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100_pages_hr's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Rape, Terminal illness, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kerrythefire's review
4.0
Dylan just sounds like a solid dude. I'd be friends with him. The wounded and broken heroes have their time and place, but so do the heroes without a massive flaw or baggage. That's Dylan. It wasn't hard to root for him.
Sometimes characters like Zoe can really annoy me, but Ella Maise found just the right balance and I ended up liking her too.
There were some not so cheery parts of the story for sure (TW:
The end does get wrapped up kinda quickly and at a different pace than the rest of the book, but it was honestly all what I was expecting at that point so it felt fine. There was nothing surprising about this book (except maybe the aforementioned TW plot point), and that made the story work. You get what you expect and it was a good time.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use, Physical abuse, and Rape
fxygchn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
maistfu's review against another edition
3.5
i hated the miscommunication. another one of those overused tropes in romance books. I get that miscommunication happens a lot irl too but not in these kind of scenarios.
also, some themes (like the situation with kayla) could've been discussed so much more thoroughly. I'm sad it got overshadowed by the miscommunication.
the epilogue was cute but why do all sport romances that ive read end up with marriage and children??? I'd love one where they get married and don't have children
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Rape
bravereads's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape
chloelj27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, and Gaslighting
zayyssa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
bookishaddy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Zoe Clark can't seem to stop running into Dylan Reed in the most unconventional and embarrassing ways. After more than one awkward run in, Zoe and Dylan realize they will be living together. Somehow Dylan's coach forgot Zoe was living in the apartment that he let Dylan stay in.
Dylan is positive that they're going to be best friends, but Zoe has to figure out how not to fall for her new roommate.
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Ella Maise books are such a cute cozy comfy (steamy?!!) time. I have been listening to the audiobooks lately to reexperience them and its been so much fun.
Zoe is f* hilarious. This girl walked in on him peeing- schlong out and everything- and decided avoiding him every time after was the best idea. She's so shy and awkward to start, I really felt for her. I loved seeing her slowly open up though and get more comfortable. As their friendship started to develop we could see so much of her personality and genuine connection with Dylan.
The way Dylan was an absolute golden retriever for this woman!! Him just admiring her rambling, and supporting her pizza addiction, and her overall is so damn swoony. He's the best version of a college sports player. No manwhore tendencies and all the golden retriever goodness.
This is definitely a slow burn, but it's so worth it. I love the friendship moments just as much as I love the relationship aspect of their dynamic. Ella Maise knocked it out of the part with the friends to lovers trope.
There's also so much more going on in this book! There's a mysterious element, and a plot twist that is so good. I highly recommend checking tw/cw because there are some heavier topics that are discussed when it comes to the characters and what they struggled with throughout the book.
I'm such an Ella Maise fan and cannot wait for new books. For now, I will be relistening to the ones she has out.
-5 stars
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Rape
Minor: Infidelity
kaneiceamelia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape