a book! “The Friendship Fling” is one of the rare books where it is exactly what the marketing is promising it is and we love that. Writing, pacing, characters and the development of the relationship were all *very* nicely done! It has the perfect mix of funny and emotional. Finn is sooooo nice, an actual ray of sunshine, and Ava is soooo grumpy. It’s like someone took me & my grumpy self and put them into a book. The book is written in dual pov but I’d say about 80% were from Ava’s pov. I do have to say I was missing Finn’s pov chapters on two occasions. One, when he met his dad in London and then another later on in the book when he was in San Francisco. I do think both of those moments were pretty big parts of his character arc and development, so I would have loved to read about them as they were happening rather than being told in hindsight about them. I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that this is supposed to be a series and if so, I have a good guess who the next book will be about and I’m excited to read it! And if not, I’m still excited to read more from this author. Thank you Hodder & Stoughton for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.