Collide is a short story with a lot of content and some interesting POV dialogue from both the male and female leads. A friends to lovers tale, this was an easy read, with a good storyline and a nice ebb and flow to the writing. I’ll definitely be looking for the next book of the series from this author.

Good slow romance building. Don't see much of the characters development so felt left or if the story that way. Not a lot of build up there.

It was a quick and easy read, but it wasn't anything special. I found it to be pretty slow paced, and while it was cute, I was also really annoyed with th characters a lot of the time.

I received this book on NetGalley.

This novella is a short, quick read. I liked the best friend to lovers premise of this book, as well as the story line. Collide is about Gemma, who is in love with her best friend, Ben. Coincidentally, Ben is also in love with Gemma. However, neither of them know or is willing to risk their friendship and tell the other of their feelings. The book follows Gemma and Ben, in both their POV's, on their journey to finding love.

While the characters were certainly likeable, I didn't relate with them. Gemma is described as a beautiful, but doesn't know it, book-nerd with social anxiety, who gets forcefully dragged out by her best friend. Ben is a cocky devil with a six pack who is oblivious to Gemma's obvious attraction. I found Ben's POV a lot more interesting than Gemma's for some reason. They have been best friends for years and have flirty, witty banter between them. I found the comments between them to be slightly cheesy and unoriginal. There would be certain lines that would be repeated over and over throughout the book, and a certain phrase at the end that got repeated every other line.

All in all, this was a fun read, great for romance readers! The story may be short, but it was well paced and kept me interested while reading. I flew through <i>Collide</i> in one sitting.