Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - Everything for You

Not sure I would have read this if I had known in advance that it's the fifth in a Bridgerton-esque series of sports romances for each sibling in a family. There was a lot of service to fans of the series with references to the other siblings' stories, and that felt kind of shoehorned in there. Which isn't to say the book wasn't enjoyable - it had its moments, and I felt that the internal conflicts for the main characters were believable.

Some gripes:

The audio version should have had two narrators. I didn't feel that Tim Paige distinguished between Oliver and Gavin enough, and since it's dual POV, that got a bit confusing over time.
This is not enemies-to-lovers no matter how it's marketed.
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Insta-love is a way more accurate trope for this book, even if it took them a while to figure out that's what it is.
Also, lots of reviews say that this is Roy Kent and Ted Lasso if they were gay and I strongly disagree. This is fan fiction about S1 Roy Kent and S3 Jamie Tartt if they were gay.

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naysia_reads's review

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emotional lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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kaydeedickins's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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pandalesque's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Finished it 3h ago, already want to reread it!
I read reviews after I finished, didn't know about the Ted Lasso connection/references, so if you've never seen it or don't know, don't worry, you can enjoy or not like it either way^^.

Chloe Liese's writing (only read their Bergman series so far), especially how she handles certain situations I didn't like previously, evolves from book to book (see my other reviews on the series). A lot of issues I had are resolved or handled differently or not mentioned at all, so this latest book from her is my favourite in the series so far!

Specific things I liked:

In this book I enjoyed that the sisters and partners of the other Bergman's were more included. Especially with Willa and Ziggy having such a similar career path.
Loved that it was a true hate to love and/or grumpy-sunshine trope
I liked that the literature / music theater that is always incorporated into the Bergmans and most of their partners felt very natural to me in this story.
I'm not a football (soccer) fan at all but appreciated the scenarios, dynamics we got on the field and a bit of technical talk and
I liked that she included the issue of homophobia in sports also age and financial issues after retirement
I really found Oliver and Gavin lovable and their love for each other addicting
Also liked that Oliver uses more sports metaphors / football references when talking which I noticed and made his voice unique to the other Bergmans AND Gavin thinking in sometimes poetic lines – That takes skill in my opinion

Spice / Steam 4.25🔥/5🔥

Some (little) negatives:
It was almost perfect but I wanted a lot more!

Especially the dating to love part went too fast for me, almost abrupt. I would've liked more bonding scenarios written out for the reader to experience (as well).
Also the character development was really fast. On the one hand I liked that because of it, the 3rd act conflict wasn't as prominent and big. On the other hand I wasn't sure why it was necessary then to do it at all, instead of keeping them together and them figuring it out as a couple.
The little specifics we got about Gavin's backstory, didn't feel natural to me. At least the part about the
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old man giving him the football after he saw him fight and turned his life around bcs he's reminded of his grandson. Felt a little cringe/already done/clichee to me. And in general G. backstories weren't given a lot of room...
Also there is something to say about a woman writing a book where 2 men fall in love and are intimate, and how that can take away from authenticity/ the representation of LGBTQ+ couples and stories... I can't be the judge of that... on the other hand I guess she always wrote also the men's POVs in the other books so...
Using vague words for body parts during sex

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kshertz's review

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

New favorite of the series. I fucking love that it’s a Ted lasso fan fic. Lol. The soccer bros find love? Ones grumpy, ones all sunshine? Plus gay sex? Plus the other characters come back to update me on how they are!?!? I love this family and this story. I will follow them anywhere at this point.

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tragicgloom's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

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jennp28's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this whole series. A close family, each with their own issues, that they’re willing to talk about with each other. I’m glad they included this LGBT story within the series. The grump-sunshine, teammates, one bed, enemies to lovers tropes are used to great effect and there are some really steamy scenes to enjoy.

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