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Rating: βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Spice: π₯π₯
Relationship: MW
Tropes/content: Small town, romantic suspense, childhood friends to lovers, forced proximity, one bed, "It's always been you"
Series: Lost & Found #2
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After leaving a toxic relationship, Maddie decides to return to her hometown, Cedar Ridge, to heal and get a fresh start. When she returns, she reconnects with her childhood best friend, Nash Hartley. Maddie has loved him since she can remember, but she was sure he never felt that way about her, so she never told him. Unbeknownst to her, Nash has loved her for just as long and is determined to show her his true feelings. As their friendship turns into more, they're ready for their future and everything that comes with it. But when Maddie's past comes back to haunt them, their future together is put at risk.
I'll be the first to admit that friends to lovers isn't a trope I usually like. The reason why is I often feel like one of the characters pined after the other one more and it feels imbalanced. But Catherine really said, "I'll show you how great this trope can be" when she wrote this masterpiece.
I LOVED this book. I devoured it in a matter of hours. The reason this books works so well as friends to lovers? Mutual pining and obsession. Nash Hartley is as obsessed, if not slightly more, with Maddie as she is with him. The fact that they've cared so deeply for one another for years makes their romance so so so sweet.
In Fragile Sanctuary, another book by Catherine, two of the characters are described as speaking a language only the two of them know. That 1000% fits Maddie and Nash. There's a language, sometimes verbally or non-verbally, that these two have with one another that they have with no one else. They don't have to say any words and they can tell how the other person is feeling. It's so sweet and beautiful π₯Ί
I love Nash so much. I loved the different ways he showed Maddie how much he cared for her, but I really loved how her verbalized his feelings. He never missed a moment to tell her how much she meant to him. My heart ached in the best way every time he confessed his feelings externally and internally. I also loved how jealous he got over his teenaged nephew hitting on Maddie. It made me laugh every time. No one gets between Nash Hartley and his Maddie.
Rating: βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Spice: π₯π₯
Relationship: MW
Tropes/content: Small town, romantic suspense, childhood friends to lovers, forced proximity, one bed, "It's always been you"
Series: Lost & Found #2
β οΈCheck triggersβ οΈ
After leaving a toxic relationship, Maddie decides to return to her hometown, Cedar Ridge, to heal and get a fresh start. When she returns, she reconnects with her childhood best friend, Nash Hartley. Maddie has loved him since she can remember, but she was sure he never felt that way about her, so she never told him. Unbeknownst to her, Nash has loved her for just as long and is determined to show her his true feelings. As their friendship turns into more, they're ready for their future and everything that comes with it. But when Maddie's past comes back to haunt them, their future together is put at risk.
I'll be the first to admit that friends to lovers isn't a trope I usually like. The reason why is I often feel like one of the characters pined after the other one more and it feels imbalanced. But Catherine really said, "I'll show you how great this trope can be" when she wrote this masterpiece.
I LOVED this book. I devoured it in a matter of hours. The reason this books works so well as friends to lovers? Mutual pining and obsession. Nash Hartley is as obsessed, if not slightly more, with Maddie as she is with him. The fact that they've cared so deeply for one another for years makes their romance so so so sweet.
In Fragile Sanctuary, another book by Catherine, two of the characters are described as speaking a language only the two of them know. That 1000% fits Maddie and Nash. There's a language, sometimes verbally or non-verbally, that these two have with one another that they have with no one else. They don't have to say any words and they can tell how the other person is feeling. It's so sweet and beautiful π₯Ί
I love Nash so much. I loved the different ways he showed Maddie how much he cared for her, but I really loved how her verbalized his feelings. He never missed a moment to tell her how much she meant to him. My heart ached in the best way every time he confessed his feelings externally and internally. I also loved how jealous he got over his teenaged nephew hitting on Maddie. It made me laugh every time. No one gets between Nash Hartley and his Maddie.
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Rating: βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Spice: π₯π₯
Relationship: MW
Tropes/content: Age gap (12 years), coach/player (she's not his player), college setting, sneaking around, forbidden, neighbors
Series: Treasure State Wildcats #2
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While Toren Greely is throwing his annual Fourth of July party, he meets a mysterious woman, Jennsyn, who captures his attention. They end up spending the night together and they can't stop thinking about one another weeks later. Just as Toren's about to call her, he runs into Jennsyn at his job as an assistant football coach. His hopes of asking her out are quickly dashed when he learns she's the newest player on the volleyball team and school policy forbids coaches and players from dating. Toren and Jennsyn try to fight their feelings, but soon they're sneaking around and trying to make a relationship work without getting caught.
I had a lot of fun with this story. I enjoyed the flashbacks of the night they met sprinkled throughout the story. I thought Jennsyn and Toren had great chemistry from the moment they met. They had a connection that couldn't be broken. I loved the level of angst we got with them trying to fight their connection mixed with the sneaking around. I liked how they took care of one another and helped each other as they discovered things about themselves. I thought the epilogue was cute and loved loved loved the bonus scene!
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Rating: βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Spice: π₯π₯
Relationship: MW
Tropes/content: Age gap (12 years), coach/player (she's not his player), college setting, sneaking around, forbidden, neighbors
Series: Treasure State Wildcats #2
β οΈCheck triggersβ οΈ
While Toren Greely is throwing his annual Fourth of July party, he meets a mysterious woman, Jennsyn, who captures his attention. They end up spending the night together and they can't stop thinking about one another weeks later. Just as Toren's about to call her, he runs into Jennsyn at his job as an assistant football coach. His hopes of asking her out are quickly dashed when he learns she's the newest player on the volleyball team and school policy forbids coaches and players from dating. Toren and Jennsyn try to fight their feelings, but soon they're sneaking around and trying to make a relationship work without getting caught.
I had a lot of fun with this story. I enjoyed the flashbacks of the night they met sprinkled throughout the story. I thought Jennsyn and Toren had great chemistry from the moment they met. They had a connection that couldn't be broken. I loved the level of angst we got with them trying to fight their connection mixed with the sneaking around. I liked how they took care of one another and helped each other as they discovered things about themselves. I thought the epilogue was cute and loved loved loved the bonus scene!
