Hazel is a lively elementary school teacher who tries with men, but mostly sees herself as undateable because she can’t stay with anyone who is embarrassed by her, but she can’t change her personality, either.

convinced that they are completely wrong for one another, and after Josh is cheated on and ends a two year long relationship. I found it to be a bit of a disappointment, but I think that is because I had been building it up and wanting to read it for a long time. I was absolutely wowed by Autoboyography ( see my review) last year, and then earlier this year I fell for Love and Other Words ( see my review), and that will be one of my favorite books of 2018. Josh is so endearingly, consistently confused by her and I loved watching him fall in love with her antics.We're living in a depressing world filled with wars, racism and selfishness but people are gonna hate on goofy characters because they don't, what, take life seriously?

Oh, and even though it has a cover that looks very much like Roomies, these worlds and stories are not connected what so ever. If you enjoy lighter romance that leaves you with a sense of the feel goods and will keep you chortling with laughter the entire go, you NEED this in your life. This novel will knock you off your feet when it comes down to the laughter that comes out of you when Hazel does something that is beyond endearing and in a juvenile way.And yes, there’s a little of that here, as Josh learns that pretty much everything is more fun with Hazel along for the ride. im not quite sure i like where it headed, and it didnt really feel necessary to josh and hazels story.

At first it all starts wonderfully because they both have fun with the partners they end up choosing for each other. Now it takes place years later when she is an elementary school teacher, and he is a physical therapist, and they randomly cross paths once again. Of course the more and more time they spend together, the more they realize that there is more to their relationship than just friendship.And normally when I read quirky characters, it's usually the author despertaely trying to make their characters seem quirky and fun and unique - but Hazel is so odd and endearing and I absolutely loved her. But at the end of the day", she says, and puts her hand outside the open window, letting the wind pass through her fingers, "being myself is enough. This would have been a full on 5 star read had it not been for the dramatic/unnecessary turn the plot took in the last quarter 🙃 although despite the weird ending, I did love the characters SO MUCH and their chemistry was just A+++++. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. She's got that whole clutzy and embarrassing (in a funny way) romance heroine thing going on, but she's also unapologetic.

What I loved even more about her is that she is who she is and she is proud of herself, which was just so amazing.Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating is set in Oregon and is honestly one of the cutest friends to lovers stories I’ve read in such a long while. Alternatively, Josh was so straight laced at times, I found myself wondering if he actually liked to have fun, although I did find him the more likeable of the pair. New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren tells the laugh-out-loud, uplifting story of two people who are completely wrong for each other - in all the right ways. They've known each other since college and she's embarrassed herself inf front of him a handful of times over the years. Hazel and Josh were both such endearing and fantastic characters and I loved their connection and chemistry.