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Offside by Avery Keelan

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y_asmin's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

carolineskindle's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶

❤️ Reformed playboy
💙 Ex's rivals
❤️ Hockey romance
💙 Boy obsessed

This is the first book I've read by Avery Keelan, and I am completely obsessed with these characters.

Chase and Bailey are amazing. Chase is the perfect book boyfriend: a reformed playboy who loves to spend his money on the heroine. I love how much he cares for her, and oh my god, he is both adorable and hot at the same time. The perfect mix.

Bailey is another incredible character. As the story progresses, she realizes her loyalty has been misplaced. I loved how well she got along with Chase's friends and how they formed a new group. She really needs people who appreciate her for who she is.

I loved the friendship they built and how their chemistry became undeniable. Those little moments of tension before they finally got together were wonderful.

I also appreciated their communication (except for the final conflict, but I understand why it happened). I loved that this willingness to communicate mainly came from Chase. The way he understood Bailey, especially considering the trauma she carried from her previous relationship, was heartwarming.

I listened to the audiobook and have to say that the narration was sensational.

Now, I'm eagerly starting to listen to the audiobook of Shutout.

nancyk's review

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lighthearted slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

caz97's review against another edition

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3.75

I liked the beginning and end but towards the middle it seemed to drag a bit. Otherwise great writing and cute characters!

celestial_ink's review against another edition

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5.0

I can see why some people were saying it bore them -- but me? I loved it! The pace was slow, but none of the passages felt redundant to the plot. Each scene purposely built the relationships and dynamics of the characters and did so, so realistically that I felt like Chase was a 'book-boyfriend' copy of my irl partner (the mannerisms, sayings and etc), and I also related to Baily's character in ways that it almost felt too close to home sometimes. Getting to read about these two felt so real to me because I felt this strange common ground with my relationship and characters' relationship. And I know not everyone is going to have that so I can understand why the slow bits turned some people away, but I think it was so grounded in reality that it is one of the better books I've ever read.

kaitiecakes's review against another edition

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4.0

I loved this book! I thought it was very well written, minus the few mistakes I found. That that’s okay!
I loved that it had a slight difference to it then most college sport romances. Loved the chatacter building.