Friends and Lovers
by Eric Jerome Dickey

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Book Review: A riveting love story
Summary: 4 Stars

This is the story of two female best friends falling in love with two male best friends. Debra & Leonard and Shelby & Tyrel. It can be difficult when one set of friends gets involved with another set of friends because if things don't work out you have to choose. And the author provides some realistic examples of that situation.

I enjoyed this book because it's not one of those fairytale love stories. Making a relationship work is tough, and we glimpse some of that in this book when two of the characters move in together and try to peacefully co-exist. This book shows how misunderstandings can be amplified and can completely transform our lives because there is one simple exchange that sets in motion the unraveling of Tyrel and Shelby's romance.

Tyrel was an interesting character. On the surface, he seems like a heartless womanizer but later on in the story we see that he is using these women ("the transitional team") to try to fill a void in his life. I could definitely relate when he said that he never expected to have to keep starting over in his relationships when he was 30. In a real relationship rather than one of his hit and runs, Tyrel was romantic and thoughtful. He made up little poems with his girlfriend's name and left notes in her purse. And later on he tells her that he would always love her even after she married another man. Shelby was rude and brash and worst of all, she lead another man on when she knew that she didn't want him.

My one complaint about this book, and the reason why I didn't give it 5 stars, is the author's failure to provide a better sense of chronology. We jump from Debra and Leonard getting engaged before his career took off and then next thing you know they're married and he's a major star. Then Tyrel and Shelby jump from casual dating to shacking up. And later I had no idea about how long the couple had been apart before they reunite under tragic circumstances. I couldn't tell how long the lapses in time were supposed to have been -- months or years.

But on the whole this was a very good book, and I enjoyed every word. I've read 4 of Dickey's books so far. This one and "Cheaters" are my favorites.

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• Subjects > Literature & Fiction
• Romance > Contemporary