Monday, July 20, 2020

The Friend Zone

Fiction by Abby Jiminez


This was fun romance story with some really funny moments as well as some drama.

The focus is on Kristen and Josh, a meant-for-each-other pair who feel like they can't be together because of circumstances. The story suffers a bit from "I-Can't-Tell-The-Truth-Or-The-Story-Will-End -Here Syndrome,"** however, the writing style is fun and readable enough for me to overlook it.



**I-Can't-Tell-The -Truth-Or-The-Story-Will-End-Here Syndrome

(See After the Lie by Kerry Fisher)

This shows up in romances quite a bit, in which a main character withholds some vital piece of information from his/her love interest for flimsy reasons, making it obvious that the author is using the device to further complicate the plot and lengthen the story.

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