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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
4.5 A tried and true trope and I adored it. While getting fixed up so your best friend notices you, you fall for the one helping you get fixed up.
Andy is a hopeless nerd, wears punny science shirts and sweats everyday. He’d been made fun of in school, but when his best friend moved in, he’d taken Andy under his wings and they’ve been besties ever since. Andy is in love with bestie, but Falcon doesn’t seem to get it and so Andy decides he’ll do a makeover. Go from sidekick into hero.
Enter Law. Law is athletic, attractive and the newest assistant coach for the college hockey team. He needs Andy’s help tutoring 7 of his team so they don’t lose their place on the team. Law sees Andy for who he is, and is not only intrigued, he really likes it.
There’s so much fun banter in the book and an ease between Andy and Law, it’s fun. It’s a light, fun and sweet read. Exactly what I was looking for.
Andy is a hopeless nerd, wears punny science shirts and sweats everyday. He’d been made fun of in school, but when his best friend moved in, he’d taken Andy under his wings and they’ve been besties ever since. Andy is in love with bestie, but Falcon doesn’t seem to get it and so Andy decides he’ll do a makeover. Go from sidekick into hero.
Enter Law. Law is athletic, attractive and the newest assistant coach for the college hockey team. He needs Andy’s help tutoring 7 of his team so they don’t lose their place on the team. Law sees Andy for who he is, and is not only intrigued, he really likes it.
There’s so much fun banter in the book and an ease between Andy and Law, it’s fun. It’s a light, fun and sweet read. Exactly what I was looking for.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Both characters are too oblivious no one is willing to take the next move until someone push them if falcon said he was in love with Andy too they would've ended up together I bet.
The epilogue was nice tho I lived for that.
The epilogue was nice tho I lived for that.
I enjoyed this book.
It was sweet and adorable. The characters were a delight and I loved watching as they changed and developed.
Andy wants to finally share his feelings for his best friend but accidentally falls for a guy he’s helping out. And then shenanigans ensue.
I loved how Law accepts Andy as he is and helps him go beyond sweats and t-shirts while still accepting his core self.
For a new adult book, this was excellent. I’d read another book by this author.
I received an ARC for my honest review
It was sweet and adorable. The characters were a delight and I loved watching as they changed and developed.
Andy wants to finally share his feelings for his best friend but accidentally falls for a guy he’s helping out. And then shenanigans ensue.
I loved how Law accepts Andy as he is and helps him go beyond sweats and t-shirts while still accepting his core self.
For a new adult book, this was excellent. I’d read another book by this author.
I received an ARC for my honest review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"It’s your dream. I will do anything to make it happen for you."
The way my entire existence related to this sentence, if my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. it's disgustingly hilarious.
I know for some people, Andy's unfiltered and raw sarcastic nature and his bubbly quirks and his sensational comebacks were their favorite part of this story, and I do admit, the banter between Andy and Law was just GODTIER meant to be status, but the way Law treated Andy literally makes me cry in single.
He lifts his head and smiles at me. “Sorry. I’m not laughing at you. I swear. It’s just… Snickers body. You should have your own podcast or something. I’d listen to every episode. I swear.”
“I’ll call it The Dad Bod Pod with Andy. Don’t forget to click subscribe.” I roll my eyes.
“Are you sure?” Law asks.
I nod. “As death.”
Law’s lips twitch. “Well, that’s romantic.”
I push at his shoulder. “I was trying to illustrate my level of commitment.”
“You really are one of a kind.”
It’s intimate as fuck to be so open in front of somebody like this, and it should feel like too much, but it’s Law, and with him, there’s no embarrassment or insecurity. Only need. All-consuming and limitless need.
The way they communicated with each other, their sarcastic nature mixed with a bit of awkwardness and a tenth of sexual tension, but also being able to hold deep and meaningful conversations... I swear that unmanned me.
I rub my hands together excitedly. “It’ll be great,” I announce. “We’ll start tomorrow. I’ll pick you up at six.”
“Six!” he yelps. “My alarm clock didn’t come with the six a.m. option.”
“It’ll be great,” I assure him once more.
Andy opens the front door wordlessly. He steps out and takes another disgusted look at me. “I rue the day I met you,” he announces.
I laugh as I watch him sulkily trudge down the stairs.
My mood is great for the rest of the evening.
Their friendship was the best part of this book. Watching them grow from strangers to owing favors from another and those favors turning into more and more where eventually favors weren't favors anymore.
That makes me do a double take. “What do you mean? I have years’ worth of data. You can’t just dismiss my research like that.”
“No. What you have is comparisons. Unfavorable ones, it seems, which means you, my friend, have done something extremely unscientific and cherry-picked your data.”
I gasp. “Are you questioning my methods?”
I want to wave him off and say it’s nothing, but it’s Law. We’re friends, first and foremost. There isn’t, and never has been, any room for games between us.
He’s the Wayne to my Garth. Wallace to my Gromit. Shrek to my Donkey. Batman to my Robin.
I don't know if it's just because I'm the biggest nerd I know but the way Andy related to the very heart of my being...
Law is quiet for a moment before he sighs and says, “Fine, five times a week.”
“Two,” I counter.
“Four, but we’ll go for a hike one of those days.”
“Two days and a hike. That’s my final offer.”
“Three days and a short hike,” Law says.
“Fine,” I grumble. “You get three mornings, a hike, and my eternal hatred.”
“Deal,”
I do wish like the last ¾ of this book was a bit more extended and what leaded from the ending before the epilogue, I wish there were more chapters from then and on. That's my only complaint from this book.
Also is it just me, but this just reminds me of Briar U, because their university name is "Baril U"
Regardless, I feel like this book now shares a special part from me because when I started this book, I was having a bad bad brain day. My mind was racing and I wanted to vomit every second because it wasn't the good racing kind, but one that had me anxious and figety and constantly turning and tossing about. I will never forget how this book literally silenced my mind and captivated me from the first chapter and kept me hooked until the very last page.
And for that, I will be forever grateful.
“The… the makeover thing?” I ask. Shit, this is going to be embarrassing, but I can’t seem to stop myself. The alien mouth syndrome strikes again. “I call it Project Hero in my mind. You know, turn the sidekick into a hero.”
I refuse to look at Law. I should have just kept my mouth shut.
We’re both quiet for a moment before Law starts speaking again. “I don’t know if my opinion counts, but I love spending time with you. My solo gym sessions are super boring now that I know what it feels like when you’re running next to me and cracking me up with your jokes. Or right now”—he gestures toward the TV—“just hanging out has been more fun than I’ve had in forever. You’re smart and dedicated and nice. Not to mention you’re also doing me this huge favor that might very well be the key to getting my career on track. You’re a good person, Andy Carter, and as far as I’m concerned, that makes you a hero in my book.”