Publisher: Point
Released: February 25th, 2014
Official Synopsis: "For Macallan and Levi, it was friends at first sight. Everyone says guys and girls can't just be friends, but theses two are. They hang out after school, share tons of inside jokes, their families are super close, and Levi even starts dating one of Macallan's friends. They are platonic and happy that way.Eventually they realize they're best friends- which wouldn't be so bad if they didn't keep getting in each other's way. Guys won't ask Macallan out because they think she's with Levi, and Levi spends to much time joking around with Macallan and maybe not enough time with his date. They can't help but wonder... are they more than friends or are better off without making it even more complicated?"
My Review:
This is by far one of the cutest books I have ever read! Better Off Friends is a coming of age novel that deals with the age old question; can guys and girls be best friends, or will it always become more?
Macallan and Levi have been best friends since 7th grade. But as they grow up things start to get more complicated... Everybody always thinks they are a couple because they believe that guys and girls can't just be friends. This especially becomes a problem in high school, because all the guys won't ask Macallan out because they think she's "off limits." And all of Levi's girlfriends become jealous when Levi wants to hang out with Macallan. As you read their story you get to see how each of them feel's about the other through the years; And how they work through these problems.
The book follows Levi and Macallan's relationship from 7th grade to juniors in high school. Better Off Friends is written in dual perspectives. One chapter will be in Macallan's perspective and the next in Levi's. In between each chapter there is a conversation between the the two main characters from the present day talking about what happened in the previous chapter. And their conversations are HILARIOUS! I love that as the characters age they have experiences that most people have gone through. For example: when Levi is in 8th grade he goes on a date with a girl at the movie theater, and he is freaking out, thinking he going to do or say the wrong thing. Most people have had a similar/almost the exact same experience as Levi.
The character development in all the characters was great and we got to see how each of their personalities changed as they got older. One thing that I wasn't happy about was I felt that we didn't get to read about one or two different grades. It felt like author skipped 9th grade which is important because thats the first year of high school. This story is appropriate for almost all young adult readers. I would say 6th grade and up. I really enjoyed Elizabeth Eluberg's writing style. It flowed very well, which made this a really quick read. At times I just wanted to give Levi a piece of my mind, and at other times I thought he was the best person in the world. Which is a good thing, because that meant he was human just like all of us, and sometimes he was clueless or careless but he always came around and realized that he was wrong. Which shows a lot about a person. Overall this was a great book and recommend it to everyone!
I give this book a 4.5 out of 5 stars!
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