Lovers and Friends

ROMANCE

Pages: 318 Ratings: 4.9

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Nelly thinks that Oliver is egotistical and selfish, albeit irritatingly attractive. Oliver associates Nelly with words like ‘sensible’ and ‘academic’, and can’t understand why his flighty, wonderful sister, India, is suddenly so attached to her. On their first meeting, Nelly and Oliver would never have assumed that they would be anything more than casual acquaintances. Little do they know that they have both just met the person that will one day know them better than anyone else in the world.

The next ten years follow Nelly and Oliver as they navigate love, friendship, and everything in between. Constantly pushed together and pulled apart again by their respective relationships with India, Nelly and Oliver’s connection makes sense to them and only to them. Until it no longer does. But when a tragic event throws both of their worlds into turmoil, Nelly and Oliver are forced to face up to what they really mean to each other, and what they are willing to risk for that.

Abigail Maskall spends lots of her time with books, whether project managing them at the educational publishing house that she works at, or with her nose stuck in one. She currently lives in England with her husband, their boxadore, and tortoise. Lovers and Friends is her debut novel.

Customer Reviews

4.9

9 reviews

Ella Howard

I was extremely lucky to have a copy of this book sent to me by the author who explained that: “This is a contemporary romance novel about three characters, which covers themes of love, friendship, loss, and redemption. I think it's perfect for anyone that loves books like Magnolia Parks, Normal People, or Conversations at Night.” Personally, I feel that for anyone looking for normal people x one day vibes fix then this book will be perfect for you. I loved the atmosphere surrounding Cambridge university student life and European summer holidays, alongside the angst and complexities within our main characters relationships. Although I loved this book, from 60% onwards I felt that it lost its way a little, with repetitive POV from both characters, the will they/won’t they dynamic becoming frustrating due to lack of character self awareness and selfishness (on reflection I recognised this as human flaws in all of us in highly emotional situations - but still annoying!) and lastly on occasion some fade to black moments in between each time entry, which I would really have loved to have read about. Nevertheless, I felt that the story was written well and I especially loved India’s and Nelly’s relationship depicting how soulmates can sometimes be your best friend as well as your biggest heartbreak.