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Tough Guy by Rachel Reid
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
i love ryan and the representation of his anxiety through playing and fighting, how he feels he can’t quit even though it’s eating him alive. i loved that he and fabian were so different, it was a nice flip after having ilya and shane both being masculine hockey players roughing constantly in the previous book, now having slowed down sex scenes where ryan is shown struggling with his medication and mental health in a sexual situation.
i wish there was a bit more development on fabian’s hatred of hockey and how it effected ryan because almost as soon as fabian looks up ryan’s fights and confronts him about him quitting hockey he does, while it is because he’s over it it seems like he just does because fabian asks.
overall series ranking:
- the long game
- heated rivalry
- role model
- tough guy
- common goal
- game changer
i wish there was a bit more development on fabian’s hatred of hockey and how it effected ryan because almost as soon as fabian looks up ryan’s fights and confronts him about him quitting hockey he does, while it is because he’s over it it seems like he just does because fabian asks.
overall series ranking:
- the long game
- heated rivalry
- role model
- tough guy
- common goal
- game changer
Role Model by Rachel Reid
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
so good. love troy, love harris. i liked that this one had more plot than just the couple getting together, especially with the heavy topic of sa, having troy adamant about believing the women who came forward. with every book i like that the couples are always different; their sex lives, their background, their families are all different and it’s not just copy paste smut for the sake of smut.
ilya is always great, can’t wait to see shane in the next book. glad we got to see wyatt again! the commissioner scares tf out of me and how he’s approached troy about coming out before he even has opens up a new home new stressful situation for ilya and shane in the next book.
overall series ranking:
- the long game
- heated rivalry
- role model
- tough guy
- common goal
- game changer
ilya is always great, can’t wait to see shane in the next book. glad we got to see wyatt again! the commissioner scares tf out of me and how he’s approached troy about coming out before he even has opens up a new home new stressful situation for ilya and shane in the next book.
overall series ranking:
- the long game
- heated rivalry
- role model
- tough guy
- common goal
- game changer
Him by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
friends to enemies to friends to lovers??? yes please!!!
Us by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
personally want one more book out of this duology but also like where it ended, best part of the story was jamie being goalie against wes that was hilarious!
The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i love so much that this was a mess, monty and percy are not perfect and amazingly so. it’s adorable how hard monty tries for percy and even as much as they are in sync and know each other inside and out, monty is still chaos at heart and doesn’t ever know what is going on and percy (and i) loves him for it anyway.