I loved The Hook Up but I absolutely ADORED The Friend Zone! 
 I was hooked from start to finish both times I read the book. (Yeah. I read it twice) And was just as emotionally invested the second time around. I laughed (both of the giggle and snicker/snort variety), I swooned, I got impatient and I even got all sniffly and teary as Gray and Ivy navigated their way through the 'Friend Zone' and came to realize that they could have so much more with each other than just friendship. 
 I adored Gray and Ivy. There really is no other word for it. From their first 'meeting' (which was brilliant by the way) to the end of the book they were just two people that I wanted to know more about and see end up together. Ivy, from the start, was someone I'd love to be friends with. She's quick witted, confident in who she is, has no problem making an ass out of herself, can bake like no ones business and has a very compassionate nature and generous, caring heart. Gray's manwhore/party boy persona is well deserved and what I actually liked about him was that he was upfront about it, but the man beneath that persona was so much more interesting. He's got a good head on his shoulders, is a lot smarter than people give him credit for, has a great sense of humor, loves to cook, loves football and is generous, as well as honest to a fault when it comes to his friends. 
 From their first 'meeting' (which is via text) to their first physical meeting to when they finally acknowledge and actually become more than just friends was just done really well. Their friendship was so solid that it jump off the page at me. They were so in sync with each other it was just inevitable that they'd be more than just friends, the scene at Palmers when Ivy meets the guys and Anna for the first time was not only classic, but showed how into Ivy Gray was, even if he didn't want to admit it. And even when shit went down between them, whether it was their fault or out of their control, the connection between them wouldn't allow the hurt to fester for long and have the drama drag out. And when they finally took the leap nothing really changed all that drastically, though the sexual chemistry between them did increase exponentially, and what you have are two people that are simply perfect for each other. 
 In my review for The Hook Up I mentioned that my one real issue with it was that I felt that it dragged at times, that doesn't apply here at all. The pacing was great and I thought that the dual 1st person POV's were well done. The balance between being told how they felt versus being showed was perfectly done. And because I'm that reader that becomes invested not only in the main couple of a story, but the secondary characters, I have to say that I loved the scenes with Drew and Anna, Rolondo, Dex, Diaz, Johnson, Cal and meeting Fiona. They added more depth and understanding to just who Gray and Ivy really are and added some great moments to the story. 
 The Bottom Line: I simply adored this book, If you like a well written, pull out every emotion friends to lovers story this is the one for you!