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vj_thompson's review
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Death of parent, Cursing, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism and Grief
shaykay's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I've read many sports-related romance books this year, and this is one of them that has stuck with me, and I can still remember almost everything that happened in it. I loved it was a small-town romance and that the main characters were actually older. I loved seeing Millie try her freaking hardest to avoid Ford and his daughter, but Joey had other plans. I loved seeing their relationship build because she treated her as her own daughter from the very beginning, and I loved the relationship they ended up having because Sienna wasn't the most motherly towards her. I loved actually getting some baby momma drama because I feel like in so many single-parent books I've read, the other parent's dead, so we don't get that drama element. I loved how this one was written; it had so many layers. I really want to read more by Perry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief
sami_leigh's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️.5/5
Maybe one day, I’d look at her and my heart wouldn’t skip. Maybe one day, I’d stop thinking about how many years I’d missed. Maybe one day, I wouldn’t have to hold myself back from going to her.
🏈 First person dual POV
🏈 Second chance romance; college best friends reunite 10 years later
🏈 Workplace romance / forced proximity / forbidden
🏈 College Athletic Director / College football coach
🏈 He falls HARD
🏈 Single dad
🏈 Well established secondary characters; Autumn, Joey, Toren (Book 2)
🏈 MC Growth; toxic past relationship, self worth, risking a relationship, trust, job priorities, past grief.
🏈 Epilogue
🚩 FYI: FMC’s verbally aggressive ex partner believes he is owed a relationship with her & won’t take no for an answer. This character disappears without explicit repercussions for their actions.
Available on Kindle Unlimited
⚠️ Toxic relationship (past), infidelity (past relationship, not MC), pregnancy (past), grief, death of a parent (past), sexism/misogyny (ex partner).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexism, Infidelity, Grief, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
amanda_reads13's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
After 10 years away, Ford returns to Montana, after a messy divorce, with his 9 year old daughter to coach the Wildcats football team. When he arrives he is surprised to find out that Millie, his best friends from university and the woman he was secretly in love with, also works for the team. The haven't seen each other or spoken to one another in 10 years after Ford made a decision that broke both of their hearts.
I'm conflicted with this one. This is was not my favorite Devney Perry book. It was a cute read, but I also have some major issues with the characters.
Mille has worked so hard to get where she is in her career, her job was everything to her. Overall, I felt like Millie was pretty spineless. She never stood up for herself and was even willing to leave her job instead of fighting for herself. When she is worried or scared, she retreats, she doesn't even talk to Ford about her concerns, she just runs away.
The there is Ford. Ford was a dick in university. What he did to Millie was unforgivable. He was her best friend and instead of communicating with her, he ghosted her. I feel bad for him and the difficult situation he was in, but he was incredibly immature and treated Millie with so much disrespect. Fast forward to the present, Millie expressed her boundaries, in fact she told him no repeatedly, but he continued to persue her. Boundaries need to be respected.
Communication is definitely something both of these characters are lacking.
I found that Millie and Ford's relationship was very surface level. Much of the book focused on their physical attraction and not enough was developed outside of that. I wish we had seen more of their emotional connection.
I did like the relationship between Millie and Joey. I also loved that Ford put Joey first no matter what. Yes, she was a bit of a brat, but she was also a 9 year old with a neglectful mother. All things considered, she was doing pretty well.
Tropes: small town, sports romance, single parent, second chance, friends to lovers
I'm conflicted with this one. This is was not my favorite Devney Perry book. It was a cute read, but I also have some major issues with the characters.
Mille has worked so hard to get where she is in her career, her job was everything to her. Overall, I felt like Millie was pretty spineless. She never stood up for herself and was even willing to leave her job instead of fighting for herself. When she is worried or scared, she retreats, she doesn't even talk to Ford about her concerns, she just runs away.
The there is Ford. Ford was a dick in university. What he did to Millie was unforgivable. He was her best friend and instead of communicating with her, he ghosted her. I feel bad for him and the difficult situation he was in, but he was incredibly immature and treated Millie with so much disrespect. Fast forward to the present, Millie expressed her boundaries, in fact she told him no repeatedly, but he continued to persue her. Boundaries need to be respected.
Communication is definitely something both of these characters are lacking.
I found that Millie and Ford's relationship was very surface level. Much of the book focused on their physical attraction and not enough was developed outside of that. I wish we had seen more of their emotional connection.
I did like the relationship between Millie and Joey. I also loved that Ford put Joey first no matter what. Yes, she was a bit of a brat, but she was also a 9 year old with a neglectful mother. All things considered, she was doing pretty well.
Tropes: small town, sports romance, single parent, second chance, friends to lovers
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Sexual content, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
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