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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
✨ARC Review✨
This was a fun, sweet/spicy brother’s best friend story!
Cameron and Maddie grew up together along with her brother Ethan. With so much time spent together, they had a special connection - until his mom died before he started 9th grade and he pushed away the girl that made him feel the most. Now it’s been 6 years of brief interactions and Cameron being a major playboy. But they are both home for spring break and going on her family’s trip together. What will happen when that lifetime worth of connections just won’t go away?
Overall I enjoyed the premise of this book. Brother’s best friend is one of my favorite tropes because it just brings so many dynamics to the story. With Cam and Maddie’s families being so close and finding out they each always had feelings, it kept me interested in how everything would play out.
I enjoyed seeing the character development of Cameron as he dealt with his feelings of grief, attachment issues, and letting people all the way in.
I wish we had gotten a little more of Maddie, as I feel like what we did get all revolved around Cam.
At times the writing/story was a bit repetitive. The descriptions of what occurred 6 years ago (when his mom died), character’s inner monologues, and other thoughts and feelings were explained a lot when no new information was really being included.
I really enjoyed the relationship and growth during the second half of the book and I liked the way the story was resolved.
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✨brother’s best friend
This was a fun, sweet/spicy brother’s best friend story!
Cameron and Maddie grew up together along with her brother Ethan. With so much time spent together, they had a special connection - until his mom died before he started 9th grade and he pushed away the girl that made him feel the most. Now it’s been 6 years of brief interactions and Cameron being a major playboy. But they are both home for spring break and going on her family’s trip together. What will happen when that lifetime worth of connections just won’t go away?
Overall I enjoyed the premise of this book. Brother’s best friend is one of my favorite tropes because it just brings so many dynamics to the story. With Cam and Maddie’s families being so close and finding out they each always had feelings, it kept me interested in how everything would play out.
I enjoyed seeing the character development of Cameron as he dealt with his feelings of grief, attachment issues, and letting people all the way in.
I wish we had gotten a little more of Maddie, as I feel like what we did get all revolved around Cam.
At times the writing/story was a bit repetitive. The descriptions of what occurred 6 years ago (when his mom died), character’s inner monologues, and other thoughts and feelings were explained a lot when no new information was really being included.
I really enjoyed the relationship and growth during the second half of the book and I liked the way the story was resolved.
Available now!
✨brother’s best friend
i cannot stop thinking about this book.
loved everything about this and excited for ethan and mayas book!
loved everything about this and excited for ethan and mayas book!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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:
No
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Such a good book I love it so much, the ending made me cry and the characters are so likeable that I got attached immediately! very spicy book but would recommend to anyone who loves a "brothers best friend" troupe. such an amazing book, wish I could re-read it for the first time all over again.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Cute friends to lovers, brother's best friend.
emotional
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Playmaker is a brother's best friend, second chance romance between two childhood friends who find their way back to each other during spring break.
I liked the idea of this storyline but unfortunately a few things bothered me whilst reading.
My biggest problem whilst reading was the characters ages. They were quite immature so their 19 and 21 made sense, however I didn't like that their previous encounter/where everything went wrong was when they were 13 and 15. To me, it seemed too young for them to have this epic heartbreak, especially with a near-kiss. It felt like the kind of thing that may have happened between a 16 and 18 year old, and the way they described everything, with them being in love, his screwing around after and them never letting go just didn't fit for me with a 13 and 15 year old. So I struggled with their main 'love story' because of this - I'd have liked them to have been a bit older when they had their big fallout.
As this jarred me quite early on, I then struggled to connect with Cam and Maddie, as individual characters and together. Quite a few of Cam's choices, especially around his routine and food, just seemed a bit contradictory, especially as he was supposedly an amazing future nfl player. This was discussed towards the end but I just didn't see him as an NFL player in terms of his behaviour, even with it being Spring Break.
I'm not a fan of third act breakups and this one seemed so pointless/lasted so little time that it just seemed there so that something could happen at the end.
Unfortunately, this was just not the book for me, although it has a lot of tropes I enjoy!
I liked the idea of this storyline but unfortunately a few things bothered me whilst reading.
My biggest problem whilst reading was the characters ages. They were quite immature so their 19 and 21 made sense, however I didn't like that their previous encounter/where everything went wrong was when they were 13 and 15. To me, it seemed too young for them to have this epic heartbreak, especially with a near-kiss. It felt like the kind of thing that may have happened between a 16 and 18 year old, and the way they described everything, with them being in love, his screwing around after and them never letting go just didn't fit for me with a 13 and 15 year old. So I struggled with their main 'love story' because of this - I'd have liked them to have been a bit older when they had their big fallout.
As this jarred me quite early on, I then struggled to connect with Cam and Maddie, as individual characters and together. Quite a few of Cam's choices, especially around his routine and food, just seemed a bit contradictory, especially as he was supposedly an amazing future nfl player. This was discussed towards the end but I just didn't see him as an NFL player in terms of his behaviour, even with it being Spring Break.
Unfortunately, this was just not the book for me, although it has a lot of tropes I enjoy!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content