2 Book Lovers Reviews

Nobody can tap into human emotions quite like Fredrik Backman. He has this ability to make me laugh and then shatter me to a million pieces.

When I was thinking about what I wanted to say in this review, the only thing that I kept thinking is that I don’t want to say too much about the story and spoil any part of it, I just want to yell at everyone to read it. To say that I loved this novel would be such an understatement. As soon as I began reading it, I knew that it was not only going to be just what I wanted, but also just what I needed.

The characters in My Friends were everything. I could picture every scene, interaction, every glorious summer day that they spent together, and every hardship that they had to endure. I adored the way that their story was told. It was perfect. It hit me straight in the heart. As I read, I wanted to just keep reading one more chapter, and one more chapter, but the problem with that is that I also didn’t want the novel to end. I didn’t think that I was ever going to be completely ready to say goodbye to these characters. Even days later, I wished I still had a couple hundred pages left to spend with them.

With each turn of the page, it seemed as though I was either laughing or wiping the tears that were falling down my cheeks. I have read my share of tearjerkers before, but I have never felt so emotionally invested in a story or felt it so intensely.

I have been telling everyone that I know that they need to read this novel. This book is not only going to be making my list of favorite books of 2025, but this book is one of the best books that I have ever read. Mr. Backman, I don’t know how you do it, but please don’t ever stop, your writing is a thing of beauty.

*5+ Stars

Please feel free to comment or share.

See more of Shelley's Contemporary Romance & Fiction