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Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

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kaydee_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

This is exactly what it says on the tin - a fun romance between two characters who are polar opposites and rivals. It’s done in a much more interesting way than the usual for this genre, by dropping us in from the start where they’ve already been hooking up for ages, and then telling us most of their story in flashbacks.

Ilya in particular is a very fun character - he’s an asshole, and the author doesn’t try and convince us otherwise, but his insults are always so funny that you can’t help loving him anyways. Shane was sweet, and the two of them worked together surprisingly well.

The only reason this doesn’t get a higher score is the ending felt REALLY abrupt. Like, there needed to definitely be more abrupt. I’m aware there is a sequel, but it came out years later, and if I had read this at the time of release, I would have felt a bit cheated.

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beccaand's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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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amris's review against another edition

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emotional medium-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

4.0

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samlauren07's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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

4🌶️ (m/m romance series)
This book in the series brought more plot to the overall series and had a more serious undertone.
The character development and Romance was top notch. The rivalry concept was executed well.

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bea1745's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.0

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toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.0

Really love the characters and their dynamic in this, and also the way that their relationship builds and unfolds. Writing is a bit clunky at times, but overall enjoyable book!

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levilore_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-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

4.5

I loved this book! I thought Shane and Ilya were great characters plus the exploration of being queer in Russia vs Canada was very interesting. I really enjoyed the fact that there was very explicit consent during all the sex scenes and that their aggressiveness towards each other was never even close to being abusive.

In particular, the exploration of sexuality really stuck out to me, because many books have a confident gay character and another character who realizes he is bi due to the gay character. This was reversed and I thought that was awesome.

I do wish there was a bit more of an ending after all that build up which is the only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars.

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