A review by brattiest_andy
Before We Came by Sloane St. James

5.0

I kept getting reels about this book and I've been TBRing this book for so long. I regretted it, because this book is so good and I ate the whole thing up and left my plate clean.

It's a normal hockey romance but with a twist of drama. Childhood lovers and amnesia stuff (not really but yknow). It's so many things that's a bit fairy-tale like.

I already said 'This is a great book, I love it' by 18% and I told myself, u might be saying that too fast. But they got me, it's good till the end. Ok I lied, at first I was a bit annoyed about what the FMC did, bc why on earth would u do that? but looking at her trauma and what happened to her, it makes sense now and I'm fine with it. I understand where she's standing.

I also want to say, one of the best character writing ever. What? Yes.
I love how they are so realistic, and Birdie is so flirty and brave, I love her dirty disgusting dumb jokes and it just feels right. It felt real and so ME.

I'd say I'm shocked with the spice, because I'm so used to whatever the other books that I've read deal with spice, but this one. I don't know what and why but it felt different and it's more intimate and real, I think either it's because of the MMC POV, or it's the writing style that makes it so smooth.

Enjoyed the entire thing and I love it. Can't wait to read the rest of the series.