First published 2018
Hazel Bradford is a lot. She has a houseful of pets, zero filter, and a gift for saying exactly the wrong thing at the worst possible moment. Men tend to flee. She has made her peace with this. Josh Im has known Hazel since college, starting from the night she threw up on his shoes. For a decade he has watched her more as a baffling spectacle than as a friend. Then his girlfriend cheats on him, his life tips sideways, and suddenly spending time with Hazel feels easy and good in a way nothing else does. Neither of them is interested in dating the other. That is the rule. So they make a project of it: set each other up on double blind dates, watch the disasters unfold, and go home separately. The dates get worse. The time between them gets better. Josh and Hazel keep telling themselves they are just friends. They keep being wrong. Christina Lauren's 2018 novel is a fast, funny romance about two people who are genuinely terrible at staying in their own lane, and the slow, stubborn way real feeling refuses to cooperate with a sensible plan.
Genres: romance, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, comedy, contemporary-romance
Vibes: charming, fast-paced, funny, heartwarming, lighthearted, witty
Tropes: banter, fake-dating, friends-to-lovers, slow-burn
Period: 2018
309 pages · Paperback · Gallery Books