A review by originalbooknerd
The Boyfriend Goal by Lauren Blakely

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

πŸ’•π•‹π•™π•– 𝔹𝕠π•ͺπ•—π•£π•šπ•–π•Ÿπ•• 𝔾𝕠𝕒𝕝 - 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 π•’π•Ÿπ•• β„π• π•”π•œπ•–π•ͺ πŸ™ - β„π•–π•§π•šπ•–π•¨πŸ’•

Author: Lauren Blakely

Couple: Josie & Wesley

Tropes: Sports/Hockey Romance, One Night Stand, Teammate’s Little Sister, Forced Proximity, Roommates to Lovers, Opposites Attract

Review: The Boyfriend Goal was a hockey romance fit to satisfy your hockey craving! Josie and Wes were hilarious together and Lauren was phenomenal at creating the angst, tension and banter between them. Wesley Bryant is a 10/10 book boyfriend in this book and I think I adored him from meet-cute and then only fell harder as I read each page!

Wes and Josie are the favored β€œCaptain’s Little Sister” trope and β€œForced proximity x roommates” trope and oh what a ride these two forbidden romance tropes were with them! I loved how Lauren played up the secret relationship and one night stand these two embarked on but the way Wes stood up for Josie and pushed her to achieve her goals was where this book hit the feels hard. The care and adoration he had for Josie was swoon worthy to read and I loved how Lauren created all the layers to his character - especially the way he admitted his vulnerabilities and faults to her!

Josie on the other hand was a character. I loved her quirkiness and awkwardness throughout the book and found that The shy, book nerd, librarian vibes she gave off. The way Lauren grew her character and developed her story allowed for me to see how Josie grew into herself after meeting Wesley. I appreciated that her backstory was more complex and that this book did not just center around the forbidden aspect of Wesley being on her older brother’s hockey team. I also found her relationship with Christian, her brother, to be unique since they were not the closest of siblings but both were fiercely independent. 

Josie and Wes were adorable to read. I enjoyed their banter and how witty and sarcastic it was as well as how sweet and sassy Josie was towards Wes. Lauren was able to ratchet up the heat but also develop a wonderful bond between the two MCs that made this book hard to put down. This book was a fun read and is the perfect way to set off the series Love and Hockey!
 
Rating: 5/5, Wes and Josie were a spicy yet sweet romance full of found family, nerdy jokes and witty romance!

Thank you Lauren & Good Girls PR for the eARC copy!


πŸ’•π•‹π•™π•– 𝔹𝕠π•ͺπ•—π•£π•šπ•–π•Ÿπ•• 𝔾𝕠𝕒𝕝 - 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 π•’π•Ÿπ•• β„π• π•”π•œπ•–π•ͺ πŸ™ - π”Έπ•¦π••π•šπ• π•“π• π• π•œ β„π•–π•§π•šπ•–π•¨πŸ’•

Author: Lauren Blakely

Couple: Josie & Wesley

Narrators: Erin Mallon & Connor Crais

Tropes: Sports/Hockey Romance, One Night Stand, Teammate’s Little Sister, Forced Proximity, Roommates to Lovers, Opposites Attract

Review: AHHH! Connor Crais brings the ULTIMATE book boyfriend to life in this book and Lauren Blakely once again gives us an audiobook hard to press pause on! Connor and Erin dominated The Boyfriend Goal’s audiobook and these two were able to capture the emotion wonderfully in this book! From the get-go you can hear and feel the tension and angst between the narrators and it only gets better as the book goes on!

Connor was hands down the narrator I loved in this book. This was mainly due to how Wesley was the character in the book I adored the most and who was just utterly SWOON-WORTHY! The way he and Erin worked together in this book really brought it to life and I could just envision all the forbidden vibes and angst  between Josie and Wes. Overall, this is an audiobook I would recommend if you enjoy hockey romance! 
 
Rating: 4/5, Erin and Connor deliver another great audiobook that is hard to pause as Josie and Wes find their HEA together!

Thank you Lauren & Good Girls PR for the eALC copy!