ARC: The Friendship Contract
Well hello and hi there friends! First post of 2022 coming in hot. I’m happy to share my honest (and mostly spoiler free) review for Mia Heintzelman’s 2022 Contemporary Romance release: The Friendship Contract.
The Friendship Contract is the story long term college friends and now law partners Allegra Malone and Damon Dawson, finally figuring out that they actually do want to be more than friends.
I’ve been sitting here trying to sort out my feelings about TFC and friends, I’m still not sure where I’m going to land. There were pockets that I really loved, and ones that left me feeling a little unfulfilled, or maybe underwhelmed, I’m still not sure exactly the feeling I’m experiencing.
Is this book a quick and enjoyable read, yes. Did I want more contractual obligations and or contract stuff? Hell yeah. Do I wish there was more pining, angst and longing between our main characters? Yes. Very, very much.
That being said, I liked the moment where I felt like Allegra did, fundamentally understand and see Damon. He’s shy, quiet and sometimes struggles to “talk it out”. Seeing her understand him (in the shower no less) in that way was a legit heartwarming moment that, made me go, ok maybe there is more to unpack here.
I wish we got to see more background moments between Damon and Allegra, especially since it seemed like pretty much from day 1 he was just GONE for her. I wanted to connect more to the heart aching longing of him being right in front of her all along and simply not “seeing” him.
Also uh, that bachelor (and bachelorette) party. 😳WOW is all I’m going to say there.
And Allegra, I won’t lie, right from the first moment we meet her I struggled. I wanted to like her so much. But for some reason I kept waiting for *her* to f*ck something up between them. It felt like she was written to be a little flighty or lost (only when it comes to love) with all the talk of making any boyfriend her whole “personality”. And her realization of her own feelings for D felt a little too simple. Not lacking, but simple. I feel like she’s a little messy when it comes to love and, y’all we love a messy queen. Especially one that works through her sh*t.
Like I said before, this had all the pieces to be something that sticks with you, and yet, here I am, wanting just a little more.
Pick up The Friendship Contract wherever books are sold February 8th 2022