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A review by ali_k0
Collide by Bal Khabra
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
Honestly, I thought this would be a shallow, no thoughts needed, questionable but fun hockey romance. I did not expect to love the characters, or relate to them, as much as I did.
Summers relationship with her father was the emotional highlight of this book for me. Bal Khabra described their relationship in ways I had struggled for years to describe my own.
I loved the evolution of their relationship, how much of an emphasis, from both the author and the male lead Aiden, placed on consent and respecting boundaries (we're sorely needing that in modern romances I fear). Due to this, it's probably the only friends with benefits romance books I've enjoyed.
I think the third act dragged a little, but it was so nice to not have a third act breakup (they have a spat but honestly I don't think it counts, it's more like growing pains).
Loved it, will recommend, and can't wait for her next read.
Summers relationship with her father was the emotional highlight of this book for me. Bal Khabra described their relationship in ways I had struggled for years to describe my own.
I loved the evolution of their relationship, how much of an emphasis, from both the author and the male lead Aiden, placed on consent and respecting boundaries (we're sorely needing that in modern romances I fear). Due to this, it's probably the only friends with benefits romance books I've enjoyed.
I think the third act dragged a little, but it was so nice to not have a third act breakup (they have a spat but honestly I don't think it counts, it's more like growing pains).
Loved it, will recommend, and can't wait for her next read.