Title | Only When It's Us |
Author | |
Series | |
ASIN | B085B9LFG2 |
Publisher | - |
Ed. Language | English |
Format | Kindle |
Length | 388 pages |
Pub. Date | April 1st, 2020 |
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Summary from Publisher:
Ryder
Ever since she sat next to me in class and gave me death eyes, Willa Sutter’s been on my shit list. Why she hates me, I don't know. What I do know is that Willa is the kind of chaos I don’t need in my tidy life. She’s the next generation of women’s soccer. Wild hair, wilder eyes. Bee-stung lips that should be illegal. And a temper that makes the devil seem friendly.
She’s a thorn in my side, a menacing, cantankerous, pain-in-the-ass who’s turned our Business Mathematics course into a goddamn gladiator arena. I'll leave this war zone unscathed, coming out on top…And if I have my way with that crazy-haired, ball-busting hellion, that will be in more than one sense of the word.
Willa
Rather than give me the lecture notes I missed like every other instructor I’ve had, my asshole professor tells me to get them from the silent, surly flannel-wearing mountain man sitting next to me in class. Well, I tried. And what did I get from Ryder Bergman? Ignored. What a complete lumbersexual neanderthal. Mangy beard and mangier hair. Frayed ball cap that hides his eyes. And a stubborn refusal to acknowledge my existence.
I’ve battled men before, but with Ryder, it's war. I’ll get those notes and crack that Sasquatch nut if it’s the last thing I do, then I’ll have him at my mercy. Victory will have never tasted so sweet.
Only When It’s Us is a frenemies-to-lovers, college sports romance about a women’s soccer star and her surly lumberjack lookalike classmate, complete with a matchmaking professor, juvenile pranks, and a smoking slow burn. This standalone is the first in a series of new novels about a Swedish-American family of five brothers, two sisters, and their wild adventures as they each find happily ever after.
Certainly not a story I've come across before. It portrays a frenemy relationship between a college student with hearing loss and his classmate, a female soccer star. These characters are unique and original, making them interesting to read. It is a good example that everyone deserves a beautiful love story.
This book has a well written plot with good and witty banter. Willa and Ryder have very different lives, but they are always brought together by chance. The more they argue, the more they are drawn to each other. Unexpectedly, this book is unlike most NA stories; there are deep emotional issues embedded. I love how these two young people learn to grow and dare to commit in the midst of life's difficulties, especially Willa, who has a mother with severe cancer. I also love how family can have such a positive influence on this story. I've read too many new adult stories with broken families, so I wasn't expecting good family dynamics here.
Except for my slightly worn patience with Willa's childishness, I enjoyed reading this book, particularly the slow burn. Oh. I adored it and long for more. I need to read the rest of the series.
"I want to close my eyes and feel the memory of the moment only when it’s us became only us, forever."
"Hate, enmity, rivalry are all passionate responses. My personal theory is that they are incomplete expressions of one core human emotion: love."
"Life begets death begets life. The only thing we can do is honor the beauty and dependability of that cycle."
Recommended for those who like:
Frenemies to Lovers
College romance
Sports romance: Soccer
People with disability representation: Hearing loss
Dual POV
Steamy
Slow burn
Content Warnings: sexual content, terminal illness, death of loved one.
Where to buy:
Amazon (kindle) | Periplus.com (paperback)
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