thelibraryoft's Reviews (477)

 This book had a great opening chapter. I loved the banter Sloan & Rowan had right off the back. BUT as the story went on it started to lose that sparkle. I found myself wanting to skim the last few chapters. I loved the premise. Two vigilante serial killers, a little killing competition & falling in love. I wish there was more mystery in finding their targets, more dark moments, more killing and showing each other their dark sides. The whole serial killer stuff was lighter than I would have wanted. (If you've seen Criminal Minds, you won't be phased.)

Now lets talk characters. Sloan started off great. She was independent and badass. I loved her friendship with Lark and her origin story. Her style was unique and intelligent, but as she fell in love she lost some of those things I loved. I hate when a FMC gives things up for the MMC without it feeling like an even compromise.

Rowan... can a serial killer also be a golden retriever? He was soooooo smitten. I love the interactions with his brothers and because of that I am likely to read the next book in the series. I loved that he was a chef and that he was always thinking about Sloan in their "off seasons". He lost me in the smut scenes though. I get the appeal of an alpha type, but it was so bossy. I wanted him to worship her more. The smut felt underdeveloped & left me wishing for more, but also less. 

 3.75 stars!
I have had this arc for a while and finally got around to reading it. I finished this book SO FAST. I love seeing poly romance get some love. I think it was great to see the diversity of sexualities & gender expressions. I also loved that this wasn't a unicorn situation, but 3 separate relationship and then together. I think the spicy scene were also written really well and didn't get repetitive. What I didn't like, I felt like there was little to no conflict. It felt unrealistic that a person new to polyamory would experience no jealousy, no internal conflicts or questions about how to go public. Every minor conflict was solved within the next chapter. Everyone in the story was a great communicator, polite, understanding, but that didn't make for a very exciting story. Also, there was a huge financial difference between the characters that was never discussed.

Overall I had a good time reading this. It was my 2nd book by TJ Alexander, and I will continue to read their books in the future! 

3.75 stars

I really liked this story. The author has a really beautiful writing style, but not too flowery. As a lot of other reviewers have said, the time travel aspect was a little confusing. It is a nice change from typical time travel, but there are some unique rules that I think could have been explained a little better. The romantic relationship takes the backburner in this story and the familial mother/daughter relationships really shine. I enjoyed the mystery and how it unfolded throughout the story. 

This is not my typical style of book, but I am happy I picked it up.

4.5 stars!!

I think this might be my favorite of the Off-Campus & Briar U couples so far!
I love love loveeee Brenna. I loved her confidence, her raw sex appeal, and her love of hockey. I liked the storyline of her trying to break into the sports journalism field. Of course there is an old man in charge who cannot fathom a woman being knowledgeable about sports. When she finds out he is low key obsessed with Jake Connelly she does what any sane romance novel FMC does. . .  she lies and says she is dating Jake. I love the fake dating trope, but this was really improved by inverting the trope with Jake's end of the deal. Speaking of Jake. He's great. Even as a player, never had a girlfriend type, I loved his openness to whatever came between them. They had great banter (that continues throughout the relationship) and I absolutely believed their chemistry. 
A huge pleasant surprise, we actually got some hockey in this story. Like Brenna, I found myself a little torn on who to root for. 
Overall, yeah, I loved it. My own real negative is the side characters felt lost, especially the women. I missed the friendship between Summer & Brenna. Also, Hazel. . .  she pissed me off. 

I knew what trope this was going into the book and that helped a lot, even though it is not usually a favorite of mine.

Lets start with things that I loved
-The dual disability representation
-The meet cute!
-The first spicy scene. So well written. No notes.
-" Friends with Fetuses"
- The childless by choice supportive best friend (and 3rd wheel husband)
- Golden retriever, hot & nerdy MMC

Things I did not love
- "I am so little and he is so big", I never thought I would find a book that can put Ali Hazelwood to shame, but here we are. 
- The last 20%. WHY? Everything is resolved at 80% and then life just goes on. No minor conflict. Everything is just happy and perfect forever.