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A review by freyafaithfull
Keeper by Nicole Dykes
4.0
Keeper (Kensley Panthers book 1) by Nicole Dykes ⭐⭐⭐.5
A best friends to lovers small town romance ❤️
Camden and Kingston have been best friends since childhood and despite their shared love of Football, they are complete opposites. Kingston is outgoing and focuses on having fun whereas Camden is more serious and spends every day trying to balance his many overwhelming responsibilities.
Kingston lives his life oblivious to the secrets and desires that Camden keeps buried, unaware that once revealed they could tear apart their friendship. As secrets are revealed and the lines of friendship blur, their relationship becomes more complicated than ever. With Cam wanting to break free of small town life and Kingston never wanting to leave, the two of them struggle to find a way to deviate from their opposing paths and stay together.
This book was a satisfying start to the Kensley Panthers series, however, Camden and Kingsley's story turned out to be quite different than I was expecting. I found that the many small time jumps made the story feel quite rushed, especially as there seemed to be no progression between the characters in that time.
At times the story felt less centered on the characters' relationship and more on Camden himself and the change he so desperately longs for in his life. This in turn made it seem as if Kingston was more in the background than the forefront of the story and I wish we got to see more of his own character development as well.
Overall, I did enjoy this book but found myself longing for more from the individual characters and their story. We got a glimpse of some of the characters from the upcoming books in the series and I'm intrigued to see what Nicole brings to their stories. I will definitely be sticking with this series and look forward to seeing how the future books pan out.
❤️Friends to lovers
❤️Small town
❤️Highschool
❤️American football
CW: underage drinking, homophobic language
A best friends to lovers small town romance ❤️
Camden and Kingston have been best friends since childhood and despite their shared love of Football, they are complete opposites. Kingston is outgoing and focuses on having fun whereas Camden is more serious and spends every day trying to balance his many overwhelming responsibilities.
Kingston lives his life oblivious to the secrets and desires that Camden keeps buried, unaware that once revealed they could tear apart their friendship. As secrets are revealed and the lines of friendship blur, their relationship becomes more complicated than ever. With Cam wanting to break free of small town life and Kingston never wanting to leave, the two of them struggle to find a way to deviate from their opposing paths and stay together.
This book was a satisfying start to the Kensley Panthers series, however, Camden and Kingsley's story turned out to be quite different than I was expecting. I found that the many small time jumps made the story feel quite rushed, especially as there seemed to be no progression between the characters in that time.
At times the story felt less centered on the characters' relationship and more on Camden himself and the change he so desperately longs for in his life. This in turn made it seem as if Kingston was more in the background than the forefront of the story and I wish we got to see more of his own character development as well.
Overall, I did enjoy this book but found myself longing for more from the individual characters and their story. We got a glimpse of some of the characters from the upcoming books in the series and I'm intrigued to see what Nicole brings to their stories. I will definitely be sticking with this series and look forward to seeing how the future books pan out.
❤️Friends to lovers
❤️Small town
❤️Highschool
❤️American football
CW: underage drinking, homophobic language