3.75 ⭐️ I overall enjoyed this book. I knocked it down some for the cheating part. Not one of the tropes I enjoying read for the most part. And this is one, just because you are confused about your sexual orientation doesn’t give you the right to cheat and drag the person on. Other than that big part I enjoyed this. I like the relationship between Jaehyun and Raphael. Was an instant obsession really on Raphael’s end after seeing Jae. Seeing how they both navigate through the issues they faced to be together was both nice and annoying.

4.25 ⭐️

Loved this. Once I started I couldn’t put this down. The banter between Isaac, and Nathan is perfection. Being the closest of best friends, their group of friends push them to take their friendship into dating, to give it 10 dates. They know they should be dating but know they have been friends for so long that they are scared for change. They agree and ultimately find out that maybe their friend group was right all along.

4.25 ⭐ Tropes -Best Friends Brother -Soccer -Slow Burn Once I started, I did not want to put this down. This was definitely a slow burn, and it was killing me in all the good ways. Alec and Theo are simply the cutest. Alec is the youngest brother that always wanted to hang with his older brother and his best friend growing up. He knew he loved Theo from a young age but Theo wouldn’t see him that way. They would end up becoming distant from each other until one day when Jason asks Theo to pick Alec up from the airport after his vacation. We get to watch Alec and Theo struggle through their feelings and watch them grow. This book had my emotions all over the place, from laughing, yelling at them to just learn how to communicate, to feeling sad. I can’t wait for the next book and get Jason’s story!

ARC review Trope: -Hockey Romance -Fake Relationship -Brothers Ex -Surprise Baby -Forced Proximity -Slow Burn Over all rating 4.25⭐️ 1.5 🌶️ I really enjoyed this story. Hadley and Rowan were a great couple. The story starts with Hadley finding a baby in the hospitals safe haven with a picture of the father attached. And that picture would belong to of course, her ex boyfriend’s brother Rowan. Rowan and her tackle parenthood while getting twisted into a story they created while dealing with the baby, to of course actually fall in love by the end. Also the teaser for the next book has me excited! Thank you Cali for the opportunity to read this in advance.

3.75 ⭐️ 4.5 🌶️ Enjoyed it. It’s not my favorite of her work but still a good read.