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A review by theferalhousewivesbookclub
Mine to Gain by Maggie Rawdon
4.0
Spice: 1.5/5
Plot: 3.5/5
This is the second book in Maggie’s Queen City series and it’s a sportsball book lol, Britt and Libby. I’m just kidding, it’s football, but there’s very little on page sports anything… which is actually probably good cuz I’m not a football girl. I’m a redneck Albertan, it’s hockey and rodeo for me lol. Anyway, turns out I don’t actually mind football romance when it’s written well and Maggie writes a damn good book!
I’m gunna try to keep this spoiler free… In a nutshell you’ve got a NFL player, playboy, single dad and ex’s brother meets PR goddess, rival players little sister and younger brothers ex girlfriend. I feel like that was a lot and kind of confusing so just take a minute to sort that one out in your heads lol. It started off kinda meh and then took a sharp right turn with some added plot that I really liked, and it kept it a lot more interesting than what I thought we were gunna get. I really like Cooper as a character, everything about him was really well done, especially his relationship with his daughter. I didn’t mind Bea - she wasn’t my favourite but she was alright… until the end when she made some really stupid choices. I don’t think there’s anything that drives me quite as crazy as a smart FMC who ends up making really idiotic decisions, it just feels like their personality is suddenly different and I dislike it. Overall though, she and Cooper were really sweet and cute together and were written really well as a couple. Plus I do really love an ex’s brother trope, I fucking love the drama of it and this definitely gave me that haha. The spice was decent, nothing crazy but it was written well and there weren’t any ick words BUUUUT…
I will say one thing lol… minor spoiler warning coming at ya, skip this next paragraph if you don’t want to know what my sexy time ick was… Can we please stop putting bodily fluids, specifically cum, on foods. It’s fucking gross lol. I do not need to read about a guy taking his own cum, that has previously been inside of said girls vag, and spreading it on top of a cupcake and then eating it. Cum is not icing, please do not ruin cupcakes or icing for us lol. K thanks. And yes, I recognize that I’m fucking weird lol. I can handle crazy period sex but this one is my limit… I know y’all, I know. I don’t make the rules in my brain lol.
Despite that little rant I really did enjoy this book lol. The banter was good, the relationships were good and the characters were mostly really good lol… but the real highlight of this book was Ramsey. Now maybe this is just me, because I read this book with the soul intention of meeting Ramsey and getting ready for Bull Rush. But it felt like the entire purpose of this book was introducing us to him. He literally stole the entire fucking show and I’m not upset about it. Right from his first interaction with Bea, I was like YUP, I love you. Then with the way it ended, I now need this man in a fuckin biblical way. I’m feral for him already. That was thee best lead up to another book that I have read in a long fucking time (that’s not fantasy.) Thank fuck Bull Rush comes out in two days because I need him immediately. I’m so glad that I don’t have to wait months and months lol.
So yes, I would recommend this for sure. Especially if you want to read Bull Rush! I think this is a must read beforehand if you want to get the full picture of what Ramsey will be. Thank you Britt for insisting that I read this first!!
Xo
- J
Plot: 3.5/5
This is the second book in Maggie’s Queen City series and it’s a sportsball book lol, Britt and Libby. I’m just kidding, it’s football, but there’s very little on page sports anything… which is actually probably good cuz I’m not a football girl. I’m a redneck Albertan, it’s hockey and rodeo for me lol. Anyway, turns out I don’t actually mind football romance when it’s written well and Maggie writes a damn good book!
I’m gunna try to keep this spoiler free… In a nutshell you’ve got a NFL player, playboy, single dad and ex’s brother meets PR goddess, rival players little sister and younger brothers ex girlfriend. I feel like that was a lot and kind of confusing so just take a minute to sort that one out in your heads lol. It started off kinda meh and then took a sharp right turn with some added plot that I really liked, and it kept it a lot more interesting than what I thought we were gunna get. I really like Cooper as a character, everything about him was really well done, especially his relationship with his daughter. I didn’t mind Bea - she wasn’t my favourite but she was alright… until the end when she made some really stupid choices. I don’t think there’s anything that drives me quite as crazy as a smart FMC who ends up making really idiotic decisions, it just feels like their personality is suddenly different and I dislike it. Overall though, she and Cooper were really sweet and cute together and were written really well as a couple. Plus I do really love an ex’s brother trope, I fucking love the drama of it and this definitely gave me that haha. The spice was decent, nothing crazy but it was written well and there weren’t any ick words BUUUUT…
I will say one thing lol… minor spoiler warning coming at ya, skip this next paragraph if you don’t want to know what my sexy time ick was… Can we please stop putting bodily fluids, specifically cum, on foods. It’s fucking gross lol. I do not need to read about a guy taking his own cum, that has previously been inside of said girls vag, and spreading it on top of a cupcake and then eating it. Cum is not icing, please do not ruin cupcakes or icing for us lol. K thanks. And yes, I recognize that I’m fucking weird lol. I can handle crazy period sex but this one is my limit… I know y’all, I know. I don’t make the rules in my brain lol.
Despite that little rant I really did enjoy this book lol. The banter was good, the relationships were good and the characters were mostly really good lol… but the real highlight of this book was Ramsey. Now maybe this is just me, because I read this book with the soul intention of meeting Ramsey and getting ready for Bull Rush. But it felt like the entire purpose of this book was introducing us to him. He literally stole the entire fucking show and I’m not upset about it. Right from his first interaction with Bea, I was like YUP, I love you. Then with the way it ended, I now need this man in a fuckin biblical way. I’m feral for him already. That was thee best lead up to another book that I have read in a long fucking time (that’s not fantasy.) Thank fuck Bull Rush comes out in two days because I need him immediately. I’m so glad that I don’t have to wait months and months lol.
So yes, I would recommend this for sure. Especially if you want to read Bull Rush! I think this is a must read beforehand if you want to get the full picture of what Ramsey will be. Thank you Britt for insisting that I read this first!!
Xo
- J