alexiskalel's review
emotional
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
3.5
mdb8199's review against another edition
4.0
The second book in the series, Liv and Liam have major chemistry, but have put each other in the friend zone. Liv asks Liam to “tutor” her and for some reason her agrees to do this. She really thinks she can finally get him out of her system this way even though they have major chemistry. I loved his protectiveness of her even before the tutoring. This has a lot of the good tropes, grumpy sunshine, friends to lovers, and college/sports romance. This was a great romance that offered that 3rd act conflict that I know some people do not like, but I didn’t mind it here.
I received this ARC through the publisher and I am voluntarily reviewing this book, opinions are my own.
I received this ARC through the publisher and I am voluntarily reviewing this book, opinions are my own.
malpal132's review
4.0
Hooo boy. Maggie Rawdon. Damn. Liv and Liam. She's good at what she does, okay?
juleuxx's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hailstherres's review
4.0
4/5⭐️
3/5 🌶️
Tropes:
- Best Friends to Lovers
- Sports Romance🏈
- Grumpy x Sunshine
Friends to lovers isn’t my favorite trope but man did Maggie killed this one!! I was hooked from the start and loved every minute of it.
Liv and Liam have been best friends since high school. They are now seniors in college and there has been a shift in their relationship. Liv wants to get out of the friend zone with Liam so she decided to be brave and ask him to help with her confidence after her relationship ended with Mason. Liam agrees to help but doesn’t want this to affect their friendship and ends up being friends with benefits.
I love how Liv steps out of her comfort zone and goes for what she wants. She is such a strong FMC.
Idk why it took me soo long to finally jump into this series but I’m so glad that I did.
chelsss_ann's review
4.0
I love that we're getting to see more of the friendship dynamics in this one, and Easton is growing on me more and more. I kept thinking he better be the male main character (MMC) of the third book while reading this.
Ok, but on to who this book is actually about. I love that Olivia was ready to take control of her life and make others see her as someone other than the football mom. And while we definitely can tell that Liam and Olivia's relationship is filled with tension, she drops a bomb early on in the book I wasn't expecting, which just added more complexity to their relationship. But she still took control, throughout the whole book really, and I love that for her. This my least favorite of the series, but it still gets a solid 3.5 stars, so I wouldn't skip it.
Ok, but on to who this book is actually about. I love that Olivia was ready to take control of her life and make others see her as someone other than the football mom. And while we definitely can tell that Liam and Olivia's relationship is filled with tension, she drops a bomb early on in the book I wasn't expecting, which just added more complexity to their relationship. But she still took control, throughout the whole book really, and I love that for her. This my least favorite of the series, but it still gets a solid 3.5 stars, so I wouldn't skip it.
natneedsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
I liked this one, I really did, but me and Ms. Rawdon do not see eye to eye on endings. I didn't feel satisfied with the end of the first one, and this one left a little still to want as well.
Liv and Liam were great in the first book as best friends. I love learning more about their story in this book and how they came to be where they are. Liam is great to Liv and they move into their new roles easily while using the protection of it being "lessons." I loved their time together. What I didn't like was how Liv comes across a bit desperate while Liam pushes her away and then he doesn't make a big enough gesture to fix it for me. He needed to do more groveling, more showing her he was sorry and that he did love her. And don't get me started on that end. "Husband role??" But no ring and no question so he doesn't pressure her. Lame!
I liked this one, I really did, but me and Ms. Rawdon do not see eye to eye on endings. I didn't feel satisfied with the end of the first one, and this one left a little still to want as well.
Liv and Liam were great in the first book as best friends. I love learning more about their story in this book and how they came to be where they are. Liam is great to Liv and they move into their new roles easily while using the protection of it being "lessons." I loved their time together. What I didn't like was how Liv comes across a bit desperate while Liam pushes her away and then he doesn't make a big enough gesture to fix it for me. He needed to do more groveling, more showing her he was sorry and that he did love her. And don't get me started on that end. "Husband role??" But no ring and no question so he doesn't pressure her. Lame!
anbeasley91's review
5.0
Their story is so cute and honestly not what I was expecting. This picks up shortly after Waylen and Kenzie get together in the previous book so we get to see how some of their relationship progressed as well. This is a friends to lovers trope. They both have feelings that they hadn’t dug too deep into exploring or even admitting to themselves let alone each other. This gives backstory on how they met and why they are as close as they are and how liv became “football mom” for the team. It gets a little deep and emotional when talking about their past. Liam makes me so mad through part of this with how he treats her because he’s trying to “do what’s best for her” and it’s a load of crap. I love that she rally’s all of his teammates to her side to help get through his thick skull. I’m so happy at how this ends but at the same time the ending felt so rushed. Really good storyline with a bit of spice thrown in.
lindsej_14's review
medium-paced
4.0
This was such a fun friends to lovers/lessons in seduction story!
Similar to the first book in the series Maggie took a trope I know very well and had a little bit of a different spin to it. This “coaching” dynamic if you will was different but I still ate it up. Liv and Liam are so much fun and have insatiable chemistry with each other.
Liam really goes from being a golden retriever to possessive and little alpha-y in a second and I loved it so much. Like where was my QB friend in college to literally go unhinged with me dancing with another guy? 👀
This series is super easy to read and I am so excited to continue on!
Similar to the first book in the series Maggie took a trope I know very well and had a little bit of a different spin to it. This “coaching” dynamic if you will was different but I still ate it up. Liv and Liam are so much fun and have insatiable chemistry with each other.
Liam really goes from being a golden retriever to possessive and little alpha-y in a second and I loved it so much. Like where was my QB friend in college to literally go unhinged with me dancing with another guy? 👀
This series is super easy to read and I am so excited to continue on!