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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Finally a sapphic royal romance that is up there with Red, White and Royal Blue! In fact it may be better as football is involved.
Victoria and Ash were so loveable and I was rooting for them right from the start. Their chemistry was intense and my heart broke whenever they were going through tough times. The book had really important messages about identity and acceptance too.
I really liked the cross over of characters from the book Hotshot - Sloane and Ella. Please make a series of books in this world!
Victoria and Ash were so loveable and I was rooting for them right from the start. Their chemistry was intense and my heart broke whenever they were going through tough times. The book had really important messages about identity and acceptance too.
I really liked the cross over of characters from the book Hotshot - Sloane and Ella. Please make a series of books in this world!
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
i’m going to have to begin with my most obvious annoyance, the AI cover. i don’t know where the decision lied, wether it was discussed with clare or not. but like many readers, i assume that when a book cover is AI art that it was not (completely) written by the author. and when i accepted to review this from the author directly i had not seen the cover yet. i honestly am not sure if i would have accepted the copy to review had i known beforehand. but i ultimately pushed that concern aside since i have reviewed a few of her books in the past without this issue. so i do hope that this is something that can be addressed (either with an updated cover) or by conversing with the publishing company about how not to continue this "design choice" in the future.
but, i was ultimately already committed to reading this book so i wanted to give the benefit of doubt to the author, since i’ve worked with her before. and i can confirm, stylistically, this book seems to have been completely written by clare. i read hotshot, her other (almost companion) soccer romance back in 2023 and this book contained characters who overlapped from the first book. and it had humor quite similar to what i’ve come to know with her books. so, in the end, i was able to go through my read of this book with more confidence than where i started it. in the end, this is just my personal opinion and i still completely understand how others may decide not to read the book because of the cover.
but okay, onto my thoughts on the story itself. i feel like clare’s books have become steady points in my recent years. i know that if i want a sapphic book with dry british humor, hers are the place i can go to for a fun and (mostly) light-hearted read. i always love a royalty romance and it’s a refreshing change when both parties are confident in their sexualities and have clear communication for their relationship. i think victoria and ash were a strong couple and they were great to see these aspects shine. and despite feeling like their attraction led most of their early interactions (ie both insta lurking each other before knowing each other so they were already both physically attracted to each other before they even met) their relationship grew on me.
i wish they both thought to discuss things through more when they were threatened about their relationship after the media articles, especially with victoria saying she wouldn’t let their relationship be swept under the rug but doing that. just a teensy bit more autonomy for her would have made it for me. but overall, i think the 3rd act was resolved in a fairly reasonable way. and i know lydon might not but i would love to follow matthew after the end of the book’s events. i feel like his redemption story could be so compelling.
i’m going to have to begin with my most obvious annoyance, the AI cover. i don’t know where the decision lied, wether it was discussed with clare or not. but like many readers, i assume that when a book cover is AI art that it was not (completely) written by the author. and when i accepted to review this from the author directly i had not seen the cover yet. i honestly am not sure if i would have accepted the copy to review had i known beforehand. but i ultimately pushed that concern aside since i have reviewed a few of her books in the past without this issue. so i do hope that this is something that can be addressed (either with an updated cover) or by conversing with the publishing company about how not to continue this "design choice" in the future.
but, i was ultimately already committed to reading this book so i wanted to give the benefit of doubt to the author, since i’ve worked with her before. and i can confirm, stylistically, this book seems to have been completely written by clare. i read hotshot, her other (almost companion) soccer romance back in 2023 and this book contained characters who overlapped from the first book. and it had humor quite similar to what i’ve come to know with her books. so, in the end, i was able to go through my read of this book with more confidence than where i started it. in the end, this is just my personal opinion and i still completely understand how others may decide not to read the book because of the cover.
but okay, onto my thoughts on the story itself. i feel like clare’s books have become steady points in my recent years. i know that if i want a sapphic book with dry british humor, hers are the place i can go to for a fun and (mostly) light-hearted read. i always love a royalty romance and it’s a refreshing change when both parties are confident in their sexualities and have clear communication for their relationship. i think victoria and ash were a strong couple and they were great to see these aspects shine. and despite feeling like their attraction led most of their early interactions (ie both insta lurking each other before knowing each other so they were already both physically attracted to each other before they even met) their relationship grew on me.
i wish they both thought to discuss things through more when they were threatened about their relationship after the media articles, especially with victoria saying she wouldn’t let their relationship be swept under the rug but doing that. just a teensy bit more autonomy for her would have made it for me. but overall, i think the 3rd act was resolved in a fairly reasonable way. and i know lydon might not but i would love to follow matthew after the end of the book’s events. i feel like his redemption story could be so compelling.