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A review by caffeinatedcrystal
Off Sides by Andi Jaxon
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I enjoyed Hidden Scars and Blurred Lines, the previous Darby U books, by Andi Jaxon. However, I LOVED OFF SIDES.
These books are not squishy. They hit some pretty damn serious topics, damaged guys dealing with issues and falling in love. I repeat: not squishy. I'm pretty sure I sobbed the entirety of Hidden Scars. Blurred Lines was funny but so sad, too. And while OFF SIDES was heavy in its own ways, it was *imho* PERFECT.
Joey is the captain of Darby U's hockey team. He's a brother while forced to also be a dad to his siblings while captaining a collegiate hockey team. There's family drama and just too much responsibility all around. He has nowhere he can just let go. At a club, on the hunt for release, he meets Nick.
Nick was a captain of the Darby U football team. His season is over, and he still lives in the dorms. After an electric hookup in a club with Joey, the two begin an intricate dance of hiding, figuring things out, friendship, hooking up, and... so much more.
Joey and Nick become dependent on each other. Obsessed with each other. There's a lot of understandable push and pull for a lot of the book - these two don't know how to trust, no matter how desperately they want to.
Both mcs have baggage. They both have interesting kinks. The chemistry is off the charts. I love a little toxic dependency.
This story was emotional and pretty kinky. I loved Joey and Nick, as characters, in equal measure and found myself really rooting for their happily ever after.
This series isn't light and fluffy. It's gritty with broken but functioning guys who are trying to figure it out. OFF SIDES is definitely my favorite of the trilogy, but I'm a sucker for DADDY books - and the Daddy-ing was Daddy-ing.
OFF SIDES will be available JUNE 20th.
Yes, I have other books I needed to read before this one, but this was a Daddy book, and therefore, it was automatically pushed to the top of the tbr list. I have zero regrets. Zero.
Loved this book. All the feels. And I doubt I'll ever be able to eat a cinnamon roll again. IYKYK.
These books are not squishy. They hit some pretty damn serious topics, damaged guys dealing with issues and falling in love. I repeat: not squishy. I'm pretty sure I sobbed the entirety of Hidden Scars. Blurred Lines was funny but so sad, too. And while OFF SIDES was heavy in its own ways, it was *imho* PERFECT.
Joey is the captain of Darby U's hockey team. He's a brother while forced to also be a dad to his siblings while captaining a collegiate hockey team. There's family drama and just too much responsibility all around. He has nowhere he can just let go. At a club, on the hunt for release, he meets Nick.
Nick was a captain of the Darby U football team. His season is over, and he still lives in the dorms. After an electric hookup in a club with Joey, the two begin an intricate dance of hiding, figuring things out, friendship, hooking up, and... so much more.
Joey and Nick become dependent on each other. Obsessed with each other. There's a lot of understandable push and pull for a lot of the book - these two don't know how to trust, no matter how desperately they want to.
Both mcs have baggage. They both have interesting kinks. The chemistry is off the charts. I love a little toxic dependency.
This story was emotional and pretty kinky. I loved Joey and Nick, as characters, in equal measure and found myself really rooting for their happily ever after.
This series isn't light and fluffy. It's gritty with broken but functioning guys who are trying to figure it out. OFF SIDES is definitely my favorite of the trilogy, but I'm a sucker for DADDY books - and the Daddy-ing was Daddy-ing.
OFF SIDES will be available JUNE 20th.
Yes, I have other books I needed to read before this one, but this was a Daddy book, and therefore, it was automatically pushed to the top of the tbr list. I have zero regrets. Zero.
Loved this book. All the feels. And I doubt I'll ever be able to eat a cinnamon roll again. IYKYK.