Blindside the Best Friend: A Sweet YA Romance (The Boyfriend Plot Book 1) by Stephanie Street

Blindside the Best Friend: A Sweet YA Romance (The Boyfriend Plot Book 1) Reviews

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  Lesmiz junkie

  I have always loved the theme of the plain girl getting the handsome, athletic, top of the popularity school guy.
  
  This story started out very sweet with Allie pining over Connor. Connor and Allie are extremely likable characters. Connor has grown up next door to Allie and they have been the best of friends since childhood. Connor is very protective of Allie and he even drives her to school to everyday. Connor has had a slew of girlfriends but in his heart, Allie is the one he cares for the most in his life
  
  Allie, on the other hand, wears baggy clothes and when she looks in the mirror she sees just a plain looking appearance. She has never been on a date. She has friends and is a bit of a tomboy. She is the trainer for the football team.
  
  However, once her friend Eden, the fairy godmother ish character, forces her to do a makeover, things start changing. Other boys in the school really see how beautiful she is and start to show her much interest. Connor's jealousy sparks to full force as other boys want to date Allie and the rest of the novel deals with how the two of them change positively in finally letting their true feelings out.
  
  However, as an adult reader, the angst, angst, angst wore me out. I think this novel could have been shortened for all the repetition of feelings, pretend dating (that part I really couldn't figure out) and eventually toward the HEA.
  
  I started skimming through pages and then just read the epilogue and the two chapters preceding it.
  
  I did like how the reader has both point of views for the characters.
  
  As of 8/5/17: I added to the stars because I admit to going back and reading the chapters I skimmed over. It is extremely sweet and definitely pulls at the heart strings.
  
  It is a clean read and definitely a good YA romance for teenagers who love all the twists and turns for confusion, misinterpreting signals, and finally reaching the HEA by the end.
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  goodreadsCustomer

  I really wanted to like this book. I found myself struggling about 40% through to keep going. Connor isn't very well written. He comes off as needy and co dependent. Allie is bratty and whiny. And absolutely clueless. Not in a cute way. In a what the heck is wrong with you sort of way. Both characters are one dimensional without ever becoming deeper.
  The book jumped around mid story between characters. And even Eden, Allie's annoying, snarky bff, had a cameo takeover in the middle of the chapter. How this book is ranked so high is beyond me. This was a cute idea that fell off the rails due to the author not developing the characters better.
  
  Overall, it's a solid 2.5 stars from me.
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  Pixel3131

  A sweet, light, enjoyable read that left me satisfied and warm inside. I am a sucker for friends to lovers and felt this was well done. It was believable and the characters and relationships came across as genuine and relatable. It was a quick read but the story didn’t feel rushed and the secondary cast made for a well rounded supporting story. While this particular couple’s story was wrapped up nicely, I liked the openings for future spin offs focused on several of the other characters.
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  AnitaLove2Read

  This is the perfect best friends to troupe after I got past the very beginning I was hooked!
  
  Starting off, though, was a little rough. The tense it was written has the narrators saying “she was,” and “he was,” and it just felt awkward, like are they dead?! But once I allowed myself to get over this I barely noticed it. I think the author found her groove a few chapters in and that helped a lot. I did find some of the cutesy language of the narration a little annoying (eg. they are talking to the reader directly I don’t really want to be spoken to in a book). Again, the story itself makes up for this.
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  Mbgillan

  New to me author. I could feel the emotions in this book. Teenage love, but clean and an easy read.
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  AJC

  I liked the viewpoints of both Allie and Connor. I thought it was cute how Allie was naive about how Connor felt about her wearing his clothes and it showed her innocence. I think Connor was such a sweetheart and I loved his feelings towards Allie although it led to some bad decisions at times as he tried to hide them/protect their friendship.
  
  I would read this again. This was my first book by this author and I like her writing style.
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  Shannyn Schroeder

  There were not many devastating scenes that break your heart, however I couldn’t imagine this book any better. I loved it. I SCREAMED at the end. So loudly. The epilogue fulfilled my every hope. I just really really want a plot line for Jamie. He was so sweet and cute and funny. I also loved JJ and this book, I must say, has given me goosebumps. I am in complete love with this book, I definitely recommend if you like the best friends to lovers trope.
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  AJ

  I enjoyed seeing both perspectives. The sweetness, the angst, the romantic tension, all of it, well written. I still feel like Conner should have had to suffer a little for having girlfriends when Allie was alone, but it worked out. Sweet story.
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  Vikki

  Had a link for free books by this author and thought I would give it a try. Love a series that has interlinking characters, makes it real and you can really get to grips with the story when you know there's to come. Loved this story of best friends secretly loving each other but not wanting to mess up their friendship by doing anything about it.
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  Kathie Montefiore-Gardner

  I really loved this book. It’s well written, easy to read and has a lovely story line. The characters are fantastic.