xxmoonlitsky's Reviews (1k)

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have fallen down the hockey romance rabbit hole, and my choices continue to surpass my wildest expectations. paged!

This book. Y'all, I can't even. I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I fumed. I fell in love. I was inspired. @stephaniearcherauthor has woven a story with super relatable, regular-people type problems, made them famous, and made them the most loveable. 

Jamie's nickname for Pippa, omg, don't even get me started, IT IS SO CUTE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

I absolutely cannot wait for book 2 in what is hopefully a never ending series, and, in the meantime, I'll just read everything else @stephaniearcherauthor has ever written.

*chef's kiss*
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have no words for how much this book touched my heart and soul. Thank you SO MUCH to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read this before publication - I just finished it and I still have happy tears running down my face.

Meryl Wilsner has created diverse characters who are as real as your friends, neighbors, and coworkers, flaws and all, and placed them all in a story that - despite being about professional soccer - at its core, is something to which everyone can relate. Soccer is the thing that keeps the story going, but the personal hardships, struggles, and victories are what bring it all together. 

As a person with ADHD and anxiety, Phoebe's twist at the three-quarter mark of the book hit home really hard and really accurately. (Granted, I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of four, but the struggles remain the same.) Watching Grace learn to navigate the unfamiliar in so many ways, to learn and adapt in a way that is positive and helpful - Ms. Wilsner, I cannot thank you enough. I felt like you were telling MY story as part of Grace's and Phoebe's.


This book is about so much more than romance. It's friendship, learning to trust again, opening yourself up to new experiences, love in many forms, and a reminder that there are always people in your life who will forever have your back. Cleat Cute is a phenomenal story that I cannot wait to pester my friends to purchase once it's released (after I get a copy for myself, of course!), and it's one you'll want to read again and again. It's finding your place and coming home.
adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Innes Field LLC for allowing me to read Lily Manning's spicy spicy SPICY "Making Her Theirs" before its publication! (Did I mention it was spicy? WOWZA.)

Three Scottish brothers in a why choose, reverse harem romance. I think I died and was in heaven for the entire time I read this book. Aside from being hot as hell, I loved how much effort Manning put into making each brother completely different from the others, and showing how the main character manages to bridge the gaps between the three to make all four of them like puzzle pieces. It was hot, sweet, romantic, funny, and everything I love in a romance/erotica book!
adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated