Blurred Lines

It is a fact universally acknowledged that when the MCs confess their love for each other 33% in, the fuckery that is sure to follow will leave your heart in ruins. That was only mildly true in this case. Thank fuck.

These two were sweet but codependent. With exactly the same insecurity issues. I expected a third act breakup and was pleasantly surprised.

I really thought the Nikki storyline was headed somewhere. I was actually convinced she'd poisoned Paul lol.

God, Nikki. She really couldn't get a hint if it walked up to her and said hello. The second hand embarrassment from all her attempts

I knew I should've dnf'd this when there was on-page sexual assault in the second chapter that is barely addressed for the rest of the book

I spent almost 400 pages with these characters and I have no idea who they are outside of being hockey players and no idea why they love each other.

the complete lack of communication in every aspect of their relationship was absolutely infuriating. how are you going to marry someone when you're scared of being physically intimate with them in case they ghost you? they just never seemed to talk about their relationship and jumped from friends, to more, to married without ever defining what they were or what they wanted. kinks weren't negotiated, boundaries weren't discussed, I just had no idea what they saw in each other.