Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Another hit in this series. This is a perfect story for the saying "you never know what someone else is going through." Rosalie/Ro and Matty/Freddy are both struggling so badly with their own issues while still successfully (usually) hiding all the trouble they're having.

There is so much emotional depth with these characters. Despite all the issues they go through with outside forces, they still are able to grow and communicate and work together to make sure they have a stable friendship. Honestly, Rosalie and Matty are just wonderful. Matty is so sweet and so sad, and regardless of the crap that he had to go through prior to the start of this story, he manages to be just a wonderful human being. The same goes for Rosalie, just they're such solid characters (writing-wise, they have a lot of baggage to work through in this book.)

And the ending was just so good. I have no notes. I loved this book. I loved Unsteady by Peyton Corinne as well. This has quickly become a "buy as soon as it's released" series for me.

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

📖: unloved by Peyton Corinne
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

WHEN I TELL YOU I WAS 👏GIGGLING 👏 MY WAY THROUGH THIS BOOK! This book was so so cute and had my kicking my feet at 2 am (literally) I think I have a new obsession!

I loved all the characters in this book! They all felt unique, complex, and different and yet so similar in a way that strengthened their relationships 💕 One of my favorites would have to be Bennett, he is so sweet and kind!

I loved Ro and Freddy separately even before they got together but once they did?? They are SO adorable! They understand each other so well and it’s this understanding that helps them talk about traumas and their past and work together to move forward

The reason why this didn’t get 5 stars was because I felt like the trauma dumping seemed to drag on at some points but it was always great to see them work through it together <3

Overall, i highly recommend this book, it’s such a feel good romance that will leave you smiling and happy for sure! Trust me, get past the first couple of chapters and it only gets better from there!

Thank you for the arc @peytoncorinneauthor and @atriabooks 💗

This book started off very strong and I feel like when we got past the 50% mark I really started to lose interest. This is very SLOW BURN - meaning they don’t even really get together until 70% into the book. I really dislike that personally with my romance books. I feel like there was too much time spent with Ro and her dysfunctional relationship with Tyler that it took away from moments we could’ve shared with her and Freddy.

I LOVED unsteady so this was a bit of a disappointment but it was still a good story. I just didn’t loved this as much as the first book.

4.75 stars: This book was AMAZING. I loved everything about Freddy & Ro's story. I thought their trauma and pasts were beautifully written. I loved how Ro was able to grow and be herself. She and Freddy both accepted each other as they are, Freddy is my new favorite book boyfriend. He is so caring and emotionally in touch with his feelings. Ro was so sweet and I was so sad how her ex treated her but I am so happy we got to watch her grow into who she is. Also, bonus points for no third act breakup! I wish we would have gotten a little more of Ro and Sadie and I wish we could have seen Ro stand up to Tyler at least one time on her own. Overall, this is now one of my top favorite romances ever. Please pick this up on February 4th.

Wooooow I loved this book so much! This was my first Peyton Corinne book and I can promise you it won’t be my last! Immediately running to buy Unsteady then counting down the days until we get the next book!

Ro & Freddy deserve the world! These two sweet souls were so broken. They’d been let down and hurt by so many people and all they wanted was to be somebody’s first choice, to be loved. The way they went above and beyond for each other was so heartwarming to see. I loved their relationship in all its forms and their gradual descent into falling in love was absolute perfection.

There are so many side characters I’m intrigued by and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they all get books but the one little side plot that really got me was Elsie & Archer. They gave me Alyssa & Connor vibes from Archer’s Voice in the absolute best and heartbreaking way! The last few chapters and the epilogue had me sobbing. This was just such a beautiful book.

Thank you so much to Atria for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review 🤍

Matt "Freddy" is a playboy hockey hotshot on the ice, and struggling to get by in his classes. He has dyscalculia, dyslexia and ADHD, and has been assigned different university peer tutors that have done nothing for him, and passed him off as lazy and stupid. He needs to get his grades up to stay on the team and graduate, before he moves into his placement in the NHL.

Ro Shariff is an endlessly giving daughter, friend and girlfriend. She's had a crush on Freddy since they crossed paths in junior year, but has been with her current on-again-off-again boyfriend for the last few years. She's assigned as Freddy's tutor, and realizes he's not only clever, kind and obscenely attractive, but a genuine and loving human who only wants to see everyone happy.

Together they become close friends, and work to discover each of their own self worth from abuse, grief and trauma in their pasts and present. All while trying to avoid the fierce attraction and pull they feel towards each other.

*****

This novel absolutely blindsided me with how genuine and heartfelt it is. I was expecting light and fluffy, and it absolutely delivered. What I wasn't expecting was how honestly the author covered what it's like to be stuck in an abusive relationship in its different forms. How truly it can make you doubt yourself and your worth and your own gut instincts, and she did it with grace and intelligence that left you rooting for them to find themselves through it.

She tackled grief through family loss, and strife, through losing friendships and relationships and always feeling like the odd one out. She succinctly detailed what it's like to have a neurodiverse brain, and neurodiverse friends, without dismissing the challenges or trying to brush off how that impacts your daily life. This entire novel was handled with such grace and genuine intention in the characters interactions that I'm still stunned that it came across as so sweet and lighthearted, with all of those heavy topics woven through it.

The leads interacting with each other, working through trauma, communication and forgiveness when they messed up was so heartening and realistic that I devoured this book and passed off sleep to finally reach the conclusion. The emotional intelligence in both of these leads was everything. I've been raving to everyone I know that this is an absolute must read.

*****

Thank you NetGalley, and Atria, for the digital ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I received a copy of the book as an ARC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The book was amazing. I easily rated 5/5 stars. As I read the book, the story and characters were so well developed, that I was eagerly waiting until I had time to read the next chapter. I love the FMC and how the author tactfully addressed difficult relationships that some women find themselves having to navigate. Great read!

Unloved is one of the best college sports romance I've read in a while. I've been a huge fan of Peyton Corrine ever since I read her Unsteady (which to-date is a book I recommend to everyone), but she outdid herself with Unloved. The characters were so utterly relatable, the plotline so close to my heart - I was an emotional mess! I've never wanted to hug any fictional character more than Matty and Ro.

Unloved explores a range of deep topics like loss, grief, love, family, abuse, and trauma and this is not your average college hockey romance. I loved it even more for that.
Can I also say how much I love that music/audio plays an important role in Peyton's books?! So good!

What I loved the most about the book:

✨ MMC and FMC - Matt is an extremely loveable hockey superstar who has the softest and the kindest heart. He also comes with a playboy reputation, but there's so much more to him than that. Ro is a shy, a romantic at heart, lover of smutty romance, intelligent and a sexy tutor of Matt. I loved how Matt & Ro met and were able to feed off of that positive energy they both radiate. Matt's character had so many layers and each of those was more loveable than the last. I also admired how fierce Ro is when it comes to protecting Matty.

✨ Character backgrounds: I loved how the plot progressed from their Freshman year to the end, showing not only what made Matt and Ro the way they were, but also laid the foundation of their relationships with the side characters - Rhys, Sadie, the kids , parents, Bennett, Archer - and how that in turn had uch an impact on their story.

Their flashbacks and traumatic experiences made me want to take these characters away and protect them. They deserved all the good in the world!

✨ Portrayal of Love: I loved how their bond came to be and it wasn't instant love. I love how they built a strong friendship based on trust and support creating a safe space for them to be vulnerable with each other. I loved that this is a slow burn specially because Freddy needed this not to be a repeat of his history. Their love was more than just physical attraction - it was in the way they communicate, their vulnerability, protectiveness for each other, in the mutual respect and admiration - which was so meant so much more to me.

✨ Also loved seeing Rhys and Sadie's plotline going on the side (and see it from a different perspective). I can't get enough of Oliver and Liam, I miss those kiddos!

✨ Coach Harris & Archer - the kind of fathers every single person deserves 🩷

Honestly, this book was everything and more. I wish there was some sorta therapy that was brought in to deal with trauma, specially for Matt. Still, loved every single thing about this book and wouldn't fault anything.

This book was really cute. We follow Freddy, the hockey team’s playboy, and Ro, his school-assigned tutor, as they develop a friendship that slowly turns into something more. I loved the character growth in this book for both MCs. At the start, Ro is stuck in a toxic, on-again-off-again relationship, while Freddy grapples with his sense of self-worth. Watching them heal, discover themselves, and grow both individually and together was deeply satisfying. I especially appreciated the tenderness and patience they showed each other, which made their romance so easy to root for.

However, the pacing of the story felt a bit off. We were jumping around, and the progression of the romance had a lot of back-and-forth that seemed too much. Having just reread Unsteady, which runs concurrently to this book, I found myself wondering if the patchy pacing came from knowing the events of Unsteady too well or if it was an issue in the storytelling itself.

After reading Unsteady earlier this year, I was SO excited to get my hands on the ARC of Unloved and boy did it not disappoint!! While we do get snippets of Sadie and Rhys from the first book, this story follows Ro and Freddy who are two people pleasers at their core going through some emotional trauma. Freddy is your star athlete hockey player who is barely hanging by a thread in his classes and Ro happens to be his hopeless romantic tutor. Between Ro’s non affectionate boyfriend pushing her away and her homesickness, we see her affection for Freddy start to strengthen especially when he starts to actually see her for who she truly is. It was so beautiful to see how protective the characters were of each other and building their friendship before any sort of romantic relationship. And can we talk about the SLOW BURN?! It was SO good and the tension was so worth the wait!! Overall, this story was so amazing, it had some of my favorite tropes and the characters were so well written!

The narrative centers around Matt "Freddy" Fredderic and Rosalie "Ro" Shariff, the close friends of the protagonists in Unsteady.
Freddy is a renowned hockey player, a charismatic playboy, yet he also struggles academically.
Ro is a brilliant, introverted romantic who has been infatuated with Freddy since they met at a party during their freshman year. Now in their senior year, Freddy is known as a campus heartthrob, while
Ro is dating her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Tyler. They are assigned as tutor and student to help Freddy pass his biology and math classes, allowing him to maintain his academic standing and stay on the hockey team until graduation in the spring.
Despite their outwardly happy appearances, both Freddy and Ro are deeply lonely and crave affection. As they spend more time together, their friendship deepens, and they find solace in each other.
They also experience an increasing amount of heat and tension that is building between them, which they are trying to ignore.
And as they navigate these emerging emotions, external circumstances present obstacles and disturbances that they must overcome.

God do I love me a great hockey romance mixed in with real life mental health issues.

Book one is all about PTSD, anxiety, and depression. This book is all about grief, anxiety, imposter syndrome, narcissism, emotional abuse, slut shaming, and academic disabilities. These things are all expertly written, and my heart is full of empathy for Ro & Matt. To watch them grow into themselves and into each other was beautiful and inspiring. I love their found family, & will keep reading this series as long as she keeps writing 🤭

Peyton Corinne has done it again! Unloved is a heartfelt masterpiece that captures the magic of vulnerability, growth, and unconditional love. This book had me hooked from start to finish, and dare I say; I may have loved it even more than Unsteady.

The representation of learning disabilities was beautifully and thoughtfully handled. Freddy’s struggles with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD felt authentic, and his journey to self-acceptance was deeply moving. Watching him shed his mask of confidence and allow Ro to see the real him was a testament to the healing power of love and understanding.

This isn’t just a romance; it’s a story of healing, resilience, and proving that even the most flawed parts of us are worthy of love. Corinne’s writing brought out so many emotions, and I found myself rooting for Freddy and Ro every step of the way. If you’re a fan of slow burns, heartfelt character growth, and romances that leave you grinning through tears, Unloved is a must-read.

Tropes You’ll Love:
-Friends to Lovers
-Slow Burn
-Tutor & Athlete
-Healing Love
-Learning Disability Representation

Peyton Corinne has solidified her place as a go-to author for stories that are as inspiring as they are romantic. Don’t miss out on this one!

Thanks to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Peyton Corinne for the opportunity to receive the ARC.

One of my most anticipated ARCs. I was so curious about Ro and Freddy after getting bits of them in Unsteady and they were so worth the wait. These two have the most tender and soft love. Both of their hearts are so big and they deserve each other in the best way. The slow burn allowed time for the foundation of their friendship to be built and I appreciated that so much. I loved watching them find each other and feel loved and seen. All Ro wants to do is show Freddy he’s more than his reputation and be his support when he’s never had that, and Freddy takes every opportunity to appreciate the shit out of Ro and give her the most special small moments. The overlapping timeline was a fun twist that I’m thinking might happen throughout the rest of the series and I’m here for it. Such a unique POV to get the same night not only from both of the MCs but from multiple couples. Also- the Archer moment in the epilogue CUE THE TEARS.

This was a sweet and easy read. I enjoyed both characters and I loved how they developed a real friendship before anything romantic happened between them. It made their connection feel a lot more real. I enjoyed Freddy’s character and his development by the end of the story. However, I did feel like a lot of the story dragged on and I wish there was a more specific plot going on. It did feel unnecessarily long for what the story was and I found the Tyler plot line to be too much to the point where it took away enjoyment from the book. I just think he was in it way more than he should have been. I did enjoy the found family happening on the side. These types of books are a bit cliche and it’s not one I’ll think about, but it was an easy and cute read with likeable characters.

3.5 stars. There was so much I really loved about this book, and while I realize Ro was meant to portray an emotionally abused person, her inaction was horrendous. She let life happen to her even though she would stick up for others which felt unrealistic. Even Matt’s reaction to his relationship with the teacher seemed unrealistic as well.
However, I loved the slow relationship building and love that was portrayed.

This is simply a story of two people finding themselves and the kind of love they have always wanted to experience. Both Ro and Freddy have difficult histories that have changed the ways they view relationships, other people, and themselves. They only start to understand where they are and what they need when they start to learn from each other.

I’m honestly unsure if I can put into words how beautiful this story is. It had me crying, laughing, screaming, and kicking my feet. There is so much to learn and so many relatable aspects to these characters. Ro and Freddy are both so lost at the beginning, having had different experiences that have lead them in similar directions. The grief and loneliness that they both face, the shame and self loathing they both fight against is so powerful. And the love they find for each other is ultimately how they learn to love themselves.
All the sensitive topics that are approached in this book are done so well, with a gentleness that makes it feel safe. As a reader both Ro and Freddy are so easy to understand and relate to. I cannot express how much I loved reading this book.

This book was very cute. I loved Ro’s character and her chapters were very enjoyable. I had a good time reading it

This book was very cute and definitely satisfied my need for more hockey romance. I absolutely loved the first book by this author because it had more depth to it than just being a cute hockey romance. Although I did not like this one as much as the first, it was still a great read, and had the same kind of depth to the story and the characters.

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