CHEAT SHEET: A Novel: 1 (The Los Angeles Sharks Duology)

This book was so fulfilling and cozy to read. The perfect book for a mundane day. It follows 2 tropes; friends to lovers and fake dating. It was brilliant

SUCH A CUTE BOOK!

"Girlfriends come and go in Nathan’s life like fad diets. Me, on the other hand—I was here long before two-faced Kelsey, and I’ll be here long after, because I am Nathan’s best friend. I’m the one who’s been through it all with him, and he’s been through it all with me." I've read Sarah Adams' rom-coms before and having read this book I can say that her writing is just getting better and better! When I first saw the book being announced, I wasn't really excited but reading the early reviews made me want to give it a try. This is a bestfriends to lovers, fake dating, slowburn and sports romance. "Bree’s warning tone, however, sounds as threatening as a cartoon baby bunny. Her eyes are big and sparkly and make me love her more." Bree Camden is hopelessly in love with her highschool bestfriend Nathan Donelson but is unable to express how she feels in fear that it would ruin their friendship. Little does she know that Nathan feels the same about her and only dates when she's in a relationship too. They both don't know how to get out of the ridiculous friendzone but when Bree blurts out what she really feels while being drunk in a bathroom to a gossip journalist, the whole world suddenly wants them to be together. "Nathan give everyone his business smile. It never reaches his eyes, and only I would know that, because now, he’s giving me his smile. The one I’ve seen since high school." While Nathan came from a rich background and plays as a quarterback for the NFL , Bree worked hard to earn everything in her life. She wanted to attend Julliard for ballet instead life gave her a real big setback when she got into a terrible accident that busted up her knee. Now Bree teaches Ballet to aspiring teenagers at her dance studio in LA and lives just five blocks away from Nathan. “It will be real.” She glares at me. “No. It. Won’t.” “My very real lips will be on your very real lips, Bree. That’s the very definition of real. It will not be in our heads.” Because of Bree's little stunt, Nathan's manager suggest them to fake date until a commercial shoot for four weeks and suddenly Nathan's hidden feelings start to come out. To say Bree was shocked by his sudden change of attitude was an understandment. And Oh my god, these two were adorable together! Them being obviously in love with each other since the beginning was just so cute. Bree was such a strong, fierce, hilarious and sassy little thing. I loved her with her whole set of insecurities and her unabashed clumsiness! Nathan was such a cinnamon roll. He was so swoony and the little things he did for Bree made me love him even more. But, I've got to say, when it came to noticing how the other feels about them, they were oblivious. Thanks to Nathan's teammates and Bree's sister, Lily to make them come to a realisation. Overall, everything about the book was perfect. There wasn't smut but even the slightest touches made me feel the burning tension between them. Bree & Nathan had a special connection and their intimacy just hit differently. They practically radiated soulmate vibes. The side characters really need their own books, I would definitely like to read more about them because I can't get enough. Pick the book up of you haven't yet because you definitely won't regret it!

Although the cover is in good condition, some of the pages are slightly worn out and appear aged

5/5 Oh my gossshhhhh Since, I am really not into best-friends to lovers BUT I AM OBSESSED WITH NATHAN AND BREE. First, Nathan Donelson. You are the book boyfie everyone wants. Rich, flirty, softie and definitely not a play boy despite how fun and careless his life is. Second, Bree Cheese Camden is the funniest bestfriend and girlfriend evaa. She has the most wittiest comeback and is super adorable. I laughed in each chapter. It is hilariously sexy and sweet. This is the type of rom-com I prefer. Too underrated book I assume. I can give it a 100 ⭐️. Thats how much i loved it.

I give 4.5 stars to the novel and the 3 stars to the packaging, Seriously not acceptable,butt bree and nathannnn y'all have my heartttt

A warm friends-to-lover trope, written with such passion that it makes the reader think they can also fall in love with their best friend.

I'm not even kidding when I say that I'm crying happy tears while typing this! Bree and Nathan's UNBELIEVABLY beautiful, precious and heartmelting love story is everything. Literally *everything*. It touched my soul with it's meaningfulness, endearing thoughtfulness, earnest beauty and just pure warmth. Bree and Nathan's love for each other is so unconditional, unwavering and endless. It just makes you sob out of sheer happiness. I couldn't stop smiling while going on this whole journey along with them. They've captured my heart and have stolen all of it. It's going to stay with them now. I love how they defined home for each other and were not just the best of friends, the best of lovers but the best of soulmates too. I'm never getting over them and those fond and selfless gestures of love. "The Cheat Sheet" is a big, warm and tender hug of a book and it'll envelope your heart in a soothing embrace and make it smile the brightest. Sarah Adams is such a creative, talented and magical weaver of words. I'm in awe. Brb, just going to sit here and cry some more. 🥺💓🌤️ Please do read this book! I promise, you'll fall in love with it - truly, madly and deeply. ✨✨✨

This book made me laugh a lot. Well written and so worth reading.

This glorious romcom stole my heart from page one. I was smiling immediately (Bree is such a relatable and likeable character!) and laughing within pages. Friends to lovers A sports romance Addictive Hilarious This book is so easy to read and I flew through it in a few days. If I hadn’t of been travelling I can almost guarantee I would have finished it in one sitting. This book is incredible, funny, so easy to fall in love with and to top it all off has an amazing book boyfriend (Nathan is just so 😍). Quite easily one of my favourite books of the year. I couldn’t stop smiling and laughing the entire time. I love this book so much! Perhaps the only time I’ve ever enjoyed the miscommunication trope because it was written so well and the characters had my heart from the beginning. I fully understood where both Bree and Nathan were coming from and why they didn’t discuss anything romantic before in their pasts. So yes it’s technically a miscommunication trope but it’s also such an amazing friends to lovers romcom that I would recommend to all!!

Ottimo

Purée, je n'avais pas lu le résumé quand j'ai acheté ce livre, je le découvre seulement, et je le trouve vraiment génial et très fidèle au ton du roman, ça me donne même envie de le relire, alors que je l'ai terminé dimanche ! Si je vous dis que ce livre m’a collé le smile tout du long et mis des papillons dans le ventre, ça vous laisse une bonne idée de mon degré de kif non ? J’ai vraiment été conquise par cette très jolie comédie romantique, avec des tropes que j’aime beaucoup : (best) friends-to-lovers & fake dating (yessss please ! ♥). À travers une double narration, on découvre Bree et Nathan, meilleurs amis depuis le lycée. Lui est quarterback pour les Sharks de L.A. Elle, ballerine dont la carrière s’est brisée avant même d’avoir réellement commencée, donne des cours de danse classique dans une salle un brin miteuse au-dessus d’une pizzeria. Ils sont inséparables et leur amitié fait partie de leur quotidien. En tant que lecteur, on a une place privilégiée car on sait dès le début qu’ils sont tous les deux amoureux l’un de l’autre depuis toujours, mais évidemment, chacun croit être le seul à avoir ces sentiments-là. C’est à la suite d’un curieux concours de circonstances qu’ils vont devoir feindre d’être en couple, et c’est là que la grande page des « et si ? » peut s’ouvrir … Quel délice de les voir se regarder en coin et profiter de cette fausse relation en partie sous l’œil des caméras pour explorer un nouveau type de relation ! On est dans le slow burn, chaque geste, si minime soit-il, est du coup très mignon, doux, romantique même, et c’est vraiment le genre de truc que j’adore lire et qui me donne des papillons dans le ventre. J’ai adoré la façon dont leur relation évolue, j’ai aimé qu’il n’y ait pas de rebondissements artificiels, et qu’en somme tout soit très simple, et qu’ils communiquent ! C’est une clean romance, donc cela reste chaste, MAIS la tension sexuelle est quand même très présente, et cela rend le moindre petit truc qui sort de leur ordinaire d’autant plus swoonant. Et en bonus, on a les coéquipiers et amis de Nathan qui sont excellents et qui unissent leurs forces et leurs idées pour aider leur pote à conquérir sa belle, ce qui donne lieu à de savoureux passages. Un joli petit coup de cœur donc, le genre de romcom délicieuse, tendre et swoonante qui fait vraiment du bien !

I really liked the book until they made a certain decision at the end and the entire book went downhill so fast I almost considered not finishing.