As someone who adores the olympics, gay romcoms, and sports romances, I am absolutely in love with the premise of this book, and the vibes that it creates surrounding what it’s like to be in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime, life-changing event. The tension with having two people that “hate” each other being paired up as roommates during said event, is even better. The characters are clearly defined and differentiated from each other, (which can be difficult with sports romances, since a lot of athletes not only have similar personality types, but tend to adopt each other’s mannerisms after lengthy time on teams together), so I enjoyed seeing the dynamic of the four (sometimes five!) boys.

The book was a quick read, with short chapters, but I would’ve liked to see more. I would have enjoyed the story further if the characterization set up for each was played out to the end, or even brought back more than once. While Oliver talks about his grief of Amber, he never again references his child. We don’t see Jules tell his best friend about his expected child, nor do we see or hear updates of his engagement plans. Tom has no followable arc, beyond competing, though he mentions wanting to ask out Alicia, there’s no action. Lucas, while begins to understand the many what he did and said wrong, only seems to because of what he lost out of it. He doesn’t seem concerned over the horrible things he said to Oliver, while he was currently experiencing one of the worst days of his life, and only seemed concerned that their relationship was mid break-up. Given more time, perhaps a few more chapters beyond the medal ceremony, I would’ve liked to see all of their stories tied up, rather than potentially implied.

I have a personal interest in the Olympics, have researched it in depth, and follow it closely even in off-years. That being said, I was willing to overlook smaller inaccuracies about the Olympics / Olympic Village itself, for the sake of the story. However, I had a hard time suspending my disbelief over athletes being intently followed by the press/paparazzi as if they were A-List celebrities (already rare), before they’ve even made their Olympic debut (certainly never). This however, is the underlying conflict throughout the entire storyline. Oliver kept his last relationship a secret because of it, Lucas is private because of it, they keep their fling hidden because of it. With this conflict seeming so implausible, it’s hard to take their motives seriously.

There were also grammar issues that made reading it a little harder, though I doubt I would’ve noticed if I was listening to it, which is how I usually read.

Overall, I liked the story, but I would’ve liked to see more time put into it’s editing and ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wild Rose Press for providing me with an ARC of this title, in exchange for an honest review.

Enemies to lovers. Gymnastics. LGBTQIA representation. It was exactly what you think it’s going to be. It kept my interest and I enjoyed it.

Could use a good editor, though. (Weary and Wary are not synonymous.)

Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review it

NetGalley/Backlit PR Early Access - Honest Review. Olympic Enemies by Rebecca J Caffery (2023) has potential, but execution misses the mark. ★★

I soooo wanted to love this book since I first heard about it last year. Team GB 🇬🇧 Men’s Gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympics?! Sign me up! So I’ll give points to the overall idea and setting.

Lucas and Oliver are world class gymnasts representing Team GB at the Olympics. But after competing and training together for five years, there is no love lost between the two - enemies would be more like it.
We all know there’s a fine line between hate and lust 😉. They become roommates at the Olympic Village, and their years of animosity/passion finally takes over.

There are some cute moments, but I feel this story doesn’t really deliver. The pacing of the story seems clunky and dialog stiff, with jumps between chapters that don’t entirely follow. One chapter it says they have two days before something, and the next is that day.
I also would have liked some more illustration of the Olympic experience - opening ceremony seemed too quick and simple. I thought the same with many of the scenes and overall relationship dynamic. They got together fast, moved from friends w/ benefits to liking each other fast, fought and made up fast.

Overall - I still think it could be cute, but needs a lot more editing and revision.

I truly hate to give negative feedback, but I wish nothing but the best for this… it’s probably too late for major changes to occur, but one can wish?

Many thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up.

This really was a fun and spicy enemies to lovers romance! I enjoyed the characters and the friendships, and appreciated the queer representation in the olympic world. The author did a great job depicting what it must feel like to be in the olympic village in the midst of such a life changing experience; I seriously held my breath as she described some of the competitions! The only thing that bothered me was the pacing. They went from enemies to lovers so fast and I would like to have seen a little more build up between them. Regardless, this was a great read and I look forward to more from this author!

Olympic Enemies by Rebecca J. Caffery is the first book I read of this author.
It is an enemies to lovers story, a sweet and easy read.
It depicts the story of Oliver and Lucas, two British gymnasts competing in the 2024 Olympics.
Lucas is introvert and diligent. He has two degrees and is writing his Master’s dissertation while being one of the best gymnasts on floor routine. Oliver is the team captain. They cannot stand each other but they have to share a room while being at the Olympics.
As they spend time together, they realize that they feel an attraction for each other. It was nice observing how Lucas got out of his comfort zone to pursuit his feelings and realizing that Oliver would be not only a hookup but someone to share a promising future.
The side characters are also enjoyable. Tom and Julius are amazing and Alicia is awesome.
I enjoyed this book and I recommend it.
I received an ARC from NetGallery for free, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation.

"Olympic Enemies" is a sort of enemies-to-lovers gay romance between fellow gymnasts Lucas and Oliver. The novel alternates between both of their POVs, and although it feels similar in names and dynamics to Alexis Hall's "Boyfriend Material" series, I think the comparison pretty much stops after the first couple of chapter. In my opinion, the book's main weakness is that it has a tough time developing the so called "one tonne sexual tension" it speaks of in its blurb. The novel is on the steamier spectrum but the steamy scenes fade to black before I can really get into them. The ending is a little abrupt too, especially when the drama takes over most of the story. I like drama, but I think a little bit of slow burn thrown into the mix could have done wonders.

I had super high expectations for this one and while I did enjoy it in parts, it didn't live up to those expectations.

The story and writing felt a little too abrupt. You're slammed into the story with very little build-up and things seem to plow on with very little nuance. It made it hard to properly connect to the plot and the characters. I am by no means an expert in Olympic gymnasts and how the competition works outside of a casual interest but the setup rang a little false to me. A lot of the way the team and dynamics/competition seemed to be structured oddly to me and not overly well researched but again I'm not an expert so that could just be how I've perceived it.

I had some issues with the characters; namely, Lucas who I just could not connect with at all until near the very end of the book. Oliver, I liked better but I was increasingly frustrated with his storyline. This novel is, at its core a romance. Which is possibly my biggest fault with it. I didn't buy the romance at all. It went from 'enemies' to lovers way too fast and with no real connection and then just plowed on. For a large part of the novel felt incredibly one-sided and had one character doing all the heavy lifting.

There were parts of this I liked and I loved the friendship between the gymnasts (excluding Lucas for most of it) and there were little bits of dialogue I snorted at. Overall this was just an okay book for me and I felt let down despite this being a fairly easy and flow y read for me.

Olympic Enemies is a sweet romance following Olympic teammates Lucas and Oliver who have a long-standing animosity due to very different personalities. Lucas is driven and solely focused on his own pursuits. Oliver is team captain and the life of the party. Their tension comes to a head when they are roommates at the Olympics and once they give in to their attraction, they find themselves falling for each other.

I found Lucas and Oliver to both be characters that I could relate to and root for. However, I would have appreciated a bit more character development. Once they start hooking up with each other, both boys tend to accept the other’s viewpoint very quickly. They are fighting frequently and then as soon as they start hooking up, they are suddenly very open to seeing things the other boy’s way and meeting each other in the middle without that really being explored very well in either POV. I found the shift from enemies to lovers to be very sudden and jarring. The beginning part of the book as a whole felt very rushed. I would have appreciated much more development both for our characters and for their relationship. The side characters were enjoyable but not particularly memorable.

Overall, this was a sweet and enjoyable sports romance. However, I had some issues with the pacing and the lack of relationship and character development. I enjoyed this book but was expecting more from it.

2.5 stars
I didn’t hate this but I didn’t love it either.
No driving plot. I should have finished this faster than I did based on the page count.

18+ spice wasn’t very good. Brief and kinda crude.

Several pop culture references.
I don’t really know anything about gymnastics, maybe that would have helped. Some description of the moves, but could have been done better. I was completely lost when it came to the competition parts as far as the scoring went. I could tell a lot was assumed the reader would know.

Cute idea, but the way this was written just didn’t do it for me.

Character development had a lot of potential but wasn’t followed through on.
Page use could have been utilized better-some parts didn’t have a purpose.

I did love the advocacy for LGBTQ+ athletes. The main part of that just came at the very end of the book. Queer representation- bisexual, gay, lesbian

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Special thanks to Netgalley and The Wild Rose Press Inc for this digital ARC.

Really sad to be saying this because as a queer former elite gymnast, I was really looking forward to reading this book, but I am DNFing. Not only is the subject not very well researched, but the writing is poor quality and the characterizations don't make sense to me. Really wanted to love this, but I just can't push through.

The story began too abruptly. This book didn't really allow for romance...just the characters hating each other and then getting together. The writing wasn't edited and the plot was nonexistent.

As a former gymnast, I loved this book so much. I related to the MCs Oliver and Lucas on a deep level. I know the pressure and the timelines of being a gymnast on such a high stage. The rivals to lovers trope always makes my heart soar, and this book is no different. The side characters are interesting and I wanted to know more about them. Oliver's need to take care of the people around him was something deeply personal to me. This book speaks on anxiety, grief, sexuality, and friendship. I loved it.

DNF'ed at 27%

So much exposition thrown in your face right off the bat made for a really weird start of this book. Had to dnf after giving it several more shots as the writing wasn't great. I didn't see any sort of chemistry between the leads and was honestly surprised that they suddenly were kissing out of the blue. Interesting concept but this one wasn't for me.

The book is about the GB gymnastics team going to the Olympics in Paris.
The two MCs, despite being teammates, hate their guts at the beginning, and are forced to room together.
Lucas is a gay athlete, out but very private, a loner that doesn’t mix with the others, works hard and is very focused on his performance.
Oliver is the team captain, the classic “nice guy”: bright, social, and determined to break Lucas’ bubble and bring out the team spirit in him despite their issues.
We will follow them through ups and downs until the end of the competition.
I’m very fond of sports and sport romance, so I enjoyed the story and the setting, but the book needs some more editing because there are several inconsistencies in the writing, and some scenes just don’t make sense, for example they go to the gym to train, and then go back to the dorms without training at all.
The switch from enemies to lovers is very sudden, and other than the physical attraction, could use some more explanation.
Despite the differences in character, the two MCs narrative is very similar, and sometimes I lost sight of who was who.
Some things are not accurate: any athlete could tell that it’s unrealistic to change a routine on a whim, without consulting the coaches, or that anyone could hide a serious injury from the team staff while training and competing at this level.
They also drink alcohol and eat junk food all the time, Lucas being the weird guy because he doesn’t… seriously?
The story has potential, the characters are likable and have a good dynamic, but the whole book has a “work in progress” vibe.

Thank you to NetGallery and the publisher for giving me an ARC copy of this in exchange for my honest review.

ARC review!

Thank you NetGallery and Backlit PR for the advance copy!

I love sports romance books. Considering I am the least athletic person, you would think this is unusual. I love the competition, intensity and dedication that athletes need to put into their sport. This book is the best kind of sports romance. Two rival gymnastics on the same Olympic team stuck together as roommates. They couldn’t be more opposite Lucas is serious, dedicated and keeps to himself. Oliver (ohhhhhh Oliver) is dedicated, the leader of the team and totally attracted to Lucas!

Honestly, I read this in a day! I loved the characters and I loved their other Friends on the team! I loved how Lucas was all about his family and well Oliver was all about getting close to Lucas. This reminded me of Boyfriend Material and Red, White and Royal Blue! That is a VERY high compliment.

The release date is February 6th! I highly recommend this book! I can’t wait for @rjcafferyauthor next book!

When I watched queen Aliya Mustafina nail her uneven bars routine in the 2012 Olympic final, I fell in love with artistic gymnastics. I have been a fan of the sport for over a decade and have been patiently waiting for a queer gymnastics novel.

Gymnastics and books are my two biggest passions. I’ve always been a huge fan of sports romance, so when this book was announced it jumped to the top of my most anticipated reads of 2023.

I’ve picked up a thing or two in my decade following the sport, so it was immediately obvious that the author’s gymnastics knowledge is extremely limited. The biggest thing that stood out to me throughout the novel is how easily I could tell that the author knows more about women’s gymnastics. The male gymnasts in Olympic Enemies were performing skills more common in women’s floor routines, including skills that have never been, or are no longer in, the men’s code of points.

I believe the author probably enjoys the sport but watching gymnastics at the Olympic games every four years is different to closely following the sport every year. It was obvious the author does not do this as there was a lack of understanding of the qualification system and glaring errors to the Olympic schedule. This is something you could find out from a simple google search, even if you’ve never watched a single gymnastics meet in your life. This book could have benefited from more research. You shouldn’t write a book about a sport you do not understand. At the very least, send the book to beta readers who are fans of the sport.

I cringed reading the descriptions of the floor routines. Lucas suddenly adding in an Arabian double layout two weeks before the Olympics, attempting it for the first time on a hard surface, is just asking for an injury. None of this would happen. Changing a double layout to an Arabian double layout makes it an entirely different skill. When Lucas is helping his teammate with his floor routine, I also cringed. That floor routine lacked basic composition elements and was entirely unusable. In the Olympic final, as soon as Lucas started doing leaps, I wanted to put the book down. I’m all for adding leaps to men’s gymnastics, and there is an active Australian elite currently trying to achieve this, but I’d prefer accuracy.

I told myself going in, I’d be able to tell if the author’s gymnastics knowledge was good by the number of members of the Olympic team. When I found out there were only four members, I knew I was in for a tough ride. This was the books biggest issue. It set itself at the Paris Olympic games, so I’m expecting it to be accurate. The Paris Olympics will have five member gymnastics teams. These details were what made me initially struggle with the book. The code of points changes every four years and is quite difficult to understand, even for gymnastics fans who closely follow the sport. Yet, there were unfortunately too many issues. The scores do not accurately reflect the current code of points, the routine composition did not make sense, the schedule was completely wrong, skills were given the wrong names, to name a few. Oliver’s ‘Yurchenko’ vault gets an honourable mention.

The whole Max Whitlock element was a cringe fest. Max did win floor gold in Rio, but I wouldn’t say he was particularly known as one of the great floor workers, especially when he has made such a name for himself as a pommel specialist. If Lucas is really a floor specialist, there are so many better gymnasts you could choose to give him as an idol. I would have liked to have seen more mention of international gymnasts. When Max showed up at the end of the book, I could barely read that scene. Poor Max being prematurely retired by the author.

Once I realised that the gymnastics aspect of the book was not going to be good, I tried very hard to overlook the inconstancies and mistakes, but unfortunately ended up having equal problems with the romance and characterisation. This book should not have been marketed as enemies to lovers. At best, this is weird hate to sex at 25% to insta-love at 30%. Their dynamic was strange. For two people who were supposed to hate each other, there wasn’t a lot of justification. Oliver’s hatred seemed irrational. If I was going to use one word to describe Oliver, I’d pick nasty. We’ve all hated people for little or no reason, but this didn’t feel like that, it felt like I was missing something. Oliver spent the whole book basically trying to change Lucas, who just wanted to be left alone.

The characters did not behave like athletes. One minute these characters were saying the Olympics were their dream and they’d sacrificed so much to get there, the next minute they are getting drunk and going on a boozy holiday two weeks before the games. Their lifestyles did not make a lot of sense. This book made them seem like global icons. Lucas being on the cover of vogue? He must be the male Simone Biles. The profiles of gymnasts are raised when the Olympics come around, but you wouldn’t really see a gymnast in the British tabloids, or really any interest from the press. If you asked any random British person who doesn’t follow the sport to name a gymnast, the only person they’d probably be able to tell you about is Simone Biles.

I saw from another review that the author said Lucas is demisexual. I understand everyone’s experiences of sexuality and gender are different, but… the book did not do any justice to representing a demisexual person. Based on the way he acted and the things he said, I would never have known Lucas was demi.

I read this book a week ago and I sat and processed before writing this review. I usually do not write reviews for books I rate below three stars, but I really felt like I had to get my feelings out about this one. Olympic Enemies had so much potential and I’m deeply disappointed.

One thing the author did get correct was how useless the coaches were. They seriously failed Oliver and should be sued for neglect.

2.75 🌟

Okay, writing this review is going to be hard, but it has to be done. This book was one of my most anticipated releases of 2023, as artistic gymnastics is my other big passion aside from reading. I have been following the sport for years now, and I have also practiced it myself, even if never at an agonistic level. So, you could say I know a thing or two about it.

I firmly believe in doing your research and doing it well, when you set about writing a book on a topic you are not well versed in. Caffery’s research was sloppy at best. You could see that she tried, but she did some very stupid mistakes when talking about the sport and the competition. It’s a romance, and that’s not the point, but it still bothered me a lot.

I know no one cares (you can skip this paragraph), but I do, so I am going to list some of the one I have encountered: 1) Gymnasts changing their routines two weeks before the Olympics, without actually talking to their coaches first isn’t something that happens, and usually athletes will downgrade their routines if they feel off, rather than upgrade them without having had the time to master the new skills, which takes a lot of effort and training, by the way; 2) At some point the author said that one of the secondary character’s floor routine lacked certain elements. I am sorry to inform her that there are core requirements in this sport, and no one would be stupid enough not to have them on their routine, because it doesn’t just cost them some minor deductions, it costs them whole points, so much so that competing would be pretty useless, to be honest; 3) The same character is then astounded when one of the MCs tells him he is going to help him by touching him while practising. Why would he be surprised, when coaches and teammates help each other this way all the times? 4) Some things didn’t make sense considering these people where Olympic athletes, you know, people who have spent their whole life training for this single moment. I do not think they would get wasted this close to competition, nor I think someone like Oliver wouldn’t talk about a specific thing I am not going to spoil before it was too late; 5) The competition order was wrong, there’s a specific sequence from qualifications to the last final, and that was not the one in the book.

I’m stopping the numbered list, but there were a lot of details that showed how little Caffery knows about the ins and outs of this sport: you cannot compete just one vault and say you could have gotten the final (you need two scores for that), you cannot compete a “Yurchenko” and have the highest scoring difficulty (Yurchenko is a group of vaults, you need to add 3.5 twists for it to score high), China isn’t usually great on Women’s floor, China and Japan are great in MAG, but Russia is as well (not saying, they will compete in Paris, but they were great before), the code of points changes every four years, so comparing one’s score to Max Whitlock’s from 2012 or 2016 doesn’t make any sense and you couldn’t have an E score without deductions in 2024.

As I said, I know that no one cares about this, but I was so annoyed every time I encountered a mistake like this. All you needed was to actually ask a gymfan, not a casual watcher. There are plenty of us on Twitter alone, I am sure you could find someone. I haven’t counted all this in my rating, by the way, or it would have been way lower.

Another annoying thing about the book, which wouldn’t have bothered me if the author hadn’t said anything, which made me detract 0.15 to the 3 stars I was intially going to give it, was that she declared on her social medias that Lucas is demisexual. In the book itself, Lucas says he is neither aro nor ace, and that he was just focussing on other things. Why on Earth would you say your MC is demi if he denies it himself? And it is not just some instance of internalised aphobia, because then the topic is never brought up again. I want some explanation, and I want it yesterday, it was so weird for me. Had I never seen the post, I would not have had any problems with it, because it wasn’t something said in a disrespectful way, just a very naive way, and I can tell the author did not have ill intent, however I am really wondering why one would go out their way making promo material stating something that is then contradicted in the book itself. It just doesn’t make any sense to me.

Some other issues I had with the book were that the switch from hardcore rivals to friends with benefit/lovers was too sudden; they said pretty mean things to each other and the next page they were having sex and being all smitten with each other… Also, and I think all of this can be explained with a lack of editing, the writing style was extremely amateurish and repetitive. Like, entire sentences were repeated over and over again and there are just so many times I can read that the MC has strawberry blonde curls before I throw my Kindle out of the window. At times it also felt like there were entire paragraphs missing, because the things being said didn’t seem connected in any way or they even contraddicted themselves one or two chapters later. Maybe it was a problem with the formatting of my ARC, but it was quite off-putting. I don’t really know how to judge this, honestly.

The reason why I am still giving this book almost three stars, is because I actually liked the characters, especially the secondary one, and it had some of my favourite tropes in it. The romance was also kinda cute, if you overlooked the sudden switch mentioned above.

I liked Ollie and Lucas’ backstory and the grief discourse was interesting. The way each of them dealt with their problems was interesting and I enjoyed how both of them lived their respective sexualities. I also liked how they supported each other throughout the book, and had there been a few more pages before it came to them being this cute, I would have enjoyed it even more. Tom and Julius were also interesting characters, and I would die for Alice, even though she had very little page time and she deserved a lot more.

The best thing, anyways, was how close to their family each of the characters were, because they were all different kinds of family, and it was nice to see all of them interact with each other. I liked that the families were supportive, for once, and they were all lovely.

In general, it was an entertaing read, one you can surely fly through. It’s short, it’s quick and it’s cute, and if you aren’t a gymnerd like me, you may even enjoy the sports bit in here. The demisexuality thing remains a mystery to be explained, but since it’s related to publicity and promo, I decided not to make it matter as much as I would have if the book had actually been problematic. If you go into this knowing there won’t be any demisexual representation, you will surely live this one better than I did.

Do I recommend this book? I don’t really know, to be honest. I mean, personally I would have edited the book a lot more, but maybe some readers won’t mind as much, seeing as the romance — which is the main point of a romance book, I am well aware — is cute, if a bit cheesy. I just wish everything else was just as well cared for as the romance.

Oh, and if you are expecting spice, this is not the book for you; the characters have a lot of sex and there’s a lot of sexual tension, but the scenes are not really described. It’s like when in some animes the characters just fade into the background, which wasn’t something I minded, but if you are looking for some explicitly described sex scenes you won’t find them in here. Again, it’s up to you and what you are looking for in a romance book.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and The Wild Rose Press for an ARC of this book! Olympic Enemies by Rebecca J Caffery follows Oliver and Lucas struggling to keep their feeling for each other under wraps while hoping to bring home gold at the 2024 Olympics.

Pros:
- Fun setting: Two Olympic gymnasts competing for gold while sneaking around the olympic village is an interesting and exciting concept! It’s the first I’ve ever seen this being done in a book and it had me hooked.

- Satisfying ending: Oliver taking control of his own coming-out after he was outed by the press was incredibly heartwarming and made me happy to see! The ending felt very cathartic in that way.

Cons:
- Dual POV: Both character’s voices were indistinguishable from each other. I found myself confusing them nearly every chapter, whether it was their moods, personalities, or backstories.

- Characters lacked depth: Many of the characters in the story fit into specific archetypes that they rarely deviated from. (ex: Julius is the “funny/caring friend,” Tom is the “womanizer that respects women,” and Lucas is the “loner who doesn’t want to come out of his shell”)

This started out really strong and had a very high potential.
This book had everything I could've wanted.
- Enemies to lovers
- both MCs are athletes
- roommates while at the Olympics
- A friend group

I enjoyed it but only if I ignore the continuity and grammatical errors. It was such a sweet romance and it could've easily made it to one of my all time favorites but I can't help feeling the writing wasn't anywhere near perfect.

Even though this is an ARC so things might still be changed, I feel like this book needs to go through a lot more rounds of edits. It doesn't feel at all polished. There are grammatical errors, continuity errors and more. There are parts where the writing is so choppy, just jumping from one scene to the next without taking the readers through it. There are parts where things don't make any sense especially the conflict at the end. It made me feel nothing at all because the execution was so bad, and it read as if the MCs were unreliable narrators and didn't know what was going through their own minds.

I'll still recommend it to people in the hopes that the released version will be a lot better in these terms since these were my only problems with the book.

This is a dual point of view between the two leads, which I always love in a romance with getting both sides of the story.
Gymnastics books are rare & as gymnastics was basically my first love for 15 years, I get ecstatic when I find one!

I will say occasionally the way gymnastics moves were described was strange to me, but perhaps that’s my being an American thing & we describe them differently?! Also, as they competed they didn’t follow Olympic order of the events, which seems odd. & not to be pedantic, but the order in which team & event finals unfolded didn’t follow the Olympic pattern. I have never been to the Olympics but I have watched avidly for years & as a competitive gymnast of over a decade, these moments took me out of the story.

There was an instance described where one of the leads pushed the other one against the wall in anger & that didn’t feel safe, sound or necessary, nor did it create a solid foundation for a relationship, enemies or not.I did keep reading & the switch from hostile enemies to lovers happened extremely quickly.

As I kept reading, I did enjoy the last third of the book & how everything happened. There were some great bits that conveyed important things, which I don’t want to spoil.

I wanted to love this so much & I thought the concept was amazing, but it just wasn’t quite right for me personally.

Massive thanks to NetGalley & The Wild Rose Press for the arc, which I voluntarily read & reviewed.


Trigger warnings: This book mentions &/or contains brief mentions of death of loved one who is pregnant, grief, injury & forced coming out via leaked photos.

I rounded up to 3 stars.