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Rewind It Back by Liz Tomforde

89 reviews

auntierarareads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

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graceev's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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lisa_ella's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful 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: Yes

Liz Tomforde rewinds it back in the most breathtaking way with Rewind It Back, and I’m still recovering from the emotional face-off that was Hallie and Rio’s love story. If you’re into sports romance, emotional depth, and a slow burn so rich it simmers, you’re in for an unforgettable ride.

From childhood friends to enemies to something so complicated and raw, Hallie and Rio's journey is everything you want in a second-chance romance, and then more. Hallie, the girl next door turned driven interior designer and bartender, and Rio, the golden boy of the Chicago Raptors who’s done playing games with his heart, have a past so tangled it hurts to watch... and yet, you can’t look away. Their chemistry is insane. Their history? Gut-wrenching. And the growth they both go through? Inspiring.

Rio isn’t your typical NHL player. He doesn’t want meaningless hookups, he wants her. Always has. Even when six years of pain, misunderstandings, and silence stood in the way. His vulnerability? Literal chills. And when he finally lets her see him again, fully and unapologetically, I melted.

Hallie is strong, selfless, and so damn relatable. She’s been through more than anyone realizes, carrying the weight of her father’s illness, sacrificing her dreams, and yet, she never stops fighting for her future. Her resilience is beautiful. And when the truth of what really happened six years ago hits? Prepare to sob. I did.

The tropes? ICONIC. Childhood friends to enemies to lovers, sports romance, found family, first love that never really ended, Tomforde delivers each one with heart, humor, and spice. The flashbacks will ruin you in the best way, especially the rooftop scenes and those music-based memories. And Rio's tattoo?! I’m not okay. The moments with all the previous couples together as one big friend group had me smiling in satisfaction.

This book is a love letter to second chances, to the kind of love that grows with you, hurts with you, and eventually heals you. It's about forgiveness, vulnerability, and believing that maybe, just maybe, love can find its way back when it matters most.

I laughed, I cried, I swooned, and now I need to lie down and listen to every song that I have memories connected with.

Rewind It Back is a full-body experience. One I’ll be rewinding back again and again.

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katrina_5's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was unbelievably excited to start Rio's story, unfortunately I think this story fell flat. It honestly felt like too much was missing. I felt scenes were too short and since most of their romantic development occurred as children the flashbacks didn't showcase this enough. Once they saw eachother initially the spark was there and I just felt we needed more. Even more so I found that the character we saw as Rio in the previous books came off entirely different in this one, I felt his humour and excitable youthful energy diminished with Hallie - I genuinely didn't enjoy how he changed around her.

Overall though this was well written and I'd truly recommend the entire series to anyone who lives a good sportsromance. This was definitely felt li a great way to complete the series.

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jorunnaasbo's review against another edition

4.75

hopeful 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

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amandaredinger's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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emmieb98's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-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

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hjb_128's review against another edition

4.75

emotional 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: Yes

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bribreez's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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: Yes

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4.75⭐️/ 4🌶️

(Sniff) I can’t believe this was the final book…all these characters have grown, formed families, and it was the end of an era. With this being the final book, it was actually fitting for Rio’s story to close it out. Rio had been a long time friend throughout the books, and as the now only single friend out of the friend group, it seemed like when was it going to be his chance to find love too? As luck would have it or if you asked Rio, the last imaginable thing to happen, he was face to face with someone from his past, Hallie. Hallie knew Rip way before his became a famous NHL player, and with her living in Chicago and being the one hired to renovate his house, she was in close proximity to the man she once thought the world of. Liz Tomforde wrote an amazing love story full of depth, history between Hallie and Rio, dual timelines, found family, and other great parts to this story. Hallie and Rio once shared a deep connection, the question was…could they…REWIND IT BACK?! (*haha wow I’m actually proud of that little line and incorporating the title hehe).

Wow, I’m kind of shocked that this is the final book. I’m a little sad that now that’s it, no matter of the main group, BUT I’m hoping they might still make appearances especially in Liz Tomforde’s new book since it has a character we have all met and really liked. Anyways, this story was full of interesting stuff from getting to learn about Hallie and her relationship with Rio starting from a young age. Hallie and Rio’s story showed different parts in their lives from childhood, Rio getting into hockey, family dynamics, first love, and unfortunately the heartbreak that subsequently followed after some devastating news in both their lives. When Rio was faced with Hallie being back in his life, it brought back the memories they once shared, but also the conflicting feelings too. Hallie was an independent woman who truly went above and beyond in order to get by, and make sure the people in her life were taken care of. I don’t know how Hallie did it, but wow, that woman was amazing, even from a young age. Reading this book, I could definitely see the sparks between Hallie and Rio from the beginning and even as they were reunited those sparks turned even more intense and beautiful.

At the heart of this story, it wasn’t just seeing Hallie and Rio get another shot being together, but also the melding of families, namely adding onto the found family in this series. I’ve always loved seeing how everyone is so close with each other, but to see Rio’d friendship with the women has always been a favorite of mine even more so in this book. In addition, seeing the group welcome Hallie with open arms was heartwarming especially considering how Hallie had always craved having more friendships in her life. Throughout this story, there was plenty of familiar faces who added love and warmth to Hallie and Rio’s story that I really loved.

(Sigh) like I said, a lot happened in both Hallie and Rio’s lives, but as they got back together, they still needed to work through those issues that played into their initial breakup. Learning what I did, I could see why Hallie and Rio went their separate ways, but it was still sad to see how certain things led to them being apart for those six years. I think the way Rio and Hallie went about talking things over was good because, in order for them to be together once again, they had to face the hard discussions that they weren’t able to have years prior. The communication in this book really lent to Hallie and Rio’s relationship and it strengthened their bond. Not all relationships are perfect, and I think seeing Rio and Hallie were showed that even they had to work things out before they achieved their happy ending.

I’m obviously not going into deep detail as to certain parts I liked or even the things I loved and adored about both Rio and Hallie, but I think when you read for yourself, it’ll be great for you instead of me go on and on how I loved specific parts. As a whole, this book was the culmination of so many characters stories coming to an end. When I think about it, I’ve been reading about these characters for a couple of years! That’s wild to me! Liz really wrote the perfect ending to this series, and I loved how she wrote the epilogue specifically to include all the characters and how they’ve come a long way from where they previously were in their respective lives. Years in the making, Rio and Hallie’s story was the perfect way to round out the group with officially adding another member to the family. Some tiny tears were shed while reading, but I was more happy to just have my time to read Hallie and Rio’s story in peace. I would highly recommend this book and all the other books in this series, you won’t be disappointed.

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confvndus's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I absolutely adore Rio and Hallie!
plot wise, it's not exactly fast paced, or slow paced so i think it's perfect. this book actually gave me an insight about forgiveness, and i admire hallie for forgiving rio, and his mom, even though all the misunderstanding between them was preventable IF they would just listen to Hallie. But hurt feelings really does could make anyone near sighted and not sensible bcs of coping mechanism. Hallie truly is a sweetheart, and amazing character for not holding it against Rio for leaving her when time is difficult in her part.
I love how Rio and Hallie written here, acknowledging their feelings, and able to see past their problems, and eventually made peace with it.

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