please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: HEA
POV: dual 1st person POV
spice: a few open-door spicy scenes
TWs: abandonment, alcoholism, anxiety, cancer, cheating, death of a loved one, foster system, homophobia, panic attacks, parental neglect, Parkinson’s
Kinky Content: 69, anal, anal play, frotting, grinding, oral, rimming
standalone: yes
final thoughts: I loved this story! It was an almost 5 star for me except for a few scenes that I didn’t feel were necessary and didn’t contribute to the story for me BUT other than that there was a lot of plot, great side characters, and great friendships.
I loved the work rivals to lovers, forced proximity, and found family tropes of this book and couldn’t put this book down. I also love a sports romance that isn’t a “typical” sport and both MCs are in the sport!
I’ll definitely be checking out more books from this author and hope this book turns into a series since there were plenty of openings for next couples and some loose ends that I would love to see tied up.
The epilogue was so cute and I love to see a broken boy MC heal ❤️

read this book if you love
🔢 age gap (25/34)
😬 angst
🍿 celebrity
💞 childhood crush
💬 epistolary
😳 forbidden lovers
🏝️ forced proximity
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 found family
😎 good boy/bad boy
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 great side characters
🤫 hidden secrets
🩹 hurt/comfort
🌈 LGBT+ representation
💞 mutual pining
💤 nightmare comfort
🔀 opposites attract
🤐 secret relationship
💓 slowburn
🏎️ sports romance (racing)
💼 workplace romance
🌍 world building