"I think it's really hard for people to like me. And I try really hard."

Thank you to Netgalley and Atria books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!!

This book was so good!! It follows Ro, a hopeless romantic, and Freddy, who's known for his game (both in hockey and with girls). Freddy is a star player for his college's hockey team, and on the outside he looks to be thriving. But in reality, he's barely scraping by in the classroom, and struggling with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. To achieve his hockey dreams and graduate, Freddy has to pass his biology class, and he has a rocky past with the professor. Ro is a hopeless romantic, but she's struggling in love. Ro is desperate for real affection, and when she becomes Freddy's new tutor, she starts to gain that. Ro and Freddy start to form an authentic friendship that turns into genuine affection and admiration, and more.

"I think you'd be really easy to love."

This book is so near and dear to my heart. It's definitely emotional with a lot of possible triggers for people. But I have always believed that to be loved is to be seen, and Ro and Freddy are the perfect written representation of this. I just wanna take the two of them and give them the biggest hug and protect them from all the crappy things of this world. It's very fast paced and relationship-focused, which I loved!!

I unfortunately did end of DNFing this story and I am sad about it - I just could not connect to the characters. I found myself feeling incredibly disconnected from them. It might have been because of the "insta-love" that happened. I am looking forward to reading more from this author, but unfortunately this one just did not make the cut for me.

<i>“I think falling in love with you is the easiest thing I’ve ever done.” 🎀💚💫 </i>

⋆𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡ My all-time favourites have one thing in common: I can physically feel the emotions and struggles of the characters so much that my chest hurts when I read such raw angst, my legs kick up in excitement when the MCs have such natural chemistry. my stomach flutters with butterflies when the characters unconditionally love one another, and my cheeks flush when I cry tears of sadness and joy for them. This is one of those stories. It doesn’t happen often that I find a 5-star romance that has detailed writing, thought-provoking emotions, healthy relationships, and character growth—but <i>Unloved</i> is such a beautiful story that anything less than 5 stars doesn’t bring it justice ⭐️

⋆𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡ I saw so much of myself in Rosalie Shariff, known to everyone as simply Ro. A hopeless romantic at heart, wanting to be with a boy who loved her without judgment and allowed her to express herself without shame. I think it was so important that this book showcased her struggles in her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and how narcissistic and degrading he was to her, resulting in such damaged self-confidence. He shamed her for what she wore, how she acted, her closeness with her family, and called her every possible name a significant other should never say to their partner. It shows readers what an unhealthy relationship looks like with all the heavy gaslighting he did towards her, and shows them that it is possible to leave it behind for a relationship where you don’t have to constantly beg for it or feel ashamed for showing who you are and what you love in front of them 🚩

⋆𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡ Ro becomes strong and independent not just because she is in love and that’s how all cliche love stories work, but because she knows someone will stand by her side and support her through whatever she believes in. I loved reading her scenes with her family as someone who is also so family-oriented and always gets homesick whenever I’m apart from them. She loves reading romance, getting dressed up, caring for her best friend and her brothers, loving her parents from far away—she’s just so gentle but passionate about everything and everyone she cares about. I kept wishing throughout the book she would get what she deserves. She’s soft, patient, intelligent, creative, and understanding, and it is so satisfying to finally see her embrace it unapologetically by the end of the book. And I think that’s something that I really took away from the story; that you can be all these feminine qualities and rely on someone close to you but without losing who you are in the process 🧸🎀🧵

⋆𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡ Matthew Fredderic, “Freddy” to his Waterfell hockey friends and “Matty” to his closest loved ones, also has my entire heart. To lose his mom who loved him like he was her whole world and to be constantly pressured and criticized by his washed-up hockey player father would be hard on anyone. I felt Matty’s grief in losing his mom, who was his greatest pillar of strength that he buried underneath all the alcohol and one-night stands he used to cope. I felt how heavy his heart was while struggling between wanting his father’s love and acceptance with the truth that not loving his own son did not make Matty someone not worth caring about. I wish we had more scenes of Matty and his father figure, Archer, because I think it would have tied his character arc a bit more nicely towards the end and because it’s clear that Archer was a great role model for Matty 🏒

⋆𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡ Matty is portrayed as a typical playboy, “school slut or whore” by other students. But the way his character is written was so different and gave him so much more depth. It was heartbreaking to read about how much he struggled with having people be embarrassed of him, and feeling like no one would ever truly love him for more than what his body offered which was so far from the truth. I think it was so hard to read him getting manipulated over and over again with someone he thought he loved, but it was important to see that boys can also feel blindsided in relationships too and not just girls as it’s so often depicted in romance stories. He’s kind, thoughtful, protective, strong, funny, and loving towards Ro and his best friends. He goes through so much character development in the novel from beating himself up for things that are far from his fault and drowning his sorrows in girls and alcohol to instead, learning to find his connection again with his loved ones and accepting that he is good enough for who he is inside and not what he can offer people 🌙🏒💬

⋆𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡ Ro and Matty are officially my newest favourite book couple! They are hands down one of the healthiest relationships I have ever seen in all the novels I’ve read. They start off as friends and slowly blossom into lovers in such a natural way that it was so beautiful to see two very similar tortured souls learn to teach other that they are not as unloveable as they think they are. They know how difficult it is to trust in people only for them to let them down and reduce their confidence and self-esteem to ashes, yet they never throw these secret wounds in each other’s faces in any misunderstandings they have. They support each other through literally every single love language. They gift each other the most thoughtful things that they know mean the world to the other and supporting each other with words of affirmation and pep talks becomes second nature for them. They know they can count on each other to have a shoulder to cry on and to spend time with without asking for anything in return 📖💚

⋆𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡ Ro inspires Matty to learn that his flaws do not make him hard to love as he is often led to believe, while Matty teaches Ro that she doesn’t need to change herself to please others who don’t matter. I could write essays about these two. Ro and Matty’s love story is one filled with pure happiness, grief, angst, fluff, perfect pacing, and such well-written storytelling and descriptions which are everything I look for in romance novels. I just love how they are written so much, and I can only hope one day I find a love as unconditional as theirs ✨💞

<i>Thank you to Peyton Corinne, Atria Books, and NetGalley for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for my honest review!</i>

<b>Tropes:</b>
- Sports romance 🏒
- Hopeless romantic FMC x player MC 💕
- Friends-to-lovers
- Dual POV
- Slow-burn romance ❣️
- Tutoring sessions 📝
- Mental health and learning disability rep: ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia 🧠
- Healthy relationship dynamics
- No third-act breakup!

I had the greatest honor to get an ARC of this amazing book:

Let me just say, I threw my whole tbr away just so I could read this book. I knew going in that Freddy was going to be one of my favorites. There's always something about the reformed "playboy" that brings me in. The tutor & sports player is always one of my guilty pleasures.

Matt (freddy) was such an amazing character. Being able to see a character with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD was so comforting as someone who suffers from dyscalculia myself. Me and Freddy in the same boat when it comes to numbers. It was such an experience seeing the inside of his head, he was such a sad boy hidden behind a happy smile. I'm so glad Ro was able to see past it.

Ro was a hopeless romantic stuck in a hopeless relationship. Watching her being manipulated over and over again by such an asshole boy (i refuse to call him a man bc he was a boy) was so heartbreaking. It was funny to know that she had a crush on and gave her first kiss to Freddy. I took comfort throughout the whole book that she was thinking about the hockey player even with a boyfriend.

Watching their relationship slowly go from friends to lovers was so heartwarming. They healed each other past both of their people pleaser needs. Neither of them backed down from helping the other, loving the other through everything.

I loved this book and will be recommending to anyone asking for a hockey friends to lovers romance. I can't wait to see what comes next!

Bennett i need to know your story pls

This is the second book in the series by Peyton Corinne. Each book is both stand alone and a part of the series. You get more backstory about the other characters if you have read the first one. Rosalie (Ro for short) is initially hired as a tutor for matt "Freddy" Frederic, the left winger for the Waterfell Wolves, the same hockey team from the first book. But soon their chemistry is both on and off the books. Can bad boy Freddy tame his wild ways? Can Ro finally ditch her on/off again boyfriend and finally find the love she deserves? If you loved Unsteady, the first book then you have to continue the spice, and emotional rollercoaster that is Unloved!

Special thanks to Peyton Corrine for sending her book to NetGalley. I was able to receive a copy in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

This hockey romance was top tier! It was emotional filled with yearning and learning! So relatable and funny at times. I giggled, swooned and cried. These books pack longing and love into every page.

Ro & Freddy found each other at just the right time. this book tackled abuse in relationships in every almost every form — it was a hefty plot, but still written so beautifully. both of their first relationships scarred them and it became their biggest bonding point. there was just something so comforting about seeing Freddy and Ro love each other in the ways they both deserved.

personally, i would’ve curb stomped Tyler every chance i had if i was Freddy. everything about his character boiled my blood and i wish he had more consequences coming to him.

This is a sweet hockey romance with some spice. It is missing the angst that normally comes with a hockey romance in trade for a focus on serious topics like emotional abuse by partners and parents. If you like Elle Kennedy, I would definitely recommend giving Peyton Corrine a try.

I loved this book and how deeply emotional it was. Peyton Corrine has a way of writing that feels effortless to read while packing in so much emotion. Ro and Freddie’s insecurities, past traumas, and emotional struggles felt incredibly real. Their experiences with both love and friendship added so much depth to their characters, and I was rooting for them the entire time.

Another thing I really enjoyed about this book is that it takes place during the same time period as Unsteady, giving us new perspectives on moments we glimpsed in the first book. Ro and Freddie’s relationship felt so genuine because they built a strong friendship before falling in love. Their journey was deeply emotional and incredibly sweet, which made this such a satisfying slow-burn romance.

I also thought I didn’t enjoy college romances since I’m so far out of college, but I realized it’s because the ones I’ve read in the past lacked emotional depth. That wasn’t the case here. The emotional depth in Unloved is amazing, and I never felt like their ages deterred me from connecting with the story.

If I had one small critique, it would be the pacing. I would have appreciated a slightly shorter length to keep the story moving a bit faster. That said, I really enjoyed this book and I can’t wait for the next story in this series!

Unloved by Peyton Corinne
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464 pages
Published February 4th, 2025

Ro, a hopeless romantic, meets Freddy, a hockey star. Freddy struggles in the classroom. In steps Ro as his tutor to help him pass his classmates without getting in trouble for his grades. Ro is in a on again, off again relationship with Tyler, a local jerk who takes advantage of Ro’s kind heart. As they begin to work together, Ro & Freddy begins to gain feelings for one another.

The second book in the Undone series was AMAZING! All of the tropes included in this book fit so well together- tutor x athlete 🤩, hockey romance 😜, and friends to lovers! I love Peyton Corinne’s writing style & how she makes you want to be with a hockey start 🤪 If you’re looking for a new hockey romance series to read, check these 2 out!

Read if you like:
✨Athlete x tutor
✨Friends to lovers
✨Hockey romance
✨Mental health rep

#unloved #peytoncorinne #atria #hockeyromance

Another STUNNING book from Peyton Corinne.

Just like Unsteady, Unloved is a story that shows hoe grief and love go hand in hand. You might pick up the books thinking they’ll be another college hockey novel, but you’ll QUICKLY be proven wrong. They speak to the genuine experience that people go through in young adulthood. Loss, the hardship of self love after you’ve messed up, just how messy figuring your life out can be, and so much more.

This book deals with parental loss, feeling alone and unloved, and emotional abuse. I seriously could write for days at how masterfully Peyton weaved real life issues into this beautiful story so well.

Matt “Freddy” Fredderic is a right winger for the Waterfell Wolves. He is known for his skills on the ice, but also in the sheets. With a NHL contract written in ink upon graduation, Freddy needs to get it together. He has struggled with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia and has scraped by on a 2.0 GPA, but wants to keep a promise to his mom that he would graduate. After being passed around from tutor to tutor, Freddy is loosing hope.

Ro Shariff is a faithful bodice ripper reader with little to no faith in the men currently in her life. One day, Ro is assigned a new tutoring student… Freddy, the campus playboy and hockey star. Who also just so happens to have been her first kiss during freshman year that she’s never forgot about.

As Ro tutors Freddy she shows him that his accommodations are not a hassle, but the bare minimum from campus faculty. Tutoring sessions turn into late-night phone calls and a true friendship.

There is so much more to this gorgeous story, but if I go on more, I fear I might spoil everything.

The last thing I will say is that I really love the format of this series. Peyton takes us back to the same time period of Unsteady and you get to see it through Ro & Matt’s eyes. When authors do this, it is sometimes redundant, but Peyton did is sooo well. I never felt like it was retelling anything shot for shot just from a different POV. She really did a great job at making those scenes feel brand new!

I cannot WAIT to hear about Bennett 🥹🫶🏻

Firstly, Matty is the definition of the statement "If he wanted to he would" multiple times throughout this book. I also loved and could relate to how important family was to Ro and how close she was to her family. In one scene in particular, a small moment between Ro and her dad, I had some tears in my eyes because it reminded me of my grandpa who passed away going on 4 years ago. The way this book is intertwined with grief and love and the dichotomy of it is absolutely beautiful. When it comes to our side characters we get to see Sadie and Rhys again from Unsteady but we see them through the lens of Ro and Matt aka Freddy, It was interesting to see the similarities that Sadie and Freddy have when it comes to being protective of their friends based on purely reputations and not necessarily the person themselves. I also loved seeing more of Bennett and with those little extra moments I really hope that he gets his own book in the future to complete this main trio of hockey players.

I seriously loved this book so much Matty and Ro have become one of my all time favorite book couples and this book has become one of my top ten books I’ve read!

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This book was beautiful! It is a romance but deals with many darker topics carefully. I enjoyed the two main characters, although at times Ro came off a bit too immaturely but she grew throughout the story. This is the second book in the series and I did not read the first one and was able to follow along. Meeting the characters from the first book, Unsteady, and getting glimpses of their story did make me want to read it! There were also some open door scenes, which I personally do not care for, but they did not dominate the book.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for this ARC.

this book is soooo full of the best kind of love. it’s patient and healing and the kind that makes you feel sooo warm and fuzzy. it’s got the best friendships and found family. it sheds some light on the failures of the academic system when it comes to learning disabilities, but shows how powerful it is to have people on your side. it’s the sweeetest slow burn that makes the waiting and the pay off so worth it. peyton corinne did something so special w this one

I wanted to love this book so bad but I think this book fell flat for me because of the instant connection and attraction to each other from the get go. I would have loved a natural build up of the main characters relationship. After the halfway mark I ended up enjoying it a lot better than the first half. I hope the characterization gets better and connections are naturally formed in the writing and didn't feel as fake and telling rather showing!

This was a fantastic hockey romance! I love how fleshed out and real the characters felt, and I thought there was a good sports-to-romance ratio, This book is perfect for fans of DAYDREAM by Hannah Grace, as it has a lot of similar tropes. I'm a huge fan of the tutoring meet-cute, and this book was no exception. I can't wait to see what Peyton Corrine writes next!

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Thank you, Atria, and NetGalley for the arc of Unloved, out now 🫶

When I got the arc of this book, I screamed and was so excited. When I finished this book I felt like I was sucker punched.

Freddy and Ro have my heart. They went through so much shit yet they continuously were able to find one another.

Freddy was a lover through and through. He put everyone he loved first, especially Ro. He never put himself first, he just became who others needed. Ugly cried a few times for my man!

Ro, my sweet angel girl. With her gorgeous curly hair and accessories and her love for reading and the way she cares for others, so precious!

Also, just wanna take a second to say, Peyton writes beautifully, but she also includes mental health rep in her books that are so important and this one included a learning difference that everyone made fun of Freddy for and we got to see Ro stand up for him and talk about the importance of finding this out and figuring out ways to help one’s struggling to understand, understand in a way their brain will let them, and I just have to say how much I appreciated reading that✨

I loved seeing them interact so much, I loved their dates, and truly just their way of words to each other. It warmed my heart and I just ugh, I can’t wait for more of Peyton’s stuff because she truly is so talented and I just can not wait for the other books in the series 🫂

“But I’d lived entire lives, thousands of them, in books. And part of me always imagined what falling in love would feel like. I’d longed for it.”

“Loving Rosalie Shariff would be the easiest thing I’ve ever done—I know, because I’m already doing it. I think I’ve loved her since the day she stood up for me in that conference room. As a friend first, something I’ve never had, but now it’s more.“

“I think falling in love with you is the easiest thing I’ve ever done.”

- 2 Pathological People Pleasers
- College Hockey Romance
- Slow Burn
- Frirnds to Lovers
- Mental Health + Learning Differences Rep
- Tutor x Athlete
- Freddy’s Butterfly Thigh Tattoo 🦋

I read one other book by this author so I couldnt wait til this one came out. This one was super good as well. I really enjoyed the writing.

Peyton Corinne creates such beautiful and complex characters, breaking the mold of traditional college sports romances. She made something so tender and raw and beautiful in telling this story of a secretly soft hockey player with a player rep and the mirrorball girl who is tired of bending herself to please others.

Rosalie was a sweetheart in “Unsteady” but getting to see her break out of her shell in “Unloved” was so beautiful. She’s pure and good and kind and also sad and lost. The intensity she shows towards loving Freddy as a friend and then as more is so perfectly her - she’s quiet until she needs to stand up for what’s right, and then she takes on the world. Her arc and the way she grew her wings and got out of her shell got a standing ovation.

Freddy. Matty. Matt freaking Fredderic. The sweet, soft, gentle man who is nothing but loyal and loving even if most see him as the opposite. Peyton does broken men so well and in a way that isn’t toxic - she bring in emotion and pain and sadness and makes it a part of who they are, and a part of why we love them. I’m in constant awe of how she manages to write the man with the butterfly thigh tattoo but make him vulnerable and someone you just want to hug and tell him it will all be ok.

Their relationship is beautiful. Soft love at its best, with these two forming an actual friendship before anything else. They fall in love so naturally and carefully and I want them to have the happiest life together with no sadness or pain. Ro is Matty’s biggest advocate when he doesn’t have the strength to do it himself, and Matty is Ro’s biggest cheerleader when she’s too scared to speak up for what she wants. They are perfect mirrors of the other and treat each other with such tenderness and care. Can you tell I sobbed throughout this entire book or…?

Seeing the rest of the Waterfell crew was so much fun - Sadie continues to be the baddest, and I’m still so anxious for Bennett! The little teasers had me in a puddle.

Thanks @atriabooks for this early copy!