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In a world where everyone has magic coursing through them, legend says magic itself craves a mate. Legend says those with opposite magics have the greatest chance of forming the unbreakable Bond it desires. A.B. Cerise is an obsessive-compulsive pop star with the ability to turn invisible. He’s an out bisexual with absolutely no belief in Bonds. He has a love-bruised heart, thinks dating in the spotlight is a hassle at best and a nightmare at worst, and has no intention of going through it all over again. Matthew Hellman-Levoie is the NHL’s number one goalie prospect, the youngest in a hockey dynasty, and one of the rare few who can see the unseeable. He’s a straight man who wears his heart on his sleeve, has grown up searching for a Bond, and dreams of finding the love of his life. Their magic is magnetic. Their touch is electric. They’re the textbook case for Bonding. But legend never said anything about what to do when sparks fly between people opposite in more ways than magic.
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The magic system felt very authentic. It effected the whole book world as an established part of their society just like it's supposed to. I've read a lot of magic systems that felt like they are sort of patched into the world but this one is
This is one of those books that sneaks up on you with how surprisingly good it is. At first I thought.... Oh great, another hockey romance (but I picked it up anyway because I always love those)
I figured it would be a typical NA book, minimal angst with lots of fluff. But it's shockingly good with how well it shows the journey of the MCs. I found myself rooting for them at every step.
I felt the hesitation, the angst, the hope, the fear, the bravery in spite of everything going on. I really liked this.
trying to do “try a chapter”/”try 50 pages” for some of the books that i've got languishing on my tbr bc otherwise i truly am never going to get through the pile of over 1k books i want to read, and wow this was ... not it. a very clear DNF/remove from the tbr, not for me at all. didn't like either of the characters introduced, was annoyed being in the main characters head only after a few pages, the meet-cute was ... somehow stilted and not cute or intriguing for me, truly NOTHING was hooking me. it was also weirdly info-dumpy but in a way that felt like it was treating me like i should already know what they where talking about, which just pissed me off to read. also all the Terms and Concepts ™ felt pretentious? anyway kinda sad bc i liked the concept and the summary sounds like a fun fic but yeah it was very much a no from me dawg.