A review by dinoqueenreads
Second-Rate Superstar by Siena Trap

5.0

please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: yes
POV: dual 1st person POV
spice: several open-door spicy scenes
TWs: anxiety, cheating (not MCs), death of a parent (cancer), divorce, miscarriage (not MCs), panic attacks, parental abandonment
Kinky Content: bratting, car sex, cum play, dirty talk, exhibitionism, fingering, grinding, hand jobs, “one more”, oral, praise, public sex, queening, slight role play, “teach me”, virgin, voyeurism
standalone: book 3 of Connecticut Comets Hockey series
final thoughts: Not me pulling a Dakota and actually learning about hockey as a sport from a romance novel…
NEW BOOK BOYFRIEND ALERT! Braxton was such a sweetheart, and I loved every minute of his story. This book took me on an emotional journey and had such a strong “found family” trope that had my heart melting and soaring.
The pacing was perfect, the story was well developed, the characters were incredible, and the spicy scenes were spicy. I can’t wait to go back and read everything else Siena Trap has ever written and then read everything she’ll ever write again.

read this book if you love
🍪cinnamon roll MMC
🏫 college setting
🥵 dirty talk
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 found family
💞 friends-to-lovers
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 great side characters
👦 he falls first and hard
🤫 hidden secrets
🎄 holiday themes
🩹 hurt/comfort
💘 instalust
😏 kinky
🥰 nicknames
🙏 praise
😂 romcom
👺 secret identity
💓 slowburn
🏒 sports romance (hockey)
🤓 “teach me”
💔 third act breakup
💳 virgin
🌍 world building