With a fun and endearing friendship trio, Per My Last Email by Juliana Smith is a story about two best friends who harbour a crush on each other for three years but are too afraid to act on it... until now. The story also briefly touches on choosing to do what you want.

Summary: Three years ago, Layla Wright meets Luke Wells at work. They, along with Luke's best friend Nathan, become very close friends over the years. But they also happen to like each other romantically and are afraid to lose their friendship.

Tropes/Genres:
• best friends to lovers
• workplace romance
• travelling! (for work, but still)
• fun friendship trio <3
• contemporary rom-com
• aspiring author

Review: Before I start talking about the romance, I want to talk about this beautiful friendship trio that Layla, Luke and Nathan have. I love it! Literal friendship goals. I love them from the start of the book, with how chaotic they were even from the moment they met. They're such goofy friends, and it's nice to see such fun energy in an environment full of boring people – work. Oops! But they really breathed so much life into their workplace. It's really the people that make the atmosphere.

Now, Layla and Luke were so cute. I was just waiting for them to finally confess their undying love to each other and have their happily ever after, but this way worked fine too. From the beginning to the end, I felt them. I understood why they acted the way they did. For Layla, it's not easy to think a person likes her despite their actions because he's stated all those years ago that she's not the one for him. And for Luke, it's not easy to get out of the friend zone, especially when the friendship is just so precious to him. And here's a shout-out to Nathan, the best wingman! I also love Luke's family. They're such a fun and healthy family <3

It pained me to see the struggles they had to go through. They're not earth-shattering, but it was still sad. Regardless, I'm glad these changes helped to propel them towards the path meant for them. I guess some things do happen for a reason. We should try and see things in a positive light, and sometimes, we should just do what we want instead of what seems right. The heart wants what it wants.

I recommend this book to readers who love a good best-friends-to-lovers workplace romance with a fun friendship trio as good seasoning. It's light-hearted and easy to read. Perfect for readers who want to sit back, relax, swoon over our three best friends and yell at the annoying characters in the story who just get in the way of everything :D

Thank you, NetGalley, for this book!