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Playing for Keeps #3
Unravel Me
Golden boy. Notorious serial dater. The NHL’s most eligible bachelor.
That’s what the headlines say about me, at least. I wish I could say they’re not accurate, but truthfully? I don’t even know who I am anymore.
Between a soul-crushing ex-girlfriend and a never-ending queue of dates gone wrong, one thing has become glaringly obvious: I don’t want to be Adam Lockwood.
So when my dog decides to play matchmaker, taking down a sweet little thing with rose gold waves, brilliant green eyes, and a smile for days, I can’t believe my luck that she doesn’t have a clue who I am. I know I should tell her, but for once in my life someone sees the man behind the goalie mask.
Rosie gives me all of her–her heartache, her laughter, and her son. But me? I’m holding on a little too tightly to the pieces I’m scared to give up, the pieces she might not like.
One small lie becomes a secret hanging above my head, but what if there’s another one hiding right around the corner?
Suddenly, my deepest desire becomes my biggest fear.
I’m terrified she’s going to unravel me.
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Unravel Me is book #3 in the Playing For Keeps series, a series of interconnected standalone mature hockey romance stories that contain relatable characters, lots of heat, swoon, laughs, and a ride on an emotional rollercoaster!
Unravel Me contains emotional references to the past death of parents and its surrounding grief, as well as brief discussions of foster care, depictions of child neglect (not by the main character), and the death of an animal (minimal descriptions and as it pertains to the FMC’s training as a veterinarian student; not main character’s pet). If you are sensitive to these subjects, please use this information to make an informed decision about whether to proceed with this story.
That’s what the headlines say about me, at least. I wish I could say they’re not accurate, but truthfully? I don’t even know who I am anymore.
Between a soul-crushing ex-girlfriend and a never-ending queue of dates gone wrong, one thing has become glaringly obvious: I don’t want to be Adam Lockwood.
So when my dog decides to play matchmaker, taking down a sweet little thing with rose gold waves, brilliant green eyes, and a smile for days, I can’t believe my luck that she doesn’t have a clue who I am. I know I should tell her, but for once in my life someone sees the man behind the goalie mask.
Rosie gives me all of her–her heartache, her laughter, and her son. But me? I’m holding on a little too tightly to the pieces I’m scared to give up, the pieces she might not like.
One small lie becomes a secret hanging above my head, but what if there’s another one hiding right around the corner?
Suddenly, my deepest desire becomes my biggest fear.
I’m terrified she’s going to unravel me.
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Unravel Me is book #3 in the Playing For Keeps series, a series of interconnected standalone mature hockey romance stories that contain relatable characters, lots of heat, swoon, laughs, and a ride on an emotional rollercoaster!
Unravel Me contains emotional references to the past death of parents and its surrounding grief, as well as brief discussions of foster care, depictions of child neglect (not by the main character), and the death of an animal (minimal descriptions and as it pertains to the FMC’s training as a veterinarian student; not main character’s pet). If you are sensitive to these subjects, please use this information to make an informed decision about whether to proceed with this story.
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First published August 1, 2023
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October 19, 2023
Things that don’t make sense to me: a 10 inch dick
August 18, 2023
Adam is the personification of a warm hug, it’s true 🤧💗💘🦋🩵✨🧸
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Edit: after reading 23% I physically cannot binge it bc this book deserves to be SAVOURED ✋ it’s just too good
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UPDATE: ADAM IS FINALLY COMING HOME ON 1st AUGUST IM SCREAMINGGGG-
Watch me go missing for a day… 🤭
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Update: we have a cover and it’s a bit… hmm i don’t know if I like it or not lol.
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AAAHHHH!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL. ADAM IS COMING HOME. MY PRECIOUS 😭😭
Adam falling in love with a single mom just *screams* Adam Lockwood. He’s so freaking wholesome 🤭🔫
Ughhhhh I just wanna hug him, bag him and then keep him in my basement forevermore ☹️☹️
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Edit: after reading 23% I physically cannot binge it bc this book deserves to be SAVOURED ✋ it’s just too good
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UPDATE: ADAM IS FINALLY COMING HOME ON 1st AUGUST IM SCREAMINGGGG-
Watch me go missing for a day… 🤭
***
Update: we have a cover and it’s a bit… hmm i don’t know if I like it or not lol.
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AAAHHHH!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL. ADAM IS COMING HOME. MY PRECIOUS 😭😭
Adam falling in love with a single mom just *screams* Adam Lockwood. He’s so freaking wholesome 🤭🔫
Ughhhhh I just wanna hug him, bag him and then keep him in my basement forevermore ☹️☹️
Shelved as 'dnf'
August 6, 2023Becka Mack and Ali Hazelwood with their size/height difference kink 🤝🏻
Anyway this book was one of my anticipated releases of the year but unfortunately I was very disappointed.
im convinced ill never find a 5 star single mom romance 🤧
The good:
•Baby Connor, he carried this book on his little back. He was just so freakin adorable (even though 15 (?) month olds don’t talk like that)
•The friendship group and found family trope.
•Adam’s relationship with Connor.
The not so good:
•Adam’s character arc was all over the place. He was shy/awkward one second and the next all confident ?? Made no sense. He mentions that he was spending a lot of time around Carter and how he’s influencing him, and I can definitely see that. Maybe way too much time because at times, they felt like the same person to me. 🫣🫣 Hell, all the guys seemed hella similar to me and their personalities was so ???? i loved carter in his book but he was low key giving me an ick in this one
•The party at the beginning and that girl thanking adam for a good time 🤨🤨🤨 what was that about
•Flowery writing, too many similes, metaphors, repetitive writing/monologue, cringey dialogue etc I’d really like to have a word with Becka’s editor because how’d she let some of those things slide 🤨 Now don’t get me wrong, Consider Me wasn’t perfect, but it was still hella enjoyable to me and a guilty pleasure. However it seems Becka’s writing took a nosedive in this book.
•Garret and Jennie. I’m still traumatized by their book 🤮 Hands down the worst couple in this series, and I hated being reminded of their neighbor he messed around with, and how they’re all still tight.
•GARRET BEING A DISGUSTING PIG 🤢🤢🤢 with the way he was talking about Jennie and rubbing their relationship in Carter’s face. I don’t find that stuff funny. This is exactly why someone wouldn’t want their friend to date their sister.
•Jaxon aka whore #3. Miss Becka 😭 maybe it’s time to consider writing a virgin/inexperienced hero cause WE HAVE ENOUGH MANHOES IN THIS SERIES. I fear I'll be at risk of getting secondhand stds or something reading about all these sluts. Better yet, just skip straight to Cara and Emmett’s book.
•Inexperienced fmc or where’s she’s never had an orgasm. THAT'S THREE TIMES IN A ROW, and they're always paired with a manhoe/experienced mmc 😒😒😒😒😒 I'm so tired, y'all.
•Exhibitionism. I’m sick of this trope. I don’t know why authors are so obsessed with it.
•Rosie as a mother. I don’t want to be judgmental, and I’m no mother, but Rosie wasn’t a good one in my opinion. like at all 🫣🫣🫣 I'm sorry, but how could she leave Connor with his sperm donor unsupervised, knowing how he is and how he treated Connor right in front of her face? I was FUMING when the whole thing went down with him cause I could see it coming from a mile away.
•Adam’s deception about his career and how long that dragged. I wish he was the one who told Rosie instead of her finding out from her friend.
•How insta-lust their relationship felt. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind insta-lust, but things progressed between them way too fast.
•How the ex situation was handled in general. It just felt so forced ? idkk and tacky. everything about this book just felt forced
there’s prob more shit but i ended up skimming a lot of it so
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i don’t think i knew jealousy before seeing people get arcs of my most anticipated releases.
Anyway this book was one of my anticipated releases of the year but unfortunately I was very disappointed.
im convinced ill never find a 5 star single mom romance 🤧
The good:
•Baby Connor, he carried this book on his little back. He was just so freakin adorable (even though 15 (?) month olds don’t talk like that)
•The friendship group and found family trope.
•Adam’s relationship with Connor.
The not so good:
•Adam’s character arc was all over the place. He was shy/awkward one second and the next all confident ?? Made no sense. He mentions that he was spending a lot of time around Carter and how he’s influencing him, and I can definitely see that. Maybe way too much time because at times, they felt like the same person to me. 🫣🫣 Hell, all the guys seemed hella similar to me and their personalities was so ???? i loved carter in his book but he was low key giving me an ick in this one
•The party at the beginning and that girl thanking adam for a good time 🤨🤨🤨 what was that about
•Flowery writing, too many similes, metaphors, repetitive writing/monologue, cringey dialogue etc I’d really like to have a word with Becka’s editor because how’d she let some of those things slide 🤨 Now don’t get me wrong, Consider Me wasn’t perfect, but it was still hella enjoyable to me and a guilty pleasure. However it seems Becka’s writing took a nosedive in this book.
•Garret and Jennie. I’m still traumatized by their book 🤮 Hands down the worst couple in this series, and I hated being reminded of their neighbor he messed around with, and how they’re all still tight.
•GARRET BEING A DISGUSTING PIG 🤢🤢🤢 with the way he was talking about Jennie and rubbing their relationship in Carter’s face. I don’t find that stuff funny. This is exactly why someone wouldn’t want their friend to date their sister.
•Jaxon aka whore #3. Miss Becka 😭 maybe it’s time to consider writing a virgin/inexperienced hero cause WE HAVE ENOUGH MANHOES IN THIS SERIES. I fear I'll be at risk of getting secondhand stds or something reading about all these sluts. Better yet, just skip straight to Cara and Emmett’s book.
•Inexperienced fmc or where’s she’s never had an orgasm. THAT'S THREE TIMES IN A ROW, and they're always paired with a manhoe/experienced mmc 😒😒😒😒😒 I'm so tired, y'all.
•Exhibitionism. I’m sick of this trope. I don’t know why authors are so obsessed with it.
•Rosie as a mother. I don’t want to be judgmental, and I’m no mother, but Rosie wasn’t a good one in my opinion. like at all 🫣🫣🫣 I'm sorry, but how could she leave Connor with his sperm donor unsupervised, knowing how he is and how he treated Connor right in front of her face? I was FUMING when the whole thing went down with him cause I could see it coming from a mile away.
•Adam’s deception about his career and how long that dragged. I wish he was the one who told Rosie instead of her finding out from her friend.
•How insta-lust their relationship felt. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind insta-lust, but things progressed between them way too fast.
•How the ex situation was handled in general. It just felt so forced ? idkk and tacky. everything about this book just felt forced
there’s prob more shit but i ended up skimming a lot of it so
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i don’t think i knew jealousy before seeing people get arcs of my most anticipated releases.
August 13, 2023
DNF 25%
i think the fact that olivia’s height haunted me in this book’s first chapter was already a bad omen.
first of all, i wanna say that i dove into this book with absolutely 0 expectations and 0 prejudice toward the author’s writing. i had a really, really bad experience with 'Consider Me' and i hoped that the cringy, too sweet dialogues would vanish with the author’s 3rd book but oh, how wrong was i.. i think i just need to call it a day and admit that BM’s writing style is not my cup of tea.
now the plot: at the 24% mark, the hero has already met the heroine’s son and they went on their 5th date. I’m not an insta-love girly but i was willing to give the book a chance because of the single mom part. for a -nearly- 500 pages long contemporary romance book it felt too rushed and everything happened too quickly. but so far in the book i didn’t get attached to the protagonists and kinda disliked the mmc after he openly lied to the fmc when she asked him about his profession.
I didn’t like how the single mom arc was handled. i wanted to give up after reading the first two chapters because of the writing but i thought that i should wait until the kid is introduced into the picture to really judge the book and see if it deserves a fair chance after all. it simply did not.
also wanted to add that the poor man got slapped in the face the same day by his ex in the morning and his date at night.. this part was so so unnecessary plus I’m not a huge fan of banalized violence.
wanted y’all to. enjoy one of the chapters title : ADAM’S ROAD TO HOPE: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO PUSSY PALACE 💀
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is it a bad idea to give becka mack a second chance ? probably.. but im craving a single mom romance so here we are.
i think the fact that olivia’s height haunted me in this book’s first chapter was already a bad omen.
first of all, i wanna say that i dove into this book with absolutely 0 expectations and 0 prejudice toward the author’s writing. i had a really, really bad experience with 'Consider Me' and i hoped that the cringy, too sweet dialogues would vanish with the author’s 3rd book but oh, how wrong was i.. i think i just need to call it a day and admit that BM’s writing style is not my cup of tea.
now the plot: at the 24% mark, the hero has already met the heroine’s son and they went on their 5th date. I’m not an insta-love girly but i was willing to give the book a chance because of the single mom part. for a -nearly- 500 pages long contemporary romance book it felt too rushed and everything happened too quickly. but so far in the book i didn’t get attached to the protagonists and kinda disliked the mmc after he openly lied to the fmc when she asked him about his profession.
I didn’t like how the single mom arc was handled. i wanted to give up after reading the first two chapters because of the writing but i thought that i should wait until the kid is introduced into the picture to really judge the book and see if it deserves a fair chance after all. it simply did not.
also wanted to add that the poor man got slapped in the face the same day by his ex in the morning and his date at night.. this part was so so unnecessary plus I’m not a huge fan of banalized violence.
wanted y’all to. enjoy one of the chapters title : ADAM’S ROAD TO HOPE: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO PUSSY PALACE 💀
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is it a bad idea to give becka mack a second chance ? probably.. but im craving a single mom romance so here we are.
August 7, 2023
2.5 stars
Sappy. That’s the first thing that comes to mind to describe this book.
The heroine’s repeated monologue of “I have never been loved, and that’s all I ever wanted” got pretty old, pretty fast.
Overall, there’s wasn’t much plot here. A lot of side characters with “funny” (depends on what you find funny) antics and a lot of melodramatic sentiments coming from both main characters.
I personally am not a fan of woe is me. Feels icky.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the emotional turmoil and the angst that comes from a hard life (like Rosie’s) but I just don’t like how she constantly acts like she’s the most unfortunate person on earth. Get a grip. Life’s a bitch to many people. She sometimes acted like she was the only one to have had a hard time and an emotionally traumatic experience. She isn’t, and she needed to stop with the self pity.
I mostly picked this book up despite the disaster that Consider Me was because I love the single mom trope. That’s a sure way to make me read it, but unfortunately I don’t know why, but I didn’t buy Rosie in her mom role. There was something missing. It felt like her kid was written in as a prop to add stuff to the plot, I didn’t feel their connection as much as I would have liked.
Adam was okay. I don’t know what to say - I didn’t really care that much for him. I could take him or leave him. Sure, he was a good guy, but I don’t know .. he didn’t didn’t interest me.
And lastly and probably most importantly, the relationship between those two, made me feel nada, zilch. I couldn’t care less if they got together or not. They just didn’t make me care. I think they suit each other cause they’re both cheesy and needy, but I can’t say I enjoyed reading the development of how they got together.
Also, can you believe that they still made jokes about Olivia’s height and her perfectly miniature self? Yeah, her height is a character in itself at this point. I skipped book 2 so I don’t know if that was a theme there too but GEEZ, there needs to be some new material.
Sappy. That’s the first thing that comes to mind to describe this book.
The heroine’s repeated monologue of “I have never been loved, and that’s all I ever wanted” got pretty old, pretty fast.
Overall, there’s wasn’t much plot here. A lot of side characters with “funny” (depends on what you find funny) antics and a lot of melodramatic sentiments coming from both main characters.
I personally am not a fan of woe is me. Feels icky.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the emotional turmoil and the angst that comes from a hard life (like Rosie’s) but I just don’t like how she constantly acts like she’s the most unfortunate person on earth. Get a grip. Life’s a bitch to many people. She sometimes acted like she was the only one to have had a hard time and an emotionally traumatic experience. She isn’t, and she needed to stop with the self pity.
I mostly picked this book up despite the disaster that Consider Me was because I love the single mom trope. That’s a sure way to make me read it, but unfortunately I don’t know why, but I didn’t buy Rosie in her mom role. There was something missing. It felt like her kid was written in as a prop to add stuff to the plot, I didn’t feel their connection as much as I would have liked.
Adam was okay. I don’t know what to say - I didn’t really care that much for him. I could take him or leave him. Sure, he was a good guy, but I don’t know .. he didn’t didn’t interest me.
And lastly and probably most importantly, the relationship between those two, made me feel nada, zilch. I couldn’t care less if they got together or not. They just didn’t make me care. I think they suit each other cause they’re both cheesy and needy, but I can’t say I enjoyed reading the development of how they got together.
Also, can you believe that they still made jokes about Olivia’s height and her perfectly miniature self? Yeah, her height is a character in itself at this point. I skipped book 2 so I don’t know if that was a theme there too but GEEZ, there needs to be some new material.
August 1, 2023
“You didn’t throw my whole world off balance. You centered it. It was like you were my gravity, and every moment I was with you, everything settled into place. My fears, my insecurities, my hopes, and my dreams. I was at peace with everything, as long as you were by my side.”
Did I absolutely SOB during the last 10% (and other points along the way) during this book? Yes. This is Becka’s best, most beautifully written book and it’s hands down one of my forever favorites. I have NO NOTES. This was the easiest 5 star rating I’ve given since Icebreaker.
Adam is perfect. Rosie and Connor are perfect. The chaotic Vipers family is. perfect.
This book is full of so much fucking love that I was besideeeeee myself. Adam and Rosie were both in the foster care system growing up, and while their circumstances were different, the marks from their childhood were mirrors of each other. As an adoptee, I can’t begin to express how deeply I felt their emotions and had such similar thoughts about what makes a family. The two of them saw each other, and chose each other, at each moment that they needed each other. And the way the Vipers family (AND HANK!!) welcomed Rosie and Connor with open arms?! Please. Between the Halloween and Christmas holidays and every little moment in between, I was cackling, kicking my feet, and crying the happiest of tears.
This book is a masterpiece.
Thank you to Becka for an arc 💙 THIS BOOK IS OUT NOW 💙
Did I absolutely SOB during the last 10% (and other points along the way) during this book? Yes. This is Becka’s best, most beautifully written book and it’s hands down one of my forever favorites. I have NO NOTES. This was the easiest 5 star rating I’ve given since Icebreaker.
Adam is perfect. Rosie and Connor are perfect. The chaotic Vipers family is. perfect.
This book is full of so much fucking love that I was besideeeeee myself. Adam and Rosie were both in the foster care system growing up, and while their circumstances were different, the marks from their childhood were mirrors of each other. As an adoptee, I can’t begin to express how deeply I felt their emotions and had such similar thoughts about what makes a family. The two of them saw each other, and chose each other, at each moment that they needed each other. And the way the Vipers family (AND HANK!!) welcomed Rosie and Connor with open arms?! Please. Between the Halloween and Christmas holidays and every little moment in between, I was cackling, kicking my feet, and crying the happiest of tears.
This book is a masterpiece.
Thank you to Becka for an arc 💙 THIS BOOK IS OUT NOW 💙
August 7, 2023
don't mind me, i keep being an indecisive ass and changing the rating. just go on with ur lives and act as if u never saw me xoxo
hi and welcome
(this is not the actual review yet, i’m still absolutely insane at this moment so y’all have to sit ur asses down and wait for that xoxo)
First of all I’d like to thank some people.
To my delulu brain who made reading 536 pages possible in one day.
To time, a social construct that doesn’t exist within the tight bonds i hold over reading
To my body who is now suffering because i forgot to eat all day👍🏼 i cannot promise it won’t happen again
To my non existent sleep. There is no one really to thanks as it is, quite literally, non existent
To my tear ducts who worked overtime today. y’all the real heroes
To jaxon who went dressed as Ginger spice girl, adopted a cat and went full on Winston from New girl. I love u my man, u better end up witj that camera woman
To Adam who brought more daddy to the table than i thought was possible
and lastly,
to me.
for being awesome and literally abandoning anything i had to do today so i could just lie down in my bed and cry over some ink on paper. ur my real homie🫶🏼
rtc
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pov me sitting on my bed when this drops at 12am:
👁💧👄💧👁
🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️
hi and welcome
(this is not the actual review yet, i’m still absolutely insane at this moment so y’all have to sit ur asses down and wait for that xoxo)
First of all I’d like to thank some people.
To my delulu brain who made reading 536 pages possible in one day.
To time, a social construct that doesn’t exist within the tight bonds i hold over reading
To my body who is now suffering because i forgot to eat all day👍🏼 i cannot promise it won’t happen again
To my non existent sleep. There is no one really to thanks as it is, quite literally, non existent
To my tear ducts who worked overtime today. y’all the real heroes
To jaxon who went dressed as Ginger spice girl, adopted a cat and went full on Winston from New girl. I love u my man, u better end up witj that camera woman
To Adam who brought more daddy to the table than i thought was possible
and lastly,
to me.
for being awesome and literally abandoning anything i had to do today so i could just lie down in my bed and cry over some ink on paper. ur my real homie🫶🏼
rtc
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pov me sitting on my bed when this drops at 12am:
👁💧👄💧👁
🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️
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February 21, 2023oh i just KNOW adam’s book is going to serve i’m so ready for this 🫡
August 15, 2023
I was hesitant to read Unravel Me because I didn't exactly enjoy the first book and I skipped the second one due to an OW scene; this was the last chance I was giving this series. While I did almost give up in the first 15% because of how nauseatingly sweet Adam was (I was seriously embarrassed for him); the man was an absolute SIMP from the beginning. I am so glad I continued reading because after Rosie and Adam get to know each other a little and Rosie's son, Connor, makes an appearance, I couldn't get over how perfectly they suited each other and wanted to make their relationship work. Adam was 100% committed to making Rosie and Connor his family.
The whole book features found family throughout in many different ways and I loved how beautifully it was done; I don't cry often but this book had me in tears. That epilogue seriously had me balling my eyes out. I can definitely see how some people wouldn't be able to get over how the beginning is insta-lovey, but if you can, I seriously recommend this book. 🤞 Becka Mack doesn't let me down with Jaxon, but I would love to see another MC that isn't a manwhore from her because Adam had my whole heart!
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No one is more shocked than me by the fact that I actually liked this. RTC!
The whole book features found family throughout in many different ways and I loved how beautifully it was done; I don't cry often but this book had me in tears. That epilogue seriously had me balling my eyes out. I can definitely see how some people wouldn't be able to get over how the beginning is insta-lovey, but if you can, I seriously recommend this book. 🤞 Becka Mack doesn't let me down with Jaxon, but I would love to see another MC that isn't a manwhore from her because Adam had my whole heart!
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No one is more shocked than me by the fact that I actually liked this. RTC!
October 30, 2023
HOLY FREAKING SHIT!!!! I LOVED EVERY SINGLE WORD OF THIS BOOK!!! It made me cry happy tears and sad tears. And the found family?!?! I forgot how much I missed this world, especially the found family!! EVERYTHING about this book was PERFECTION!!! Like Garrett and Carter bickering every time Garrett brought up Jennie. Carter’s theatrics whenever he popped up. The group chats. Especially the one with Adam and all the girls. How nervous both Adam and Rosie got in each other’s proximity. Bear, Piglet, and Dinosaur. Connor and Lily. How flirtatious Adam was when he wasn’t nervous. Adam’s BDE. How after they first met, he went back to where she worked to hopefully find her so they could go for a walk again, AND SHE made an extra sandwich for him, just in case he was there. 😭😭. How Connor called him Dada the second he laid eyes on him😭😭. How perfect of a family they were, including the found family. How they always supported each other and were there for each other without hesitation. And just how Rosie and Adam are LITERALLY made for each other. OOH, and the chapter titles!! I forgot how much I loved those. And the little sneak peek we got of Lennon and Jaxon. I almost forgot, the pepper scene made me SOB, it hit way too close to home.
If you are unaware of this world, please start it!! The first book is about Carter and Olivia. Book two is about Garrett (Carter’s best friend and teammate) and Jennie (Carter’s sister). And this book is about Adam (Carter and Garrett’s best friend and teammate) and Rosie. Book four will be about Jaxon (all of the aforementioned men’s best friend and teammate) and Lennon. And the final book will be Cara (Olivia’s best friend) and Emmett (all of the aforementioned men’s best friend and teammate).
After Adam got out of a long, toxic relationship, he’s trying to find his happily ever after. And all of his attempts have been puck bunnies who only care about his money and reputation. One day, he stumbles upon Rosie after his dog, Bear attacks her face with kisses, when she was walking one of the dogs at the shelter she volunteers at. And wowzers, there was an instant connection. Will he tell her his real identity? Will she accept him? Will he accept her for something that’s driven others away? Go read and find out!!!!
*Warning, I may overload this with a BUNCH of quotes. Sorry not sorry. And beware of potential spoilers*
Favorite quotes/scenes:
“Jennie’s about to take me for a ride.” (Garrett)
“fuck. u.” (Carter)
“Rather fuck ur sister.” (Garrett)
“i’m gonna fucking kill u” (Carter)
“Dad??? This is where you interject.” (Emmett)
“You know, Rosie. I wasn’t having the best day when I ran into you. Or rather, when my dog tackled you to the ground. Maybe he knew what he was doing, though. Because my day got a hundred times better after you fell into it.”
“Ireland, baby, look! Look at Daddy! Watch what I can do!” He presses his feet against the pool wall and launches himself backward, flipping underwater, emerging with a gasp. “Did you see me, princess? Did you see Daddy? Ten outta ten, right, baby?” (Carter)
“Wasn’t watching.” (Adam)
“Aw, man.” Carter slaps the water and swims away.
“You’re my favorite brand of trouble. Want to know why?” (Adam)
“Why?” (Rosie)
“Because I’ve never wanted to be so deep in it as I do now that I’ve met you.” (Adam)
“I could float through the rest of my life content in knowing I’ve held perfection in these arms.” (Adam)
“Please don’t ever try to convince yourself any part of you isn’t just right, because to me, it’s everything. You. Are. Everything.” (Adam)
“I’d give you some if I had them, but Jennie lets me fuck her raw.” (Garrett)
“Yeah I do, baby!” (Jennie)
“Take that back.” (Carter”
“No.”
“I said take it back!” Carter shouts, pinning Garrett to the ground.
Garrett rolls on top of him. “And I said no!”
“You can’t have unprotected sex! You might accidentally have a baby!” (Carter)
“Proof I fucked your sister! And don’t call your daughter an accident!” (Garrett)
“Ireland, baby, Daddy loves you! You were a happy surprise!” (Carter)
“I’d give her anything, whatever she wants, because as she stares up at me like I’m the sun in her sky, I realize she’s mine. She’s everything bright and good in my world, and in this moment, I’m so fucking thankful.”
“I just want to be perfect for you two.” (Adam)
“I don’t need perfect. I need the mess, the chaos, all your fears and your insecurities. I’ve given you mine, and you’ve walked me through all of them. Let me walk with you through your chaos.” (Rosie)
“Ready to spend your days waiting on a woman, huh?”
“If that woman is you? Absolutely. I’m gonna marry you someday, after all. Batman always gets the girl.”
“He’s squeezed himself into every crevice of my life, and everything feels so full I’m nearly ready to burst.” (Rosie)
“I want her to know how I feel about her. How utterly devoted I am to her. How mind-blowingly in love with her I am.”
Connor’s wearing a tiny version of my jersey, big headphones covering his ears, and when Rosie points to me, a smile ignites his face. He slaps at the glass as I stop there. “Dada! Hi, Dada!”
“Hi, buddy. I’m so happy you’re here.”
“Hockey!” He points at my stick. “Dada… pay… hockey?”
“What are you afraid of, Rosie?”
“Losing you. Connor’s is the only love I’ve ever got to keep.” “You can keep mine. It belongs to you.”
“Promise?”
“Swear it.”
“Loving you came so naturally, like all these years I’d been saving it just for you, and when you walked into my life, all I wanted to do was hand you my heart and tell you to take it.” (Rosie)
“The second I saw you with that little boy, I knew my heart was yours. You’re everything I was looking for.” (Adam)
“It’s Carter’s world; we’re all just living in it.”
“Do you wake up every day and think to yourself, ‘What can I say to Rosie today that’ll make her fall even more in love with me?’”
“Pretty much. I need you head over heels if I have any hope of getting you to change your last name one day. Every morning I wake up and ask myself how I can get us one step closer.”
“If I’m your happy ending, you’re my heaven. There’s nothing else I need from this world. I could live here forever, in this place where I’m yours and you’re mine. There’s never been anything more beautiful than this version of paradise. I’m certain of it.”
“Can I give you something to help you feel better?”
“I’d like that.” Two tiny, gentle hands cup my cheeks, and I close my eyes as Lily presses featherlight kisses across my nose.
“There. Butterfly kisses.I think Connor’s the luckiest kid in the world. He’s got the best mama.”
“You didn’t throw my whole world off balance. You centered it. It was like you were my gravity, and every moment I was with you, everything settled into place. My fears, my insecurities, my hopes, and my dreams. I was at peace with everything, as long as you were by my side. With you, I found my gravity. That’s worth so much more than my chaos.” (Adam)
If you are unaware of this world, please start it!! The first book is about Carter and Olivia. Book two is about Garrett (Carter’s best friend and teammate) and Jennie (Carter’s sister). And this book is about Adam (Carter and Garrett’s best friend and teammate) and Rosie. Book four will be about Jaxon (all of the aforementioned men’s best friend and teammate) and Lennon. And the final book will be Cara (Olivia’s best friend) and Emmett (all of the aforementioned men’s best friend and teammate).
After Adam got out of a long, toxic relationship, he’s trying to find his happily ever after. And all of his attempts have been puck bunnies who only care about his money and reputation. One day, he stumbles upon Rosie after his dog, Bear attacks her face with kisses, when she was walking one of the dogs at the shelter she volunteers at. And wowzers, there was an instant connection. Will he tell her his real identity? Will she accept him? Will he accept her for something that’s driven others away? Go read and find out!!!!
*Warning, I may overload this with a BUNCH of quotes. Sorry not sorry. And beware of potential spoilers*
Favorite quotes/scenes:
“Jennie’s about to take me for a ride.” (Garrett)
“fuck. u.” (Carter)
“Rather fuck ur sister.” (Garrett)
“i’m gonna fucking kill u” (Carter)
“Dad??? This is where you interject.” (Emmett)
“You know, Rosie. I wasn’t having the best day when I ran into you. Or rather, when my dog tackled you to the ground. Maybe he knew what he was doing, though. Because my day got a hundred times better after you fell into it.”
“Ireland, baby, look! Look at Daddy! Watch what I can do!” He presses his feet against the pool wall and launches himself backward, flipping underwater, emerging with a gasp. “Did you see me, princess? Did you see Daddy? Ten outta ten, right, baby?” (Carter)
“Wasn’t watching.” (Adam)
“Aw, man.” Carter slaps the water and swims away.
“You’re my favorite brand of trouble. Want to know why?” (Adam)
“Why?” (Rosie)
“Because I’ve never wanted to be so deep in it as I do now that I’ve met you.” (Adam)
“I could float through the rest of my life content in knowing I’ve held perfection in these arms.” (Adam)
“Please don’t ever try to convince yourself any part of you isn’t just right, because to me, it’s everything. You. Are. Everything.” (Adam)
“I’d give you some if I had them, but Jennie lets me fuck her raw.” (Garrett)
“Yeah I do, baby!” (Jennie)
“Take that back.” (Carter”
“No.”
“I said take it back!” Carter shouts, pinning Garrett to the ground.
Garrett rolls on top of him. “And I said no!”
“You can’t have unprotected sex! You might accidentally have a baby!” (Carter)
“Proof I fucked your sister! And don’t call your daughter an accident!” (Garrett)
“Ireland, baby, Daddy loves you! You were a happy surprise!” (Carter)
“I’d give her anything, whatever she wants, because as she stares up at me like I’m the sun in her sky, I realize she’s mine. She’s everything bright and good in my world, and in this moment, I’m so fucking thankful.”
“I just want to be perfect for you two.” (Adam)
“I don’t need perfect. I need the mess, the chaos, all your fears and your insecurities. I’ve given you mine, and you’ve walked me through all of them. Let me walk with you through your chaos.” (Rosie)
“Ready to spend your days waiting on a woman, huh?”
“If that woman is you? Absolutely. I’m gonna marry you someday, after all. Batman always gets the girl.”
“He’s squeezed himself into every crevice of my life, and everything feels so full I’m nearly ready to burst.” (Rosie)
“I want her to know how I feel about her. How utterly devoted I am to her. How mind-blowingly in love with her I am.”
Connor’s wearing a tiny version of my jersey, big headphones covering his ears, and when Rosie points to me, a smile ignites his face. He slaps at the glass as I stop there. “Dada! Hi, Dada!”
“Hi, buddy. I’m so happy you’re here.”
“Hockey!” He points at my stick. “Dada… pay… hockey?”
“What are you afraid of, Rosie?”
“Losing you. Connor’s is the only love I’ve ever got to keep.” “You can keep mine. It belongs to you.”
“Promise?”
“Swear it.”
“Loving you came so naturally, like all these years I’d been saving it just for you, and when you walked into my life, all I wanted to do was hand you my heart and tell you to take it.” (Rosie)
“The second I saw you with that little boy, I knew my heart was yours. You’re everything I was looking for.” (Adam)
“It’s Carter’s world; we’re all just living in it.”
“Do you wake up every day and think to yourself, ‘What can I say to Rosie today that’ll make her fall even more in love with me?’”
“Pretty much. I need you head over heels if I have any hope of getting you to change your last name one day. Every morning I wake up and ask myself how I can get us one step closer.”
“If I’m your happy ending, you’re my heaven. There’s nothing else I need from this world. I could live here forever, in this place where I’m yours and you’re mine. There’s never been anything more beautiful than this version of paradise. I’m certain of it.”
“Can I give you something to help you feel better?”
“I’d like that.” Two tiny, gentle hands cup my cheeks, and I close my eyes as Lily presses featherlight kisses across my nose.
“There. Butterfly kisses.I think Connor’s the luckiest kid in the world. He’s got the best mama.”
“You didn’t throw my whole world off balance. You centered it. It was like you were my gravity, and every moment I was with you, everything settled into place. My fears, my insecurities, my hopes, and my dreams. I was at peace with everything, as long as you were by my side. With you, I found my gravity. That’s worth so much more than my chaos.” (Adam)
August 3, 2023
What a snooze-fest. First of all, I really wanted to love this book because I really liked the first two in the series. But this one? Basically, two people falling in love in chapter 2 who continue to recite SACCHARINE monologues to each other troughout the whole book. Other than that? Nothing! No major hick-ups, every possible conflict gets resolved within 2 pages and the story is just bland overall. I started skipping whole paragraphs of Rosie and Adam telling each other how perfect they are.
Additionally, the character of Rosie really didnt make much sense in my eyes. She has been so much and is still such a naive and trusting person? Why did she let her child stay with his OBVIOUSLY TERRIBLE father? Why is she so desperate for outside-validation? At some point it got quite annoying.
Extra point because I loved Adam and really appreciated the groups dynamics.
Additionally, the character of Rosie really didnt make much sense in my eyes. She has been so much and is still such a naive and trusting person? Why did she let her child stay with his OBVIOUSLY TERRIBLE father? Why is she so desperate for outside-validation? At some point it got quite annoying.
Extra point because I loved Adam and really appreciated the groups dynamics.
August 2, 2023
3.75 I know it’s just my cold heart so take this with a grain of salt, but this was just a liiittle too sickeningly sweet for my taste. So many cheesy one liners that I just kinda rolled my eyes at. Garrett and Jennie still have my heart.
August 3, 2023
the things that came out of rosies mouth at time were CRINGE
July 30, 2023
Did I bawl while reading this book eventhough I already knew what was going to happen and how it was going to end? You bet I did. I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars because it's very well deserved tbh. I've loved Adam ever since I first saw his aesthetic board in CM on wattpad. And I've only fallen harder for this man since then. The way that he's so gentle with Rosie and Connor, loving them the way they actually deserve? It melted my heart. There were so many moments where I laughed and cried while reading this masterpiece and I found myself not wanting to finish the book because I was scared that somehow nothing would ever live up to it. It's no secret that Becka is one of my top authors - I mean, I would practically shout it from the rooftops if I could. Her writing has always managed to be a safe space for me where I can escape reality and I honestly shouldn’t even be surprised at this point that she's one of the few authors that always manages to get a strong emotional reaction from me - and this is coming from somebody who rarely cries. I will NEVER recover from AdamRosie y'all and I'm most def gonna be going through withdrawal symptoms. It made my heart SO happy to see the entire gang tg and I absolutely cannot wait to read more of Becka's work! With that being said, I will also be emailing Miss Becka my therapy bills on account of emotional damage. Just an fyi, I woulda thrown hands with Courtney if I were Rosie because my temper could NEVER. That bitch is the definition of satan's spawn ffs. Also, Cara is MOMMY say what you wanna say. I wanna be her when I grow up.
P.S. I'm gonna call myself Jaxon's wife because I'm already in love with him. The next time you hear from me, I'll be pregnant with his babies hehehehe🥰
*Thank you to Becka Mack for providing me with an ARC!
My favorite quotes (that may or may not have made me sob)🥺:
“If I’m your happy ending, you’re my heaven. There’s nothing else I need from this world. I could live here forever, in this place where I’m yours and you’re mine. There’s never been anything more beautiful than this version of paradise. I’m certain of it.”
“We don’t only choose you when it’s convenient and easy and happy . We choose you through all the hard, challenging moments in between . That’s how families love each other, Adam. And Connor and me? We’ll always be by your side.”
***
I was lucky enough to alpha read this beaut for Becka and y'all ain't ready frfrrrr. I cried so fucking much y'all because I wasn't ready to let go of AdamRosie🥺 If any of y'all don't love this book when it comes out (soon), then I'm sorry but we CANNOT be friends. Jk...or not🤭 I can guarantee that you guys are gonna love seeing the gang again as well as our precious babies get their HEA😩💗
P.S. Eventhough I got to alpha read this, I want an ARC SOOOO BAD Y'ALL...I'm a greedy pig when it comes to Becka's writing what can I say?😭
P.S. I'm gonna call myself Jaxon's wife because I'm already in love with him. The next time you hear from me, I'll be pregnant with his babies hehehehe🥰
*Thank you to Becka Mack for providing me with an ARC!
My favorite quotes (that may or may not have made me sob)🥺:
“If I’m your happy ending, you’re my heaven. There’s nothing else I need from this world. I could live here forever, in this place where I’m yours and you’re mine. There’s never been anything more beautiful than this version of paradise. I’m certain of it.”
“We don’t only choose you when it’s convenient and easy and happy . We choose you through all the hard, challenging moments in between . That’s how families love each other, Adam. And Connor and me? We’ll always be by your side.”
***
I was lucky enough to alpha read this beaut for Becka and y'all ain't ready frfrrrr. I cried so fucking much y'all because I wasn't ready to let go of AdamRosie🥺 If any of y'all don't love this book when it comes out (soon), then I'm sorry but we CANNOT be friends. Jk...or not🤭 I can guarantee that you guys are gonna love seeing the gang again as well as our precious babies get their HEA😩💗
P.S. Eventhough I got to alpha read this, I want an ARC SOOOO BAD Y'ALL...I'm a greedy pig when it comes to Becka's writing what can I say?😭
August 5, 2023
one of most anticipated reads of the year and it was disappointing. i loved the tropes and the premise, but it just fell flat
- a 15 mo old doesn’t know that many words unless he’s some kind of baby genius
- unnecessary ow drama in the last 15% that also felt rushed
- another very inexperienced heroine w an experienced hero
- multiple sad dog scenes ??? why
- can rosie stop crying all the damn time pls
- dialogue felt flowery
- was adam with an ow or not at the party in the beginning?
- garrett and jennie throwing their relationship in everyone’s face
- rosie leaving her baby with her shitty baby daddy knowing how indifferent he seems towards their child
- insta-lovey for two people w trauma towards relationships
- a 15 mo old doesn’t know that many words unless he’s some kind of baby genius
- unnecessary ow drama in the last 15% that also felt rushed
- another very inexperienced heroine w an experienced hero
- multiple sad dog scenes ??? why
- can rosie stop crying all the damn time pls
- dialogue felt flowery
- was adam with an ow or not at the party in the beginning?
- garrett and jennie throwing their relationship in everyone’s face
- rosie leaving her baby with her shitty baby daddy knowing how indifferent he seems towards their child
- insta-lovey for two people w trauma towards relationships
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 1, 2023
This is book #3 in the Playing For Keeps Series following Adam & Rosie. We have met Adam in the other books of this series, he is the star goalie for the Vancouver Vipers NHL team. After being cheated on by the woman he was going to propose to, Adam is tired of dating & is ready to find his person. Well one day while out on a hike with his dog, Bear, they run into Rosie — a single mom in school to become a veterinarian. They really hit it off & end up having more in common than they think.
I feel like we waited forever for this book & I was so excited but unfortunately this one just fell flat for me for multiple reasons.
1. The book had too many similarities to other hockey romances. Plain & simple.
2. I am not an insta-love girly. I liked Adam but found that he was obsessed with Rosie right from the get go & was already in love by like 30%.
3. I feel like Adam’s personality was so up in the air. He would be super dominant in the bedroom & a big dirty talker even before they made it to sex, but then we would see his conversations with his friends before their first date & then again before they had sex & he acted as if he was like a virgin teenager. His personality just seemed very contradictory to me.
4. I don’t want to spoil anything but basically the scene where things eventually blow up with Rosie’s baby daddy did not sit well with me. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a mom to two toddlers but that made me sick to my stomach. I’ve never had a trigger in a book before but that part really got to me. I totally get that it was part of the storyline to make her baby daddy look bad but it bothered me a lot. & to add to that, the fact that Rosie barely even bat an eye at what happened there but nearly broke up with Adam over a minor detail really just irked me.
5.Rosie was way too trusting in my opinion for a single mom who has been through what she has. I didn’t relate to her whatsoever.
Overall, I liked the premise of the story but there were just a lot of things about this book that really bothered me. My favorite parts were when they were all together as a friend group because they are an incredibly funny group think but since it’s a romance novel, that shouldn’t have been my favorite. I liked Adam & Rosie but Garrett & Jennie have my heart in this series.
Tropes:
- Sports Romance
- Single Mom
- Insta-Love
- Found Family
- No 3rd Act Breakup
3/5⭐️
2.5/5🌶️
I feel like we waited forever for this book & I was so excited but unfortunately this one just fell flat for me for multiple reasons.
1. The book had too many similarities to other hockey romances. Plain & simple.
2. I am not an insta-love girly. I liked Adam but found that he was obsessed with Rosie right from the get go & was already in love by like 30%.
3. I feel like Adam’s personality was so up in the air. He would be super dominant in the bedroom & a big dirty talker even before they made it to sex, but then we would see his conversations with his friends before their first date & then again before they had sex & he acted as if he was like a virgin teenager. His personality just seemed very contradictory to me.
4. I don’t want to spoil anything but basically the scene where things eventually blow up with Rosie’s baby daddy did not sit well with me. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a mom to two toddlers but that made me sick to my stomach. I’ve never had a trigger in a book before but that part really got to me. I totally get that it was part of the storyline to make her baby daddy look bad but it bothered me a lot. & to add to that, the fact that Rosie barely even bat an eye at what happened there but nearly broke up with Adam over a minor detail really just irked me.
5.Rosie was way too trusting in my opinion for a single mom who has been through what she has. I didn’t relate to her whatsoever.
Overall, I liked the premise of the story but there were just a lot of things about this book that really bothered me. My favorite parts were when they were all together as a friend group because they are an incredibly funny group think but since it’s a romance novel, that shouldn’t have been my favorite. I liked Adam & Rosie but Garrett & Jennie have my heart in this series.
Tropes:
- Sports Romance
- Single Mom
- Insta-Love
- Found Family
- No 3rd Act Breakup
3/5⭐️
2.5/5🌶️
August 2, 2023
I really don’t like the fact that these 26 year olds are acting and talking like they are 6. Just a no from me. This had so much potential and it made me cringe every 5 seconds.
September 2, 2023
So... I don't really know my exact thoughts on this book, but I'm going to do my best to, you know, try and express my feelings.
I LOVE this group. I love their scenes together hanging out, I love their friendships, I just love THEM. They MAKE THESE BOOKS. The whole series would be nothing without this group of friends (like literally but I hope you guys get what I mean by this not literally to). Does that make sense? I don't even care at this point.
The first 200 pages of this book were pretty hard for me to get through. The trope is "like at first hike"... which when you take away the fancy phrasing, it legit just means insta-love, so going into it my expectations where pretty low. In case you didn't know, I HATE insta-love. I hate it I hate it I hate it. But anyways, yes they were insta love. The first date he went all out with a picnic and cute lights and shit and they had deep, meaningful conversations that made me want to puke.
That was basically the first 30% of the book. Them going on dates and having deep conversations and falling in love. Blah blah blah.
At that point I seriously thought it was going to be a 2 star read lol.
LUCKLYYYYYY after that little conflict in the middle with his career and stuff did make things go better for me.
They "slowed down" idk if I would even really call it that, but after that something switched and I started enjoying it a lot more.
The ridiculousness of the way they talk and how in every freaking chapter they are having a deep convo or talking about their insecurities or just the overall flowerly, cringiness that is the couple was still there, but you gotta expect that going into a BM book. They are going to talk weird and not realistic and they are going to reassure reassure reassure over and over and over again.
Also, the dog was dirty move Becka. That was just MEAN.
I LOVE this group. I love their scenes together hanging out, I love their friendships, I just love THEM. They MAKE THESE BOOKS. The whole series would be nothing without this group of friends (like literally but I hope you guys get what I mean by this not literally to). Does that make sense? I don't even care at this point.
The first 200 pages of this book were pretty hard for me to get through. The trope is "like at first hike"... which when you take away the fancy phrasing, it legit just means insta-love, so going into it my expectations where pretty low. In case you didn't know, I HATE insta-love. I hate it I hate it I hate it. But anyways, yes they were insta love. The first date he went all out with a picnic and cute lights and shit and they had deep, meaningful conversations that made me want to puke.
That was basically the first 30% of the book. Them going on dates and having deep conversations and falling in love. Blah blah blah.
At that point I seriously thought it was going to be a 2 star read lol.
LUCKLYYYYYY after that little conflict in the middle with his career and stuff did make things go better for me.
They "slowed down" idk if I would even really call it that, but after that something switched and I started enjoying it a lot more.
The ridiculousness of the way they talk and how in every freaking chapter they are having a deep convo or talking about their insecurities or just the overall flowerly, cringiness that is the couple was still there, but you gotta expect that going into a BM book. They are going to talk weird and not realistic and they are going to reassure reassure reassure over and over and over again.
Also, the dog was dirty move Becka. That was just MEAN.
November 17, 2023
ADAM LOCKWOOD SUPREMACY
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August 12, 2023dnf at 33% this was so insta lovey, ew. and why tf did they talk like fucking children?!!!
December 21, 2023
adam fvcking lockwood era is here!!!! 😍😍😍
probably some spoilers below, so please skip this review if you don't like them ✌️
“You’re not my first choice, Rosie. You’re the only goddamn option.”
so, i stayed up until 3 AM because i have to, no, i need to finish this book, and mind you, it was a thick one! 500+ pages isn't a joke, hahaha. was it the sensible thing to do? of course not, i have a job the next day, but i know caffeine will help me pull through. 😂 was it worth it, though? definitely, 1000%!!!
idk how to explain all the emotions i've felt reading adam and rosie's story. it was so overwhelming (in a good way), heartfelt, hopeful, and adorable. i think they're the most awkward and clumsy couple i've ever read, but these traits made them so much more likeable and lovable for me. it was so funny reading them being flustered whenever they're together or how they always blurt out things without thinking and make them embarrassed afterwards.
but what i loved the most between them was the genuine connection, honesty, and openness when everything finally came out. the maturity of these two is so refreshing, and there's nothing more i love than reading characters who talk things out and resolve issues/problems in a loving and respectful manner.
there are a lot of tropes included here, but "found family" is my favorite one. i love the camaraderie between the puck sluts (emmett, carter, garett, adam, and jaxon) and how they've become friends and brothers for life. there's nothing like carter and his oversize ego, and i love his DILF moments 😂 or how garett always annoys carter by talking about jennie, and jaxon for being a softie when it comes to mittens and to his friends.
also, the wives and girlfriend who rally behind adam and are always there to give him a little push and tips on how to make his moves with rosie. they are just the supportive bunch of people that you would want on your side, and i'm happy that adam has them. and as for rosie's team, she got archie and marco. i'm glad that both mcs here have friends who really care and want the best for them.
aside from those friends, i think what makes the story even sweeter are connor, lily, bear, piglet, and dinosaur. 🥰 it's so adorable reading daddy adam and how he embraced that role wholeheartedly, and i agree with the girls, adam is the bigger dilf than carter 🤣 maaan this guy is the epitome of a green flag (except the part of hidden identity, but he made up for it anyway). can i have my own adam??? is it too much to ask??? 😭😂
as for the issues they've faced, i'm not a fan of ow/om drama if i could i would avoid books like the plague that have this content. buuuuut i also know that in this story, that is very much needed for the mcs to finally move on and to leave behind those toxic people. more importantly, to heal from the negative impact they left on adam and rosie. like i said, i don't like brandon and courtney's existence, but they're still somehow significant to the story. and i'm truly and deeply satisfied that adam and rosie finally took that step to kick out those awful human beings from their lives.
i also don't like lying in my books, even if it's by omission, and i get where adam is coming from, but i would've liked for him to open up to rosie a little bit earlier in the story rather than letting his lie fester for way too long (too long that rosie found out from her friend). he made up and asked for forgiveness for his mistake in the story anyway, so i guess it's all good in the end.
overall, i enjoyed reading adam and rosie's story. it made me laugh, cry, hope, swoon, angry (courtney!! brandon!!) but most of all i feel the encompassing love between the mcs, and side characters in this book. would i wish for this to be at least a few pages less? yes, i honestly think some of the inner monologues are way too long, and there's a lot of things happening. but it is what it is, and i still enjoyed every minute of it. this is surely going to be one of my top 10 books for this year.
book info:
- no cheating
- om (not really, but connor's father is in the picture, and brandon is an asshole, btw, doesn't give a crap about his son)
- ow (fucking courtney, being the evil witch herself, causing ruckus in the story, but this was handled so beautifully, so adios satan's mistress)
- death of a loved one (parents and animal)
- mental rep (anxiety/ocd)
- hidden identity
- matchmaking dogs
- cute babies and children
- found family
- temporary breakup?? (rosie asked for space when she found out adam's real job, and this lasted for two weeks)
Self note: jaxon and lennon's book is the next one, and i'm praying that they're both players!!! 😂 readers know that jaxon is a manwhore and is so proud of it. so, in my mind and i want to manifest that lennon is sexually active just as the same. cuz if she's not, their story will be just like carter & olivia version 2. also, i want jaxon to fall so fast, hard, and deep with lennon that he won't know anymore which way is up or down 🤣
----- thoughts before the book release -----
is it possible to die from jealousy???? because i am 😭 the arc reviews are driving me wild and i really really really want to read adam's book like right now. 😭🤣
probably some spoilers below, so please skip this review if you don't like them ✌️
“You’re not my first choice, Rosie. You’re the only goddamn option.”
so, i stayed up until 3 AM because i have to, no, i need to finish this book, and mind you, it was a thick one! 500+ pages isn't a joke, hahaha. was it the sensible thing to do? of course not, i have a job the next day, but i know caffeine will help me pull through. 😂 was it worth it, though? definitely, 1000%!!!
idk how to explain all the emotions i've felt reading adam and rosie's story. it was so overwhelming (in a good way), heartfelt, hopeful, and adorable. i think they're the most awkward and clumsy couple i've ever read, but these traits made them so much more likeable and lovable for me. it was so funny reading them being flustered whenever they're together or how they always blurt out things without thinking and make them embarrassed afterwards.
but what i loved the most between them was the genuine connection, honesty, and openness when everything finally came out. the maturity of these two is so refreshing, and there's nothing more i love than reading characters who talk things out and resolve issues/problems in a loving and respectful manner.
there are a lot of tropes included here, but "found family" is my favorite one. i love the camaraderie between the puck sluts (emmett, carter, garett, adam, and jaxon) and how they've become friends and brothers for life. there's nothing like carter and his oversize ego, and i love his DILF moments 😂 or how garett always annoys carter by talking about jennie, and jaxon for being a softie when it comes to mittens and to his friends.
also, the wives and girlfriend who rally behind adam and are always there to give him a little push and tips on how to make his moves with rosie. they are just the supportive bunch of people that you would want on your side, and i'm happy that adam has them. and as for rosie's team, she got archie and marco. i'm glad that both mcs here have friends who really care and want the best for them.
aside from those friends, i think what makes the story even sweeter are connor, lily, bear, piglet, and dinosaur. 🥰 it's so adorable reading daddy adam and how he embraced that role wholeheartedly, and i agree with the girls, adam is the bigger dilf than carter 🤣 maaan this guy is the epitome of a green flag (except the part of hidden identity, but he made up for it anyway). can i have my own adam??? is it too much to ask??? 😭😂
as for the issues they've faced, i'm not a fan of ow/om drama if i could i would avoid books like the plague that have this content. buuuuut i also know that in this story, that is very much needed for the mcs to finally move on and to leave behind those toxic people. more importantly, to heal from the negative impact they left on adam and rosie. like i said, i don't like brandon and courtney's existence, but they're still somehow significant to the story. and i'm truly and deeply satisfied that adam and rosie finally took that step to kick out those awful human beings from their lives.
i also don't like lying in my books, even if it's by omission, and i get where adam is coming from, but i would've liked for him to open up to rosie a little bit earlier in the story rather than letting his lie fester for way too long (too long that rosie found out from her friend). he made up and asked for forgiveness for his mistake in the story anyway, so i guess it's all good in the end.
overall, i enjoyed reading adam and rosie's story. it made me laugh, cry, hope, swoon, angry (courtney!! brandon!!) but most of all i feel the encompassing love between the mcs, and side characters in this book. would i wish for this to be at least a few pages less? yes, i honestly think some of the inner monologues are way too long, and there's a lot of things happening. but it is what it is, and i still enjoyed every minute of it. this is surely going to be one of my top 10 books for this year.
book info:
- no cheating
- om (not really, but connor's father is in the picture, and brandon is an asshole, btw, doesn't give a crap about his son)
- ow (fucking courtney, being the evil witch herself, causing ruckus in the story, but this was handled so beautifully, so adios satan's mistress)
- death of a loved one (parents and animal)
- mental rep (anxiety/ocd)
- hidden identity
- matchmaking dogs
- cute babies and children
- found family
- temporary breakup?? (rosie asked for space when she found out adam's real job, and this lasted for two weeks)
Self note: jaxon and lennon's book is the next one, and i'm praying that they're both players!!! 😂 readers know that jaxon is a manwhore and is so proud of it. so, in my mind and i want to manifest that lennon is sexually active just as the same. cuz if she's not, their story will be just like carter & olivia version 2. also, i want jaxon to fall so fast, hard, and deep with lennon that he won't know anymore which way is up or down 🤣
----- thoughts before the book release -----
is it possible to die from jealousy???? because i am 😭 the arc reviews are driving me wild and i really really really want to read adam's book like right now. 😭🤣
March 3, 2024
Becka Mack never has a bad track idk like every single one of the Playing for Keeps books are A+++++ 10/10 hands down.
August 11, 2023
♾️ / 5!
Reading this book felt like being back home again. It was absolutely worth the wait and nothing short of perfection 🤍
Despite knowing I would already love this book no matter what, nothing could have prepared me for how amazing it really was. I was only a couple of pages in before I was already dreading it ending. Adam & Rosie’s story is all about two people who are afraid to love for different reasons and navigate that together, regardless of all the ups and downs. They both deserve the very best after their heartbreaking pasts, and that’s exactly what they give each other. Adam & Rosie are so perfect for each other and deserve one another in all the best ways possible. I adore them with everything in me.
Throughout this book, Adam & Rosie showed me in so many different ways what love should be like. There’s just something so beautiful about two strong people being vulnerable and finding a safe space within each other. Adam & Rosie were two people who just wanted to be chosen for who they were, and they were so adoringly cherished and unconditionally loved by the other person like it was second nature 😭 It warmed my heart to see them grow individually and together. And don’t even get me started on all the moments with Connor (Rosie’s son) and their pets. Nothing could have prepared me for how easily and flawlessly Adam fits into the role of a DILF. Adam & Connor had some of the most precious moments I’ve ever read.
Another thing I wasn’t prepared for was how much I had missed these characters. There were so many hilarious and wholesome moments with the friend group that I just couldn’t get enough of — and you already know I was eating up those CarterOlivia & GarrettJennie crumbs! It’s very evident that a found family has built up since the beginning of this series and that there is so much love found within these pages, both by the author and with these characters. I want to hug them all and wish them all the happiness in the world (and I'm emo because I would do anything to be in this friend group) 🤧
Overall, I don’t think anyone is ready for how PERFECT Adam is — seriously, there is not. a. SINGLE. flaw. with this man — and there are not enough words to describe how much I adored this book. I’m not much of a crier, but I found myself experiencing a roller coaster of emotions and sobbing with happy/sad tears multiple times throughout this book. This series and the characters in it have healed my soul in ways I didn’t think were possible, and I’m grateful to have read these books at this stage in my life 🥹 I owe Becka Mack my life at this point for writing my comfort series / characters. I’m so excited for the next book & whatever else she writes.
Thank you so much to Becka Mack & Wordsmith Publicity for an ARC of this book. I’m so honored to be a part of this release 💌
Reading this book felt like being back home again. It was absolutely worth the wait and nothing short of perfection 🤍
Despite knowing I would already love this book no matter what, nothing could have prepared me for how amazing it really was. I was only a couple of pages in before I was already dreading it ending. Adam & Rosie’s story is all about two people who are afraid to love for different reasons and navigate that together, regardless of all the ups and downs. They both deserve the very best after their heartbreaking pasts, and that’s exactly what they give each other. Adam & Rosie are so perfect for each other and deserve one another in all the best ways possible. I adore them with everything in me.
Throughout this book, Adam & Rosie showed me in so many different ways what love should be like. There’s just something so beautiful about two strong people being vulnerable and finding a safe space within each other. Adam & Rosie were two people who just wanted to be chosen for who they were, and they were so adoringly cherished and unconditionally loved by the other person like it was second nature 😭 It warmed my heart to see them grow individually and together. And don’t even get me started on all the moments with Connor (Rosie’s son) and their pets. Nothing could have prepared me for how easily and flawlessly Adam fits into the role of a DILF. Adam & Connor had some of the most precious moments I’ve ever read.
Another thing I wasn’t prepared for was how much I had missed these characters. There were so many hilarious and wholesome moments with the friend group that I just couldn’t get enough of — and you already know I was eating up those CarterOlivia & GarrettJennie crumbs! It’s very evident that a found family has built up since the beginning of this series and that there is so much love found within these pages, both by the author and with these characters. I want to hug them all and wish them all the happiness in the world (and I'm emo because I would do anything to be in this friend group) 🤧
Overall, I don’t think anyone is ready for how PERFECT Adam is — seriously, there is not. a. SINGLE. flaw. with this man — and there are not enough words to describe how much I adored this book. I’m not much of a crier, but I found myself experiencing a roller coaster of emotions and sobbing with happy/sad tears multiple times throughout this book. This series and the characters in it have healed my soul in ways I didn’t think were possible, and I’m grateful to have read these books at this stage in my life 🥹 I owe Becka Mack my life at this point for writing my comfort series / characters. I’m so excited for the next book & whatever else she writes.
Thank you so much to Becka Mack & Wordsmith Publicity for an ARC of this book. I’m so honored to be a part of this release 💌
December 7, 2023
UPDATED TO ADD CW. It is a spoiler, but I highly recommend informing yourself of it before reading the book.
This series is a comfort series for me now. The characters are so funny and their found family dynamic just warms my heart. This was my favorite of the series so far! Adam is SO sweet and supportive to Rosie, it brought tears to my eyes several times. You could read each book on its own, but reading it as a series is just so much better.
- Single mom
- No third act breakup
- Spicy time in front of a mirror
- Adults actually communicating like adults
- FMC healing from a toxic ex
Spice:
This series is a comfort series for me now. The characters are so funny and their found family dynamic just warms my heart. This was my favorite of the series so far! Adam is SO sweet and supportive to Rosie, it brought tears to my eyes several times. You could read each book on its own, but reading it as a series is just so much better.
- Single mom
- No third act breakup
- Spicy time in front of a mirror
- Adults actually communicating like adults
- FMC healing from a toxic ex
Spice:
August 14, 2023
☆ 𝟧 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗌
“𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙨, 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙧���� 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙞𝙣.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙊𝙧 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙. 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩.”
“...𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.”
❧ Rosie Wells is a single mama, she’s never been anyone’s first choice, since her parents passed away. But now she has her son Conner, who she loves with her whole heart. But then she suddenly bums into Adam.
“𝙄 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚, 𝙩𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨. “𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚. 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙮?”
“𝙔𝙚𝙨”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚.”
“𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨.”
“𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝, 𝙩𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙠, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚.”
“𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨, 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨.”
❧ Adam Lockwood is the hockey golden boy, who has the most unluckiest love life. Everyone knows him as the Adam Lockwood, who’s a hockey god. What if he just want to be Adam?
“𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙥, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.”
“𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚”
“𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
“𝙄’𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨.”
“𝙊𝙝𝙝𝙝 𝙂𝙤𝙙.”
“𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚.”
“𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙩. 𝙈𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨. 𝙉𝙤 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢”
❧ Rosie and Adam are adorable. They are literally the definition of mom and dad, I’m so in love with them both.
“𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡.”
“𝙎𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝.”
“𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧.”
“𝙒𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣.”
❧ I love how they always reassure each other, when they need it. I love how effortlessly perfect Adam was with Conner.
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙙𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
“𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩.”
“𝙃𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙.”
“𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚.”
“𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
“𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩?”
“𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚.”
❧ This actually broke my heart a little, but I love how good Rosie is with Adam, and I love how good Adam is with Rosie.
“𝙈𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩, 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙚.”
“𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤����𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.”
“𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨.”
“𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩.”
“𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨.”
➵ Absolutely in love with this book. It was so cute and perfect. Becka Mack did an amazing kid writing Rosie and Adam’s stories. And you can never go wrong with a hockey romance am I right? Honestly this book was hilarious, I love their friend group, everyone is absolutely perfect. This book especially the ending had me bawling my eyes out, this was so sweet. I would totally recommend!
⋘Tropes ➺ hockey romance, single mama, hidden identity, instant connection and found family⋙
“𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙨, 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙧���� 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙞𝙣.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙊𝙧 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙. 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩.”
“...𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.”
❧ Rosie Wells is a single mama, she’s never been anyone’s first choice, since her parents passed away. But now she has her son Conner, who she loves with her whole heart. But then she suddenly bums into Adam.
“𝙄 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚, 𝙩𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨. “𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚. 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙮?”
“𝙔𝙚𝙨”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚.”
“𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨.”
“𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝, 𝙩𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙠, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚.”
“𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨, 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨.”
❧ Adam Lockwood is the hockey golden boy, who has the most unluckiest love life. Everyone knows him as the Adam Lockwood, who’s a hockey god. What if he just want to be Adam?
“𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙥, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.”
“𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚”
“𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
“𝙄’𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨.”
“𝙊𝙝𝙝𝙝 𝙂𝙤𝙙.”
“𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚.”
“𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙩. 𝙈𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨. 𝙉𝙤 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢”
❧ Rosie and Adam are adorable. They are literally the definition of mom and dad, I’m so in love with them both.
“𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡.”
“𝙎𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝.”
“𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧.”
“𝙒𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣.”
❧ I love how they always reassure each other, when they need it. I love how effortlessly perfect Adam was with Conner.
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙙𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
“𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩.”
“𝙃𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙.”
“𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚.”
“𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
“𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩?”
“𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚.”
❧ This actually broke my heart a little, but I love how good Rosie is with Adam, and I love how good Adam is with Rosie.
“𝙈𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩, 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙚.”
“𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝, 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤����𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.”
“𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨.”
“𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩.”
“𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨.”
➵ Absolutely in love with this book. It was so cute and perfect. Becka Mack did an amazing kid writing Rosie and Adam’s stories. And you can never go wrong with a hockey romance am I right? Honestly this book was hilarious, I love their friend group, everyone is absolutely perfect. This book especially the ending had me bawling my eyes out, this was so sweet. I would totally recommend!
⋘Tropes ➺ hockey romance, single mama, hidden identity, instant connection and found family⋙
January 15, 2024
“You wanna belong to someone, Rosie? You belong to me. These eyes are for me. This smile is for me. This heart? All mine.”
I just didn’t connect. Cute though, very nice people.
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WE HAVE A BLURB 💕🥰🥰🥰😌😌🙏🙏
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Ever since Adam was mentioned with a 🚮 gf, I wanted his story. I need a release date.
November 22, 2023
Trigger Warnings:
This is the third book in the Playing for Keep series, the first being Consider Me and the second being Play With Me. I recommend reading the books in order cuz they’re all amazing, YOU HAVE TO READ CARTER’S BOOK CUZ HE’S MY FAV. Carter and Ollie are adorable and Garrett and Jenny are too. I NEED Emmett and Cara’s book and I can’t wait to see Jaxon fall in love. I can’t lie, this book put me in a huge reading slump. Despite me loving Adam, he just seemed too unreal ya know? And I know it’s fiction but it just took me out at times. It was good to see healthy discussions but it felt too fake at times. There were a lot of cringey moments with Adam hitting on Rosie early on. But I loved Adam, Rosie, the kids, and the pets.
This follows Adam, a famous goalie on a hockey team who was cheated on by his ex. His friends have all found the loves of their lives and he desperately wants someone as well. But every person he dates wants to be with him for his fame rather than for him. That is until he runs into Rosie at a park, she has no idea who he is and he likes that.
“If I’m your happy ending, you’re my heaven. There’s nothing else I need from this world. I could live here forever, in this place where I’m yours and you’re mine. There’s never been anything more beautiful than this version of paradise. I’m certain of it.”
Now for spoilers
Stay safe folks!
This is the third book in the Playing for Keep series, the first being Consider Me and the second being Play With Me. I recommend reading the books in order cuz they’re all amazing, YOU HAVE TO READ CARTER’S BOOK CUZ HE’S MY FAV. Carter and Ollie are adorable and Garrett and Jenny are too. I NEED Emmett and Cara’s book and I can’t wait to see Jaxon fall in love. I can’t lie, this book put me in a huge reading slump. Despite me loving Adam, he just seemed too unreal ya know? And I know it’s fiction but it just took me out at times. It was good to see healthy discussions but it felt too fake at times. There were a lot of cringey moments with Adam hitting on Rosie early on. But I loved Adam, Rosie, the kids, and the pets.
This follows Adam, a famous goalie on a hockey team who was cheated on by his ex. His friends have all found the loves of their lives and he desperately wants someone as well. But every person he dates wants to be with him for his fame rather than for him. That is until he runs into Rosie at a park, she has no idea who he is and he likes that.
“If I’m your happy ending, you’re my heaven. There’s nothing else I need from this world. I could live here forever, in this place where I’m yours and you’re mine. There’s never been anything more beautiful than this version of paradise. I’m certain of it.”
Now for spoilers
Stay safe folks!
August 8, 2023
i enjoyed this one! adam is such a golden boy just looking for the right girl, someone he can finally trust. i loved learning more about him. rosie is so perfect for him, and man did her story make my heart break for her at times. she has so much love to give, and is the best mom! connor is adorable and his relationship with adam is so cute i could scream.
all the moments with the rest of the friend group were everything i could've wanted. seeing carter & ollie as parents and garrett & jennie as a happy couple was so sweet. and this is a book for dog lovers!!! every single moment w the dogs from their meet cute to the very end brought me so much joy!!
the beginning felt a little fast/insta-lovey given both of their trust issues, i think i expected it to be a little slower since it was such a long book, but i was still able to enjoy their development. the drama at the end felt a little unnecessary since it was over so quickly and pretty inconsequential, but over all still an great book!
all the moments with the rest of the friend group were everything i could've wanted. seeing carter & ollie as parents and garrett & jennie as a happy couple was so sweet. and this is a book for dog lovers!!! every single moment w the dogs from their meet cute to the very end brought me so much joy!!
the beginning felt a little fast/insta-lovey given both of their trust issues, i think i expected it to be a little slower since it was such a long book, but i was still able to enjoy their development. the drama at the end felt a little unnecessary since it was over so quickly and pretty inconsequential, but over all still an great book!
August 10, 2023
Heartwarming. I shed tears 4 times while reading this and I am absolutely not a crier! The found family trope is one of my favourites 🥹🥹
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August 3, 2023dnf @ 30%
i’m the BIGGEST fan of the first 2 books in this series, but i could not get into this one at all. i just don’t think it’s my favorite trope. i may try to come back to it later.
i’m the BIGGEST fan of the first 2 books in this series, but i could not get into this one at all. i just don’t think it’s my favorite trope. i may try to come back to it later.
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