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emotional
funny
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
Okay, I really loved this book. A great conclusion to the Windy City series. A great hockey romance and childhood best friend trope (love that). Who wouldn’t want a Rio? Men written by women continue to eh the standard cause the real life men just never cut it tbh. Much to be desired on that end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer
Rewind It Back (Windy City Book 5)
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐♾
"That thing I’ve been looking for since I moved to Chicago? That connection? That one person some search their entire lives to find? I had already found her when I was twelve years old.”
“Spoken or unspoken, I’ve always loved you.”
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Tropes:
✨Second Chance Romance
✨Hockey Romance
✨Childhood Friends to Lovers
✨First Loves
✨Girl Next Door
✨Found Family
✨It's Always Been You
Well over here crying because this series is over 😭, and this book was the absolute most perfect ending we could have ever asked for. This will forever be one of my favorite second chance romance books.
We have all been anxiously awaiting Rio's book, and it definitely lived up to the hype. I absolutely loved everything about this book. No notes! Rio's and Hallie's story 🤌. Seeing the flashbacks of their first relationship and how adorabley caring, kind, and attentive Rio was.... I mean did we expect anything else? And Hallie. I loved that she forever owned her originality. She was her own person. The way she and Rio came to be friends then more. The mixtapes 🥹😍! Uh! Again... no notes.
Can I just say this was one of the best but most heartbreaking reasons for a second chance romance. When everything came out, I felt so deeply for both Rio and Hallie. I mean my heart physically hurt for both of them. But, I am so glad they found their way back to each other! Their journey to rekindle their relationship, the amends they made, uh... have I said it too many times? Perfection.
Also, can we talk about that ending ❤🥹? Perfection! What a story. What a series. Infinity Stars.
P.S. The audiobook was 🔥. Get it! You won't regret it!
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“Yeah, well you’re not his, so tell him to keep his hands to himself too.”
Her eyes drop to my mouth. “I’m not yours either.”
"We’ll see.”
⚠️Warning⚠️
Language, medium spice, adult content
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐♾
"That thing I’ve been looking for since I moved to Chicago? That connection? That one person some search their entire lives to find? I had already found her when I was twelve years old.”
“Spoken or unspoken, I’ve always loved you.”
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Tropes:
✨Second Chance Romance
✨Hockey Romance
✨Childhood Friends to Lovers
✨First Loves
✨Girl Next Door
✨Found Family
✨It's Always Been You
Well over here crying because this series is over 😭, and this book was the absolute most perfect ending we could have ever asked for. This will forever be one of my favorite second chance romance books.
We have all been anxiously awaiting Rio's book, and it definitely lived up to the hype. I absolutely loved everything about this book. No notes! Rio's and Hallie's story 🤌. Seeing the flashbacks of their first relationship and how adorabley caring, kind, and attentive Rio was.... I mean did we expect anything else? And Hallie. I loved that she forever owned her originality. She was her own person. The way she and Rio came to be friends then more. The mixtapes 🥹😍! Uh! Again... no notes.
Can I just say this was one of the best but most heartbreaking reasons for a second chance romance. When everything came out, I felt so deeply for both Rio and Hallie. I mean my heart physically hurt for both of them. But, I am so glad they found their way back to each other! Their journey to rekindle their relationship, the amends they made, uh... have I said it too many times? Perfection.
Also, can we talk about that ending ❤🥹? Perfection! What a story. What a series. Infinity Stars.
P.S. The audiobook was 🔥. Get it! You won't regret it!
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“Yeah, well you’re not his, so tell him to keep his hands to himself too.”
Her eyes drop to my mouth. “I’m not yours either.”
"We’ll see.”
⚠️Warning⚠️
Language, medium spice, adult content
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent
emotional
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cancer
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This story was sweet but also pretty sad and heavy. Definitely not as lighthearted and fun as the previous books.
As with many other second chance romances, there was a ton of emotional baggage, poor communication, and people wasting precious time for absolutely no reason.
As with many other second chance romances, there was a ton of emotional baggage, poor communication, and people wasting precious time for absolutely no reason.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content
Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Gaslighting
Minor: Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
🎶 Second chance
❤️ Childhood friends to enemies to lovers
🎶 Forced proximity
❤️ Slow-ish burn
🎶 Golden retriever MMC
❤️ Girl next door
🎶 First love
❤️ Then and now
🎶 It’s always been you
Rio DeLuca has been one of the funniest, most endearing, and most animated side characters in the Windy City series, and now we get to see behind the curtain. We get to see what makes him, him, and what’s behind the guy we’ve grown to love so much over the past four books.
Rio is the ultimate golden retriever, going the extra mile for anyone he loves. Even though he and Hallie try to resist the pull they have towards each other, there’s no denying that they belong together. They try to hate each other, they try to hold the past against each other, but it’s simply no use. You can feel the love they share; it’s palpable through the words on each page.
Rewind It Back is the perfect conclusion to the Windy City series, and I didn’t want it to end.
83 → 38 ❤️
“When we listen to next year’s playlist, I want this song to be on there so we can rewind it back however many times we want to and remember this.”
“You've had me hooked since the day you became the girl next door.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity
Minor: Medical content
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Alcohol