A girl who’s ready to love. A guy who only wants one girl.Sounds like a match made in heaven, right?Wrong.With a twin sister encouraging her to hook up with all the wrong people, Zoe’s being pulled in a million different directions. Dylan can’t stand by and watch it happen. He’s tired of loving Zoe from a distance, and he’s more determined than ever to escape the friend zone.Before long, they’ll … escape the friend zone.
Before long, they’ll graduate college and go their separate ways. Dylan has to make Zoe fall for him. But he doesn’t realize she has a plan of her own.
Two best friends.
A shrinking friend zone.
One final chance.
I’ll Make You Mine is a standalone novel.
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What a fantastic story. I’ll Make You Mine was a awesome friend to lovers novel that held me captive until the end. This was my first Gia Riley novel and what an introduction it was to her style of writing. It was amazing the level of emotion that was written into the story and even more amazing was how easy it was to feel all the emotions.
This new adult novel really had it all, friendship, twin bond, love, and heartache all tightly wrapped up with some amazing characters who all held your attention. This was Dylan and Zoe’s story where we see them transition from best friends to lovers. This was not an easy, smooth road and Gia Riley gave us all the emotions that goes along with young love. We get the awkwardness, the uncertainty, the overthinking, the flirting, the jealously and insecurity. However we also get these two characters who were perfect for each other and who really loved and cared about each other.
I loved Dylan. He knew what he wanted and he was willing to wait to get it. Although he was stuck in the friend zone, he was so patient with Zoe and that was what I loved the most about him.
Zoe on the other hand really had me amused with some of her antics. Awkward and klutzy, she got herself in some “interesting” situations and I couldn’t help but love her. They were both so relatable and likable
This novel had me laughing, got me angry, had me in shock and did make me cry. There were some twists and turns I did not expect and which completely threw me for a loop. However at the end we are given an awesome epilogue that made me smile. This page-turner was an excellent read. I really loved it.
Her bio says ” GIA RILEY writes because if she doesn’t, she’ll go crazy.” That is a lie- direct quote from Maury Povich.
Gia Riley writes so she can maintain her place at Satan’s Tea time. She laughs at your tears and plots the destruction of your feeble unsuspecting heart.
Perhaps, I came on a bit strong, you say. Ha! Clearly you haven’t read I’ll Make You Mine. Btw, Dylan is MINE. He got over Zoe and he and I live happily ever after the end- just ask Gia. Or don’t she will just lie and tell you “that’s not what happens.”
No, she will say…she wrote the book because Zoe would not stop rambling at her no matter what. And Dylan, sweet Dylan, was catering to Zoe and helping her drive Gia nuts. It’s probably true. Zo is a weirdo, but the quirky kind you can’t help but love. Or perhaps because she reminds me of me…(Don’t snort, we both know I’m irresistible.)
So quirky girl and her best friend who has been eternally friend zoned but forever wanting more…(I saw you sit up straight.) She’s clueless of his wants. He clueless how to tell her. (Just one click, I saw you scroll back to the link. You will not regret it.)
It’s a perfect mess of awkward, sweet, and shake the shit out of the clueless. Oh and let’s not even talk about the blurry eyed, squint I have going on typing this. We won’t mention the fact that Gia Riley had me in tears and calling her an evil cow. Nope, I will keep that to myself…besides she just laughs at your misery. In case you feel like sharing, you have been warned. (Perhaps, she would say she was laughing at the evil cow and I hate you comments. But really I think it was the tears.)
Ok, all teasing aside…well most, it is a great story. It’s chock full of feels. Everything from awww to WTF you say to her…So from gushing granny sighs to combative wannabe gangstas. Trust me she will have you up in grills and pulling out the Ben and Jerry’s with the emotions on this one. This roller coaster only has one way it can go and you won’t want to miss the ride.
reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood