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Well... I think I found my new obsession. Chloe Liese and The Bergman Brothers series.

When I asked for this book to read I said... it must be just another romance. But there was SOMETHING that had caught my attention and I tried my luck. Already in the first pages where the author talks to us, the readers, and explains who the protagonists will be, I felt that it was going to be an interesting book to read. So it was.

I like those romances that make me stay hooked on reading not only because of the romance but because of its protagonists, because of the progress they have, because of how the bond develops... and that is why I feel that If Only You is a good read. very cute, light, that touches on mental health issues and also health in general (SPOILER such as celiac disease). I would have liked it to be discussed a little more, not to be mentioned once or three times and then not to see progress, but I think it was well thought out and very respectful.

Our protagonists seem to be so different but have so much in common that I fell in love with their bond. Your bond of strangers, fake friends, friends and something else. The truth is that when I finished reading the novel today I didn't want to separate myself from them. That's when I made the decision to look for the other books in the series.

The book will be published on April 11. Pay attention! And it can be read very well without having read the previous ones.

Thank you Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC I read on NetGalley.

An enemies (?) to friends to lovers story with all the feels.

Ziggy Bergman is constantly underestimated and treated like a baby and she's sick of it. She figures the best way to makeover her angelic image is to hang out with her brother's best friend (with a pretty dark reputation), Sebastian Gauthier. Sebastian's hockey career and sponsorships are at risk unless he appears to clean up his destructive ways, so he thinks a fake friendship for publicity with Ziggy will do the trick. But the fake friendship starts to feel real very quickly and Ziggy and Seb realize their unexpected friendship could be so much more.

For me, this was probably the most difficult story in the Bergman Brothers series to get into. Sebastian has so much self-sabotage at the beginning (check the content warnings) and is not really doing anything to redeem himself. Ziggy also seems very stuck and it's not totally clear if she'll be able to advocate for herself. However, as the book goes on, we really get to see both of them opening up and working on themselves in a way that's very inspiring. Like other books in the series, it really packs an emotional punch and I couldn't help but root for them.

We've seen bits and pieces of Ziggy in the previous books in the series, but this is the first time that we really got to see her full personality. I liked the interactions with her family and the chances for them to continue to grow as characters beyond what we saw in their own books.

Overall, I definitely recommend this book. If you like morally grey characters and redemption stories and sports romances, this one is for you. It's not an easy read, but it does feel like a warm hug and is a great story to curl up and read.

I have said it before and I will say it again, bow down to queen Chloe Liese, our fearless leader. The way she weaves disabilities into her novels never fails to amaze me.

If Only You is a sweet and beautifully crafted slow-burn romance (and when I say slow, I mean this is literally a slow, slow burn but well worth the wait!) that will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. The MCs, Ziggy and Sebastian, are absolutely adorable and I fell in love with them right away (along with the other Bergmans).

Ziggy, who is tired of being underestimated and treated like a fragile thing, embarks on a journey of self-affirmation. And what better way to do that than hanging out with trouble incarnate and her brother's best friend, Sebastian Gauthier?

The author did an incredible job of developing the personalities of Ziggy and Sebastian. Despite being vastly different from each other, it was fascinating to see how they evolved from being fake friends to real friends and beyond.
I loved Ziggy’s strength as well as her kind and non-judgmental personality. Sebastian, on the other hand, really surprised me. Behind the 'bad boy' label, he was a very sensible yet tormented person, whose self-destructive behavior was his way to deal with his past. Where Ziggy found in him someone that really saw her, Seb found in Ziggy someone that could believe in him.

Their friendship was so sweet and authentic that even though they were into each other from the start, they held back for a while to avoid ruining it. And of course, that created some serious tension. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting for them to finally be together. And when they finally did, it was in the best possible, swoon-worthy way.

Overall, I highly recommend 'If Only You' to anyone who loves a good romance novel. It's a heartwarming story with an incredibly diverse cast that will leave you with a smile on your face.

Rating: 4.5/5
I received an eARC for my honest opinion.

Okay, I really need to do research before I request a book lol, I would have known that this was book 6. However, having not read the first 5 books, I was still able to understand what was going on in the plot and the characters. I will however backread those other 5 books, because this book was great. I am happy that this book could be read as a standalone because I would have been really lost on what was going on if it wasn’t.

I enjoyed this book and the author’s writing style; she knows how to drag out a slow burn in the best way possible. I thought the plot was believable and easy to see it playing out as a Netflix movie or Hallmark. I thought the events that brought Ziggy and Sebastian together were easy to relate to and let’s be honest, we all know what happens when you make a deal/pack with a sexy male or women… someone always falls.

I just adored Sebastian, yes even his brush off that he gives to people as a way of defense. He really is a sexy sweetheart deep down. I enjoyed getting to see how he would help Ziggy with her bad side and getting to watch Ziggy make Sebastian into an angel… well the best that she could hope for. I loved their character growth throughout the whole book, to see 2 completely opposites, find ways to connect and turn their new friendship into something more and more was so much fun to read. I thought their friendship and the slow burn really helped me to connect with the characters and to see the romance blossom into something beautiful. Oh, and how can I forget that swoon worthy romantic trip to the bookstore that Seb made happen for Ziggy… and it was afterhours too.

I thought Ziggy's character was cute, sweet, and I didn’t see her autism to be anything but a strength for her. She handles herself so well and knows what she can handle and can’t. However, it’s being treated like she is a baby or that she can’t or won’t break the rules that gets her thinking of the deal that is made between Seb and herself.

I enjoyed the topic of celiacs, this was my first book that showed what someone who has it goes through and the struggles that they might face having to learn a whole new lifestyle. I really enjoyed getting to see a healthy and mature take on a relationship, their communication was great even though they did have some issues, but they learned to talk about them and that is what I loved.

I can’t wait to read Viggo’s story and of course the first 5 books.

I want to thank NetGalley and Berkley for the opportunity to review this book.

4.25 stars!

This was a highly anticipated read of 2023 for me, and I loved venturing back into the Bergman family with Ziggy's story!

Ziggy has played such an important part of all of the other Bergman stories as the baby. I really fell in love with her in book two with her relationship with Ren and Frankie.

It was fascinating to get inside of Ziggy's head. This is quite a time jump and Ziggy's an adult now, trying to navigate in the world with her unique struggles and the way her family has been overprotective of her.

Seb was such a unique yang to Ziggy's ying. She's perfect for him in many, many ways.

Favorite quotes:
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"Because I believe we all deserve the chance to be seen for who we are in our present, not for who we've been in our past. Because I believe that while you can't rewrite life's previous chapters, you have every present moment to do something new, something better, and I hold on to hope that anyone who wants to can shape their life into a story they're proud of."
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"So beautiful," he says quietly.
I tip my head as his gaze dances over my face. "This from the beautifullest person I know."
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I think I'll love all of everything that Chloe ever writes. Her characters are unique in their own persons, and I feel like her representation makes someone special feel seen in the world of fiction. I know I've felt that way about a book of Chloe's, so I hope this book brings that feeling to someone, too.

Thank you to the publisher, Berkley, and the author Chloe, and NetGalley for early access to the re-release of this one. These are my honest thoughts!

The Bergman Brothers series is one of my favorites and I was so excited to get to the youngest Bergman sibling (Ziggy’s) book. This was such a beautiful slow burn romance. I loved both Ziggy and Sebastian.

Ziggy plays professional soccer and Sebastian is a pro hockey player with Ziggy’s brother, Ren. Ziggy feels like she’s never taken seriously or noticed much at all, and Sebastian needs some good attention for once, not bad. An unlikely friendship/alliance forms between these two.

Watching these two go from basically strangers, to friends, to so much more was the best. Seb was really guarded and watching his walls crumble for Ziggy. Sigh. I also loved seeing the whole Bergman clan. They are one of my favorite fictional families!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing the ARC.

I have been a fan of the Bergmam brothers long before now, but I haven't had a chance to read Ziggy's story until I got access to this ARC. And it was just as good as Liese's other books in this series. Also, I am absolutely loving the updated covers!

Anyway, this book was a joy to read. I adore Ziggy and her patience and Seb's willingness to do the work that gets him back in everyone's good graces. I loved that the conflict was internal rather than external. If I had any complaints, it might be that the pacing was a bit off and at times felt a bit disjointed. Overall it was a great addition to an already beloved book series.

There are seven books in this series and this is number six. This is the first one I have read and can be read as a standalone. The plot revolves around two professional athletes, one is a soccer player and one is a hockey player. Seb is the bad boy of hockey and needs to have his image rehabilitated and Ziggy is the overlooked dependable sweet soccer playing girl who wants her image to look a bit more rough. She is tired of her family overlooking her and expecting her to be treated like a child since she is the baby of the family. Seb and Ziggy discreetly work together to change both of their images and of course secretly fall in love. I liked the main characters and Ziggy’s big family is fun. I am definitely going to go back and read some of the other books in this series

Chloe Liese is my favorite author and I am in love with this series! This was probably one of my favorite ones in the series. Can't wait to see what else comes from Liese in the future!

Short synopsis: Ziggy decides to befriend Sebastian in order to seem a little more edgy, and to shine up his image.

My thoughts: Every time I pick up a new Bergman book, I think to myself “this one is my favorite of the bunch.” This might just be fighting for the top spot with Aiden and Freya’s story (Ever After Always book #3).

I adored Ziggy so much, and her struggles to fit into life and her family. She’s quirky, and blunt, and I just loved her for it. Sebastian is a notorious “bad boy” but as you read the book we find out why he’s broken.

Ziggy and Seb started out as fake friends, but watching their relationship bloom and seeing how good they were for each other was so satisfying.

Read if you love:
- Fake friends to lovers
- Hockey and soccer romance
- Autism and health rep
- Brothers best friend
- Grumpy sunshine
- The best family and support

“𝗢𝗵, 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝘀, 𝗹𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼. 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗿, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗲𝗱𝗼, 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗲𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮. 𝗔𝘂𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼, 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗲.”


* fake friendship
* Slow burn
* Brothers best friend
* Hockey x fútbol


Ziggy está cansada de que la traten como una niña y está decidida a demostrarles lo contrario. Se encuentra con el mejor amigo de su hermana y compañero del equipo de hockey, pero ahora él necesita reparar su imagen y ella está decida a conseguir patrocinios con una nueva imagen. 


Los Bergman brothers son mi serie fav y uno de los libros que más amo. Si quieren leerlos empiecen desde el primer libro y les juro que valen la pena. 


Ziggy es un personaje que no me costó conectar con ella y chloe supo escribirla tan bien, expresar sus sentimientos y hacer que lograra identificarme con ella. Realmente es mi protegida y es un personaje muy especial. 


Sebastián es un personaje que me costó un poco conectar con él y fue reconfortante tener que leer su desarrollo como personaje. Personalmente, soy una persona que amo el romance lento y fue algo lindo de leer. 


Como pareja fue algo muy lindo leer porque pasaron de una amistad falsa a tener una relación y adoro leer los romances lentos por esta razón por que tienen su desarrollo sin necesidad de apresurarse. Ver crecer a ziggy fue algo encantador porque la hizo más valiente en frente de su familia. Si aún no leen este libro tienen que leer esta serie porque cada hermano vale la pena de leer y sus historias son tan hermosas que siempre termino con un cálido abrazo en el corazón. 

El extra de la nueva versión es sumamente precioso 😭🫶🏼

Thanks for the free book PRH International 😭

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Chloe has done it again. She has written magic and woven these characters even deeper in my heart. With every book she publishes she manages to make me fall in love with her writing more and more every time.
Seb and Ziggy were incredible and so damn lovable. A favorite for sure!

Ziggy is sick of being treated like a baby. No one in her family, work, or personal life sees her as anything more than an awkward, fragile girl. So, she takes things into her own hands by faking a relationship with NHL bad boy, Sebastian who needs a PR makeover of his own.

Obviously no fake relationship trope ever stays fake for long, but this is a fun one. It's hard to deny the pull of a reformed bad boy who changes everything for the woman he loves.

This is a (fake) friends to lovers story but overall the book fell flat. This was the slowest burn in a romance book, which didn’t lead to much. This was more of a friends story and no relationship. The main characters supported each other and learned to be better people, not a romance. Also the rep was confusing.

“We love each other how we need to be loved. It’s that simple.”

Ziggy is looking to change her good girl reputation, and finds a perfect way to do that when her brother’s friend best friend and teammate, Seb, needs to rehab his image. They agree to be fake friends, be seen out together, and help change their reputations to the public. But it’s clear that they have chemistry and even though Seb wants to respect his friend’s little sister, staying away from each other proves to be difficult.

Listen. Chloe Liese can do no wrong, and this book is just absolutely incredible. I love the way Ziggy is so determined to show her family that she’s an adult and can handle things on her own. She feels like she’s been coddled, and she just wants her family to see that she is capable of taking care of herself. There are so many beautiful conversations that she has with her family and it feels like she gets real resolution. I just adore her.

Seeing Seb’s character growth is an absolute joy. He’s so self-loathing at the beginning, but Ziggy unlocks an entirely new side of him. He opens up to her and trusts her, and she becomes his anchor. He’s dealt with some awful things in his life, and when he stands up for himself, it felt so good to read. Even through the new epilogue, he still struggles with the same issues, but Ziggy is his constant anchor who reminds him that she loves him just the way he is.

The way Ziggy and Seb’s relationship develops feels so genuine. There’s an instant attraction, but it takes time and work on themselves first, and I loved that. It’s so good to see characters put the work in on themselves, and it’s a representation we need to see. Not to mention the incredible representations of autism, anxiety, autoimmune disorders, and disabilities throughout this series as a whole. Ziggy and Seb are unique in their anxieties and traumas, but the way they start to trust and confide in each other is really beautiful.

The new bonus epilogue is everything, and encapsulates everything I love about Seb and Ziggy’s relationship. I will never stop recommending this series.

I enjoyed Ziggy and Sebastian's story in If Only You by Chloe Liese, book six in the Bergman Brothers series; a slow burn, brother’s best friend, slow burn, and fake dating sports romance. Ziggy, the youngest Bergman, plays professional soccer and feels as if she’s never taken seriously, let alone noticed. Bad boy Sebastian, Ren's best friend and hockey teammate, is desperately in need of some good attention for once, any that’s not bad. I adored watching their relationship develop from fake friends to real friends to lovers. It was heartwarming to see Sebastian work hard to redeem himself and become a better person for Ziggy, and equally heartwarming to watch Ziggy grow and become braver, speaking up for herself and earning recognition and respect from her team and family. Their slow-burn romance is truly swoon-worthy, sweet, genuine, and honest.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley, and Ms. Liese for the opportunity to read an ARC of <i>If Only You</i>. An honest review was requested but not required.

I enjoyed this more than Ren and Frankie's story. Ziggy and Sebastian were terrific lead characters whose issues were relatable and whose chemistry was charming. I really felt for Sebastian, who had some major hangups and repressed issues to work through. I did feel that the bulk of the book struck me as more "friends" than "lovers", despite all the pining and perishing (as Shakespeare would say) and I wished they hadn't waited until the 90% or so mark to finally get together, but eh, whatever.

I felt that the characters got more mileage out of their neurodiversity and celiac disease than their representative sexual preferences, which were stated for the record and provided representation but did not seem to impact the narrative in any way I could see. I appreciated Ziggy and Sebastian's mental, emotional and physical health journeys which seemed to be handled sensitively. I would like to try angry yoga! Especially after work, LOL.

Readers who are big fans of the Bergman series will enjoy the newest installment a lot. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

If Only You is the sixth book of The Burgman Brothers series of interconnected standalones. I am loving this series and never want it to end! This book is Ziggy and Sebastian’s story. The author does a fabulous job with the autism/celiac disease representation and that is one of the things I love most about her books.

Ziggy is a professional soccer player and the youngest of the Burgman siblings but she is tired of everyone still thinking of her as a the baby. I really loved Ziggy’s character and felt a connection with her…I am the youngest girl and was never taken seriously in my family. Sebastian is a professional hockey player that needs to clean up his image. Ziggy and Sebastian decide to have a fake friendship and I loved watch these two become real friends and then lovers.

This book deals with some heavy topics and is an emotional read but there is also lots of fun in between. This book is my second favorite of the series…sorry, Axel and Rooney are my favorites! I loved getting more of the Burgman family and am looking forward to the next book!

Usually, I am very engaged with Andrew's books. I'm captivated. My mind wandered a bit with this one. I did enjoy that Jordan was in the band. She feels very average but she is good in a crisis. The biggest scene in the book felt rushed at the end. Usually, I am very engaged with Andrew's books. I'm captivated. My mind wandered a bit with this one. I did enjoy that Jordan was in the band. She feels very average but she is good in a crisis. The biggest scene in the book felt rushed at the end. Usually, I am very engaged with Andrew's books. I'm captivated. My mind wandered a bit with this one. I did enjoy that Jordan was in the band. She feels very average but she is good in a crisis. The biggest scene in the book felt rushed at the end.