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sami_leigh's review
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
“She’ll only be wearing Langfield on her back from now on.”
“A Pacey and Joey kind of love.”
🥅 First person dual POV
🥅 Second in a series; Boston Billionaires ‘world’
🥅 Fake dating — revenge plot
🥅 Workplace romance
🥅 Best friends
🥅 PR Rep / NHL goalie
🥅 Virgin
🥅 He’s pierced 😏
🥅 Possessive MC
🥅 Nicknames
🥅 He’s wanted her since they met, now he has an excuse
🥅 Steamy 🥵
🥅 MC growth; risking a relationship, trust, found family.
🥅 Well established secondary characters: Liv & Beckett (Mother Faker), Dylan & Cortney (Mother Maker), Lennox, Gavin (A Major Puck Up), Aiden (A Pucking Disaster), Daniel, Tyler, Ava.
🥅 Epilogue
⚠️ Infidelity (not MC), toxic relationship (past), violence (minor).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Infidelity
Minor: Violence
prettynerdy3's review
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Gaslighting, Violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Bullying
andeng's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Gore, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy
darknesslighttt's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
🐚 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 🐚
𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: friends to lovers, fake dating, revenge, hockey romance, he falls first, found family, one bed
𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀: emotional abuse, infidelity
I liked this book so much and I think I have reached the point where I would read any book written by this author, because all I have read so far were only amazing 5 star books.
Brooks and Sara are co-workers in a way. Brooks is the goalie for the hockey team, while Sara is the public relations for the team. They are good friends and spend a lot of time together, but hidden deep down there are feelings for each other.
The situation would probably have remained the same for a very long time, but it turns out that Sara's boyfriend, who is Brooks' uncle, is actually married. Brooks is totally disappointed with his uncle and jumps to Sara's aid by pretending to be her boyfriend, to hide this from the other people around them.
This change makes them approach in a way that they have not done before. I really liked the scenes between them, and the author made such a beautiful transition from friends to lovers. It took them some time to admit their feelings, but it was so worthy.
And the cameos with the other characters from the Momcoms series made me want to reread those books so much. Only now I realized how much I missed those characters. If you haven't read this series, you absolutely need to.
Thank you Brittanée Nicole for the opportunity to read this amazing book in exchange for an honest review.
𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: friends to lovers, fake dating, revenge, hockey romance, he falls first, found family, one bed
𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀: emotional abuse, infidelity
I liked this book so much and I think I have reached the point where I would read any book written by this author, because all I have read so far were only amazing 5 star books.
Brooks and Sara are co-workers in a way. Brooks is the goalie for the hockey team, while Sara is the public relations for the team. They are good friends and spend a lot of time together, but hidden deep down there are feelings for each other.
The situation would probably have remained the same for a very long time, but it turns out that Sara's boyfriend, who is Brooks' uncle, is actually married. Brooks is totally disappointed with his uncle and jumps to Sara's aid by pretending to be her boyfriend, to hide this from the other people around them.
This change makes them approach in a way that they have not done before. I really liked the scenes between them, and the author made such a beautiful transition from friends to lovers. It took them some time to admit their feelings, but it was so worthy.
And the cameos with the other characters from the Momcoms series made me want to reread those books so much. Only now I realized how much I missed those characters. If you haven't read this series, you absolutely need to.
Thank you Brittanée Nicole for the opportunity to read this amazing book in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Infidelity
kamreher's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
per my spreadsheet
would read again
spice 🌶 - a 5 🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 days
did it make me cry? - tbh? probably
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity and Bullying
Minor: Blood
amanda_reads13's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
When Sara finds out her boyfriend is actually married, her best friend Brooks steps as her fake boyfriend.
I do love a good friends to lovers story and this one was pretty decent. I really enjoyed Sara and Brooks' chemistry and liked that it was built up through a strong friendship first. I was a little annoyed by their lack of communication, talk to each other! They could have been together way before had they just got out of their own heads and had an honest conversation.
I loved Brooks, he really was the quintessential good guy. His relationship with his brothers and their text chain is absolutely hilarious. It was truly the best part of the book.
I didn't really like Sara that much... I found her kind of annoying.
Why are they plotting petty revenge on the coach instead of going to Gavin and explaining how the coach used his position of power to manipulate another employee? Sure fire way to get the guy fired. Boom, revenge done.
Why. Are. They. Not. Exposing. Cheaters? I hate that they didn't tell the aunt and let her be bindsided. You don't want to hurt her, but you keep such a hurtful secret from her? Awful.
I really like all the side characters, even though it was hard to keep track of them at times (there are so many). But their relationships with the MCs and their personalities added a lot to the story. I love how close they all are and how they always have each other's backs.
A few things gave me a the ick though... The fact that the coach was his uncle and the scene in the office. Major ick. I wish the coach had just been a coach and not his uncle. Also I didn't like their nicknames...
Honestly, I could have done without the podcast segments. I didn't feel like they added anything to the story.
Tropes: hockey, best friends to lovers, fake dating, found family
I do love a good friends to lovers story and this one was pretty decent. I really enjoyed Sara and Brooks' chemistry and liked that it was built up through a strong friendship first. I was a little annoyed by their lack of communication, talk to each other! They could have been together way before had they just got out of their own heads and had an honest conversation.
I loved Brooks, he really was the quintessential good guy. His relationship with his brothers and their text chain is absolutely hilarious. It was truly the best part of the book.
I didn't really like Sara that much... I found her kind of annoying.
Why are they plotting petty revenge on the coach instead of going to Gavin and explaining how the coach used his position of power to manipulate another employee? Sure fire way to get the guy fired. Boom, revenge done.
Why. Are. They. Not. Exposing. Cheaters? I hate that they didn't tell the aunt and let her be bindsided. You don't want to hurt her, but you keep such a hurtful secret from her? Awful.
I really like all the side characters, even though it was hard to keep track of them at times (there are so many). But their relationships with the MCs and their personalities added a lot to the story. I love how close they all are and how they always have each other's backs.
A few things gave me a the ick though... The fact that the coach was his uncle and the scene in the office. Major ick. I wish the coach had just been a coach and not his uncle. Also I didn't like their nicknames...
Honestly, I could have done without the podcast segments. I didn't feel like they added anything to the story.
Tropes: hockey, best friends to lovers, fake dating, found family
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
tguccione's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Violence, Bullying, and Infidelity
Minor: Gaslighting, Blood, and Misogyny
missdaniellexo's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
ambercunningham's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
The feminist rage this book made me feel!!! I hated Seb more than any character I’ve ever read. I hope he gets hit by a car.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
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