This was a fun read I enjoyed this more then the first! Peyton really making me addicted to hockey romances!!!!!!!

4.5⭐️

I have been so excited to get Ro and Freddy’s story since they were introduced in Unsteady and it was honestly incredible! Ro and Freddy are one of the sweetest book couples ever. The way they were able to help each other heal from their own traumas and insecurities was beautiful. I love the Undone series and I cannot wait to get the next book in the series. If you enjoy a slow burn friends-to-lovers with lots of tension, then you need to add this book to your TBR!

What to expect:
💚 College Romance
💚 Hockey Player MMC
💚 Tutor x Student
💚 Friends-to-Lovers
💚 Slow Burn
💚 Learning Disability Rep.

Thank you to Peyton Corinne, Atria Books and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Oh this book had me misty eyed in the last half. This is a true friends-to-lovers SLOOOW burn romance and it was great. Ro and Freddy are both dealing with grief (insert getting punched in the heart by these two) and they slowly connect and find comfort and love with each other. If Tyler, Carmen, and Freddy's sperm donor (I will not call him his father) were real people, I would be lashing tires and ruining their credit scores for them.
On to happy notes, this slow burn turned into a blaze when these two finally got together. Like ma'am where did all this hot and spicy come from all of the sudden!?! I really can't wait for Bennett and Toren's books.
<b><i>Trigger Warnings: grief, ableist language, death of a parent from cancer, emotional abuse, absent parent, toxic relationship, stroke mentioned, and violence</b></i>

"I think loving you would be the greatest thing in my life." IM SORRY?? Freddy won be over with that line alone.

The representation of learning disabilities, neurodivergence, and mental health as well as how to be mindful and patient around it was incredible to read. To have an MMC be so open about self-love issues which ties back into the title of the book was refreshing to read. Usually MMC's tend to be written with such confidence but both of them try to teach each other how worthy of love they truly are.

SPOILER WARNING DO NOT READ AHEAD IF YOU HAVENT READ!!


A man taking his wife's last name is pure GOLD!


2/5 Spice Level
TWs:
While I have received an arc of this book, my thoughts are all my own.

After meeting Ro and Freddy in Unsteady, I just knew I would love these characters more in their own book. And I was right with my prediction, they were beyond loveable and I was smitten with their chemistry right from the get go!

Unloved actually takes place around the same time as Unsteady's timeline, which was actually so fun to read knowing there was another romance blossoming when Sadie and Rhys were building their relationship. With Ro and Freddy, their own emotional traumas were unique and different, but they were both so similar with their people pleasing ways and passive nature. I loved when they leaned towards one another and openly communicated with each other about their troubles and thoughts. Freddy gave major golden retriever vibes but had a backbone that I was so proud of too! And Ro, she was such a precious FMC that I wanted to protect at all costs. Pretty sure if I was in her shoes, I would not be as graceful or quiet. No spoilers, but let's just say her ex deserved the world dropped down on him and his balls.

The storyline flowed in a natural way and I really feel like the author's writing improved in this one. I enjoyed the character growth in this book tons. And the continuous foreshadowing of who's book may come next in the series, I'm hoping my guesses will be proven correct!

Special thanks to Atria Books for providing me with an advanced electronic copy of this wonderful book, in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions!

Gosh, my heart! I loved this so much. Ro and Freddy need to be protected at all costs! I was hooked from the first chapter and had such a hard time putting the book down it's too good. I don’t know how Peyton does it, but you can truly feel all the emotions the characters feel throughout the story. I can’t wait to read more books written by Peyton.

Unloved is a heartwarming, slow-burn romance that blends vulnerability, humor, and emotional depth. The story follows Matt "Freddy" Fedderic, a talented but misunderstood hockey player, and Ro Shariff, his determined, swee-hearted tutor. Freddy's life might look perfect on ice, but beneath his confident exterior, he actually struggles with learning challenges and self-worth issues. Ro, on the other hand, is dealing with her own romantic struggles while developing a deep, meaningful relationship with Matt.


I absolutely adored the chemistry between Matt and Ro. It was electric from the start even as they were forced into an unlikely pairing through their tutoring sessions. The dynamic of them teaching each other, both academically and emotionally, is a powerful narrative thread.


Watching Ro's journey, from putting others before herself to learning her own self-worth, really struck close to me. This shift isn’t easy, and it’s not without its moments of self-doubt and confusion, but it’s powerful to witness her growth.


In conclusion, what stands out to me in this book is its realistic portrayal of relationships. There's no insta-love. Instead, it's a natural progression of friendship and love. The theme of accepting each other's flaws and growing together is at the heart of the story.

Unloved was everything I didn't know I needed to start 2025 with. This book is a gift, getting to experience characters that are so complex and deep. Mental health representation can be hard to get just right, and Corinne does it so beautifully.

Ro and Freddy were just perfect, I absolutely loved every vulnerable moment with them. I loved getting to know Freddy and Ro together, but learning about their individual struggles and stories gave them so much depth and makes the ending that much sweeter. Freddy, the hockey star with a bright future on the ice - who struggles off the ice with his classes due to his dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Ro - his new tutor - who is a hopeless romantic, who just so happens to be unlucky in love. The perfect duo.

Corinne really knows how to break your heart and then put it back together. Would it be selfish to ask for the next book before this one is even out? Yes. But am I asking anyways? Also yes. I need more!! I love this series.

Good book! I thought this book was very entertaining. I really liked the characters in this book. Both Matt and Ro were very sweet and thoughtful. I really loved that Matt would always go above and beyond for Ro to show how much he cared for her, and Ro would do anything to support Matt. I felt like there were some instances where the book began to drag and I found myself skimming to get to the next chapter. Finally, the last critique that I have is I wish the author gave more context from the previous book. I read Unsteady a while ago, so I didn't remember some of the events that were occurring and there were so many moments where I found myself saying “when did this happen” and “what scene are they referring to?” I feel like for this to be considered a stand alone book, there could have been a bit more clarity with certain scenes that occurred in the book.

rate: ★★★★.75


This book was is about Matt and Ro. This is the first book I read from Peyton but I was HOOKED. Ro is Matt’s tutor and helps him during his senior year at Waterfall University. Matt is a hockey player for Waterfall University. It was definitely a rollercoaster of emotions but so worth ittt. I am definetly going to read Unsteady now hehe🤭

If you enjoy the following tropes, this story is for you:

★ tutor x student
★ friends to lovers
★ secret pining
★ hockey romance
★ forced proximity
★ found family

Solid 3.5 stars.

Unloved was a great book. It's on a parallel time frame with Unsteady. I appreciated that we weren't going word for word repeats of scenes but small glimpses of them. Based on my "future book" spidey senses, I think the third book will too?

Tyler was a piece of freaking work, but I understood his role in the book. What brought this book down for me in terms of star rating, was the lack of doing anything about the absolutely inappropriate professor/student relationship. Nothing was done. So Ro dropped the course and stopped working for her? That's it? Nope, I needed more of a conclusion and a firing for that.

Otherwise, the book was great. I loved how it set up future books, I'm excited to learn more about Bennett and Kane. I appreciated the sensitivity Matt had, feeling all of his emotions and showing them as well. His breakdown after seeing his father felt so real, I could feel his panic. So well executed. I hated how much Ro cried, but I know I hated it because I believe women shouldn't be allowed to be seen as weak, so that's a *me* problem. Crying does not equate to weakness.

Can't wait to read more from Corinne!

The second book in the Undone series about found family and new adult romance, Unloved is a sweet and heartwrenching read! I went into the first book of this series, Unsteady, unprepared for how emotional and angsty it would be. Despite being better prepared this time, Unloved stilled tugged at my heartstrings. The friendship between Freddy and Ro is incredibly healing for both and it's easy to see how it led to more between the two.

Thanks Atria for the ARC!

♾️✨📖 𝑼𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑷𝒆𝒚𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆

“𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.”

I have zero notes! This book was freaking perfect.

Matthew Fredderic was everything. I have needed to reach through the pages of a book and give someone a hug more than Matty. The rage I felt towards certain characters that have wronged him is insane. He suffers from dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. He desperately wants to get his degree before going to play professional hockey, but he is struggling. He was not expecting his new tutor to be the girl that told him something he’d never forget at a party.

“𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘯. 𝘈 𝘯𝘢𝘱 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

Ro was a fantastic FMC. Her relationship with her on again/off again boyfriend is something that I feel will resonate with a lot of women. No one goes into a relationship expecting it to become emotionally abusive or toxic. I loved seeing her come into herself throughout the story. The moments when she’s fiercely protective over Matty were the best. I love her so much!

“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

This was an achingly slow burn romance that was seriously everything. Both Ro & Freddy have past relationship that have caused them to have trauma surrounding intimacy. Both very different traumas but together they were able to break through them. I love how special their romantic moments were. Everything they did together had so much meaning and love behind it.

“𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴?”

The found family in this story just perfect. It builds off of the friendships that we saw in Unsteady. I am so excited for the other guy’s stories!

If you love emotional reads with the best found family, please go add 𝑼𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅, to your TBR today!

𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴:
⛸️ 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺
🤭 𝘛𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘹 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳
🫶🏼 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺
😭 𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥
📖 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘱
🥹 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘴
🔥 𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯
❤️‍🔥 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴

This book was a fast paced and super sweet read.
I found Freddy lovable and my heart broke for him over and over again. Watching him grow and heal from his trauma was beautiful.
As for Ro i found her the sweetest character ever. I liked her character development. In my opinion, it was super well done. And I really enjoyed the romance and how it developed throughout the story
My main issues that kept me from giving it a higher rating were mainly how long ir was. I don't think it needed to be this long.
And once again Sadie ruined the reading experience for me. Even as a side character... i just can't stand her.

I would still recommend this book because like I said it's sweet and well written. Also Ro and Freddy are very cute together and their romance is worth reading.

*arc kindly provided in exchange of an honest review

ARC Review

I am still in disbelief that I received an ARC for Unloved. Whoever approved my ARC request at Atria, is an angel. Thank you Netgalley and Atria for my ARC copy.

I could not stop thinking about Ro and Freddy since the little hints of their relationship were masterfully written into Unsteady. Every new pov of a scene from Unsteady felt like placing a puzzle piece into place. And Peyton has me on the edge of my seat waiting for the rest of puzzle with the other hockey boys.

This book lived up to whatever expectations I had and more. Ro and Freedy are the two softest most deserving people of love. Tho their love was soft for one another, it did not stop them from fiercely standing up for each other. I lost count of how many times I just wanted to reach in and hug both of them. I've never enjoyed my heart breaking into a million pieces more than I did for these characters.

The growth these two characters did on their own and with one another was beautiful. Watching their friendship build over the course of the book was so intimate and raw. The shyness and uncertainness they both move with was so relatable and real.

Thank you Peyton for writing this painfully heartbreakingly slow (I love a good slow burn) soft love story. We all deserve to have real-life relationships written by you.

Unfortunately, I didn't love this as much as I thought I would. I struggled to connect with the characters and plot. There were still some cute moments, and I loved the representation of Freddy's learning disabilities. The topic of grief was handled well. The relationship between Ro and Freddy was very sweet, with lots of communication and trust, and I really enjoyed seeing them support each other. However, I do think there was too much going on at times, but at the same time, nothing was happening. The focus on external conflicts made it hard to find any real connection between the characters beyond an emotional one.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.5! Freddy is failing one of his classes, and if he wants to graduate and make it to the NHL, he needs a tutor. That’s where Ro comes in. She’s already juggling a lot in her life, but she agrees to help Freddy—partly because everyone else has already counted him out. What starts as tutoring sessions turns into late-night phone calls, and soon, a genuine friendship begins to take shape.

I really liked Unsteady, but I was an even bigger fan of Unloved. Freddy and Ro were so well-written, and I loved that the author gave us time to understand them as individuals before their relationship started developing. It made their connection feel even stronger and their actions more understandable. Even though this book is on the longer side, the pacing worked really well, and I was hooked the whole way through.

When it comes to Freddy and Ro’s relationship, I’m obsessed. They’re both struggling, feeling stuck in place with no clear way forward, but they become each other’s biggest supporters. They helped one another grow for the better as they fell in love.I just love how vulnerable and emotional these characters were because it allowed me to better connect with them and fall deeper into the story.

If you love a good slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance, you need to read this book. And that teaser for the next book in the series? I need it ASAP.

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

As someone who didn’t completely adore Unsteady, I was a little worried I wouldn’t love Unloved. I was totally wrong!! Peyton does a fantastic job building Freddy as a character and fleshing out his backstory and inner workings. Ro was definitely the perfect addition to this group’s dynamic and I loved every second of reading this. Watching two broken people heal and find each other through still being vulnerable was beautiful. Books like Unloved are why I read, especially the romance genre. There’s so much love and character growth - I couldn’t put this down! Unloved is a nearly perfect romance novel that I think any reader would enjoy.

Thank you Atria, NetGalley, and the author for sending me an early copy!

seriously rip my heart out. i knew i was in for an intense read after reading book #1 of this series last year, but this was another level.

freddy was such a sweetheart! i was worried i wasn’t gonna like him cause im not crazy about the “reformed playboy” but this was done so well.

this fox from hook line and sinker by Tessa Bailey vibes.

i adored Ro and her character arc. specifically with her ex tyler who is a shit human and should have all the bad things happen to him. i wanted more comeuppance with him and some of his gang.

i digress. Ro and Freddy’s friendship was so organic and pure and then turned into the perfect friends to lovers.

this book is out 2/4 and it should be in your radar. i would def look at the CW before picking it up tho!

4.5⭐️

“Loving him is the easiest thing I’ve ever done.” 🤍🏒⛸️❄️📖

a special thank you to Net Galley & Atria Books for allowing me access to an Advanced Reader’s Copy of Unloved by Peyton Corinne!! it’s an absolute privilege to receive an ARC & i’m so honored to be able to share a honest review in exchange.

❄️ publication date: february 4th, 2025
review: ★ ★ ★ .7 (01/29/25)
this book affirms that i am, forever, an advocate for dual perspectives, especially in romance!! despite not reading sport romances often, i found this cute, character-driven book easy to love (if you know what i mean, cue the book’s playlist)

watching Ro & Matt find their own identity was my favorite part of the entire book. although, coming in with a close second would the chemistry between Ro & Matt, SUCH A GOOD BURN.

my heart ACHED when i saw either of them in any pain, both of them have such a sweet soul (& very people pleasing tendencies, very relatable!)

i also enjoyed how realistic healing and grief were portrayed & the representation of mental health and learning disabilities!!

however, there is a fair amount of spice/smut so i would keep that in mind if that’s not your cup of tea!! nonetheless, i hope to read Corinne’s debut novel, unsteady, to fill in some plot holes as this is the second book of the series! 🤍