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Maple Hills #1
Icebreaker
Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills, and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.
Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.
Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.
But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.
Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried . . . because she could never like a hockey player, right?
Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.
Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.
But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.
Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried . . . because she could never like a hockey player, right?
435 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 23, 2022
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November 28, 2023
Update: I just read the bonus chapters and ugh I’m in dire need of my very own Nate, please and thank you <3
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You know when you read a book and you feel like if you don’t read it in one sitting then you’ll enjoy it less because the rush of the newness leaves and its appeal dies down?? Yeah, this was 𝗡𝗢𝗧 that.
This book was EVERYTHING. I MEAN 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮.
I’ve highlighted so much. WAY TOO MUCH 🙆♀️
I read this so slowly because I knew when it would be over I’d be a wreck. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦. My standards are too high now. 🤠
The writing was 𝘐𝘔𝘔𝘈𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘈𝘛𝘌． I can go on and on about how beautifully written this masterpiece was. The diversity in this book was amazing to see!
There was not a 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 dry page. Not one. I drank every damn page like it was my only source of water.
This wasn’t the typical third-act conflict type of book. NOPE. It was riddled with ups and downs but you can’t help but feel everything with these characters. It had depth and was plain amazing till the freaking end. (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴)
𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘆, 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮-𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘆. 𝙊𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿.
It had lots of my favourite tropes.
The found family trope in here was the cutest shit I’ve read in ages. The communication between the MCs was like a balm to my soul bc after all of the miscommunication tropes, I thoroughly BASKED in it.
The small moments guys. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒.
They gave me all the feels. The soft touches. Him randomly tucking her hair behind her ear. Her just staring at him bc he’s so damn hot. The forehead kisses. The way she calls him “bub” 🤭🦋🦋
There’s so much more where this came from I promise!
𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗪𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦 is my newly anointed HUSBAND from sports romance. This man is the most caring, reckless and loving creature that managed to work his way into my soul. He’s so thoughtful and his inner monologue is so funny. But their banter is even better 🤌❤️🔥
He actually had his own life in this book too. Sometimes dual povs just feel like one because they’re both living the same thing. But this book showed the distinction between their thought processes and how they’re actual individuals, not the same brain.
Gosh, 𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡 was so relatable. It was so hard seeing her go through all that shit but watching her grow stronger and healthier was so rewarding. I’m so proud of how she dealt with things.
I loved how she became amazing friends with the team and cared about them like family. I loved her for saying what she wanted and sticking to it too. I’m so glad she had a spine and stood up for herself when it mattered.
I’m genuinely so impressed this is a debut novel and I cannot WAIT to read more from Hannah Grace!!
Whew! I didn’t realise the review would be this long but here I am.
Ugh, it was amazing <3
This book has got to be the highlight of this year FOR SURE! 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬% 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗!!
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐖𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠!
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
- If you loved the addicted/Calloway sisters series or just enjoy reading KBR’s writing then pick this book up Right Now!
- Henry was hilarious but so damn lovable. If he gets a book, I apologise in advance for who I become when it comes out.
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
Attitude- Aaron Carpenter
3 Min - Chris Lee
Dance with you - Sal Houdini
Yellow roses - Joey Myron
Unlovable- Delacey
More than enough - Alina Baraz
Positions- Ariana Grande
Vibez - ZAYN
Fallin’ (Adrenaline) - Why Don’t We
𝗙𝗮𝘃 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
❤️🔥 “𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲. 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞.”
💛 “𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐭?” 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. “𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝.”
~HAHAHAHSHHSHSJSKMIEJE
🤍“𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞?”
“𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.”
~🤭💗
💛 “𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭”
~❤️❤️
🤍“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮?”
“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲.”
💛 “𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩”
~🦋🦋
❤️ “𝐈 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚. 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲.”
💛 “𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨���𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈’𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝. ”
~ULTIMATE HUSBAND MATERIAL 💘🤌
💛 “𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠”
💛 “𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥,” 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬.
“𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”
“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐲.”
“𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠.”
❤️ “𝐈’𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬.”
“𝐎𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭.”
❤️🔥“𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.”
~🤰✨
💛“𝐄𝐠𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞.”
“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞,” 𝐈 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤.
“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬?”
“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚.”
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀:
From Lukov with love - Mariana Zapata
Strictly on ice - Helen Buckley
Addicted series - Krista & Becca Ritchie
Calloway Sisters series- Krista & Becca Ritchie
Off-campus series - Elle Kennedy
***
You know when you read a book and you feel like if you don’t read it in one sitting then you’ll enjoy it less because the rush of the newness leaves and its appeal dies down?? Yeah, this was 𝗡𝗢𝗧 that.
This book was EVERYTHING. I MEAN 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮.
I’ve highlighted so much. WAY TOO MUCH 🙆♀️
I read this so slowly because I knew when it would be over I’d be a wreck. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦. My standards are too high now. 🤠
The writing was 𝘐𝘔𝘔𝘈𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘈𝘛𝘌． I can go on and on about how beautifully written this masterpiece was. The diversity in this book was amazing to see!
There was not a 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 dry page. Not one. I drank every damn page like it was my only source of water.
This wasn’t the typical third-act conflict type of book. NOPE. It was riddled with ups and downs but you can’t help but feel everything with these characters. It had depth and was plain amazing till the freaking end. (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴)
𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘆, 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮-𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘆. 𝙊𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿.
It had lots of my favourite tropes.
The found family trope in here was the cutest shit I’ve read in ages. The communication between the MCs was like a balm to my soul bc after all of the miscommunication tropes, I thoroughly BASKED in it.
The small moments guys. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒.
They gave me all the feels. The soft touches. Him randomly tucking her hair behind her ear. Her just staring at him bc he’s so damn hot. The forehead kisses. The way she calls him “bub” 🤭🦋🦋
There’s so much more where this came from I promise!
𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗪𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦 is my newly anointed HUSBAND from sports romance. This man is the most caring, reckless and loving creature that managed to work his way into my soul. He’s so thoughtful and his inner monologue is so funny. But their banter is even better 🤌❤️🔥
He actually had his own life in this book too. Sometimes dual povs just feel like one because they’re both living the same thing. But this book showed the distinction between their thought processes and how they’re actual individuals, not the same brain.
Gosh, 𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡 was so relatable. It was so hard seeing her go through all that shit but watching her grow stronger and healthier was so rewarding. I’m so proud of how she dealt with things.
I loved how she became amazing friends with the team and cared about them like family. I loved her for saying what she wanted and sticking to it too. I’m so glad she had a spine and stood up for herself when it mattered.
I’m genuinely so impressed this is a debut novel and I cannot WAIT to read more from Hannah Grace!!
Whew! I didn’t realise the review would be this long but here I am.
Ugh, it was amazing <3
This book has got to be the highlight of this year FOR SURE! 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬% 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗!!
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐖𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠!
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
- If you loved the addicted/Calloway sisters series or just enjoy reading KBR’s writing then pick this book up Right Now!
- Henry was hilarious but so damn lovable. If he gets a book, I apologise in advance for who I become when it comes out.
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
Attitude- Aaron Carpenter
3 Min - Chris Lee
Dance with you - Sal Houdini
Yellow roses - Joey Myron
Unlovable- Delacey
More than enough - Alina Baraz
Positions- Ariana Grande
Vibez - ZAYN
Fallin’ (Adrenaline) - Why Don’t We
𝗙𝗮𝘃 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
❤️🔥 “𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲. 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞.”
💛 “𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐭?” 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. “𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝.”
~HAHAHAHSHHSHSJSKMIEJE
🤍“𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞?”
“𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.”
~🤭💗
💛 “𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭”
~❤️❤️
🤍“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮?”
“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲.”
💛 “𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩”
~🦋🦋
❤️ “𝐈 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚. 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲.”
💛 “𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨���𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈’𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝. ”
~ULTIMATE HUSBAND MATERIAL 💘🤌
💛 “𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠”
💛 “𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥,” 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬.
“𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”
“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐲.”
“𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠.”
❤️ “𝐈’𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬.”
“𝐎𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭.”
❤️🔥“𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.”
~🤰✨
💛“𝐄𝐠𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞.”
“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞,” 𝐈 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤.
“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬?”
“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚.”
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀:
From Lukov with love - Mariana Zapata
Strictly on ice - Helen Buckley
Addicted series - Krista & Becca Ritchie
Calloway Sisters series- Krista & Becca Ritchie
Off-campus series - Elle Kennedy
October 1, 2022
To sum up my thoughts very quickly… there was too much going on and yet somehow there was also absolutely nothing going on - so out of a weird mix of annoyance and boredom, I DNFd it at 50%
But in case your interested in details…
I should have realized right away that I wasn��t gonna like this book when I had a really hard time digesting the writing. There was something about it that wasn’t flowing smoothly from the pages into my brain and therefore I was reading it really slowly and found myself putting it down a lot (which is a very bad sign)
Then there was also so much info-dumping for all the side characters. It felt like she already pre-planned out a multi book companion series and was trying too hard to get us invested in all of the side characters by giving them each so much detail and page time.
We’ve got her best friend (Liv) who’s starting to get with his best friend (Robbie). Her skating partner (Aaron) who’s mentally and emotionally abusive to her (but she doesn’t realize this even though she’s been in therapy for years and supposedly is really good at expressing her thoughts and figuring out how she’s feeling… but okay.) There’s also a bunch of guys from the hockey team that end up becoming a part of this large friend group that’s forming (JJ, Henry, Russ, Bobby + more). Did I forget to mention Robbie? Yea, he’s Anastasia’s fuck buddy at the beginning of the book because she doesn’t have any interest in committing to a relationship because she just wants to focus on her training and skating career…. but it’s okay because early on he ends up starting a relationship with someone that Liv (Anastasia’s best friend) absolutely hates… so now her and Robbie are just best friends who sleep in the same bed together without shirts on sometimes… nbd (🙄)
Then there’s Nate. He’s a sweetie and I liked him enough - but not enough to keep reading. Especially because I really didn’t like Anastasia. As for their relationship… I didn’t like that either. It was a-lot of tell and no show - and the few times there was show and they actually had a minute alone with each other, they would just get it on (yawn).
As for the actual plotline - there was none. Yup. None — Basically all these characters meet for the first time when they are forced to start sharing an ice rink and that’s basically just a setup for them all to become friends… and then the rest of the story (from what I’ve read) is just watching them do everyday college shit like go to parties and bars and study and go to training and boring things like that.
The funny thing is, is that right at the halfway point is when we get the second half of what was mentioned in the synopsis… where Aaron (the abusive skating partner) causes a ton of drama by getting injured and blaming it on Nate - so Nate ends up getting benched for a while and decides to fill in as Anastasia’s new skating partner…. and that’s right around where I gave up on the story.… and I’m just sayin… don’t put something in the synopsis if it’s not gonna happen until midway through - IMO the synopsis should only have information that takes place in the first 50-100 pages… but what do I know?
So to sum all that up again… there were too many characters, too much drama, and somehow there was nothing actually going on other than all these people hanging out a bunch and Anastasia getting it on with Nate every time she was drunk and horny.
Is it crazy to say that I have so much more I could complain about?? Even after my longest review ever?? It’s fine, I’ll stop myself here… but just know… I had more.
But in case your interested in details…
I should have realized right away that I wasn��t gonna like this book when I had a really hard time digesting the writing. There was something about it that wasn’t flowing smoothly from the pages into my brain and therefore I was reading it really slowly and found myself putting it down a lot (which is a very bad sign)
Then there was also so much info-dumping for all the side characters. It felt like she already pre-planned out a multi book companion series and was trying too hard to get us invested in all of the side characters by giving them each so much detail and page time.
We’ve got her best friend (Liv) who’s starting to get with his best friend (Robbie). Her skating partner (Aaron) who’s mentally and emotionally abusive to her (but she doesn’t realize this even though she’s been in therapy for years and supposedly is really good at expressing her thoughts and figuring out how she’s feeling… but okay.) There’s also a bunch of guys from the hockey team that end up becoming a part of this large friend group that’s forming (JJ, Henry, Russ, Bobby + more). Did I forget to mention Robbie? Yea, he’s Anastasia’s fuck buddy at the beginning of the book because she doesn’t have any interest in committing to a relationship because she just wants to focus on her training and skating career…. but it’s okay because early on he ends up starting a relationship with someone that Liv (Anastasia’s best friend) absolutely hates… so now her and Robbie are just best friends who sleep in the same bed together without shirts on sometimes… nbd (🙄)
Then there’s Nate. He’s a sweetie and I liked him enough - but not enough to keep reading. Especially because I really didn’t like Anastasia. As for their relationship… I didn’t like that either. It was a-lot of tell and no show - and the few times there was show and they actually had a minute alone with each other, they would just get it on (yawn).
As for the actual plotline - there was none. Yup. None — Basically all these characters meet for the first time when they are forced to start sharing an ice rink and that’s basically just a setup for them all to become friends… and then the rest of the story (from what I’ve read) is just watching them do everyday college shit like go to parties and bars and study and go to training and boring things like that.
The funny thing is, is that right at the halfway point is when we get the second half of what was mentioned in the synopsis… where Aaron (the abusive skating partner) causes a ton of drama by getting injured and blaming it on Nate - so Nate ends up getting benched for a while and decides to fill in as Anastasia’s new skating partner…. and that’s right around where I gave up on the story.… and I’m just sayin… don’t put something in the synopsis if it’s not gonna happen until midway through - IMO the synopsis should only have information that takes place in the first 50-100 pages… but what do I know?
So to sum all that up again… there were too many characters, too much drama, and somehow there was nothing actually going on other than all these people hanging out a bunch and Anastasia getting it on with Nate every time she was drunk and horny.
Is it crazy to say that I have so much more I could complain about?? Even after my longest review ever?? It’s fine, I’ll stop myself here… but just know… I had more.
October 8, 2022
FUCK THIS BOOK AND EVERYBODY IN ITTTTT. Stupid instalove shit with a self righteous poorly executed “girlboss” mc who’s whole personality is being sassy and shallow but really she’s fighting demons 🥺🥺🥺🥺 SHUT UP and the love interest is somehow even worse at the beginning of the book he’s said to be in love with a girl and wants to marry her but completely forgets she even exists upon meeting Anastasia? By the way “Stassie” is one of the ugliest nicknames I’ve ever heard in my life. Bitch isn’t the Loch Ness monster.
SECOND OF ALL the way he’s immediately like “omg I would do anything to hear Stassie’s laugh again 😍” SHUT THE FUXKKKKK UP YOU JUST MET HER PLEASE LIKE it’s actually painful and So Fucking Forced too. They don’t have two molecules of chemistry to rub together. You can tell the author was literally forcing infatuation on Nathan.
THIRD OF ALL the plotline is ass. The author is clearly going for an enemies-to-lovers but Anastasia shouldn’t have even been mad at Nathan in the first place because it was over a minuscule predicament that wasn’t even remotely his fault. “I was planning on being mad at you forever” OVER FUCKING WHAT???? Id get it if she didn’t like him because he’s a useless pushover douchebag who’s literally obsessed with her but she doesn’t even gaf about that. It’s just cuz his teammates ex girlfriends boyfriend or some shit, who he has nothing to do with, fucked up their rink.
FOURTH OF ALL nobody in this book has any decorum or home training. Why does Anastasia never wear any goddamn underwear to SOCIAL OUTINGS?
Nessie went commando to someone’s BIRTHDAY PARTY. And I’m not sure about you but I wouldn’t want my boyfriend sleeping in another woman’s fucking bed because they’re “best friends” *COUGH* RYAN *COUGH*. And these bitches are talking about sex and literally Having sex in Ubers like MANNERS. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE FUCKING CAR OH MY GOD.
And for a final note: just how much I hate this stupid useless couple😊 Nathan saying he won’t fuck Anastasia when she’s drunk and 1) Nessie getting literally offended by him saying no and going back to being a complete self righteous bitch FOR NO REASON (for a modern day “woke” book the word “no” doesn’t seem to mean as much when you “don’t take rejection well”! (Stfu!!! No Consent is no consent!)) and 2) they fuck literally a couple days after even though she’s drunk AGAIN. SO WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THAT SHIT.
Yeah this is garbo ok bye LOVEU.
SECOND OF ALL the way he’s immediately like “omg I would do anything to hear Stassie’s laugh again 😍” SHUT THE FUXKKKKK UP YOU JUST MET HER PLEASE LIKE it’s actually painful and So Fucking Forced too. They don’t have two molecules of chemistry to rub together. You can tell the author was literally forcing infatuation on Nathan.
THIRD OF ALL the plotline is ass. The author is clearly going for an enemies-to-lovers but Anastasia shouldn’t have even been mad at Nathan in the first place because it was over a minuscule predicament that wasn’t even remotely his fault. “I was planning on being mad at you forever” OVER FUCKING WHAT???? Id get it if she didn’t like him because he’s a useless pushover douchebag who’s literally obsessed with her but she doesn’t even gaf about that. It’s just cuz his teammates ex girlfriends boyfriend or some shit, who he has nothing to do with, fucked up their rink.
FOURTH OF ALL nobody in this book has any decorum or home training. Why does Anastasia never wear any goddamn underwear to SOCIAL OUTINGS?
Nessie went commando to someone’s BIRTHDAY PARTY. And I’m not sure about you but I wouldn’t want my boyfriend sleeping in another woman’s fucking bed because they’re “best friends” *COUGH* RYAN *COUGH*. And these bitches are talking about sex and literally Having sex in Ubers like MANNERS. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE FUCKING CAR OH MY GOD.
And for a final note: just how much I hate this stupid useless couple😊 Nathan saying he won’t fuck Anastasia when she’s drunk and 1) Nessie getting literally offended by him saying no and going back to being a complete self righteous bitch FOR NO REASON (for a modern day “woke” book the word “no” doesn’t seem to mean as much when you “don’t take rejection well”! (Stfu!!! No Consent is no consent!)) and 2) they fuck literally a couple days after even though she’s drunk AGAIN. SO WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THAT SHIT.
Yeah this is garbo ok bye LOVEU.
January 30, 2023
4.3 ⭐️
it should’ve been me… to start off, i folded throughout this entire book. it’s always the nice guys with dirty mouths that get me in heat. and i know i’m gonna die alone at this point because i will accept nothing less than nathan hawkins….
anyways….um the plot…where was it? lmaooo nah but fr why tf was this book so goddamn long. don’t get me wrong the filler was actually good. like i kinda enjoyed reading about them just being a couple and doing couply things. lowkey wish they didn’t get together so soon but whatever. and half the time i couldn’t distinguish between the side characters so whenever they’d say something i kinda just tuned out. unless it was what they texted in the group chat. that was actually funny and worthwhile 😂 aaron can fall into a volcano for all i care tho.
Anastasia…your honor i love her. i enjoyed reading about her character growth and development. she’s a 10/10 baddie i gotta say because when she did the splits on Nathan’s dick…why tf was i breathing heavy? the things she’d say to make him blush???…bruh we were both blushing. i appreciated how she always said things straight. point blank period. there’s literally no miscommunication when miss girl is around and i admire that. she’s also way better than me for putting up with Aaron uglyass Carlisle because i would’ve pounded that pricks head into the fucking ice if someone spoke to me like that.
Nathan Hawkins…ok i hate to admit it but this mf was really holding this book together. there’s something about a guy willing to get down on his knees for you in a second that’s just so poetic. and god damn the mouth on this man had me tearing my pillow in half. the fucking praise 😩😩😩 the way he so unconditionally loves Anastasia was so lyrical. and oooh when he saved Anastasia from almost drowning…your honor, is it problematic it that i found that kinda attractive?? hmmm 🧐
in conclusion, if he ain’t nathan hawkins… get the fuck outta my face
it should’ve been me… to start off, i folded throughout this entire book. it’s always the nice guys with dirty mouths that get me in heat. and i know i’m gonna die alone at this point because i will accept nothing less than nathan hawkins….
anyways….um the plot…where was it? lmaooo nah but fr why tf was this book so goddamn long. don’t get me wrong the filler was actually good. like i kinda enjoyed reading about them just being a couple and doing couply things. lowkey wish they didn’t get together so soon but whatever. and half the time i couldn’t distinguish between the side characters so whenever they’d say something i kinda just tuned out. unless it was what they texted in the group chat. that was actually funny and worthwhile 😂 aaron can fall into a volcano for all i care tho.
Anastasia…your honor i love her. i enjoyed reading about her character growth and development. she’s a 10/10 baddie i gotta say because when she did the splits on Nathan’s dick…why tf was i breathing heavy? the things she’d say to make him blush???…bruh we were both blushing. i appreciated how she always said things straight. point blank period. there’s literally no miscommunication when miss girl is around and i admire that. she’s also way better than me for putting up with Aaron uglyass Carlisle because i would’ve pounded that pricks head into the fucking ice if someone spoke to me like that.
Nathan Hawkins…ok i hate to admit it but this mf was really holding this book together. there’s something about a guy willing to get down on his knees for you in a second that’s just so poetic. and god damn the mouth on this man had me tearing my pillow in half. the fucking praise 😩😩😩 the way he so unconditionally loves Anastasia was so lyrical. and oooh when he saved Anastasia from almost drowning…your honor, is it problematic it that i found that kinda attractive?? hmmm 🧐
in conclusion, if he ain’t nathan hawkins… get the fuck outta my face
August 25, 2022
I fell for the cute cover and the figure skater x hockey player trope, but honestly this was so NOT good for me.
I liked Nathan –the hero–, because he was sweet, caring and understanding, while also being charming and a little bit cocky, but I guess that's it?
1. I didn't like the heroine because she was presented as someone determined and focused on her career as a figure skater, but all her actions towards that goal made her look childish and annoying for me because of the way she treated those around her, as if they were disposable, and almost as if she was doing them a favor by giving them the time of day, when at the end of the day she was always the one who came back for more because of that feeling of familiarity she didn’t had before.
2. There were too many side characters that I couldn't keep track of, and at some points they stole the limelight in this book, while others became more and more annoying with each intervention (Henry please shut up, you stopped being quirky like 20 chapters ago). Also I don't wanna be like that, but I really feel like the author tried too hard to score those rep points while not even using google translate properly.
3. And then the plot dragged and dragged, forever and ever, AMEN. I heard this was a Wattpad story before and maybe that's why the whole plot feels a bit cut off, but gosh, a new conflict after a few chapters? It was a few conflicts too much. I can't even remember how many acts this book had because they felt endless to me.
I liked Nathan –the hero–, because he was sweet, caring and understanding, while also being charming and a little bit cocky, but I guess that's it?
1. I didn't like the heroine because she was presented as someone determined and focused on her career as a figure skater, but all her actions towards that goal made her look childish and annoying for me because of the way she treated those around her, as if they were disposable, and almost as if she was doing them a favor by giving them the time of day, when at the end of the day she was always the one who came back for more because of that feeling of familiarity she didn’t had before.
2. There were too many side characters that I couldn't keep track of, and at some points they stole the limelight in this book, while others became more and more annoying with each intervention (Henry please shut up, you stopped being quirky like 20 chapters ago). Also I don't wanna be like that, but I really feel like the author tried too hard to score those rep points while not even using google translate properly.
3. And then the plot dragged and dragged, forever and ever, AMEN. I heard this was a Wattpad story before and maybe that's why the whole plot feels a bit cut off, but gosh, a new conflict after a few chapters? It was a few conflicts too much. I can't even remember how many acts this book had because they felt endless to me.
September 24, 2022
THIS. THIS WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED AND MORE. stassienate will go down as some of my favorite people of all time. and y’all.. lola, robbie, jj, russ. the puckbunnies group text!!!!! the entire dynamic of the friend group just made this even more enjoyable. and ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MY MAIN MAN HENRY MF TURNER!!! HE IS A KING. ILL TAKE NO ARGUMENTS.
not only amazing characters but also: positive conversations about therapy, diversity & representation within the friend group, sex positive, banter & comedy, iconic friendships, immaculate romance, the spice!!!! goodbye. i have nothing but amazing things to say about this. it wasn’t even all that plot heavy so if ur a plot person.. this may not be for u. but i’m a character person through and through so this GOT ME.
imma shut up but just run & read it.
“here I was thinking this was just a casual, no commitment, no jealousy thing.”
“shut up, anastasia.”
not only amazing characters but also: positive conversations about therapy, diversity & representation within the friend group, sex positive, banter & comedy, iconic friendships, immaculate romance, the spice!!!! goodbye. i have nothing but amazing things to say about this. it wasn’t even all that plot heavy so if ur a plot person.. this may not be for u. but i’m a character person through and through so this GOT ME.
imma shut up but just run & read it.
“here I was thinking this was just a casual, no commitment, no jealousy thing.”
“shut up, anastasia.”
September 29, 2023
It just dragged on foreeeevvverrrr
September 17, 2022
This book would’ve been better if all the characters died.
March 18, 2023
i want to burn the characters alive.
April 10, 2024
DNF @ page 30…. The fuck was that
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June 25, 2023
I don’t want to talk about it.
October 4, 2022
i will never understand how the same woman who wrote "bible verses for stress and anxiety" also wrote "look at you taking it all like a good fucking girl"
October 7, 2022
Nahhh… y’all lied to me. What the hell was this? Booktok has terrible taste.
November 9, 2022
oh god, give me a time machine
all these characters have going for them is the fact they can fuck
all these characters have going for them is the fact they can fuck
November 8, 2022
dnf at 60%
is this a joke or something 😭 this was so bad?? why do i still trust booktok? WHY????
is this a joke or something 😭 this was so bad?? why do i still trust booktok? WHY????
Shelved as 'will-not-finish'
November 22, 2022dnf @ 69% i just cannot be bothered
January 9, 2023
dnf @ 35%
the fake scenarios i make up in my head before falling asleep have better plots than this 💀
the fake scenarios i make up in my head before falling asleep have better plots than this 💀
April 13, 2023
bombastic side eye
January 11, 2024
this was the biggest piece of dog shit ever
March 31, 2023
“Nathan Hawkins is a man who was most definitely written by a woman.” rolling my eyes rn. it triggers me when the mmc does the bare minimum and girlies go crazy over it
April 9, 2023
i wanted to see if this book is as bad everyone is making it out to be, it is.
August 2, 2023
⁀➷★.75
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Waste of paper like HELLO we're in a climate crisis
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Waste of paper like HELLO we're in a climate crisis
October 5, 2023
dnf @ 46%
i can’t take it anymore. too much smut + everyone is annoying they all need to stfu.
i can’t take it anymore. too much smut + everyone is annoying they all need to stfu.
November 19, 2023
1.75/5.0 stars
edit: i read the bonus chapter. why?maybe it’s bc i’m secretly a masochist i have no idea. but they weren’t as bad as this book so that’s something!
if you are going to make a book that is sex driven at least make the smut good.
i’m embarrassed to say i was excited to read this book. am i being dramatic? maybe. but listen: i genuinely tried liking this book. i put up with the boring first few chapters. but wow!! all of a sudden it picks up! is that supposed to make me like it more? who knows. from the very beginning, i didn’t like the main character that much. she gave me pick me vibes and it’s clear the author tries to make her different from other fmc’s. while i appreciate this effort, i could not bring myself to like her.
one thing i did like? ryan!! they had a dynamic that i loved and they cared abt each other in a way that wasn’t overbearing. not to mention the way anastasia was supportive of his relationship with olivia! i have to admit it was a nice change and it was completely understandable. i found his character to be so sweet and i wish we got more of his and anastasia’s friendship. i also liked sasha & anastasia’s friendship despite the embarrassing things that happened when they first met. i am never getting over it.
my main problem with the main character: she tried too hard to be grumpy. she was also super overdramatic and she swore to hate hockey players bc of a typical stereotype but one interaction and she realizes she starts to like them. the next thing she does is complain bc she was only willing to like henry. it was infuriating and annoying with how she tried hating all the hockey players. her inner dialogue was so hard to put up with because of the way she simply talked. she was WAY too stubborn for my liking and i did not like it at all. i’m so glad she gave up that behavior bc i wouldn’t have been able to stand the book if it continued like that.
i thought there were times where i did seem to understand anastasia. she reminded me of monica geller with the way she was described! from her competitive nature to the way she was “compulsively organized”. it’s also clear how she cares a lot about the people she loves. however they differed in many different ways with how “grumpy” she is and her demeanor around new people.
a small spoiler for this quote possibly!!
—this was one of the many examples within this book that shows there’s no plot, it’s just sex driven.
overall, this book was so slow. it might seem fast paced with the events, but it slowly eased into a normal routine of them fucking every other chapter. it becomes so boring to read the same damn thing every time. it throws you off at the beginning just as an excuse to slow down the plot and focus on them doing it. however this book was great with keeping everything consistent. the amount of pages for each chapter stayed relatively the same and they didn’t favor one pov over another!
if u saw my reaction while i read this book, you’d be familiar with these quotes.
mid way this book became entertaining. not for the plot, which remained boring and gave us nothing. but i genuinely laughed out loud bc of how cringy the writing was sometimes & how it gave off wattpad vibes. the writing itself was entertaining. there was so much smut and usually i don’t mind but there was unnecessarily too much in this book. what was the purpose?? i was going to give this book 3 stars at this point. things were looking up and my rating slowly increased. i also liked the banter between the characters! it was pretty enjoyable on my part so there’s that
usually books that bring comfort involve the found family trope, but it’s not as present in this book mainly bc it focuses on friendships between the boys and anastasia, but even then it’s barely talked about there. plus, the main focus was the relationship between nate & anastasia, which in of itself is all abt sex. my favorite part is definitely the cooking lessons that jj and anastasia had together. cutest!!
context: literally just gray sweatpants
i hate nathan with a burning passion. this is the rare occasion where i WANTED a third act conflict. i usually hate them but they needed it!! he was below the bare minimum. i truly have no idea how anastasia put up with him. she likes a man who wears gray sweatpants and claims he is written by a woman. i wear gray sweatpants!! does that make me written by a woman? i would hope so but that’s besides the point. not every person who wears sweatpants immediately makes them written by a woman!
spoilers from this point on
these quotes single handedly ruined this book for me and made me hate nathan.
nathan desperately needs therapy. i’m surprised she put up with the attitude that he showed her. i wanted him to be able to work out his feelings on his own so she would never have to put up with a man who cannot communicate his feelings bc communication is key!! instead they got pissed at each other and would put off arguements. then they don’t see each other for a few days and everything is fixed! i do appreciate the boys knocking some sense into him.
speaking of the boys: i don’t see why people like henry. he made a LOT of backhanded comments to everyone and whether or not he can tell if it’s mean, i’m surprised they put up with him for so long. i do see that he cares for anastasia but from the beginning he was so blunt. there was ONE scene of henry being kind. he wasn’t even funny! he just had no filter and just cannot control his honesty. if he was able to control his honesty, i’d probably like him better.
this book was so fast paced for the characters. this all happened within the span of 3 months. 3 MONTHS. i get that the idea of the story is supposed to be that they don’t have any miscommunications and have a “healthy” relationship but i’ve found some problems within this situation. they move way too quickly and the way they address it as “we’ve spent so much time together so we’re built different” does not work for me. don’t get me wrong, they had their cute moments but it wasn’t enough to suffice for me.
they don’t fight when they’re “frenemies” which i do appreciate but it’s obvious they wanted different things from the beginning. despite nathan knowing what anastasia wanted, they still got jealous whenever one hung out with another person and they didn’t address it. i feel like they sugarcoated everything and it’s clear anastasia doesn’t think on it much simply because she does not know how he feels. i’ve never met a man who’s happy to be her friend rather than upset that she just wants to be friends.
here’s where the book gets confusing: they are obviously involved with one another but not exactly in a relationship type way. they don’t even get together until chapter 30. i honestly stopped caring for their relationship bc i was that done with this book. i thought nathan was desperate and i just did not like them together all that much. sure, they can be cute but their whole relationship and personality revolves around fucking one another and when they were away all they would think abt is alone time between them.
the supposed “plot” on the back doesn’t happen until mid way. sure, the ice rink breaks as soon as u jump into the book abt 2 chapters in but the second plot point took too long to happen. i wish it would’ve happened sooner to let the book pick up quicker and become shorter. also i loathe aaron in this book. do i really need to talk abt him? i’m pretty sure everyone hates him.
i personally would not forgive nathan for what he said at the end. that might just be me being petty but i don’t want to take shit from a man!! i’d deserve better than someone who can’t work out their feelings bc i got my own bullshit to deal with. sometimes i couldn’t see the reasoning behind the things the characters did bc of the way they justified it. sometimes justification works but not in this case!
TW WITHIN THIS BOOK: EATING DISORDER
i want to address the eating disorder that is part of the plot within the book but i also don’t want to be insensitive just in case. i just want to say i’m glad it was addressed and talk about! i didn’t like how late they addressed it into the book tho
one more thing: i’m convinced them “playing house” is another way of them boning and making it their entire personality for the entirety of a few hours. this book really pushed my limits. it also sounds like something roleplay related
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icebreaker - 1.75 stars
wildfire - tbr
daydream - tbr
pre-review
i had a nightmare i rated this book 5 stars. rtc
edit: i read the bonus chapter. why?
if you are going to make a book that is sex driven at least make the smut good.
”You are the most annoying man I’ve ever met.”
”I don’t care what you call me as long as I’m top of the list.”
“You have no idea, do you? The lengths I’d go to if you’d let me. What I’d do to make you happy.”
”In a world where I feel like I could be swept away by the waves at any moment, he anchors me. I value that, value him.”
“You’re worth defending. Every cut, bruise, every single pang of anger or frustration. It’s all worth it. I’d throw my last punch defending you because you deserve to have someone be that person for you, and there’s no one more qualified for the job than me.”
i’m embarrassed to say i was excited to read this book. am i being dramatic? maybe. but listen: i genuinely tried liking this book. i put up with the boring first few chapters. but wow!! all of a sudden it picks up! is that supposed to make me like it more? who knows. from the very beginning, i didn’t like the main character that much. she gave me pick me vibes and it’s clear the author tries to make her different from other fmc’s. while i appreciate this effort, i could not bring myself to like her.
one thing i did like? ryan!! they had a dynamic that i loved and they cared abt each other in a way that wasn’t overbearing. not to mention the way anastasia was supportive of his relationship with olivia! i have to admit it was a nice change and it was completely understandable. i found his character to be so sweet and i wish we got more of his and anastasia’s friendship. i also liked sasha & anastasia’s friendship despite the embarrassing things that happened when they first met. i am never getting over it.
“I’m going to teach you how to be nice.”
“I’m sure there are plenty of things you can teach me, Nathan, but being nice isn’t one of them. I’m a delight.”
my main problem with the main character: she tried too hard to be grumpy. she was also super overdramatic and she swore to hate hockey players bc of a typical stereotype but one interaction and she realizes she starts to like them. the next thing she does is complain bc she was only willing to like henry. it was infuriating and annoying with how she tried hating all the hockey players. her inner dialogue was so hard to put up with because of the way she simply talked. she was WAY too stubborn for my liking and i did not like it at all. i’m so glad she gave up that behavior bc i wouldn’t have been able to stand the book if it continued like that.
i thought there were times where i did seem to understand anastasia. she reminded me of monica geller with the way she was described! from her competitive nature to the way she was “compulsively organized”. it’s also clear how she cares a lot about the people she loves. however they differed in many different ways with how “grumpy” she is and her demeanor around new people.
a small spoiler for this quote possibly!!
“It felt good hearing him make plans for the future, and I could pretend I don’t know why, but denial is useless at this point. Everything he says makes me melt, and half the time I don’t know how to react, so I kiss him, then things escalate, and before I know it, I’m screaming his name and seeing stars.”
—this was one of the many examples within this book that shows there’s no plot, it’s just sex driven.
overall, this book was so slow. it might seem fast paced with the events, but it slowly eased into a normal routine of them fucking every other chapter. it becomes so boring to read the same damn thing every time. it throws you off at the beginning just as an excuse to slow down the plot and focus on them doing it. however this book was great with keeping everything consistent. the amount of pages for each chapter stayed relatively the same and they didn’t favor one pov over another!
if u saw my reaction while i read this book, you’d be familiar with these quotes.
“I swear to God I will leave you in this airport,” Nate grumbles, slapping my ass, laughing when the noise causes an elderly couple to turn around and look at us, making my cheeks blush.”
“It’s like he flicks a switch somewhere and suddenly it’s Niagara Falls between my legs.”
mid way this book became entertaining. not for the plot, which remained boring and gave us nothing. but i genuinely laughed out loud bc of how cringy the writing was sometimes & how it gave off wattpad vibes. the writing itself was entertaining. there was so much smut and usually i don’t mind but there was unnecessarily too much in this book. what was the purpose?? i was going to give this book 3 stars at this point. things were looking up and my rating slowly increased. i also liked the banter between the characters! it was pretty enjoyable on my part so there’s that
usually books that bring comfort involve the found family trope, but it’s not as present in this book mainly bc it focuses on friendships between the boys and anastasia, but even then it’s barely talked about there. plus, the main focus was the relationship between nate & anastasia, which in of itself is all abt sex. my favorite part is definitely the cooking lessons that jj and anastasia had together. cutest!!
context: literally just gray sweatpants
“He’s in a Maple Hills Titans T-shirt and gray sweats, and I hate myself for being a woman swayed by a man in gray sweatpants. Shit. No, there will be no swaying.”
”Gray, obviously, because Nathan Hawkins is a man who was most definitely written by a woman.”
i hate nathan with a burning passion. this is the rare occasion where i WANTED a third act conflict. i usually hate them but they needed it!! he was below the bare minimum. i truly have no idea how anastasia put up with him. she likes a man who wears gray sweatpants and claims he is written by a woman. i wear gray sweatpants!! does that make me written by a woman? i would hope so but that’s besides the point. not every person who wears sweatpants immediately makes them written by a woman!
spoilers from this point on
“You think he’s going to manipulate her into forgiving him and then she won’t need you anymore. You like being needed by her. It makes you feel important. You know Aaron hates you and you think he’s going to keep her away from you. Which just shows you don’t know how strong she is, or truly understand how much she loves you.”
“I shouldn’t have to scream that I’m not naïve or being manipulated for Nathan to trust my judgment. I shouldn’t have to beg him to understand that there is a difference between friendship and partnership.”
these quotes single handedly ruined this book for me and made me hate nathan.
nathan desperately needs therapy. i’m surprised she put up with the attitude that he showed her. i wanted him to be able to work out his feelings on his own so she would never have to put up with a man who cannot communicate his feelings bc communication is key!! instead they got pissed at each other and would put off arguements. then they don’t see each other for a few days and everything is fixed! i do appreciate the boys knocking some sense into him.
“There’s a warm, full feeling in my heart when I’m around this team. It’s unfamiliar but familiar at the same time; a contradiction, I know, but so specific that it feels like it was specifically designed for me. It’s the feeling I didn’t know I needed until these guys crashed their way into my life three months ago.”
speaking of the boys: i don’t see why people like henry. he made a LOT of backhanded comments to everyone and whether or not he can tell if it’s mean, i’m surprised they put up with him for so long. i do see that he cares for anastasia but from the beginning he was so blunt. there was ONE scene of henry being kind. he wasn’t even funny! he just had no filter and just cannot control his honesty. if he was able to control his honesty, i’d probably like him better.
this book was so fast paced for the characters. this all happened within the span of 3 months. 3 MONTHS. i get that the idea of the story is supposed to be that they don’t have any miscommunications and have a “healthy” relationship but i’ve found some problems within this situation. they move way too quickly and the way they address it as “we’ve spent so much time together so we’re built different” does not work for me. don’t get me wrong, they had their cute moments but it wasn’t enough to suffice for me.
they don’t fight when they’re “frenemies” which i do appreciate but it’s obvious they wanted different things from the beginning. despite nathan knowing what anastasia wanted, they still got jealous whenever one hung out with another person and they didn’t address it. i feel like they sugarcoated everything and it’s clear anastasia doesn’t think on it much simply because she does not know how he feels. i’ve never met a man who’s happy to be her friend rather than upset that she just wants to be friends.
here’s where the book gets confusing: they are obviously involved with one another but not exactly in a relationship type way. they don’t even get together until chapter 30. i honestly stopped caring for their relationship bc i was that done with this book. i thought nathan was desperate and i just did not like them together all that much. sure, they can be cute but their whole relationship and personality revolves around fucking one another and when they were away all they would think abt is alone time between them.
the supposed “plot” on the back doesn’t happen until mid way. sure, the ice rink breaks as soon as u jump into the book abt 2 chapters in but the second plot point took too long to happen. i wish it would’ve happened sooner to let the book pick up quicker and become shorter. also i loathe aaron in this book. do i really need to talk abt him? i’m pretty sure everyone hates him.
i personally would not forgive nathan for what he said at the end. that might just be me being petty but i don’t want to take shit from a man!! i’d deserve better than someone who can’t work out their feelings bc i got my own bullshit to deal with. sometimes i couldn’t see the reasoning behind the things the characters did bc of the way they justified it. sometimes justification works but not in this case!
TW WITHIN THIS BOOK: EATING DISORDER
i want to address the eating disorder that is part of the plot within the book but i also don’t want to be insensitive just in case. i just want to say i’m glad it was addressed and talk about! i didn’t like how late they addressed it into the book tho
one more thing: i’m convinced them “playing house” is another way of them boning and making it their entire personality for the entirety of a few hours. this book really pushed my limits. it also sounds like something roleplay related
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icebreaker - 1.75 stars
wildfire - tbr
daydream - tbr
pre-review
i had a nightmare i rated this book 5 stars. rtc
August 28, 2022
I don’t understand how people can rate this book with 4 or 5 stars. I haven’t read something so unentertaining in a long time and only wasted my time for ten long hours.
The book was way too long and too much. Too much drama, too much plot, too much was happening. I was half way into it when I already forgot what happened before because it.was.just.to.much, of everything. I wanted to dnf this book 10% into it, because it was so boring, but I never dnf a book before so I wanted to keep going. But it was just awful. I couldn’t wait until I finally (FINALLY) got to the end. (Have to confess I also skipped a few parts, mainly Anastasias chapters, halfway through the book because these awful, boring scenes weren’t bearable anymore after a few hours into it.)
Aaron was a walking red flag since his introduction. I didn’t like him for a second (he gave me major bipolar disorder vibes with his mood swings). His character was awful und I didn’t enjoy a second of him being in this book. I understand that he was the main villain, but he shouldn’t have so much scene time. The main part of this book was for me hating him and I couldn’t enjoy anything beside because the next second he was back again and my mood fell. I don’t understand how people could keep up with him for so long, he clearly was a bad person (even if dumb Anastasia says other wise).
Sabrine I liked just fine, but it’s doesn’t sit right with me reading about her behaviors while she is representing a muslim girl (or I suspect she is muslim because most of Algerians are), but I don’t know if she is for sure.
Beside her there were too many side characters, I can’t even remember everyone who was there and why they were there.
It’s shocking but the one person I disliked more than Aaron was Anastasia herself. Her whole character was so so so unlikable for me. Her freak-outs, how bad she treated Nathan even though he was always nice to her. The on, off, cold, hot she gave him and how she only liked him when she was drunk was annoying and irritating. Sometimes she acted like the biggest child and I hate how no one stood up to her and beat her in place, because she was such a mean person sometimes to the people around her (mainly Nathan who she always attacks without even knowing if he done anything wrong). She deserved to end up losing everything she worked towards. These „getting under his skin“ actions were unnecessary and childish. It was not funny at all and I hate Nathan for playing along with her every time she fucked him over again.
It’s paradox how she is portrayed as a dominant, strong willed character with everyone else, but she lets Aaron walk over her over and over again till the last 2 chapters.
I really hated her for every second she was present in this book more than I hated Aaron.
What was Ryan’s purpose? He was a major part for the first half of the book but in the end he wasn’t even mention. Like he didn’t exist and the author just forgot he was there once. But he also is a person I didn‘t like. He was nice and all but he was interested in Olivia, wants more while laying half naked in a bed with another woman ? Kuddling her ? I wouldn’t want to talk to a boy who is seeing other girls beside me, let alone doing sleepovers with his ex-fuck-buddy.
The only part of this book I liked was Nathan’s character. He was cute and polite, respectful, a green flag boy the whole time (even when he was mad that is girlfriend was fucked over and blinded by another man, as he should). He was attentive and always courteous. He cared for others more than he cared for himself. He took care of Anastasia, of his team, his sister. He was totally a golden retriever with a heart of gold. I wish he hadn’t ended up with Anastasia. He clearly deserves something so much better than her. Someone who loves him as equal as he loves, and Anastasia’s wasn’t that. She was just awful to him, treats him poorly and didn’t deserve him or his kindness.
This one star is for Nathan and Nathan only.
The book was way too long and too much. Too much drama, too much plot, too much was happening. I was half way into it when I already forgot what happened before because it.was.just.to.much, of everything. I wanted to dnf this book 10% into it, because it was so boring, but I never dnf a book before so I wanted to keep going. But it was just awful. I couldn’t wait until I finally (FINALLY) got to the end. (Have to confess I also skipped a few parts, mainly Anastasias chapters, halfway through the book because these awful, boring scenes weren’t bearable anymore after a few hours into it.)
Aaron was a walking red flag since his introduction. I didn’t like him for a second (he gave me major bipolar disorder vibes with his mood swings). His character was awful und I didn’t enjoy a second of him being in this book. I understand that he was the main villain, but he shouldn’t have so much scene time. The main part of this book was for me hating him and I couldn’t enjoy anything beside because the next second he was back again and my mood fell. I don’t understand how people could keep up with him for so long, he clearly was a bad person (even if dumb Anastasia says other wise).
Sabrine I liked just fine, but it’s doesn’t sit right with me reading about her behaviors while she is representing a muslim girl (or I suspect she is muslim because most of Algerians are), but I don’t know if she is for sure.
Beside her there were too many side characters, I can’t even remember everyone who was there and why they were there.
It’s shocking but the one person I disliked more than Aaron was Anastasia herself. Her whole character was so so so unlikable for me. Her freak-outs, how bad she treated Nathan even though he was always nice to her. The on, off, cold, hot she gave him and how she only liked him when she was drunk was annoying and irritating. Sometimes she acted like the biggest child and I hate how no one stood up to her and beat her in place, because she was such a mean person sometimes to the people around her (mainly Nathan who she always attacks without even knowing if he done anything wrong). She deserved to end up losing everything she worked towards. These „getting under his skin“ actions were unnecessary and childish. It was not funny at all and I hate Nathan for playing along with her every time she fucked him over again.
It’s paradox how she is portrayed as a dominant, strong willed character with everyone else, but she lets Aaron walk over her over and over again till the last 2 chapters.
I really hated her for every second she was present in this book more than I hated Aaron.
What was Ryan’s purpose? He was a major part for the first half of the book but in the end he wasn’t even mention. Like he didn’t exist and the author just forgot he was there once. But he also is a person I didn‘t like. He was nice and all but he was interested in Olivia, wants more while laying half naked in a bed with another woman ? Kuddling her ? I wouldn’t want to talk to a boy who is seeing other girls beside me, let alone doing sleepovers with his ex-fuck-buddy.
The only part of this book I liked was Nathan’s character. He was cute and polite, respectful, a green flag boy the whole time (even when he was mad that is girlfriend was fucked over and blinded by another man, as he should). He was attentive and always courteous. He cared for others more than he cared for himself. He took care of Anastasia, of his team, his sister. He was totally a golden retriever with a heart of gold. I wish he hadn’t ended up with Anastasia. He clearly deserves something so much better than her. Someone who loves him as equal as he loves, and Anastasia’s wasn’t that. She was just awful to him, treats him poorly and didn’t deserve him or his kindness.
This one star is for Nathan and Nathan only.
September 27, 2023
Is this what kids are into nowadays? Am I too ancient, too old, too out of touch with reality to understand what gen Z likes?
"stop slapping your balls this loud"
"her ass smells so good"
"can Lola really hear my balls?"
Yes, these are all quotes from this book.
Well... there was zero plot. Every single character talked like they were 15 and just found out about sex through giphs on tumblr. And honestly, sex is the only thing they talk about. Every single page. There is nothing but: who's hooking up with who, how many kinky things they've done, waking up and training while wasted from the parties they went to the night before, and how loud his balls are against her thighs when they're having sex.
The FMC has a hardcore/severe eating disorder. AND THERE IS LEGIT A SENTENCE WHERE THEY EXCUSE A GUY KNOCKING SOMEONE UP BY SAYING: oh, it wasn't his fault, he doesn't know a lot about pregnancy. he's a good guy, he's just a 25 year old MAN who doesn't understand how sex works. so you gotta give him a pass. 
But yeah, if you want to know what this one is about, it's just a wattpad book that hasn't been edited. But I guess these are the books that get publisher deals nowadays.
There are too many characters that are introduced in a very confusing way. They get yelled at by their coaches every 10 pages and talk about sex and alcohol for the remaining pages. Rinse and repeat. They all end up sharing a rink and spend a lot more time together, yatta, yatta.
It's not the worst book I have ever read. But... It is written like a Wattpad story. Repetitive, long and childish. I JUST don't get it.
I am a geriatric millennial.
October 10, 2022
"Falling in love with Nathan Hawkins was not something I could have planned."
You and me both Anastasia, you and me both.
Plot- 4/5✨
Spice- 4/5🌶️
Prepare to fall in love with this book and the characters because-
✔️Dual Pov
✔️Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine
✔️Friends to lovers
✔️College romance
✔️Juicy smut, like really juicy
✔️Guy falls first
✔️Sports romance
Nate, our MMC is just perfect. The man is hot, swoon worthy and head over heels for Anastasia. I thought y'all were kidding when you said that guy is worth reading about, but you all were so right. Anastasia, our FMC is equally adorable. She is strong, so easy to like and her chemistry with Nate is just so darn amazing. Did I mention how juicy the smut is? It's so so HOT!!
This does have the Off Campus series vibe to it, but I definitely prefer this one to it. It's much more easy going and natural, the romance doesn't seem forced and the plot is quite engaging, the side characters are also equally intriguing. I wish I could've read this one sooner🥺
You and me both Anastasia, you and me both.
Plot- 4/5✨
Spice- 4/5🌶️
Prepare to fall in love with this book and the characters because-
✔️Dual Pov
✔️Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine
✔️Friends to lovers
✔️College romance
✔️Juicy smut, like really juicy
✔️Guy falls first
✔️Sports romance
Nate, our MMC is just perfect. The man is hot, swoon worthy and head over heels for Anastasia. I thought y'all were kidding when you said that guy is worth reading about, but you all were so right. Anastasia, our FMC is equally adorable. She is strong, so easy to like and her chemistry with Nate is just so darn amazing. Did I mention how juicy the smut is? It's so so HOT!!
This does have the Off Campus series vibe to it, but I definitely prefer this one to it. It's much more easy going and natural, the romance doesn't seem forced and the plot is quite engaging, the side characters are also equally intriguing. I wish I could've read this one sooner🥺
November 11, 2022
Can we take a moment and talk about the real star of the book?
✨Henry✨
He was the best character in this whole book, i was practically frothing at the mouth whenever he appeared, I swear if this man was real i would be on my knees.......to propose, get your minds out of the gutter.
He literally so cute and rediculously funny, he says what he thinks in the moment and doesn't give a damn.
For example Nate wanted to talk to Stassie and JJ said lets get some drink (to let them have some alone time) and Henry said why? you have a drink and so do i
God i love that man, and he got like maybe maximum of 20 pages of screen time
Lets not forget : " it was fun staying in Henry's room. There's a box of essentials like shampoo, wipes hair ties and tampons in his bathroom. I asked if an ex had left them, but he said he'd brought them for if a womanever stayed over. He wanted to ensure she had everything she might nrrf, especially because women never have sock
I want to marry this man
Besides Henry being the best character in this book, i enjoyed it, it wanst ground breaking in any way but I loved Nate and how much he was in love with Sassie and I hate Aaron, he is a disgrase to all Aarons.
My attention was focused on Henry the entire time, read this book for him.
I need his book like yesterday please and thank you Hannah Grace
this book reminded me of:
The Off Campus series
From Lukov with Love
{previous review}
Henrys book when?
✨Henry✨
He was the best character in this whole book, i was practically frothing at the mouth whenever he appeared, I swear if this man was real i would be on my knees.......to propose, get your minds out of the gutter.
He literally so cute and rediculously funny, he says what he thinks in the moment and doesn't give a damn.
For example Nate wanted to talk to Stassie and JJ said lets get some drink (to let them have some alone time) and Henry said why? you have a drink and so do i
God i love that man, and he got like maybe maximum of 20 pages of screen time
Lets not forget : " it was fun staying in Henry's room. There's a box of essentials like shampoo, wipes hair ties and tampons in his bathroom. I asked if an ex had left them, but he said he'd brought them for if a womanever stayed over. He wanted to ensure she had everything she might nrrf, especially because women never have sock
I want to marry this man
Besides Henry being the best character in this book, i enjoyed it, it wanst ground breaking in any way but I loved Nate and how much he was in love with Sassie and I hate Aaron, he is a disgrase to all Aarons.
My attention was focused on Henry the entire time, read this book for him.
I need his book like yesterday please and thank you Hannah Grace
this book reminded me of:
The Off Campus series
From Lukov with Love
{previous review}
Henrys book when?
February 29, 2024
what in the insta-lovey-wattpad-pick-me-shit-every-trope-in-the-fucking-world did I just read?
this review is longer than aaron’s dick yet smaller than his ego.
dnf @ chapter 5
update: i read wildfire. sometimes i wonder if my lack of brain cells will be my downfall
this review is longer than aaron’s dick yet smaller than his ego.
dnf @ chapter 5
update: i read wildfire. sometimes i wonder if my lack of brain cells will be my downfall
December 29, 2022
i need to stop trusting tiktok's recommendations, oh my god, when will i learn?
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