The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams

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Is it ever too late to leave the friend-zone? Hi, my name is Bree Camden, and I’m hopelessly in love with my best friend and star quarterback Nathan Donelson (so is half of America, judging by the tabloids and how much the guy dates). The first step is admitting, right? Except, I can never admit it to him because he clearly doesn’t see me that way, and the last thing I want is for things to get weird between us. Nothing but good old-fashioned, no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive, platonic friendship for us! Everything is exactly how I like it! Yes. Good. (I’m not crying, l’m just peeling an onion.) Our friendship is going swimmingly until I accidentally spill my beans to a reporter over too much tequila, and now the world seems to think me and Nathan belong together. Oh, and did I mention we have to date publicly for three weeks until after the Super Bowl because we signed a contract with…oops, forgot I can’t tell anyone about that! Bottom line is, now my best friend is smudging all the lines and acting very un-platonic, and I’m just trying to keep my body from bursting into flames every time he touches me. How am I going to make it through three weeks of fake dating Nathan without anything changing between us? Especially when it almost-sort-a-kinda seems like he’s fighting for a completely different outcome? Send help. XO Bree

I absolutely loved this. The characters were just brilliant. I loved Nathan. So sweet and strong. Dotes on Brie. Bree is also likeable. She wants everything to help Nathan and is the only one who can see he’s struggling. I like that they are striving to achieve each others dreams. As a football fan and an ex dancer, I like the football references but there could have been slightly more ballet. I love the slow burn romance. The will they won’t they. That they both love each other but won’t admit it to the other. I really liked the writing. It was so addictive that I couldn’t stop turning the pages and managed to read it in one sitting. It is a fade to black, we never get the spice I was craving by the end but I like the way it ended. I will definitely pick up more from Sarah Adams in the future.