In all honesty, I went straight into reading the next book so I feel like I'm still reading this one. This is a pretty dark, enemies (I'm talking extreme hatred) to lovers. I honestly don't know if I like River and Rain or not, but I can't stop reading! They are a complicated couple but you can't deny, they have this insane connection. 

TW/CW: The author mentions a blanket warning for triggers in the Author's Note and a link to where you can read specifics but I think they need to be listed outright. 
Sexual abuse (child), sexual assault, suicide (attempt), internalized homophobia (like...a whole heck of a lot)

•minor spoilers• 

River, you know you don't have to antagonize everyone right? I want to call this a bullying romance because that's basically what Rain is after he finds out River is bisexual, but I don't think River would consider it that at all so I guess that's just them. I like River, but can't fathom how he was able to put up with Rain's verbal and more abuse. They have this super intense connection and it really shows in their interactions, good and bad. That being said they're still pretty toxic with each other, with an increasing codependency.

The plot and Rain's story sucks. Not in a "this is badly written way" but in a "don't read this if you're not in a  good place mentally" way. Some things seem a little dramatic, like what college coach sends two players over Christmas to a cabin? For over a month? Though the second half of the cabin was my favorite. Once they (Rain) accepted themselves and they got to the good stuff, it was so very sweet. Until it wasn't. 

Overall, I liked it? I'm not sure, like I said I went straight into the second book which picks up immediately after the first so I still feel like I'm reading it. Hopefully review of #2 will be a little more. 

Read if you like: 
• enemies to lovers 
• hurt/comfort 
• forced proximity