I’m about to do something huge, and it could change… everything.I met Matt in second grade, and we’ve been inseparable ever since. We went to the same schools, studied at the same college. When we both got jobs in the same town, we shared an apartment. And when my life took an unexpected turn, Matt was there for me. Every milestone in my life, he was there to share it. And what’s really … really amazing? After all these years, we’re still the best of friends.
Which brings me to this fragile, heart-stopping moment: I want to tell him I love him, really love him, but I’m scared to death of what he’ll say. If I’ve got this all wrong, I’ll lose him—forever.
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Veronica –
I really liked the format of this story. At the beginning, David says he wants to write a novel and Matt tells him to write about what he knows. He should write on about them. So he does. Each chapter gives us a different time in their lives and at the end of each chapter we get a little note from David reflecting on what he has written. It is really well done.
This is such a sweet story. We follow David and Matt from their first meeting at seven years old in second grade, through to their life now as adults. We see them become friends and follow their ups and downs as one of them moving away and then moving back, through high school years and off to college, dating, jobs. All the while we wait for David and Matt to realise what the reader and everyone around them knows, they are a perfect match.
Matt and David have a beautiful relationship and even as children the connection between these two best friends is strong. It was a joy read their story. Four stars from me.
Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of BFF by K.C. Wells to read and review.
An epic love story.
First leg me start with how much I love the style the author chose to write this. There is not a better way to tell David and Matt’s story. If you were looking for a bit steamy read, this isn’t it. What you get is the emotional connection that’s starts from young boys who have a lot to learn about themselves and each other. There is so many things that we don’t even think about until we are confronted with it and for these guys it’s the same. I loved every confusing step and steady progression of their story. These guys show you that life isn’t a set path and we are all learning as we go. Heck Darren can attest to that. As with all of K. C. Well’s books, I fell in love with the characters and e can more so with the author.
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This is one of the sweetest, most charming stories I have read. As always K.C. Wells’ brilliant writing shines through from beginning to the end. There is such gentleness and warmth throughout the entire story, I was feeling all mushy and soft inside.
We have seen this story many times. Two buys who are growing up together, becoming best friends, and before they know it, they are falling in love with each other. But K.C. Wells has a way of telling a story that sucks you in and doesn’t let go. She gives a story that extra “oomph.” What might become a rather bland story in other hands turns into a splendid, joyful, heartwarming, and romantic love story with her exquisite touch and insight.
The story is told from David’s POV, with a twist. It is David himself that tells his story. He tells about his childhood, growing up with Matt, his best friend. Their school years, living together in their dorm, renting an apartment after both getting a job. Through the years, you see the two boys growing up, getting older and wiser. Their friendship evolves from loving as best friends to brothers to something so much more. A lovely, slow glide into love as boyfriends until they are each other’s halves. They are each other’s soul mates in every aspect. They have their ups and downs, but if possible, that brings them even closer together. David and Matt are such sweet and endearing characters, and most of all they are real, like K.C. Wells can do like no other.
Their life story is their love story.
Audiobook Review:
3.5 stars- Friends to lovers is a favorite trope of mine and I’ve looked at BFF a few times before because the blurb reminded me of a favorite book by another author. I recently listened to my first audiobook by this narrator, and when I saw he narrated BFF, I dove right in.
BFF has an interesting setup. The story is told from a single point-of-view, David’s, and is delivered as a chronological collection of vignettes documenting the history of Matt and David’s friendship. For the most part, this style worked well for the story. Although at first, the interwoven commentary where adult David discusses past events was a little displacing, I quickly settled into the book’s rhythm and enjoyed the story. This was definitely assisted by the lively, emotive narration by Mr. Mola. He injected personality into each scene, e.g. laughing when characters laugh, yet it wasn’t overacted. Instead, these details brought me further into David and Matt’s story.
I really liked the bones of BFF, but the pacing wasn’t my favorite. Quite often it felt as though David led the reader through rambling descriptions, often detailing things that didn’t add much to the story. While that may be an honest representation of memory recollection, it slowed the progression of the story and caused me to lose a bit of interest. I also lamented not seeing more of the building feelings and transition of friends to lovers. The underpinning was clear and the author did a fabulous job of showing, not telling, but when it came time for Matt and David to be together, it felt a bit anti-climactic and that left me disappointed. Overall, BFF was a good friends to lovers romance featuring a different style and a very good narrator.
*Reviewed audiobook for Alpha Book Club*