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Goal Lines & First Times by Saxon James, Eden Finley
5 reviews
cozycritiques's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
”And now that I’m ninety-nine percent sure it’s him, I’m going to be so fucking disappointed if it isn’t. Because Cohen? Oh, yeah, the attraction’s there.”
- Goal Lines & First Times
Tropes: Online Dating, Texting, Secret Identity, Brother’s Teammate, Sexual Awakenings
Representation: LGBTQ+ (Demi and Pan, Bisexual)
Spice Scale: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
CW: Internalized Acephobia
Oh, my heart! It should come as no surprise that I love texting in books (seeing as Queried Sick is, like, 35% texts and emails), and Goal Lines & First Times executed it perfectly. I could really feel the emotion through every message Seth and Cohen (or Richie) exchanged, and they were well-balanced with the prose throughout. Sometimes, texts and emails in books can distract from the plot, but here, they made the story.
There was more of an internal relationship conflict in this book, and I was bracing myself for the third-act breakup, but Seth and Ritchie navigated it so healthily. I have nothing against third-act breakups in principle because sometimes they just make sense, but it was refreshing to see conflict handled with open and honest communication, especially since the foundation of their early relationship was purely based on talking to each other.
I swear these books just keep getting better and better. I love when standalones in a series overlap timelines or are heavily interconnected, so I liked seeing events in book 2 through Cohen’s eyes. I felt for him so much in book 2, so I’m really glad he got clarity and his happily ever after. I was also glad to see Seth start to resolve some of the issues with his brother that were hinted at in book 1. This book also did a great job of setting up Asher and West’s books.
- Goal Lines & First Times
Tropes: Online Dating, Texting, Secret Identity, Brother’s Teammate, Sexual Awakenings
Representation: LGBTQ+ (Demi and Pan, Bisexual)
Spice Scale: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
CW: Internalized Acephobia
Oh, my heart! It should come as no surprise that I love texting in books (seeing as Queried Sick is, like, 35% texts and emails), and Goal Lines & First Times executed it perfectly. I could really feel the emotion through every message Seth and Cohen (or Richie) exchanged, and they were well-balanced with the prose throughout. Sometimes, texts and emails in books can distract from the plot, but here, they made the story.
There was more of an internal relationship conflict in this book, and I was bracing myself for the third-act breakup, but Seth and Ritchie navigated it so healthily. I have nothing against third-act breakups in principle because sometimes they just make sense, but it was refreshing to see conflict handled with open and honest communication, especially since the foundation of their early relationship was purely based on talking to each other.
I swear these books just keep getting better and better. I love when standalones in a series overlap timelines or are heavily interconnected, so I liked seeing events in book 2 through Cohen’s eyes. I felt for him so much in book 2, so I’m really glad he got clarity and his happily ever after. I was also glad to see Seth start to resolve some of the issues with his brother that were hinted at in book 1. This book also did a great job of setting up Asher and West’s books.
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia
20sidedbi's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.75
The demi representation in this book was honestly everything I needed.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent, Outing, and Acephobia/Arophobia
kommatator's review against another edition
emotional
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia
annikaa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent
nickoliver's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Homophobia
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