The plot is what happens, the events that keep you actually reading. The premise of a book is the hook, the image, the opening scene that will sell the book.

There’s a difference between premise and plot. It is not for someone who is looking for rich and complicated character development, interesting subplots, or thought-provoking writing. It’s a good fit for younger teens who want a light, clean romance that is very straightforward and predictable. This is not a YA novel that I feels has much adult crossover appeal. Just getting that out of the way at the beginning. I am not the target audience for this book. are they more than friends or are they better off without making it even more complicated?įrom romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg comes a fresh, fun examination of a question for the ages: Can guys and girls ever really be just friends? Or are they always one fight away from not speaking again - and one kiss away from true love? Guys won’t ask Macallan out because they think she’s with Levi, and Levi spends too much time joking around with Macallan, and maybe not enough time with his date. They are platonic and happy that way.Įventually they realize they’re best friends - which wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t keep getting in each other’s way. 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.

Everyone says guys and girls can’t be just friends, but these two are. Synopsis (Goodreads): For Macallan and Levi, it was friends at first sight. Published: February 25th by Point/Scholastic Sadly, the concept doesn’t really translate to a young adult novel and the characters fell completely flat. I really like the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally, and that is the only reason I picked this up.

Better off friends by elizabeth eulberg