I like a few parts of this. I’m just so sad about the not ending. It kept me reading but it took me longer than it should being so short. I will pick up another book from this author. It makes me so sad to say I did not like this one.

Structure and story are both important here. I appreciated both. The characters were distinct and despite only taking place on one day, it covers a lot of ground.

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this book. It was a lot of catty behavior and conversation from the best friend (Temi) directed toward her friend's husband. Temi expected her life with her friend remain the same after she got married. The husband obviously doesn't like Temi since she doesn't support his marriage. Temi tries to tear them apart. She drinks too much and is the third wheel in the house. The husband doesn't do anything hurtful to his wife. There is really no reason for Temi's behavior other than she is selfish. The poor wife is in the middle. I felt so bad for her.

Read this Book if:
You like banter back and forth between 2 of the characters
You like a shorter book (192 pages)/audiobook (approx 4.5 hours)

I loved the triple POV. So interesting to read through each person and feel and see their views on what's going on. Also the ending was phenomenal.

ending of the book ruined the story. no satisfaction just annoyance. none of the characters are likable or trustworthy and everything seemed super repetitive. their POVs weren't different enough.

Thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons and NetGalley for an ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

First I would like to say that I started and stopped this book several times before I was able to push through. I found the storyline so negative and completely disliked the MC's girlfriend who seemed to try to break up her friend's marriage. She was a selfish bratty and spoiled woman, who was going to get her way no matter who she stepped on.
Ugh, not for me. The writing was fine, the story was miserable.

This was a fun and quick read and I wish I had read it sooner! The story unfolds over the course of the day and details the relationship between a wife and her husband. and also the wife's best friend. Things slowly unfold and its a question of which relationships will last, if any when all is said and done. Really enjoyed this fascinating characters!

i love a hateful individual as much as the next person, so give me 3 and that's even better. and on the worst days i wonder if i love fiction so much because it scratches the same itch as my real passion: gossip. so this seemed like a recipe for success.

unfortunately, this book tells the same events happening 3 times (in 3 technically different but essentially identical voices) before ending right before the juicy part.

Ore Agbaje-Williams' "The Three of Us Make It" is a heartfelt exploration of friendship and resilience that earns a solid three-star rating. Agbaje-Williams weaves a touching narrative of three friends navigating the complexities of life, love, and ambition, all while maintaining their unbreakable bond. While the characters are well-developed and relatable, and the author's prose is engaging, the pacing occasionally falters, and some plot points feel a bit predictable. Nevertheless, the novel's authenticity and the genuine emotions it evokes make it a worthwhile read for those seeking a story of enduring friendship in the face of life's challenges

This book was…. Weird. The MC’s best friend and husband hate each other. And that’s basically the book. It was too short to be fully developed I thought. This was a miss for me unfortunately. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

I did not enjoy this book. DNF

***********************I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley*********************************

DNF at 47%

The Three Of Us is about a woman, her husband, and her best friend, and the tumultuous relationship between them. Her best friend and husband hate each other, so it creates a challenging situation for her to find balance between the two.

This book is written in three parts: POVs of the wife, the husband, and the best friend. I finished the wife’s part, the whole time wondering if we even knew her name. I don’t think we do? And she calls her best friend by her name, Temi, but when speaking about her husband always refers to him as “my husband”. When I got to the second part and it was the same situation with the husband talking about the wife and best friend without using any names, I couldn’t do it anymore.

The language used seems very formal and stuffy, and seemingly each POV is telling many of the same stories from each different perspective. And the whole cook only takes course over one day, with just stories told about the past. It was odd and just kinda boring to me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The one good thing about this book is that is less than 200 pages and easy to read in a few days. There are so many things wrong with this novel. The 3 main characters husband, wife and friend (who is always around) are all very manipulative, narcassistic and unlikeable people. There also really was no plot or point to the book, just a lot of complaining and how will find their place at the top.

I cannot recommend this. I did not enjoy it.

Thanks to Netgalley, Ore Arbaje-Williams and Penguin Group Putnam for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Already available.

I typically enjoy books with varying perspectives and retelling of the same instances from different viewpoints, however this one didn't work for me. I ended up frustrated because there were plot lines that had no closure. there were too many unanswered questions when I finished the book.
while this book wasn't my favorite I would consider another book by this author, as I think there's potential in the storytelling. this one didn't do it for me though.

Unfortunately this was a DNF for me. I couldn't get past the formating of the ARC to enjoy it. I didn't like that there were massive paragraphs with no definition for dialogue.

This book read like a play but I struggled with what exactly I walked away with by the end of it all. It is divided into 3 perspectives: the wife, the husband, and Temi the best friend of the wife. All of the characters are flawed in an unlikeable way. I feel like there was interesting commentary about who exactly 'The wife" is outside of her pleasing her family, husband, and best friend but it seemed so poorly executed that her wish-washy behavior just irritated me. This book had potential but in the end it just fell flat for me.

This had so much potential!!!!!! But it lacked EVERYTHING. There was no structure to the story.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the chance to read this book for an honest review..

The premise of this book has potential. A husband and wife with her best friend recount one day. Clearly there is no love lost between the friend and husband. One day with three different perspectives could be interesting. However I found their perspectives manipulative, frustrating and passive aggressive. I found that the way the perspectives were handled with the wife (the common element between the other two) first there was no sense of resolution or way forward. Possibly this could have been handled as a short story or made more robust to be a better set of character studies in this novel.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. The book is broken up into three sections told from the perspective of each character - wife, husband, friend - over the course of a wine-fueled day with references to memories past. Wife and friend go way back and friend sees husband as a threat to their friendship, thus an awkward trio emerges. Friend's brother marries husband's sister, so there's no getting rid of each other. I don't know what was more annoying, reading the disdain the husband and friend have for each other and the great lengths they'll go to show it, or the wife being stuck in the middle and siding with no one. She doesn't stand up for herself either, which is even more frustrating.

This book was odd. This very random slice of life book follows the relationship of a married couple and the wive’s best friend. The time line is a bit unclear, and the characters remain unnamed (except for the best friend) and honestly I was a bit confused the whole time.

I think that there is definitely an audience for this book, but unfortunately I don’t think I’m it.