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this book took me by surprise! I really enjoyed it.

there wasn't that classic third act break up, the couple went through hardships and obstacles, but they when through them TOGETHER! they didn't just throw their hands up and walk away from one another and I really liked that.

I liked that it was a sports romance and that there were some scenes of the games, but I think I would've like at least one scene where one of the games was described more. mostly because the fmc LOVED watching the mmc play so I feel like it would've been fitting.

there is spice, I'd say 3-3.5!

overall it was a good book and I'm happy I got my hands on it!

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funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Alex and Harper have known each other for Years since she is his bestfriend and agent wife, but really harper and Alex met before she met her now ex husband drew and all bets are odd for Alex because he sees what he should of had all along and he is not going to waste time. The night Alex finds out shes divorice a new teammate is making her feel uncomfortable and handsy, and Alex intervenes. Unfortunately, she is hurt as a bystander, and their friend Ben states he's upset because someone hurt his gf. In order for the team management to let 2 teammates fight, they need to fake date. Doesn't go well for her ex finding out, and soon Harper is understanding how much of a tool her ex was and how the right guy was there all along. Alex was hot, and the smex scenes were so good. He loves praise so much, and he is so far gone for her. It's not even funny. I loved the tidbits he unfolded about how much he pined for her. Her ex is a POS, and she is just trying to keep her head on straight. The plot twist was kinda forced, like I see what she tried to do, but it kinda was anticlimactic.

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4.0

I had a lot of fun reading this book. Alex and Harper had undeniable chemistry. They were great together. I was a little thrown off by the time jump between their prequel novella and this book. I also didn't quite believe Alex and Drew were best friends.

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4.0

The NFL season starts this week and I just knew I had to read a football romance to get me ready for the season. This series came highly recommended to me by some friends on booksta. I wasn’t super in love with the cover or the synopsis, but I knew I was going to enjoy the book right from the start. I did see a review mention the short story prequel so I did go back and read that. It’s not required, but it definitely gave me some added context that was much appreciated here. Harper and Alex have CHEMISTRY. You could tell immediately in the short story and you could still tell here. I wasn’t sure how I would feel bout the ex’s best friend storyline, it feels icky, but it’s less weird here. Alex and Drew are supposedly besties, but Drew is also Alex’s agent. I feel like that professional relationship gave them less of a friendship. They also don’t behave like friends hardly at all in this book. I am such a sucker for fake dating books, but the reason to actually fake date only half makes sense here. It just seems like they are reaching for a reason to fake date. I didn’t mind it though. For most of the book, I honestly forgot they were fake dating. In the beginning, there was a lot of fake dating logistics planning. Throughout the book though, it just felt like a regular relationship. After their first photo op, I don’t remember any other staged outings for their act. I guess their history helps with that, but it really just seemed like they were actually dating. I DIED every time Alex admitted to his feelings for her over the years. All the times he was a gentleman but not thinking gentlemanly thoughts. All the times that he stayed loyal to Drew instead of going after the girl he met first all those years ago. With all of the chemistry between these two, the steam was STEAMY! At times I did want just a smidge more. Sometimes it felt like a lot of foreplay with an abrupt ending, but it was still overall top notch lol I enjoyed this whole book, but the conflict left something to be desired. It was all too much. I figured the conflict would involve the ex, but this kinda took it to an extreme that was a little unrealistic. It just annoyed me and I wanted to move past it as quickly as possible. Without giving too much away, Alex asks for help with the conflict, gets the help, but we never learn what the help is or any details about it. And one other thing that I wanted more of that I didn’t get was when Gabe lets Harper in on that little secret about Alex. I thought we would’ve gotten more action from that but we didn’t! I was a little disappointed. Despite my complaints, I really enjoyed my first book in this series. I’m looking forwarding to continuing it, and I’m super interested in Tobias’ book!

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3.0

This is the second book I read from this author/universe and it’s so cheesy but oddly addicting.

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funny 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? Yes

4.0

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3.75

3.75 stars

A little cheesy, but I can’t resist a steamy fake dating romance where the MMC is all in from the start! Very easy to read and low angst. Enemies needed more of a slap down though.

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