Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

“I can tell you there is nothing casual in how I feel about Matthew. If he’s thinking about rearranging his life for me, then I’ll fit myself into any shape he creates.”

465 pages and it felt like maybe half of that. I wasn’t bored for a single second and finished it more quickly than any book recently. I must admit I didn’t have a lot of expectations because college romance really isn’t my jam and I’ve been slumpy, but I really loved it.

If you enjoy possessive and protective + hurt/comfort, then you really should read this book. It was totally OTT and dramatic at times, but it was done so well. Plenty of cliché dialogue too, but somehow it made me smile instead of cringe:

“You’re… different than I thought.”
“So are you.”
“We still don’t fit.”
“Oh, baby, tell me the parts that don’t fit, and I’ll saw them off so we do.”

I’ve really missed reading romance books with this vibe, honestly. Just completely obsessed with each other, don’t-you-dare-even-look-at-him, etc. They may be college students but they’ve got money and status and act more like wealthy CEOs sometimes, lol.

Overwhelmed, I didn’t look at him, instead pushing my face into his neck, wrapping my arms tight around his shoulders. “Good boy,” he praised softly. “Look how good you fit in my arms.” The backs of my eyes burned even though they were closed. “I fit?” I asked. His palm settled over my lower back to rub. “You fit so good.”

I absolutely cannot wait to start Coach’s book.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Misophonia
College romance
Swimmer MC
DJ MC
Piercings
‘Princess’
Hurt/comfort
Found family
Protectiveness
‘good boy’
First times
Cockwarming
Possessiveness
Auditory isability rep
Tattooed MC
Breeding kink
Drama and intrigue
Hurt/comfort
Needy touch-starved MC
Lots of praise
Only one jail cot
Passenger princess
Opposites attract
Bromance
Star-crossed lovers

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Underage drinking
On-page panic attacks
MCs arrested on page
Violence
Spending a night in jail
Sensory issues and anxiety
Explicit sexual content
Self harm (scratching skin)
Breeding kink
Verbal and emotional abuse by parents (past and present)
MC abandoned by parents (past)
Physical abuse by parent (past and present)
On-page dissociation
MC attacked and abducted
MC stabbing bad guy
Mild exhibitionism

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 20 and (assumed) 20/21
Series: Interconnected series
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 465
Happy ending: Yes


The shoulder my head rested against started to tremble, and I pulled back in time to see Matthew’s teeth flashing in the night. His smile was beautiful, and I was jealous of the dark for keeping some of it to itself.

Matthew was not small in size, but he was still my princess. Hidden away inside him was an unspoken desire to be manhandled and overpowered so he felt safe and protected.