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lennie_reads's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Thank you to Chloe Liese and Netgalley for this ARC. I was given this arc as I identify as bisexual, the same as Ziggy.
As the youngest of 7 boisterous Bergmans, Ziggy is fed up of being treated like a baby. She is now 22, living independently and has a promising football (soccer) career ahead of her. To try and get her family and the media to take her more seriously, she devises a plan to ask her brother Ren's notorious hockey team mate, Sebastian, to pretend to be her friend. He needs some good press after a string of bad decisions and she wants to tarnish her golden reputation a little.
I want to say this is a slow burn but it also doesn't feel like it at all. I loved the twist on the fake dating trope; Chloe easily could've just had Ziggy & Seb fake date then fall in love (no shade, I love a fake dating trope) but it felt very refreshing to have a fake friendship situation instead. However don't be fooled, there is still a ridiculous amount of chemistry and sexual tension between them!
I absolutely loved Ziggy & Seb, they were such a fun and sweet couple and we need to protect them at all costs, especially Seb.
Seb is a precious babygirl who deserves all the hugs and love in the world. I also really enjoyed Ziggy having major soft domme energy and Seb absolutely eating it up.
I really enjoyed seeing their growth throughout the book, in both their personal and professional lives, and I was also very glad to see more of Ren & Frankie.
I also appreciated a, seemingly insignificant, part in the book where Ziggy's neice talks about being a witch and casting spells which she learnt from Frankie, but there was thankfully no mention of the transphobe or the franchise.
I related to Ziggy in a lot of ways, firstly being bisexual, but secondly because Ziggy is autistic and the more I read and learn about autism in women, the more I'm convinced I am also autistic. This is why representation in books and the media in general is so important.
I can't believe this series is nearly at an end?! Maybe Chloe will treat us to a book on how Elin & Dr B got together? 👀 We can hope!
Thanks again to Chloe for this ARC and I will definitely be reading this book again.
CW: abandonment, alcohol, drug use, sexual content, abusive parents
As the youngest of 7 boisterous Bergmans, Ziggy is fed up of being treated like a baby. She is now 22, living independently and has a promising football (soccer) career ahead of her. To try and get her family and the media to take her more seriously, she devises a plan to ask her brother Ren's notorious hockey team mate, Sebastian, to pretend to be her friend. He needs some good press after a string of bad decisions and she wants to tarnish her golden reputation a little.
I want to say this is a slow burn but it also doesn't feel like it at all. I loved the twist on the fake dating trope; Chloe easily could've just had Ziggy & Seb fake date then fall in love (no shade, I love a fake dating trope) but it felt very refreshing to have a fake friendship situation instead. However don't be fooled, there is still a ridiculous amount of chemistry and sexual tension between them!
I absolutely loved Ziggy & Seb, they were such a fun and sweet couple and we need to protect them at all costs, especially Seb.
Seb is a precious babygirl who deserves all the hugs and love in the world. I also really enjoyed Ziggy having major soft domme energy and Seb absolutely eating it up.
I really enjoyed seeing their growth throughout the book, in both their personal and professional lives, and I was also very glad to see more of Ren & Frankie.
I also appreciated a, seemingly insignificant, part in the book where Ziggy's neice talks about being a witch and casting spells which she learnt from Frankie, but there was thankfully no mention of the transphobe or the franchise.
I related to Ziggy in a lot of ways, firstly being bisexual, but secondly because Ziggy is autistic and the more I read and learn about autism in women, the more I'm convinced I am also autistic. This is why representation in books and the media in general is so important.
I can't believe this series is nearly at an end?! Maybe Chloe will treat us to a book on how Elin & Dr B got together? 👀 We can hope!
Thanks again to Chloe for this ARC and I will definitely be reading this book again.
CW: abandonment, alcohol, drug use, sexual content, abusive parents
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, Abandonment, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
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