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fictionallysam 's review for:
Boyfriend Material
by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Rating: 5 stars
Trigger/Content Warnings: Scenes of Sexual Assault.
The highly anticipated sequel in Ilsa Madden-Mill’s Hawthorne University series is finally here! Boyfriend Material is the college sports romance that I didn’t know I was craving and everything I needed. The story revolves around Julia, a once prime student with a full ride— now turned stripper struggling to stay afloat, and Eric, a star player both on the ice and off who is slowly breaking under the pressure. But when an ordinary night turns anything but for the both of them and their paths cross once more; Eric finds himself unable to stay away from Julia and is desperate to prove to her that he has what it takes to be Boyfriend Material.
Yall! I think it is safe to say that Ilsa Madden-Mills writes some of my all-time favorite college sport romances. Honestly, Boyfriend Material was top-tier, and I couldn’t get enough of it. The story starts off rough (please see trigger warnings!) and deals with heavy topics throughout, but I was glad that the author had forewarned about it at the start so that I could prep myself mentally before diving in. Julia and Eric were such dynamic characters from start to finish and their development throughout both together and individually is something that I truly enjoyed watching grow.
I also really loved how the struggle and conflict wasn’t just one sided like we see in many college romances (heroine/hero has issues and the focus is on that), but rather both our main characters were going through their own struggles and woes—both needing each other to heal the wounds they were both trying desperately to ignore.
All in all, Ilsa Madden-Mills has once again hit it out of the park with this second chance enemies to lovers hockey romance. The chemistry was electrifying, the story beautifully written, and my heart is over-full with the amount of swooning I did while devouring this story. 10/10 would recommend!
big thank you to the author for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review!
Trigger/Content Warnings: Scenes of Sexual Assault.
The highly anticipated sequel in Ilsa Madden-Mill’s Hawthorne University series is finally here! Boyfriend Material is the college sports romance that I didn’t know I was craving and everything I needed. The story revolves around Julia, a once prime student with a full ride— now turned stripper struggling to stay afloat, and Eric, a star player both on the ice and off who is slowly breaking under the pressure. But when an ordinary night turns anything but for the both of them and their paths cross once more; Eric finds himself unable to stay away from Julia and is desperate to prove to her that he has what it takes to be Boyfriend Material.
Yall! I think it is safe to say that Ilsa Madden-Mills writes some of my all-time favorite college sport romances. Honestly, Boyfriend Material was top-tier, and I couldn’t get enough of it. The story starts off rough (please see trigger warnings!) and deals with heavy topics throughout, but I was glad that the author had forewarned about it at the start so that I could prep myself mentally before diving in. Julia and Eric were such dynamic characters from start to finish and their development throughout both together and individually is something that I truly enjoyed watching grow.
I also really loved how the struggle and conflict wasn’t just one sided like we see in many college romances (heroine/hero has issues and the focus is on that), but rather both our main characters were going through their own struggles and woes—both needing each other to heal the wounds they were both trying desperately to ignore.
All in all, Ilsa Madden-Mills has once again hit it out of the park with this second chance enemies to lovers hockey romance. The chemistry was electrifying, the story beautifully written, and my heart is over-full with the amount of swooning I did while devouring this story. 10/10 would recommend!
big thank you to the author for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review!