pickThis was so so good 🥹 I couldn‘t put it down! Ilya and Shane went through so much together, and you could see a lot of growth in their relationship. Ilya is sick of hiding, and he feels isolated with no one to talk to about being in a secret relationship with his rival. To make things worse, Shane doesn‘t seem to get it. What will matter more, them or hockey? I loved how many more side characters were in this one from the series ♥️🏒
1) ☕️☕️☕️🥃🍷🫖🍿🧀🥜🍏-always a drink & breakfast or snack
2) tagged book, The Art of Rivalry
I picked up this fascinating, informative book at the Met today. On the train home I read about the artists Freud & Bacon, who I am ashamed to say I knew absolutely nothing about until this book.
It was such fun to see the City all dressed up for The holidays!
Presenting all my new-to-me 5-star reads of 2022! (I never count rereads on Best Of lists, or Tamsyn Muir‘s GIDEON THE NINTH would be here too. I loved that book SO MUCH MORE the second time through.)
While I‘m incoherent with love for each of these, I‘ve got a clear tie for first place: the tagged book and THE DEVIL COMES COURTING by Courtney Milan. They both blew me away and keep popping back into my head weeks and months later. #bestof2022
I had another hefty reading month, thanks in large part to yesterday‘s Readathon. More importantly, I read SO MUCH GREAT STUFF, including a whopping 3 new-to-me 5-star reads! Along with the tagged book (which I still can‘t stop thinking about), I adored THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V.E. Schwab and RUN TOWARDS THE DANGER by Sarah Polley.
pickThe TL;DR version: I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH, Y‘ALL. SO. MUCH. 5 STARS
The long version:
This is a direct sequel to HEATED RIVALRY. You should start there, and I‘d urge you to pick up ROLE MODEL, too, since the timelines overlap in some cool ways.
Once you‘re prepped and ready: THIS BOOK.
I‘ve thought of it constantly since I finished it. I love these characters so, so much, and I wanted so, so much for them, and Rachel Reid delivered. ⬇️
This is the view out my window. I feel totally justified in my choice to read all morning.
I also feel like I‘ve lived a whole life in the last couple hours, because that‘s how much THE LONG GAME consumed me. There‘s this bit with some Funko Pops, right? And I started crying there, and I barely stopped until the book ended. Direct romance sequels can sometimes feel redundant, but this one earns its place on the shelf.
