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Hooks In by Eve Holmes
4.0

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Fuck. I think I have a crush on my enemy.

That was fun. I like sports romances where the sport is a big part of it and the author obviously knows what they’re writing about. There was a lot of great sexual tension, loads of bickering and banter, awesome fighting, reluctant friends, and much more. Bi-awakened Ty also figures out he loves c*m, no matter where he has to suck it out of. Yikes, is that a little graphic? Very true tho.

When I release him, my hand makes its way down to my cum that Ty so hotly dribbled down my dick, and I run my fingers through it. But as I lift them to my mouth, Ty grabs my wrist, staring down at me.  “That’s mine,” he says in a low voice, then brings my fingers to his lips, licking them clean.

I don’t actually like enemies to lovers so I knew this book wouldn’t be ‘for me’ as it were, but I still enjoyed it. I also know it’s a duet, so hopefully more stuff will happen in book 2, because this one was pretty repetitive and there was some stuff I wanted to happen that didn’t, as well as some relationship development. So yeah, hopefully time for that in the next book. I also think I had built the ending up in my head because it felt a little anticlimactic. I just love bad stuff happening and general chaos, of which there wasn’t a lot, lol.

“And do you think he shares these feelings?”
“I think so… he at least hates me less now.”
“Ok.” He chuckles again. “And could you talk to him about this…?”
“We already did.” I point to my face. His eyes widen.
“Uh… ok…”
I nod. “It went really well, actually.”
His face twists in horror as his eyes roam over the cuts and bruises.

The writing is great, and it’s fun to see how the author has evolved in such a short amount of time. Pretty sure she’s got a great career in writing ahead of her.

I wanna read a book about shy little badass Noah.
A very good 4 stars ⭐️

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
MMA fighters
Rivals to lovers
Enemies to lovers
Grumpy/sunshine
Bisexual awakening
Forced proximity
Praise kink
Cum play
Felching
Snowballing
Found family

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Injured MC (concussion)
MMA-related fighting and bloodiness
Family member in prison
Fear of abandonment
Mention of past drug use
Fear of commitment
Choking/hand-collaring
Physical fight between MCs to deal with emotional problems (on the mat)
Throat-fucking
Cum play

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: A woman Luca works with hits on him but he’s not interested.
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Sports romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles, but likely to switch in book 2
Main characters’ age: 26 and 26
Series: Duet, book 1
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 352
Happy ending: HFN, HEA in book 2


A breath of amusement escapes me as I reach down and adjust my hard cock in my pants. “So, you’re just going to turn me on and run?” Ty shrugs one shoulder, then turns and walks to his car. He stops as he opens the door and looks me up and down. “Fuck you, Mitchell.” I chuckle. “Fuck you, too.”



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