A Guide to Being Just Friends takes us to the 3rd Jansen brother, Wes (side note: I wasn't aware there was a first book so I'm super excited!). Wes is the oldest brother and tried his best to shelter his younger brothers from the fights between their parents and some of his father's demands. Hailey has recently moved out of LA to get away from her latest disaster of a relationship. Instead of focusing on love, she's focusing on her new salad shop (which sounds amazing). Wes meets Hailey at the bakery/coffeeshop next door to her business when he's supposed to be meeting someone from a dating app. He accuses Hailey of being the girl he was supposed to meet and just not liking what she saw so they don't really start off on a great foot. After they have another encounter, Wes realizes he was wrong and goes to apologize. While neither of them want a relationship, they hit it off as friends.

I liked the relationship between Wes and Hailey more than Noah and Grace. As friends, we get to know them a little better than we would have as enemies. I also liked how they both tried to talk themselves out of being attracted to the other one for the sake of their friendship. They both had to make changes in order to grow and develop a healthy relationship. Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Sophie Sullivan for an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this story so much! Two people, Wes and Hailey bring something to this story, a slow build friendship, the banter between them, all around great story! 4 stars for this one!
Hailey just moved to town to open her new salad store that she invested everything she had in. She comes up with some of the best salads and word spreads soon enough that she gets very busy! This is exactly what she needed.
Wes just moved out west to work closer with his brothers. He doesn't understand all the talk about relationships, like his brothers. Wes took their parents divorce really hard being the oldest. He just doesn't see himself falling like that.
These two meet by mistake, and once the dust settles, they become great friends. But will that be enough for them? Read along and find out!

Hailey moved to a new town to get over a spoiled boyfriend and to open her own salad shop. She had sworn off boyfriends but really wanted a friend. When she started hanging out with Wes, he seemed the perfect friend. Wes grew up wealthy but with parents who were poor examples of love, so he was never falling in love and risking heartache. I really like this book. Hailey’s friends were so supportive, and I admired her work ethic. Wes was used to helping people in need and I enjoyed the dilemma he faced when Hailey refused help. Great relationship with Wes and his brothers as they worked, played, and loved together. Lots of truths in the importance of respecting other’s feelings. I appreciate receiving a copy of the book from netGalley in return for an honest review

A Guide to Being Just Friends was such a good ending to the Jensen series! I adored Hailey as a character and loved seeing the character growth on Wes. This was so, so sweet!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I was very excited to get the chance to read an advance copy of "A Guide to Being Just Friends," the final book in Sophie Sullivan's trilogy about the Jansen brothers. In the new novel, we finally get to spend some time with the elusive Wes, who recently moved to San Verde, California, from New York in order to join his brothers and escape his father's influence. Wes is the oldest brother and was most acutely affected by his parents' acrimonious divorce; as a result, he's convinced that he never wants to fall in love. ("He wanted the 'like' without the downfall of 'love.'")

Hailey is also new in town. Having escaped a bad relationship back in L.A., she's now opened up a small restaurant, selling salads. When she meets Wes and hits it off with him, they decide they're just going to be friends -- no romance. After all, Hailey needs to devote all of her energy to getting her business off the ground, and Wes doesn't want a relationship.

As the two of them grow closer, it becomes harder and harder for them to stick to their guns. All of Sullivan's books have been slow-burn and this one is no exception. Sometimes it's frustrating how hard Hailey and Wes try to deny their attraction -- they really have to work overtime to convince themselves that they are just platonic pals -- but the ending is genuinely sweet, and it's fun to spend a bit more time with Everly & Chris and Noah & Grace from Sullivan's previous novels.

A Guide to being Just Friends by S. Sullivan, published by St. Martin's Press, is the third and last book in this series. The Jansen Brothers have found their hea.
Hailey and Wes couldn't be different from each other. The new shop owner and the happily being single man go from not so meet cute over becoming friends to lovers in this beautiful, witty and fun roamnce that gave me all the feels.
A great read, 4,5 stars.

This is perfect for romantics with tender hearts. Thank you Sophie for this warm, funny book that filled a couple of days with joy. Certain books make us feel things for a moment in time and leave a hole in their wake. And this was the perfect book to fill a void. The romance trope was slow burn and I liked how both leads had to make changes and choices to be together. Highly recommend when you feel like a laugh and cute romance.

A special thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press & Wednesday Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early review copy of this book.

This is my second book written by Sophie Sullivan and I have to say I'm a fan!! Her characters are so likeable and really come to life. Her dialog has a lightness to it and the banter between characters is very natural. Both the hero and heroine were likable. The brothers and their girlfriends added some dimension to the story as well.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story and stayed up way too late reading it as I wanted to see how it ended.

Hailey and Wes are adorable characters, good people who are meant to cross paths but need to get out of their heads. The issues that prevent them from getting together are really non-issues, but they let their baggage get in the way. What they have going for them is that they're great peop!e and you really root for them. The family and friendship dynamics in this book.are pretty great too.

oh my goodness what a great read! hailey and wesley start up a sweet friendship and decide that amidst their individual romantic misfortune, they’ll stay platonic moving forward… but here we see whether that’s actually really ever possible!

i seriously adored this book. i loved the rich cast of side characters as well and also loved seeing glimpses of familiar characters’ lives!! thank you SO much for this ARC.

This is the second book I've read in this series and it was wonderful. I loved how it was a beautiful slow burn romance between Hailey and Wes. They really did build a great foundation to what would be their HEA. I look forward to more books from this author and I will be reading the first book in this series since I originally missed out on it.

After a difficult breakup, Hailey is starting over - new location, new apartment, new friends, new job,
Wes is also starting over in a new place having just relocated from New York to start working with his brothers. After a rough first meeting and misunderstanding, Hailey and Wes go the "just friends" route and begin spending time together. Their relationship was sweet, but nothing exciting.

I didn't love the pace of the book, it was very dialogue heavy and there were a lot of backstories and added elements - (finances, toxic relationships, rent, familial discord, business decisions, charity contributions, volunteer work, and more) that just made it hard to invest in any one storyline or character. Hailey was likable as was Wes and the other supporting characters, but beyond being "friendly" I didn't feel much else from these. characters.

Overall this was a nice book with a HEA, so if that's what you're looking for, then A Guide to Being Just Friends is your book! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Yay! Jansen Brothers are back in town! This time Wes Jansen: uptight, analytical, nerdy, business oriented, perfectionist big brother takes the spotlight! Don’t get fooled by his serious, introvert, geeky manners! He’s gold hearted, caring man who takes the verbal abuse of their father for years to protect his brothers! But now he left New York to strategize a new business plan, giving more to public, being partner with his baby brothers!

And lovely, chatty, sunshiny salad shop owner Hailey Sharp confuses the hell of him. They met under funny and humiliating circumstances but they decide to be friends to prove the opposite to the famous theory of When Harry met Sally: the man and woman cannot be friends, even though attraction is undeniably palpable!

Hailey moved from LA to form a brand new life, hanging out with book club members of her cousin Piper, instead of talking about book, they focus on gossiping and filling her glasses to the brim with wine just like my own book club members do!

Her self esteem is bulldozed by her ex who was an aspiring actor and full time asshole! She has her own trust issues! So being friends with Wes is safe solution to keep her emotional barriers intact.

Wes is also looking for something intense and hopeful just like his brothers Chris and Noah ( we know them from previous books I highly recommend you to read them) He just wants to tick all the boxes to find best compatible woman for her! If he has chance like the geeks of “ Weird Science” movie, he can create his dreamy woman by writing the right code combination.

But as he spends more time with Hailey, he realizes his dreamy woman is standing in front of him. He just has to be bold enough to make a move, taking risk to be broken hearted as like Hailey decides to give a chance to their happiness. Will they write their own happy ending? Nope, brilliant Sophie Sullivan is right here to do that for them.

This was sweet, a little angsty, enjoyable, swoon read I highly recommended to romance fans like me!

Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

Oh, how I loved this series. I love the Jansen brothers as much as I love their girlfriends.

This is the last book in the series and it revolves around Wes. Wes is the oldest brother and still feels the most pain from his parents’ divorce. He views love as manipulative and not everlasting so he will do his best to never fall in love.

Hailey has recently moved to town to open a salad eatery next door to Tara’s baked goods shop. Through Tara, she is eventually introduced to Wes and the sparks start flying. But Hailey is coming off a long relationship that was not healthy so she is not eager to jump back in to the dating scene.

These two find themselves drawn to each other, but keep each other in the friend zone for different reasons. After months of being just friends, can they handle more? Or will their fear of something bad happening keep them strictly as friends?

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The opinions stated above are mine without biases.