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Don't Let Me Fall by Kelsie Rae

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chaekennedy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Let me start by saying, I love Colt Thorne. He is such a great MMC and an overall great boyfriend. He’s not the brooding, arrogant, grump that a lot of books have nowadays (which don’t get me wrong, I love men like that *cough cough Xaden Riorson cough cough*) but he gives off bad boy, almost villain vibe near the beginning of the book, but once you dive deeper into the book, he’s caring, protective, affectionate, and such a loveable character overall. I wish there was a bit more of the hockey portion because it comes off as a hockey romance but only has like three scenes of anything hockey-related. Ashlynn’s not my favorite FMC but I liked her and related to her at some points in the book. It was kind of frustrating because she had no idea that Logan was cheating on her when the signs were quite literally right in her face, but I kind of understood her too because being in a relationship with someone for YEARS and gaining that trust, as well as knowing – or believing – they would never do something like that to you (which mind you it is said that Logan had just started doing it the past few months of their relationship so we can assume he stayed “somewhat” loyal during the rest) is so extremely hard to see or believe when you don’t see it with your own eyes. So while it annoyed me it also made me feel bad because at the end of the day, it was no one’s fault but Logan's even if Ash was oblivious at times it was so noticeable. One thing I love about this book and Kelsie Rae is how she made Colt. It’s been common in some books I have read lately where the MMC gives me the ick at least once or twice throughout the book. Fortunately, I don’t immediately give up on the entire book but it does bring down my level of love or attraction for that character, and it SUCKS. But while reading this book, not once did Colt give me the ick – he felt so real which made it so much better and I loved how great he was. I also love that Kelsie doesn’t do third-act breakups because gosh those get tiring at some point. Also wanted to point out that there is no physical cheating between Ashlynn or Colt, but there are some scenes where it would have been super weird and not right (but we HATE Logan so we don’t care simply because it's him). For example, when Ash could NOT get Colt out of her head – she should have broken up with Logan right then and there too because she felt physically and emotionally attracted to him. Or when she thought of him the entire time she was having sex with Logan in the room beside Colt’s AND caught him getting off on it. Like bro. DA FUQ. Loved it though!!!

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inkshadows's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

5.0

I finished this book in 1-2 sittings. It was a little cheesy, but well written. The conversations and reflections of the characters felt authentic. I may have felt called out by some of the advice given lol.

Fast pace and fast burning romance, with a dash of unrealistic. Although, college romances can move quickly.

There were around 3 shorter sex scenes. The majority of the spiciness was in the build up and desires expressed through dual pov.

Loved the mmc. Fmc was a little too exaggerated in her naivety, but the trust issues and core belief issues were handled well.

Overall, very cute and definitely recommend for a healing romance read.

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dani_reis's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

I liked this more than I thought it would. Not going to rate it, but do I feel the need to move on to the next couple? Yes. Between 50% and 75% I did start to wonder if I wanted to create my own end because it just moved slow. If you enjoyed the first half, just keep going.
Hockey college romance where hockey jargon isn't really in it until the epilogue.

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brittinyh3711's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

4.25 Stars. It was really good. I loved their connection from the beginning. I absolutely hate the cheating trope. I hated Logan and was happy towards the end when he got what was coming to him. I was also shocked when he stood up to her parents but I'm happy they stepped up for her too. Should have happened sooner! Can't wait to read Blakely's book :)

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brighta's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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schnoebs13's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

I definitely got hooked into trying this from a Facebook reel but honestly, I’m not mad about it. It was great picking up a straight contemporary book that wasn’t too dark or had all the mafia elements I tend to read. I really enjoyed Colt as a lead thought he brought this amazingly healthy relationship to Ash when she needed it most. I kind of got frustrated with her at times but I can also see where she was coming from. Logan was such an ass and he me rolling my eyes within the first couple of chapter. I think this touched on some important topics but at the same time, I don’t feel fully connected with the characters to keep wanting to read the series. Plus I don’t think this story with be too memorable for me.

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