Member Reviews
This is a good book. The two main characters are Olivia and Nate. They are on the tennis team and go to the same I college. There is an instant attraction. Nate and Olivia start dating. They keep it a secret because Olivia doesn’t want anyone to know. They each have issues but together they work them out and fall in love.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this book.
I enjoyed reading this book. I am a sucker for sports-romance. This story was cute!
I thought this was a good read. It wasn't your typical story of found love, and there are many relatable moments that the readers can connect with.
i would say this is a cliche story of rich boy meets poor girl, received disapproval but ended up together anyways. with a dash of varsity tennis in the soup.
nate is sweet, attentive, assuring, supportive, and everything out of the norm for varsity jock stereotype. olivia is strong-headed, stubborn, in control, always has her own assumptions about people and often glass half-filled.
i do enjoy a cliche sweet romance book because i can be assured that there won’t be any sudden heart attacks. the author portrayed the struggles olivia has, stemming from her own background, with a slice of her brains which allowed us to take a closer look at her emotions and wandering thoughts. but what irked me slightly is that her actions often conflicts with them. e.g., kissing nate after confessing her thoughts about rich guys like nate.
i loved reading about how their relationship progressed over time. i loved how much nate learnt to know about olivia and the familiarity with the way she functions and regardless how stubborn she is, she always finds comfort in him despite her preservation. personally, i really admired olivia for her tenacity.
❤️❤️❤️❤️
💋💋💋
Good sports romance, a little steamy but not overpowering.
Great characters that are interesting and entertaining.
The story is good and enjoyable for the most part.
I enjoyed reading this story and would read more from this author.
I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review
𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘺
𝘙𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦: 𝚂𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘺-𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭.
𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝟹𝟷𝚜𝚝 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹
𝕀’𝕞 𝕒 𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕤 ℝ𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕝𝕪 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝.
ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕪𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕓𝕠𝕪…𝕟𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕘𝕝𝕖 𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥’𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕠 𝕤𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕆𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕒. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕧𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕨𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕞𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘.
𝔸𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨, 𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕕𝕞𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗𝕗 𝕡𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕔𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣.
𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝕪𝕠𝕦 ℕ𝕖𝕥𝔾𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔸ℝℂ 𝕔𝕠𝕡𝕪.
received a copy for review, but I was not obligated to write a good review. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley.
My rating 3 stars.
General Thoughts: This book was enjoyable enough, but it didn't quite click for me or completely come together. The beginning chapters and dialogue felt a bit forced. The middle of the book was enjoyable. The ending a bit rushed. It's an average book in the genre.
Some things didn't work well, but the author has a lot of potential. Having said all of that, it was intriguing at times.
I enjoyed the relationship and dynamics between the two main characters for the most part. I also felt that their relationship was fairly well fleshed out. The characters did annoy me at times, but such is life.
Lots of good pieces here; it just didn't come together for me.
Steam Meter: While there is definitely sexual content and sex scenes that are descriptive enough to know exactly what's going on, the sexual content here felt more on the tamer new adult side than the adult side. The scenes weren't overly descriptive or drawn out, but this is for 18+.
Romantic Tropes
-sports romance
-insta-love-ish but also the relationship is well developed
-poor girl and rich boy
I’m a sucker for sports romance and my willpower when it comes to putting one down is pretty much non-existent. This was no different!
It is a quick read with dual POV. Enemies-to-lovers, he falls first book which I thought was great. I really enjoyed the fact that both main characters plays the sport, which is something that I don’t normally read.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.
I enjoyed this book. The characters were well written, there was a good plot, there is a twist that you might not see coming and it was not overly sexy, it actually has a plot that captivates your attention. I did stay up waaaay past my bedtime to finish it! 😂
this book was so amazing I cant even say how good it is only a smidge spicy not to much but the love hate has me saying ahhh!!!! cause i love them together so much you should read this
3.5 ⭐️
-Plot 📚: 4/5
-Characters 👩❤️👨: 2/5
-Spice Level 🌶️: 3/5
-Tropes ✏️: (Fr)enemies to lovers, reverse grumpy meets sunshine
Love All by Liza Malloy offers a fresh perspective to college sport romances by taking on tennis and the relationship between the school’s star player, Olivia Roberts, and her gorgeous teammate, Nate Aldridge. Even though Olivia could not stand Nate at first, they were able to push that aside as they discovered how great their friends with benefits relationship could be. It is not long before this relationship starts turning romantic as they turn to each other to navigate the struggles in their respective lives.
Something that I thought was very strong about this book was the plot. There was also something going on either between the characters or in their own lives, which usually uncommon in romance books. It allowed me to be invested in Olivia and Nate, and made the story more of a page turner. It was also the perfect amount of spice, and I felt that these scenes complemented their relationship perfectly. I think what made me give this a 3.5 star rating was because Olivia and Nate were somewhat inconsistent, and I felt that their some of their actions were out of character. There was also a lot of miscommunication between the two, which does not appeal to me, and this also led me to having a harder time getting through the book. Nonetheless, Love All was very cute and I would recommend to all my fellow college sport romance lovers! 🎾💚
**Thank you to NetGalley and Teal Street Publishing for the ARC in exchange for a honest review.
𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖
Thank you so much Liza Malloy and Net Galley for this ARC! 🥰
𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐁:
College students Nate and Olivia are a perfect match on the courts-and in the sheets.
Everywhere else, they're polar opposites and sworn enemies. But as the chemistry builds, a figure from Olivia's past unexpectedly pops back into her life and the couple realizes they have more in common than they thought. Are these star-crossed lovers doomed to repeat their parents' mistakes, or can they build a life together once the final set is played?
𝐐𝐔𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒:
Olivia: really, if you googled ‘preppy rich guy’ Nate’s picture would probably pop up.
Nate: I needed to get to know Olivia, to figure out why she was the way she was. I needed to know what made her so sad. I needed to cure her loneliness. I wanted to fix whatever was broken in her.
𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒:
- enemies to lovers
- he falls first
- grumpy/sunshine
- billionaire
- sports theme – tennis
𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖:
I read this in 2 days - I couldn’t put it down! I LOVE sports and college themed books – this is my first tennis one! Nate and Olivia start off as teammates and colleagues – as well as attending college.
Nate falls for Oliva first – and hard. I think that Olivia likes Nate too but hides her feelings, whereas Nate is more open about how he feels.
They go from frenemies to ‘hooking up’ as they find it a way of shutting out everything else that is going on around them.
As they find themselves both falling for each other hard, can they keep this a secret from friends and parents, whilst battling with their own issues.
I found this a great college sports romance with a LOT of steam!!
As a big college sports romance fan, I’ve read a lot of hockey/football novels, but this is the first one where the athletes are tennis players - and who’d have thought tennis players had skills off the court, too?
I’d class this as a reverse grumpy sunshine where the guy falls first (swoon). The story follows Olivia and Nate, as they navigate a frenemies to lovers relationship whilst battling their own internal issues.
There were a couple of moment in this book that had me gasping out loud from shock and some from the steam occurring.
Overall this was a really fun college sports romance with plenty of steam and swoon worthy romance.
Thank you NetGalley and Victory Editing for the ARC.