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Midnight Kisses
What do a cat, a one-night stand, and a game of Catan all have in common? Love.
Despite being the football coach’s daughter, Greta Sahnoun resents the sport and is furious when her best friend mistakes a football house party for a frat kegger. Instead of mingling inside, Greta seeks solitude in the backyard and, not surprising to anyone that knows her, winds up kissing the jaded stranger outside with her. A little dry humping and a brief exchange about cats later, the two wind up in her apartment for a night of casual, raunchy fun.
Otis Morgan is a Heisman-winning quarterback with a bad knee and a penchant for being in love. He’s a little full of himself and craves attention, but that’s expected of a collegiate NFL recruit. When Greta refuses to see him again after their night together, it’s no surprise that he takes it hard and says things he shouldn’t, and because the universe is out to get him, Greta overhears. Always one to put people in their place, she wagers a bet with Otis, one that ends with the good kind of choking.
Suddenly, what’s supposed to be a just-one-more-time lapse in judgment turns into a recurring mistake, one they both enjoy immensely. But like all relationships, the two hit an impasse. Greta has never been good with emotions—feeling them, dealing with them, and most of all, surrendering herself to them.
They say love hurts, so maybe it’s a good thing Greta enjoys a little pain.
Please do not read this story if you are not comfortable with graphic, explicit sexual content or if you are still coping with the loss of a loved one.
Despite being the football coach’s daughter, Greta Sahnoun resents the sport and is furious when her best friend mistakes a football house party for a frat kegger. Instead of mingling inside, Greta seeks solitude in the backyard and, not surprising to anyone that knows her, winds up kissing the jaded stranger outside with her. A little dry humping and a brief exchange about cats later, the two wind up in her apartment for a night of casual, raunchy fun.
Otis Morgan is a Heisman-winning quarterback with a bad knee and a penchant for being in love. He’s a little full of himself and craves attention, but that’s expected of a collegiate NFL recruit. When Greta refuses to see him again after their night together, it’s no surprise that he takes it hard and says things he shouldn’t, and because the universe is out to get him, Greta overhears. Always one to put people in their place, she wagers a bet with Otis, one that ends with the good kind of choking.
Suddenly, what’s supposed to be a just-one-more-time lapse in judgment turns into a recurring mistake, one they both enjoy immensely. But like all relationships, the two hit an impasse. Greta has never been good with emotions—feeling them, dealing with them, and most of all, surrendering herself to them.
They say love hurts, so maybe it’s a good thing Greta enjoys a little pain.
Please do not read this story if you are not comfortable with graphic, explicit sexual content or if you are still coping with the loss of a loved one.
500 pages, Paperback
First published October 24, 2022
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Jeanine Bennedict
2 books486 followersJeanine Bennedict is a MENA author that loves to write Romance novels featuring lots of spice, and complex, realistic characters—they're flawed, so you'll love them, but you might also hate them sometimes, too. She's the youngest of many kids, and is best friends with her older sister. When she's not working her Big Girl job or spending hours watching nostalgic TV shows with her friends, she's writing fiction to further clutter her already busy schedule. You can find her on Instagram @itsjeanyb
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April 20, 2023
i’d rather burn all my books than read another book by this author. when i tell you guys i sprinted to instagram and unfollowed jeanine bennedict so fast…also FIVE HUNDRED pages? side eye……it’s moments like these that make me hate myself for not being able to dnf a book.
10/10 DON’T recommend, next.
10/10 DON’T recommend, next.
December 24, 2022
I loved it so much Gahh this was so good.
I’m kicking myself for not finishing this sooner. Nobody understands my obsession with GretaOtis my loves <3
Even though it took me a while to finish, it didn’t take away from the experience this book gave me. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗜’𝗱 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.
These characters were one of the most relatable I’ve read. And it got me kinda emotional too which was a nice shock.
The spice guys. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐈 𝐂𝐀𝐍’𝐓 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍-
𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮 is difficult to like sometimes but she’s always so unashamedly herself no matter the consequences which was prime entertainment for me lol. She’s hilarious and I loved her character development. It was a journey watching her grow and learn. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐠.
𝗢𝘁𝗶𝘀 is so flawed but lovable and ugh he’s just the definition of adorable. 𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. The way his brain works had me chuckling like crazy. I love him. He really grew from the beginning of the book and learned heavy lessons.
But also… 𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐍 this mannnn is just 🤭💕🦋💘
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐝, 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭. They make loads of mistakes but then learn from them which is what matters most.
Going through those periods with them was gutting bc I hated what happened but the grovelling?? 𝑫𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑶𝑼𝑺.
I’m normally good at predicting what’s gonna happen in romance books but this one surprised me time and again.
I love the author’s writing and how she brought out the good and the ugly in all the characters. And the fact that this is a debut is amazing! I can’t wait to read more of her work in the future.
𝐈’𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.
𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗧𝗪𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀!
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
I need Herik and Elise’s book!
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
Sad forever - Lauv
What are we - Virginia to vegas
James - Abigail Barlow
Wonder - Spencer Sutherland
Breathin’ - Ariana Grande
Animals - maroon 5
Beautiful - Jay Sean
More than friends - Talii
Delectable - Lindsxy Mesenburg
Wyd? - Larissa lambert
In my room - Jen Kalicharan
Cross your mind - Sabrina Claudia
Stay over - Tove Lo
Come thru - summer walker ft. Usher
Treat me - Chlöe
Switch - Mike Taveira
No control - Aaron Carpenter
Guava - Naïka
L. U. S. H. - new hope club
Valentino - years and years ft. MNEK
Under the influence - Larissa lambert (cover)
I choose you - AJ Mitchell
Slow dance - AJ Mitchell ft. Ava max
Without you - ceruleun
𝗙𝗮𝘃 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
“𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫.”
~HOT DAMNNN
“𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?” he asks, bending a leg back against my chest.
I snort and kiss the center of his chin. “𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲.”
~was not expecting it to be this good Oof
“𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.”
~🤭🤭
“𝐈’𝐦 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧.”
~💕🦋
“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱,” Otis murmurs, 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.
An unfamiliar sense of bashfulness crawls up my skin. I overcompensate to hide it. “𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄.”
He bites his bottom lip and angles his head like he’s trying to get a better view of me. “𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.”
Play it off. His compliments shouldn’t affect me like this. Shouldn’t make my heart pound in my neck like I’m about to burst a vessel. “𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹.”
“𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱?”
I shrug.
“𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝘁? 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨?”
~STAHPPP
“𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜’𝗺 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘆, 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁. 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲. 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗜 𝗮𝗺.”
~ HE'S SO FREAKING CUTE ITS NOT FAIR
“𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬. 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞, 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐈’𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬.”
~Ugh I love them sm this makes me so happy 😫
“𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐮𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.”
~NAWHHH THIS IS ADORABLEEEE
“𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐄𝐱𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞. 𝐈𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲, 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐬.”
~if he doesn’t describe me like this I don’t want it.
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮. 𝙈𝙮 𝘿𝙉𝘼.”
~STOP IT
“𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗚. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁.”
~This confession right here is 😭😭
“𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤, 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐞. 𝐈 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬.”
“𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭.”
~Best line in the book fr
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀:
Icebreaker - Hannah Grace
Spring tide - Ki Stephens
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𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: I was waiting for my physical copy to arrive so I could fully ✨appreciate ✨ this masterpiece.
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𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓!!
I’m abandoning 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 to start it eeeek! 🤭✨
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Excuse me?! I just checked out the playlist for this and why is it so good??!!!!
Aaa I’m so excited for when this comes outttt
I’m kicking myself for not finishing this sooner. Nobody understands my obsession with GretaOtis my loves <3
Even though it took me a while to finish, it didn’t take away from the experience this book gave me. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗜’𝗱 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.
These characters were one of the most relatable I’ve read. And it got me kinda emotional too which was a nice shock.
The spice guys. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐈 𝐂𝐀𝐍’𝐓 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍-
𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮 is difficult to like sometimes but she’s always so unashamedly herself no matter the consequences which was prime entertainment for me lol. She’s hilarious and I loved her character development. It was a journey watching her grow and learn. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐠.
𝗢𝘁𝗶𝘀 is so flawed but lovable and ugh he’s just the definition of adorable. 𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. The way his brain works had me chuckling like crazy. I love him. He really grew from the beginning of the book and learned heavy lessons.
But also… 𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐍 this mannnn is just 🤭💕🦋💘
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐝, 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭. They make loads of mistakes but then learn from them which is what matters most.
Going through those periods with them was gutting bc I hated what happened but the grovelling?? 𝑫𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑶𝑼𝑺.
I’m normally good at predicting what’s gonna happen in romance books but this one surprised me time and again.
I love the author’s writing and how she brought out the good and the ugly in all the characters. And the fact that this is a debut is amazing! I can’t wait to read more of her work in the future.
𝐈’𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.
𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗧𝗪𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀!
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
I need Herik and Elise’s book!
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
Sad forever - Lauv
What are we - Virginia to vegas
James - Abigail Barlow
Wonder - Spencer Sutherland
Breathin’ - Ariana Grande
Animals - maroon 5
Beautiful - Jay Sean
More than friends - Talii
Delectable - Lindsxy Mesenburg
Wyd? - Larissa lambert
In my room - Jen Kalicharan
Cross your mind - Sabrina Claudia
Stay over - Tove Lo
Come thru - summer walker ft. Usher
Treat me - Chlöe
Switch - Mike Taveira
No control - Aaron Carpenter
Guava - Naïka
L. U. S. H. - new hope club
Valentino - years and years ft. MNEK
Under the influence - Larissa lambert (cover)
I choose you - AJ Mitchell
Slow dance - AJ Mitchell ft. Ava max
Without you - ceruleun
𝗙𝗮𝘃 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
“𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫.”
~HOT DAMNNN
“𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?” he asks, bending a leg back against my chest.
I snort and kiss the center of his chin. “𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲.”
~was not expecting it to be this good Oof
“𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.”
~🤭🤭
“𝐈’𝐦 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧.”
~💕🦋
“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱,” Otis murmurs, 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.
An unfamiliar sense of bashfulness crawls up my skin. I overcompensate to hide it. “𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄.”
He bites his bottom lip and angles his head like he’s trying to get a better view of me. “𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.”
Play it off. His compliments shouldn’t affect me like this. Shouldn’t make my heart pound in my neck like I’m about to burst a vessel. “𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹.”
“𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱?”
I shrug.
“𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝘁? 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨?”
~STAHPPP
“𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜’𝗺 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘆, 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁. 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲. 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗜 𝗮𝗺.”
~ HE'S SO FREAKING CUTE ITS NOT FAIR
“𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬. 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞, 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐈’𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬.”
~Ugh I love them sm this makes me so happy 😫
“𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐮𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.”
~NAWHHH THIS IS ADORABLEEEE
“𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐄𝐱𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞. 𝐈𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲, 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐬.”
~if he doesn’t describe me like this I don’t want it.
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮. 𝙈𝙮 𝘿𝙉𝘼.”
~STOP IT
“𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗚. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁.”
~This confession right here is 😭😭
“𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤, 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐞. 𝐈 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬.”
“𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭.”
~Best line in the book fr
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀:
Icebreaker - Hannah Grace
Spring tide - Ki Stephens
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𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: I was waiting for my physical copy to arrive so I could fully ✨appreciate ✨ this masterpiece.
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𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓!!
I’m abandoning 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 to start it eeeek! 🤭✨
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Excuse me?! I just checked out the playlist for this and why is it so good??!!!!
Aaa I’m so excited for when this comes outttt
November 7, 2022
4.5✨
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.”
So 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 is a new obsession. I loved every second of this book.
It follows Greta, an ice queen with commitment issues who doesn’t do football players AND the coach’s daughter, and Otis, QB1 soft boy with a dominant and jealous streak. After hooking up one night at a party without exchanging names, they decide to become friends with benefits (and Greta is hellbent on zero commitment). And, you know how the story goes…
I really loved every single character in this book. There is so much depth for an author-categorized erotica. Greta and Otis have to heal and take steps to become better people for themselves, not just each other. I felt every emotion under the sun while reading. It’s definitely a character driven book with amazing development. AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT THTHE GROVELING?! THE FLOWERS? Ugh.
I highly recommend this book if you love the vibes of Icebreaker and the Playing for Keeps series. It’s emotional, funny, and hot.
This book has everything
💜 friends with benefits to lovers
💜 he falls first and HARD
💜 college football
💜 QB1 x coach’s daughter
💜 she’s an ice queen, he’s a simp
💜 diverse characters and queer rep
💜 mental health and grief rep
💜 spicy af
PS if you saw me saying I was reading more off my physical tbr, no you didn’t 🫣
TW:
Mentions of death by suicide
Mentions of drug use and overdose
Borderline emotional abuse by a parent
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.”
So 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 is a new obsession. I loved every second of this book.
It follows Greta, an ice queen with commitment issues who doesn’t do football players AND the coach’s daughter, and Otis, QB1 soft boy with a dominant and jealous streak. After hooking up one night at a party without exchanging names, they decide to become friends with benefits (and Greta is hellbent on zero commitment). And, you know how the story goes…
I really loved every single character in this book. There is so much depth for an author-categorized erotica. Greta and Otis have to heal and take steps to become better people for themselves, not just each other. I felt every emotion under the sun while reading. It’s definitely a character driven book with amazing development. AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT THTHE GROVELING?! THE FLOWERS? Ugh.
I highly recommend this book if you love the vibes of Icebreaker and the Playing for Keeps series. It’s emotional, funny, and hot.
This book has everything
💜 friends with benefits to lovers
💜 he falls first and HARD
💜 college football
💜 QB1 x coach’s daughter
💜 she’s an ice queen, he’s a simp
💜 diverse characters and queer rep
💜 mental health and grief rep
💜 spicy af
PS if you saw me saying I was reading more off my physical tbr, no you didn’t 🫣
TW:
Mentions of death by suicide
Mentions of drug use and overdose
Borderline emotional abuse by a parent
July 21, 2022
y’all…. this book??? TOP TIER
this is a sports romance, with the star player and the coaches daughter, but that’s just one of the underlying details! this story… is so good!
this is a sports romance, with the star player and the coaches daughter, but that’s just one of the underlying details! this story… is so good!
December 23, 2022
Two people really grappling with a lot of pain and residual trauma from their lives find each other and through their relationship are forced to deal with and come to terms with their choices.
This book was really raw. Unflinchingly honest and shows you the good and the really really ugly. It was hard to read sometimes bc of how brutally honest it was but ultimately I really loved it. The two main characters are well written and I loved how the writer really does not romanticize their flaws but reflects them in all their ugly glory and embraces them. Greta and Otis are true underdogs and you can't help but root for them and by the end you just completely fall in love with them both.
My main criticism is probably the writing style choice, a lot of things happen off the page. Important things that would have helped establish the relationship of the two MCs and instead we are told that something happened but not shown. And sometimes we are plopped into the middle of some action happening with no setup and it takes a minute and rereading to figure what's happening.
This book deals with some very serious themes so please check trigger warnings before you decide to read 💙💙
Shout out to my girl @Iqra for the awesome rec!!
This book was really raw. Unflinchingly honest and shows you the good and the really really ugly. It was hard to read sometimes bc of how brutally honest it was but ultimately I really loved it. The two main characters are well written and I loved how the writer really does not romanticize their flaws but reflects them in all their ugly glory and embraces them. Greta and Otis are true underdogs and you can't help but root for them and by the end you just completely fall in love with them both.
My main criticism is probably the writing style choice, a lot of things happen off the page. Important things that would have helped establish the relationship of the two MCs and instead we are told that something happened but not shown. And sometimes we are plopped into the middle of some action happening with no setup and it takes a minute and rereading to figure what's happening.
This book deals with some very serious themes so please check trigger warnings before you decide to read 💙💙
Shout out to my girl @Iqra for the awesome rec!!
August 25, 2023
I've seen a few authors do this, so I thought I would, too. First off, I want to thank anyone who wants to give this book a chance, regardless if you DNFed or not. Next, I want to just mention that this book won't be for everyone, from its length to the flawed college characters to its content—and if you’re a skim or dialogue reader, then this definitely isn’t for you. Yes, it's a spicy Romance, but it's also about people that make mistakes and are discovering themselves. Greta and Otis are two college kids trying hard to find their footing in life, while also falling in love—and coming to terms with what that really means (hence why it's an emotional slow burn). Regardless, if you end up giving this novel a chance, I hope you guys enjoy it! Please do not read if you're underage, as the sexual content and conflicts discussed might not be digested and understood in its intended manner.
Thanks again, and happy reading.
Thanks again, and happy reading.
March 27, 2023
midnight kisses 🎧🌷🔑🧖🏻♀️🥒💬💐💫
“lock your door or i’ll rob u and thx for being my real midnight kiss”
4.5 ⭐️
the best way to explain the feeling this book gave me is that it scratched an itch in my brain. i loved everything about this book from the characters, the plot, the writing, and my absolute favorite: the formatting
reminders ♡
— fall in love with my fordy
the chapter names and the end of chapter playlists, reminders, text messages, emails >> still in awe of the attention to detail jeany put into this book that made it so addicting
i loved the dynamic between otis (a golden retriever) and greta (a grump) so much. they go through some of the best character development i’ve ever read and i truly appreciate how real their struggles in life were, it adds that emotional depth i look for in romance books
♡ tropes: college football romance. coach’s daughter. friends with benefits. reverse grumpy x sunshine. (spice level HIGH)
— the biggest thank you to jeanine bennedict for sending me her debut novel 🤍
“lock your door or i’ll rob u and thx for being my real midnight kiss”
4.5 ⭐️
the best way to explain the feeling this book gave me is that it scratched an itch in my brain. i loved everything about this book from the characters, the plot, the writing, and my absolute favorite: the formatting
reminders ♡
— fall in love with my fordy
the chapter names and the end of chapter playlists, reminders, text messages, emails >> still in awe of the attention to detail jeany put into this book that made it so addicting
i loved the dynamic between otis (a golden retriever) and greta (a grump) so much. they go through some of the best character development i’ve ever read and i truly appreciate how real their struggles in life were, it adds that emotional depth i look for in romance books
♡ tropes: college football romance. coach’s daughter. friends with benefits. reverse grumpy x sunshine. (spice level HIGH)
— the biggest thank you to jeanine bennedict for sending me her debut novel 🤍
December 9, 2022
oh how i loved this book.
July 25, 2022
I beta read this book for Jean and this was adorable.
A great emotional slow-burn that I think you guys are going to love 🤗
A great emotional slow-burn that I think you guys are going to love 🤗
a spicy sports romance, with great sex scenes, Mariana Zapata vibes and just really funny and heart warming.
November 21, 2022
unpopular opinion time.. i really, really wanted to like this one, but i am just not interested. rtc.
November 10, 2022
4.25⭐️
LET ME START BY SAYING THAT FOR A DEBUT NOVEL THIS IS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN!!! Jeanine you’re going places and loved how you wrote🫶
I love the characters. They are deeply flawed and their problems hit to close too home *cough* Otis *cough* It’s a very character driven book and with such a real connection. I loved that. The reason it doesn’t have 5 stars it’s because Otis had some red flags but i’m glad he got the help and still making improvements.
The pace, in the middle part, got slow. It helped for character development and getting to know the characters but it got slow. I will considered this a slow burn but not your typical one. If you read it, you’ll know what i’m talking about.
ALSO, I cried for like three chapters straight. It’s not the typical erotica, it has sad moments.
Anyways, loved it and i’m so excited for her next book especially her formula one <3
LET ME START BY SAYING THAT FOR A DEBUT NOVEL THIS IS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN!!! Jeanine you’re going places and loved how you wrote🫶
I love the characters. They are deeply flawed and their problems hit to close too home *cough* Otis *cough* It’s a very character driven book and with such a real connection. I loved that. The reason it doesn’t have 5 stars it’s because Otis had some red flags but i’m glad he got the help and still making improvements.
The pace, in the middle part, got slow. It helped for character development and getting to know the characters but it got slow. I will considered this a slow burn but not your typical one. If you read it, you’ll know what i’m talking about.
ALSO, I cried for like three chapters straight. It’s not the typical erotica, it has sad moments.
Anyways, loved it and i’m so excited for her next book especially her formula one <3
January 21, 2023
reminder:
♡ rant and rave about mk until everyone is sick of me
this follows greta (the coaches daughter) and otis (the star quarterback) in a steamy friends with benefits college romance. they meet at a party, have a one-night stand and then think they'll never see eachother again until otis runs into her at coaches house and discovers his own personal hell. that she is infact his daughter. they continue sneaking around with a fwb arrangement but lines get blurred
despite this book being literally 500+ pages i didnt want it to ever end and wanted more + more. it was SO easy to get caught up in the story + characters it did not feel long at all. such addicting writing style
MK is very spicy, if that isnt for you then dont read but if it is for you BUCKLE UP !!
i swear i melted into a puddle 68 times at least. the last 20% felt like id be shoved in a blender and turned to mush. giggling screaming and kicking my feet throughout the whole 531 pages. i did indeed sob my eyes out at one point
these characters were unapologetically themselves, flawed + so real. the story explored their struggles within themselves + their families, some of the best character development from the main characters but also some of the side characters.
(check tw)
jeany bloody b i adore you + your brain !! you guys this was a debut novel and it was SO well written, very character driven + like i said, the writing style is so easy to get sucked into. i also loved the additions to the end of the chapters! there were notifications, to do lists, emails etc which made the story that much more real. jeany i cant wait to devour more of your work in the future !!
♡ rant and rave about mk until everyone is sick of me
this follows greta (the coaches daughter) and otis (the star quarterback) in a steamy friends with benefits college romance. they meet at a party, have a one-night stand and then think they'll never see eachother again until otis runs into her at coaches house and discovers his own personal hell. that she is infact his daughter. they continue sneaking around with a fwb arrangement but lines get blurred
despite this book being literally 500+ pages i didnt want it to ever end and wanted more + more. it was SO easy to get caught up in the story + characters it did not feel long at all. such addicting writing style
MK is very spicy, if that isnt for you then dont read but if it is for you BUCKLE UP !!
i swear i melted into a puddle 68 times at least. the last 20% felt like id be shoved in a blender and turned to mush. giggling screaming and kicking my feet throughout the whole 531 pages. i did indeed sob my eyes out at one point
these characters were unapologetically themselves, flawed + so real. the story explored their struggles within themselves + their families, some of the best character development from the main characters but also some of the side characters.
(check tw)
jeany bloody b i adore you + your brain !! you guys this was a debut novel and it was SO well written, very character driven + like i said, the writing style is so easy to get sucked into. i also loved the additions to the end of the chapters! there were notifications, to do lists, emails etc which made the story that much more real. jeany i cant wait to devour more of your work in the future !!
November 6, 2022
tropes:
friends with benefits
boy obsessed
coach’s daughter
sports romance
midnight kisses follows greta and otis who have a one night stand where they don’t share their names expect for their middle names or who they even are. fast forward a couple days, otis runs into greta at his coach’s house hoping she is not who he thinks she is. because hello? HE’S OBSESSED WITH HER PLEASE NO DONT LET HER BE THE COACH’S DAUGHTER!! expect she is 🤭
i am obsessed with this book. otis and greta had me laughing my a** off! they have some of the best freaking banter i have ever read about and i could not get enough of them😭. grumpy greta and sweet otis are just so hilarious. on top of that, THE TENSION AND CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THESE TWO WAS ON FIREEEE! i was rooting for them since their first late night talking sesh which was so fcking cute by the way🥹. these two are everything and more. i adore them so much & will miss reading about their adorable dynamic and crazy banter. they deserve all the happiness in the world. and special thanks to jeanine for sending me a copy of her book🤍 i will forever hold these two close to my heart🤍
friends with benefits
boy obsessed
coach’s daughter
sports romance
midnight kisses follows greta and otis who have a one night stand where they don’t share their names expect for their middle names or who they even are. fast forward a couple days, otis runs into greta at his coach’s house hoping she is not who he thinks she is. because hello? HE’S OBSESSED WITH HER PLEASE NO DONT LET HER BE THE COACH’S DAUGHTER!! expect she is 🤭
i am obsessed with this book. otis and greta had me laughing my a** off! they have some of the best freaking banter i have ever read about and i could not get enough of them😭. grumpy greta and sweet otis are just so hilarious. on top of that, THE TENSION AND CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THESE TWO WAS ON FIREEEE! i was rooting for them since their first late night talking sesh which was so fcking cute by the way🥹. these two are everything and more. i adore them so much & will miss reading about their adorable dynamic and crazy banter. they deserve all the happiness in the world. and special thanks to jeanine for sending me a copy of her book🤍 i will forever hold these two close to my heart🤍
November 17, 2022
I am so conflicted by this book, so I am going to give it a solid 2.5 rating.
The start of this book was amazing. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Greta and Ottis, but then as the book went on, I grew to not like either of them.
Ottis was just too much for me. I mean I shouldn't be saying anything because I literally like Dark Romance and those men are just insane, but this dude was just TOO MUCH. His emotions were on HIGH 24/7. I mean I understand why Great kicked him out after their one-night stand, and then he had the audacity to call her a bitch? He also thinks his behavior should be excused when he was with Autumn is just crazy to me. Yea we get it, you were hurt badly, but does this mean you need to be an asshat to the girl you with NO. This book also made me realize I do not like sappy men (in books least.) This dude cried when Greta said she liked him. Like dude WHAT. Also, he literally proposed only 5 months of dating which is CRAZY. He needs to continue to be in therapy for a LONG ass time.
Greta, I did not like her because I thought she was just plain out rude. I thought she was rude to most of the people she talked to, and I just did not like her attitude. She was never clear about her emotions with Ottis until the very end of the book. WHICH are 500+ pages. One of the reasons I am giving this book 3 stars is due to the scenes with her Dad, and her brother's cemetery. I cried, so when I cry during a book, it deserves some ratings.
Ottis and Greta's relationship is just two emotionally unstable horny college students falling in love. That is literally the sum of their relationship.
The start of this book was amazing. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Greta and Ottis, but then as the book went on, I grew to not like either of them.
Ottis was just too much for me. I mean I shouldn't be saying anything because I literally like Dark Romance and those men are just insane, but this dude was just TOO MUCH. His emotions were on HIGH 24/7. I mean I understand why Great kicked him out after their one-night stand, and then he had the audacity to call her a bitch? He also thinks his behavior should be excused when he was with Autumn is just crazy to me. Yea we get it, you were hurt badly, but does this mean you need to be an asshat to the girl you with NO. This book also made me realize I do not like sappy men (in books least.) This dude cried when Greta said she liked him. Like dude WHAT. Also, he literally proposed only 5 months of dating which is CRAZY. He needs to continue to be in therapy for a LONG ass time.
Greta, I did not like her because I thought she was just plain out rude. I thought she was rude to most of the people she talked to, and I just did not like her attitude. She was never clear about her emotions with Ottis until the very end of the book. WHICH are 500+ pages. One of the reasons I am giving this book 3 stars is due to the scenes with her Dad, and her brother's cemetery. I cried, so when I cry during a book, it deserves some ratings.
Ottis and Greta's relationship is just two emotionally unstable horny college students falling in love. That is literally the sum of their relationship.
November 9, 2022
Her eyes tear from me to stare at the patterns of my sheets, and so quietly that I have to lean forward to catch her words, she devastates me, collapsing my reality into hers, the boundaries between our worlds intertwined.
"I don't want you to wait and hope for what you already have."
She raises her eyes to mine, and the hesitation is gone. Her face is luminous with—with fuck—whatever it is that makes her existence the very light of my life.☹️
But I’m giddy and thrilled because of how this gorgeous boy with soulful eyes and a deep, dimpled smile is squeezing himself into my life and offering me a type of comfort and company I didn’t realize I wanted.
they’re so perfect your honour.
miriamrutherford I love you I love you I love you I love you <3
I don’t feel like writing a review rn feeling very drained but I think all you need to know is reverse/grumpy sunshine you're welcome :)
+check tws!
August 18, 2023
otis and greta were so adorable together and funny as hell. sometimes during this book i wanted to punch otis for acting the way he does but most of the time i loved him. i like greta's character and i also loved the thing between elise and herik, literally so cute!!!i had a very fun time reading this and i love it🤗🫶🏻
November 1, 2022
Midnight Kisses follows our two main characters Greta and Otis. Both start a fwb relationship but as they continue feelings start to blur.
I can't really pin point my feelings about this book and character. I didn't love it but I also didn't hate it. One one hand, it was one of the most sex positive, lgbtq positive and diverse books I've read in a while. However, these reasons don't take away the fact that I found it hard to connect to both Greta and Otis.
Greta was a character who's behaviour I could not understand. She was very contradicting and borderline rude. At first I figured it might be because of her event she experienced in her past and that we would get to that but nope that just her character. What she wanted was also not always clear (which fair enough - who actually knows what they want) but it was very frustrating. We didn't get much into why she was that afraid of commitment which I think would've made her character more 3 dimensional.
Otis was also a character who I didn't click with. We was supposed to be "sunshine" but I didn't get that vibe from him. At some point he would also be rude to "football fans" which I don't understand why he does that. Also, the fact that I feel like Otis suddenly was in love with Greta was very sudden. Greta was giving him nothing and then suddenly he was in love with her.
Overall, the pacing wasn't the most consistent and I unfortunately felt like there was a lack of character development from both of them.
Thank you for Jeanine for providing me and ARC for an honest review.
I can't really pin point my feelings about this book and character. I didn't love it but I also didn't hate it. One one hand, it was one of the most sex positive, lgbtq positive and diverse books I've read in a while. However, these reasons don't take away the fact that I found it hard to connect to both Greta and Otis.
Greta was a character who's behaviour I could not understand. She was very contradicting and borderline rude. At first I figured it might be because of her event she experienced in her past and that we would get to that but nope that just her character. What she wanted was also not always clear (which fair enough - who actually knows what they want) but it was very frustrating. We didn't get much into why she was that afraid of commitment which I think would've made her character more 3 dimensional.
Otis was also a character who I didn't click with. We was supposed to be "sunshine" but I didn't get that vibe from him. At some point he would also be rude to "football fans" which I don't understand why he does that. Also, the fact that I feel like Otis suddenly was in love with Greta was very sudden. Greta was giving him nothing and then suddenly he was in love with her.
Overall, the pacing wasn't the most consistent and I unfortunately felt like there was a lack of character development from both of them.
Thank you for Jeanine for providing me and ARC for an honest review.
November 3, 2022
THE WAY I DEVOURED THIS. Wow.
Okay absolutely loved this one. This is an EROTIC sports romance. There is a lot of sex and dirty shit, it’s not just romance. If that isn’t your cup of tea; don’t read and don’t complain about all the smut in it lol.
IF THAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA: I love my babies. Otis and Greta meet at a party and spend the night together. Exchanging middle names and keeping it as formal as you could with a one night stand. But that doesn’t last…
I truly loved this book. It was funny, hot, sexy and deep all in one. It deals with family trauma, self reflection and just a whole lot of admitting when you need help and are in the wrong.
If you’re looking for a fun, sexy, college sports romance between the goofy giant 6’5 quarterback and the serious, confident and determined coach’s daughter: SIGN YOURSELF UP.
Tropes:
College Sports romance
Erotic romance
Quarterback X coach’s daughter
Okay absolutely loved this one. This is an EROTIC sports romance. There is a lot of sex and dirty shit, it’s not just romance. If that isn’t your cup of tea; don’t read and don’t complain about all the smut in it lol.
IF THAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA: I love my babies. Otis and Greta meet at a party and spend the night together. Exchanging middle names and keeping it as formal as you could with a one night stand. But that doesn’t last…
I truly loved this book. It was funny, hot, sexy and deep all in one. It deals with family trauma, self reflection and just a whole lot of admitting when you need help and are in the wrong.
If you’re looking for a fun, sexy, college sports romance between the goofy giant 6’5 quarterback and the serious, confident and determined coach’s daughter: SIGN YOURSELF UP.
Tropes:
College Sports romance
Erotic romance
Quarterback X coach’s daughter
April 12, 2023
I SURVIVED!!!
the way my expectations were so HIGH so y'all could've seen it from mars but god it was a disappointment of the century, this book has NO PLOT at all. I'm giving it 2 stars because I'm in a good mood today.
the way my expectations were so HIGH so y'all could've seen it from mars but god it was a disappointment of the century, this book has NO PLOT at all. I'm giving it 2 stars because I'm in a good mood today.
January 22, 2023
Looking for a new SPICY AF new adult college sport romance? LOOK NO FURTHER!
This book starts with a 16 PAGE SPICY SCENE!!! Woooof!! Jeannine Bennedict knows how to write hot af scenes that keep my attention the whole time. PLUS this book is SUPER k¡nk positive (which we always stan!)
Greta and Otis start a (kinda secret but not really) friends-with-benefits relationship after having an electric one night stand. AND I MEAN ELECTRIC. Their chemistry is off the charts in and out of the bedroom.
However…This book focus a lot on their relationship as well as their own personal struggles in college. Greta has a lot of commitment and trust issues since her brother died, and Otis has some anger management issues he has never been able to truly deal with. They are both flawed people who are not perfect by any means, and they constituently make mistakes. Which is what really stood out to me. Jeannine wasn’t afraid to show a relationship that went through a lot of struggles and with characters who had to take a step back and better themselves before they could move further. I also really appreciated all of Otis’ grovelling AND I MEAN GROVELLING after the third act break-up. It’s one of the few times I have really appreciated the way a third act break up was resolved without any complaints. (Did the breakup still hurt? Hell yes.)
The sport aspect is also a lot less than other sport romances i have read and it was really refreshing.
Overall, this is one of my fave new adult college romances! If you don’t pick it up, SMH.
This book starts with a 16 PAGE SPICY SCENE!!! Woooof!! Jeannine Bennedict knows how to write hot af scenes that keep my attention the whole time. PLUS this book is SUPER k¡nk positive (which we always stan!)
Greta and Otis start a (kinda secret but not really) friends-with-benefits relationship after having an electric one night stand. AND I MEAN ELECTRIC. Their chemistry is off the charts in and out of the bedroom.
However…This book focus a lot on their relationship as well as their own personal struggles in college. Greta has a lot of commitment and trust issues since her brother died, and Otis has some anger management issues he has never been able to truly deal with. They are both flawed people who are not perfect by any means, and they constituently make mistakes. Which is what really stood out to me. Jeannine wasn’t afraid to show a relationship that went through a lot of struggles and with characters who had to take a step back and better themselves before they could move further. I also really appreciated all of Otis’ grovelling AND I MEAN GROVELLING after the third act break-up. It’s one of the few times I have really appreciated the way a third act break up was resolved without any complaints. (Did the breakup still hurt? Hell yes.)
The sport aspect is also a lot less than other sport romances i have read and it was really refreshing.
Overall, this is one of my fave new adult college romances! If you don’t pick it up, SMH.
January 11, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading this book, but this was not it.
It was hot, it was funny, it was gut-wrenching, and it was exactly what I needed.
Otis and Greta were perfect. Otis was such a puppy and Greta a ball-buster. They balanced each other out in the best way. I loved seeing them grow and change and watch them fall in love.
I adored the relationships between the main characters and their families and friends. They were hilarious and slightly chaotic but also realistic and perfect in their own way. Seeing the relationship between Greta and her dad grow and bond over loss nearly killed me, but it’s one of the things that made this story so incredible.
I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading this book, but this was not it.
It was hot, it was funny, it was gut-wrenching, and it was exactly what I needed.
Otis and Greta were perfect. Otis was such a puppy and Greta a ball-buster. They balanced each other out in the best way. I loved seeing them grow and change and watch them fall in love.
I adored the relationships between the main characters and their families and friends. They were hilarious and slightly chaotic but also realistic and perfect in their own way. Seeing the relationship between Greta and her dad grow and bond over loss nearly killed me, but it’s one of the things that made this story so incredible.
February 5, 2023
3.5 stars rounded-up
It took me literal ages to finish this book, true, but tbh that's more on real life messiness than anything else. ALTHOUGH this book is kinda freakishly long for romance standards and tbh, not all of it was needed, were I an editor, I think I'd go crazy with that delete button and cut like 1/5 - 1/4 of it xD
Random thoughts, good and bad:
☛ sports romances that's more on the inclusive, sex-positive, anti toxic masculinity vibe
☛ boy falls first and it's splendid
☛ MCs that feel very honest, very raw, very flawed - and it's not only about sex and romance, it's also very much about their individual journeys
☛ writing was kind of chaotic at times and the flow between chapters did not always feel seamless, it's like an action skipped, but it was like a scratched CD kind of skip
☛ LOVED the FMC, Greta was just my kind of girl, scared of commitment, scared of feelings, guarded, doing her best to come off as unfeeling and tough, but being all messy inside and making messy decisions too
☛ ALSO, some folks will for sure be put off by this, but I loved that as a FMC, Greta was "allowed" to have a good, satisfying sex life outside of MMC, and she even had sex with someone else after they first hooked up (but before they entered any sort of exclusive relationship) - here, all my toxic double standard relationship traits are in the open, for all of you to see, because if it was written the other way around, I'd be LIVID and threw a book across the room, but since it was the girl getting some, I'm just chilling, all giddy and GOOD FOR HER
(but to be fair, this double standard stems almost solely from me being tired of decades and decades of sexist narrative where female characters must be chaste and devoted only to "The One" while the guy does what he wants when they're not together, so it's to even the score; and yes, also because I will always support women's wrongs 💁♀️)
☛ really appreciated how the narrative didn't excuse Otis' toxic behaviour, but at the same time, he wasn't vilified, it was really about showing: "here's this guy, he's so not perfect and he makes mistakes and he has issues, but it doesn't make him an inherently bad person" + there was a lot of focus on both him and Greta putting in the work to become better persons
Anyway, overall this was a good read, definitely different from your standard sports romance, and mostly in a good way. There was steam, there was fun, there was angst and even some tears. I'll be on the lookout for more from Jeanine Bennedict for sure, she's definitely an interesting, intriguing new voice in the romance community.
It took me literal ages to finish this book, true, but tbh that's more on real life messiness than anything else. ALTHOUGH this book is kinda freakishly long for romance standards and tbh, not all of it was needed, were I an editor, I think I'd go crazy with that delete button and cut like 1/5 - 1/4 of it xD
Random thoughts, good and bad:
☛ sports romances that's more on the inclusive, sex-positive, anti toxic masculinity vibe
☛ boy falls first and it's splendid
☛ MCs that feel very honest, very raw, very flawed - and it's not only about sex and romance, it's also very much about their individual journeys
☛ writing was kind of chaotic at times and the flow between chapters did not always feel seamless, it's like an action skipped, but it was like a scratched CD kind of skip
☛ LOVED the FMC, Greta was just my kind of girl, scared of commitment, scared of feelings, guarded, doing her best to come off as unfeeling and tough, but being all messy inside and making messy decisions too
☛ ALSO, some folks will for sure be put off by this, but I loved that as a FMC, Greta was "allowed" to have a good, satisfying sex life outside of MMC, and she even had sex with someone else after they first hooked up (but before they entered any sort of exclusive relationship) - here, all my toxic double standard relationship traits are in the open, for all of you to see, because if it was written the other way around, I'd be LIVID and threw a book across the room, but since it was the girl getting some, I'm just chilling, all giddy and GOOD FOR HER
(but to be fair, this double standard stems almost solely from me being tired of decades and decades of sexist narrative where female characters must be chaste and devoted only to "The One" while the guy does what he wants when they're not together, so it's to even the score; and yes, also because I will always support women's wrongs 💁♀️)
☛ really appreciated how the narrative didn't excuse Otis' toxic behaviour, but at the same time, he wasn't vilified, it was really about showing: "here's this guy, he's so not perfect and he makes mistakes and he has issues, but it doesn't make him an inherently bad person" + there was a lot of focus on both him and Greta putting in the work to become better persons
Anyway, overall this was a good read, definitely different from your standard sports romance, and mostly in a good way. There was steam, there was fun, there was angst and even some tears. I'll be on the lookout for more from Jeanine Bennedict for sure, she's definitely an interesting, intriguing new voice in the romance community.
April 9, 2023
Що я тільки но прочитала ?
Як би можна було поставити 0. То так би і було.
Єдине, точніше єдиний хто мені сподобався, це головний герой. Отіс. Все.
Більше в цій книзі жодного сенсу. Абсолютно. Не розкриті ніякі персонажі. Нічого не ясно. Купа не потрібний деталей і безліч діалогів ні про що.
Не зріла, лицемірна поведінка головної героїні. Не розкриті проблеми. І пожмакана вся суть.
Наче хотіла подивитися серіал, а перша серія вже ніяка. Ось і відгук.
Як би можна було поставити 0. То так би і було.
Єдине, точніше єдиний хто мені сподобався, це головний герой. Отіс. Все.
Більше в цій книзі жодного сенсу. Абсолютно. Не розкриті ніякі персонажі. Нічого не ясно. Купа не потрібний деталей і безліч діалогів ні про що.
Не зріла, лицемірна поведінка головної героїні. Не розкриті проблеми. І пожмакана вся суть.
Наче хотіла подивитися серіал, а перша серія вже ніяка. Ось і відгук.
November 27, 2022
worst book i read in a looong time. was unnecessarily long and dragged all throughout. tried so hard to be cool but failed miserably. led me to a book slump for an entire month and i still have 32 books left to read this year to meet my challenge.
November 12, 2022
are we supposed to feel bad for Otis? like his back story with autumn just sounded like him being abusive to her and i can not sympathize with that. this book wad a whole lot of telling and not showing and it was so exhausting to read. i picked it up as a romance book to read in between a fantasy series i was reading and it just put me in a slump. greta was okay i guess i didn’t feel anything for her
August 1, 2022
Friends with benefits to lovers?? sign up me up!! I got the awesome opportunity to beta read Mindnight Kisses and omg it was soo freaking good!! The smut? incomparable. The diversity? BITCH YES, the romance and friend group dynamic? YUP it's all there;) I genuinely can't wait for the official release of this book so I can scream and yell about it with everyone else!! 10/10 definitely recommend:)
release date: November 2022
release date: November 2022
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December 24, 2022DNF- was 60% done but wasn’t for me
December 16, 2022
I liked it! I read it in one sitting. Funny how they didn't want a relationship but ended up doing things that couples do. Before reading this, I was just expecting a nice and cute benefits to lovers... I did not expect all those emotional parts and guilt, so I was pleasantly surprised. It was nice how you get to see how is just not just sex scenes, they actually get to know each other and talk. I like how Greta and Otis are flawed characters in the process of healing, self-reflecting and trying to better themselves.
November 7, 2022
DNF at 40% - this was just weird in so many ways. Don’t have the mental energy to finish it.
December 18, 2022
This book made me cry, laugh and squeal. Otis, you have my heart.
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