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4.25!

“You made it all feel so real.��
“Because it was. It was always real for me.��

This was such a breath of fresh air 😭 she knew what she was doing writing about popstar x hockey player. Them being childhood friends made to do much more cute and honestly this is one of her book where the relationship was explored very well and in depth and I loved that because they felt way more closer than the others. While 'Learn your lesson' remains as my favourite, I really enjoyed this one as well. Her writing is so easy to fall in love with and if you're in a slump or just want a good hockey romance this one should be your go to!!

“Do you feel it now, Mia? �� Do you feel how my heart beats for you?��

Aleks, was such a cutie. I loved reading the crumbs that we got of him in the previous book so I was very excited for this and the character arc that we got for him hit way harder 😭💔 his past was so sad and though we never meet Annalise, his love for her was radiating off the pages, you could literally feel it. It was handled so well. I loved how much of a softie he was at heart. Mia, she was sooo good. She may come off as frustrating or annoying at times but if you put yourself in her shoes, you'd have a shallow, pathetic excuse of an ex trying to ruin your reputation so obviously you would be annoyed and frustrated 😭 I really liked reading about her character and I understood her decisions as well. Her with Aleks healed me 🙂‍↕�� her scenes with Ava were sooo cute 🤭

“I can’t promise I’ll be perfect. In fact, I know I’ll be everything but if you let me, I will love you with every fucked-up piece of who I am,��

The romance was the best part because it was such a slow burn and we got such an in depth view of their story. Their past, where she comforted him and he comforted her, where she protected him and he protected her. I loved how intense every timeline they were there for each other. This was on the lower side of the spice scale when it comes to Kandi's books and I understood that decision. This being a PR relationship (fake dating) trope also shaped the romance to be amazing. The slow burn with their natural chemistry and sizzling sexual tension. This book was bound to be amazing

Overall, this series has been so fun to read and I can't wait for Carter's book because the sneak peak was so 🤭
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I am almost done with 'Learn your lesson' and it honestly was the best decision to read it before this because I love Aleks and it made me want his book so much and we are finally here! I just know I'll devour this book 🤭

*Thank you to Valentine PR for an Arc of this book*