The moment of this book i enjoyed the most was when they were an actual couple with that being said i wish we got to see that more and it wasn’t as much as a slow burn. I feel like the book could have been shortened a bit and could have let some stuff out. Overall very grateful for getting an arc for this book!!

I absolutely adored the first book so I had high hopes coming into this book, and man was I not dissapointed. We had little snippets of Freddy and Ro in the first book and this book while repeating the timeline gave us insight as to what was going on for them during these memorable scenes which I absolutely loved. I didn’t think I could love anyone more than Sadie and Rhys but Freddy and Ro are so close.

We meet Freddy when he has essentially lost hope in graduating. His learning disabilities have impacted his classes a lot and the tutors he has used in the past are just mean. We interact with Freddy while he is still grieving his mom, messed up from a bad relationship, and kind of just floating through life. He has a heart of gold and I adored getting to watch him heal in so many ways throughout this book.

Ro is the sweetest person. Honestly I felt like I could relate to her personality in so many ways which made this even more special to me. She is wicked smart and has big goals in her life. When meet her, her only real friend is Sadie. She is lonely and her only other company is her asshole on again/off again boyfriend Tyler (it’s on sight) and his friends. I loved seeing her confidence grow and heal from that toxic relationship.

The romance in this book is great, I absolutely adore Freddy and Ro, but my favorite thing about these stories that PC writes is the complex side plots. I feel like this story just showcased so many hard topics and really healed these characters which I just loved reading about. The only thing that would have made this book better is if the bad characters had it worse. I am so glad our main characters got closure, but personally I wish the others got it worse. Other than that great book. Chefs kiss.

Thank you to Peyton, Atria Books, and Netgalley for the ARC of Unloved!

Tropes:
- [ ] college romance
- [ ] tutor x athlete
- [ ] nathan scott and haley james vibes
- [ ] refomed playboy
- [ ] friends to lovers
- [ ] slow burn


This book was so good! First off, the playlist for the book was amazing so I already had a feeling from that alone that it was going to be a good one and it did not disappoint! It was beautifully written and had a great depth to the characters alongside their love story. The way the Peyton was able to have grief and love so beautifully coexist was such a remarkable part of the book. Freddy and Ro were such lovable characters and were relatable.

Freddy (our MMC) is charismatic, fiercely loyal and funny. There were multiple times throughout reading that I found myself laughing at jokes he would make or cheering him on when he would defend Ro or his friends. I was only 10% into the book and was down BAD for Freddy if that tells you anything about his haha. He was an instant book boyfriend just from seeing how kind he was to Ro early in the story and how fun loving he was with his friends. Also, he calls her Princess and it was just the sweetest thing. He definitely made the book boyfriend list!

Ro (our FMC) is bubbly, creative, and kind hearted. I really related to Ro’s feelings of homesickness while in school, having experienced my fair share of that feeling in college. I loved seeing her build a friendship with Freddy and advocate for him as his tutor. I also loved seeing Ro’s confidence grow throughout the book!

Seeing all of my fav characters from Unsteady made me so happy. I loved all the little cameos from Sadie and Rhys as well as other members of the hockey team. I also loved trying to find the connections in the timeline between Unloved and Unsteady. I could read any book in this universe and am really hoping that the other hockey boys that have been introduced get books (I’m looking at you Bennett Reiner).

Overall, this book was amazing and I could scream from rooftops how much I love it. I can’t wait to see what else is to come from Peyton, but in the meantime I will be obsessing over this book!

After reading unsteady I was so excited to jump into Matty and Ro’s story. It exceeded every expectation I had of them. We got glimpses of Ro’s relationship in the previous book but in this book you see how strong she truly becomes. She breaks through self doubt and being shamed to the point of becoming small and quiet to come back into her own, which is partially thanks to Matt. Matt has his own demons he works though in the book but seeing how selfless he is when it comes to Rosalie to help her get her confidence back. That’s the true act of love. On the inverse, Ro heals him. She helps him see that he has a community and he’s not on an island while working through his grief.

OBSESSED!! I am such a sucker for a hockey romance, and Unloved by Peyton Corinne definitely delivered. Self proclaimed campus playboy, Matt Fredderic (affectionately nicknamed ‘Freddy’ by his teammates), finds himself at the start of the school year getting to know his attractive, yet reserved new tutor Ro Shariff. However, what he doesn’t remember is that he and Ro had met before during her freshman year and that he was Ro’s first kiss. Now, several years later Freddy is working through his own insecurities and Ro finds herself in an on again off again unsatisfying relationship. As the semester goes on, they both learn the invaluable lesson of the healing power that love holds.

Unloved held just the right amount of emotion, heartache and spice to keep me sucked in until the last page!

UNLOVED > UNSTEADY

Peyton Corinne said I’m going to give my characters emotional depth and a slowburn friends to lovers arc and I cried.

I didn’t expect much going into this book because I wasn’t the biggest fan of UNSTEADY but wow I was pleasantly surprised with how much I loved this.

Freddy and Ro were so flawed and complex and the emotions that they pulled from me was unreal.

Ro, my emotional tenderhearted people pleaser, was so different from Sadie in UNSTEADY and easy to connect with. She was lowkey a pushover and I wanted to shake the fuck outta her but she is also the most loyal friend with the sweetest heart and I wanted to give her the biggest hug.

Matty (aka Freddy), my people pleasing loverboy needs to be protected at all costs. The way he was treated by Tyler and other characters was enraging and I loved that he found a supporter and friend in Ro when he desperately needed one.

Seeing Ro and Matty grow throughout the book was so satisfying and heartwarming. This is definitely a slowburn, but as a slowburn slut I ate it up.

I truly cannot wait to read more of Corinne Peyton in the future! I don’t know who is next up in this series but best believe I will be seated.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an advanced copy in exchange for a honest review.

First off, I love how this is written in the same timeline as the first book, but focusing on two different characters.

Ro (Rosalie) is such a gentle, kind, and empathetic FMC. I felt so many emotions for her throughout the book, I found myself wanting to stand up for her in certain moments or just give her a hug. The MMC (Matty/Freddy) was so incredibly patient with her. Ro was right, he was easy to love throughout this story. The slow burn was burning!! The ending... the epilogue, perfection.

If you are looking for a hockey romance that has themes of love and grief. That focuses more on the story and character development rather than spice every chapter, I would absolutely recommend this.

💚Tropes:
-Friends to Lovers 🦋
-Tutor x Athlete (Hockey)🦋
-Found Family🦋
-Mental Health & Learning Differences Rep🦋
-Dual POV🦋

Thank you NetGalley!

I was so excited to get to read this as an ARC! Thank you to Peyton Corrine and Atria Books for giving me the opportunity to read for its official release! 🫶🏼

I loved reading this one SO. MUCH. You see the “reformed playboy” trope all the time but this one felt different. Freddy had never really felt true love or known he had been loved before. He is just a grieving man who had been told his worth is only in the things he can do for other people… until Ro. 💚

Ro has her own set of struggles with her worth and being told she was too much and not enough at the same time by a boy who didn’t deserve her and it bled in to every part of her being.🎀

Both Ro and Freddy together healing each other is perfect. They are exactly what the other needs, an advocate, a best friend, a cheerleader, a bodyguard, a soulmate🫶🏼.

This story is more about grief and love, both romantic and familial/platonic, than it is about hockey but it works. It was a very emotional story for me but worth every second! The pacing felt just right. 💕

✨Oh and I’m a sucker for Epilogues and this one definitely did NOT disappoint!! ✨

Thanks again to Peyton Corrine, Atria Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity of an ARC for Unloved 💚

I love love loved this book. Just like Unsteady, this book dealt with tough themes and trauma, and did so extremely well. I love the way Peyton Corrine writes her main characters. I get so attached to them and my heart breaks when theirs do.

I did think the book was a smidge too long and dragged about 60% of the way through, but it picked up again towards the end and finished strong.

I also really enjoyed how we got to see more of the side characters in this book like Bennett and Toren. I’m hoping we get books for them soon 👀 And it was good to see another perspective, even briefly, of Rhys and Sadie’s story.

I really enjoyed the complexity of Matt’s backstory. It felt realistic in a heart wrenching way. And I loved his character development and healing throughout this book. Same thing with Ro - her story was tough but seeing her heal through it was enjoyable.

Overall I loved this book and Peyton Corrine has become an auto buy author for me. I hope we get more books from her!

I loved the first book in this series but ended up not finishing this one. I really struggled with Ro’s lack of maturity and her relationship with her ex Tyler and just couldn’t get past it to enjoy the rest of the book.

4.5 ⭐️
I loved this book so much!! I love hockey romances and this is definitely one of the top ones I’ve read. Ro and Freddy were amazing I loved them so much, I’m obsessed!

Thank you so much to Atria Books and NetGalley for the eARC!

4.5 ⭐️ I love a good hockey romance and this was it! It was such a fun easy read! 💕🏒

Thank you so much to Atria Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you Net galley for the opportunity to read this ARC! This was a slow burn, friends to lovers, college hockey romance. This book navigates many difficult themes including abuse and grief, but how the characters support each other through it all was very well done.

If you are a fan of Binding 13, this book (including Unsteady) is for you. Matt, aka Freddy, had depth and emotion that made you connect with him as a character. Ro, aka Rosalie, makes you route for her the entire book as she works on leaving a tough previous relationship and create a new one with Matt. I really enjoyed this book and will be recommending it to everyone.

Unloved by Peyton Corinne shows what it truly means to be someone's friend before you find love with them. It shows that no matter what baggage you have, you can always find someone who is strong enough to carry it not only for you, but with you. I'm excited to go back and read the first book in this series as well as all that follow it.

4.5⭐️

I am so in love with this book!! Peyton did a great job making readers feel connected to the main characters. I was cheering for them both individually and together. The characters were so sweet, I felt their connection from the very beginning. One of my favorite parts of this book is how they took care of each other. They handled each other so gently it was perfect. I love when a romance book connects with me on a deeper level than just fun and sexy. This book had me SO EMOTIONAL. I felt seen by both Ro and Matty which definitely had me pausing to cry a few times.

Having read book one, it was really interesting to see this happening in the same timeline. I don’t think I’ve read a series where it’s been done like this, and I actually really enjoyed it!

This is definitely a book I’ll buy a physical copy of so I can re-read and annotate! One of my favorite hockey romances.💖

thank you so much to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster this ARC!
i just want to start by saying how refreshingly fun the way this interconnected series is written. having the storylines happen simultaneously is so cool and you don't see that often.
this story deals with complexities like grief, abuse and trauma in a way that felt so understanding and all encompassing, my heart ached. while the writing did feel a bit juvenile at times, especially the dialogue that seemed a bit stiff in some places, Peyton Corinne executes character development and a sweet slow burn almost flawlessly. to be so moved by a FMC learns to embrace her femininity and sexuality, all while learning to truly stand on her own two feet, was a surprise i didn't expect from this book; and was obsessed with nonetheless.
i absolutely devoured this and i cannot wait for this to come out for everyone to experience it as well!
thank you again for the ARC. will absolutely be rereading the butterfly girl and hockey boy sometime soon.

I'm a big hockey romance reader and this one definitely ranked up there for me. I loved watching the friendship develop between Ro and Freddy as they both navigated their own struggles. The dual perspective really helped showcase the anxieties behind the characters' actions.

Additionally I love that this author includes a flashforward epilogue in her books! Can't wait to see what other characters get their own story!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review. To

🥅🏒My first hockey romance 🏒🥅
This is such a cute story, leaving me truly smitten. At first, I was super annoyed with Ro for being a doormat. She let so many people just run right over her and it was so annoying. Thank goodness she had Sadie. I loved watching the relationship between Matt & Ro develop. It was sweet, raw, and genuine. Ro and Matt, both broken individuals, neither believing they were lovable. What they find within each other is what they’ve always dreamed of…. Unconditional love and acceptance. I cried, I laughed. Well written. This is the second book in this series and I did not read book one, even though I plan too. Reading the books out of order did not leave me feeling as though I was missing pieces of the story. An easy read that I enjoyed. Loved the book’s music playlist!

Rating: 4.5⭐️
themes: grief, loss, abuse
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥

Book Review 📚

Unloved 💚
Release Date: February 4, 2025

Thank you for the ARC of this book

Unloved is book two in The Undone series by Peyton Corinne. I recently reread Unsteady, which is book one in the series. I absolutely adored Unsteady, so I was very excited to receive an ARC of Unloved.

Peyton Corinne wrote two of the most lovable characters I’ve ever read about. I loved Matty and Ro from the moment Matty called Ro princess in Unsteady. Matty and Ro are both so sweet and so emotionally intelligent. I was angry for Ro and what she went through, but Matty’s story and POVs absolutely devastated me. I cried quite a bit throughout the story. I wanted to give them both a hug the for the entire book 🥺 The friends to lovers mutual pining was done so well in this story! The way these two allowed each other to process their pasts and grow together was absolutely beautiful. I loved the ways they showed each other they had the other’s back.

I also loved seeing Rhys, Sadie, Oliver and Liam again! I loved the additional characters in this book. I’m adore Archer! I’m so excited for future stories in this world! Peyton Corinne creates such heartbreakingly beautiful stories 🩵💚

Thank you again for the E-ARC 🎉

Book description from Goodreads. ARC kindly provided in exchange for honest review

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My first ARC of 2025 and I enjoyed every second of it. (I think I’m a sucker for reformed playboy trope). I loved Freddy and Ro and the way they supported each other throughout the novel. These two understand each other in ways that no one else did. They met briefly during freshman year and reconnect a few years later at a party and then again when Ro was assigned as Freddy’s new tutor. Freddy is so sweet and it makes me feel so bad that he got dealt some bad cards in his life. You can tell in his POV just how obsessed he is with Ro and how enamoured Ro is with him in her POV and I lived for it. These two formed the sweetest friendship which transformed into one of the fiercest relationships. I loved how Freddy helped Ro get out of her little shell and how Ro showed Freddy that he’s not alone. These two showed each other that they don’t need to hide or change parts of themselves to be truly loved and found that true love with each other. This was such a cute college hockey romance novel and it has made me so excited for the next novel in this series (Bennett needs a book like NOW, same with Kane).

Thank you so much to NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

Tropes:
- college hockey romance
- student x tutor
- friends to lovers