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bethmorland's review against another edition
3.0
I am a sucker for a New Adult college romance and to top all that of a it’s a 1000 times better if there’s sports involved and we can all thank Miss Hannah Grace for this obsession. But this book had the right amount of everything that I love about this genre. It has angst, enemies to lovers, witty and funny dialogues and banter between the female and male main characters, she’s also the sassy heroine and he’s the moody grumpy hero that she needs in her life, but even more she needs from him.
There was the perfect amount of drama and backstory between the two of them with just the right amount of depth, although I would have loved her to slap or punch Landon in the face once or twice when he was being a insensitive dick to her. But I still enjoyed him as one of the main side characters within the book. I just wish he’d known more about the history there because Conners reasons for hating his dad are VALID!! Landon’s reasons for hating Connor are childish and sooooo misinformed and the parents let him believe them, and Harlow feels like she’s caught in the middle of it all because of her connection to everyone.
I’ll definitely be reading the next book in the series when it comes out, as this book was just a nice easy read with a bit of spice and tension, although I am curious as to which of the side characters it’ll be about.
There was the perfect amount of drama and backstory between the two of them with just the right amount of depth, although I would have loved her to slap or punch Landon in the face once or twice when he was being a insensitive dick to her. But I still enjoyed him as one of the main side characters within the book. I just wish he’d known more about the history there because Conners reasons for hating his dad are VALID!! Landon’s reasons for hating Connor are childish and sooooo misinformed and the parents let him believe them, and Harlow feels like she’s caught in the middle of it all because of her connection to everyone.
I’ll definitely be reading the next book in the series when it comes out, as this book was just a nice easy read with a bit of spice and tension, although I am curious as to which of the side characters it’ll be about.
lilyya's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
Happy ‘cause I enjoyed a college sport romance after so long and hadn’t rolled my eyes once, yay!!!
It was close to a five-star read, but it took me a bit to get fully invested in story add to that the fact that the main characters took some time apart at the end of the book to 'work things one-on-one', but I won’t label it as a third act breakup and it wasn’t really a negative point in the story, because it benefited both of them at the end.
Warning spoiler
Proclaiming this as a book version of One Tree Hill is undoubtedly considered spoilers in this case.
Because I was intrigued in the " Why these two are so prone on hating and ignoring each other though they’ve never spoke to one another.." and I was hooked from the moment I knew.
I enjoyed the conversations between the two protagonists, how they confided, how they talked about their interests.
I genuinely laughed at some of their jokes they had a sort of camaraderie at the beginning of their story that was truly refreshing. The fact that they always sincerely apologized when it was necessary and never let their egos interfere was a huge plus to the book.
I liked the fact that the male mc didn’t sort all his family drama with his dad and his family out of the blue at the end of the book just to provide a 'satisfying ending'.
Happy ‘cause I enjoyed a college sport romance after so long and hadn’t rolled my eyes once, yay!!!
It was close to a five-star read, but it took me a bit to get fully invested in story add to that the fact that the main characters took some time apart at the end of the book to 'work things one-on-one', but I won’t label it as a third act breakup and it wasn’t really a negative point in the story, because it benefited both of them at the end.
Warning spoiler
Proclaiming this as a book version of One Tree Hill is undoubtedly considered spoilers in this case.
Because I was intrigued in the " Why these two are so prone on hating and ignoring each other though they’ve never spoke to one another.." and I was hooked from the moment I knew.
I enjoyed the conversations between the two protagonists, how they confided, how they talked about their interests.
I genuinely laughed at some of their jokes they had a sort of camaraderie at the beginning of their story that was truly refreshing. The fact that they always sincerely apologized when it was necessary and never let their egos interfere was a huge plus to the book.
I liked the fact that the male mc didn’t sort all his family drama with his dad and his family out of the blue at the end of the book just to provide a 'satisfying ending'.
kspaghettireads's review against another edition
4.75
I did like how it ended, would have liked maybe more sibling development but understand why there’s not
fevalente's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
lxieslife's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
alinainayatullah's review
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
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? It's complicated
4.25
lostinabookishworld's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
3.75
This had a lot more emotional depth that I was expecting and the story sucked me in right from the beginning because I was so intrigued by what was keeping our two main characters apart. As more information is slowly revealed, I couldn't stop reading and was excited to see how everything was going to work out.
I really loved how Harlow and Conor's relationship grew over the course of the book and how they were able to actually get to know each other outside of their shared messy family situation. The dual POV was perfect, I love it when we get to see the guy fall hard and then keep falling, and the individual insight we get from each of them was great. While the third act break up was slightly predictable I liked how the book ended.
I really loved how Harlow and Conor's relationship grew over the course of the book and how they were able to actually get to know each other outside of their shared messy family situation. The dual POV was perfect, I love it when we get to see the guy fall hard and then keep falling, and the individual insight we get from each of them was great. While the third act break up was slightly predictable I liked how the book ended.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
katie_helf96's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
Cute, lighthearted hockey romance. Spicy scenes are very good.
nattybreads_'s review against another edition
I’m in the fattest reading slump and this book just wasn’t helping. I couldn’t bring myself to care and I wasn’t connecting with the writing. I might pick this book back up in the future but the chances are low…