A review by jannierreads
Friends with Benefits by Marisa Kanter

3.75

Evelyn is an aspiring Foley artist who gets accepted to her dream fellowship, but after learning that there are no benefits, she gets married to her best friend Theo. They get married so she can share his insurance and he can keep his apartment.

This was cute-such a unique premise! I haven't read a marriage of convenience, so this was a good start. The characters are very deep and flawed. There is so much to learn about these two. This is not a rom-com, as the book dives into topics like grief and Evie's chronic illness.

The characters were likeable to an extent. Evie kind of got on my nerves near the end of the book because she is so stubborn. I can understand why she is this way, but it was hard to overlook. The writing was good, but it got very repetitive in my personal opinion.

Anyway, this was a good, refreshing book to read. Read if you like:
✨ Marriage of convenience

✨ Friends to lovers

✨ Chronic illness representation

✨ LGBTQ+ representation

Thank you to Celadon Books for an ARC of Friends With Benefits.