I had the greatest honor to get an ARC of this amazing book:

Let me just say, I threw my whole tbr away just so I could read this book. I knew going in that Freddy was going to be one of my favorites. There's always something about the reformed "playboy" that brings me in. The tutor & sports player is always one of my guilty pleasures.

Matt (freddy) was such an amazing character. Being able to see a character with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD was so comforting as someone who suffers from dyscalculia myself. Me and Freddy in the same boat when it comes to numbers. It was such an experience seeing the inside of his head, he was such a sad boy hidden behind a happy smile. I'm so glad Ro was able to see past it.

Ro was a hopeless romantic stuck in a hopeless relationship. Watching her being manipulated over and over again by such an asshole boy (i refuse to call him a man bc he was a boy) was so heartbreaking. It was funny to know that she had a crush on and gave her first kiss to Freddy. I took comfort throughout the whole book that she was thinking about the hockey player even with a boyfriend.

Watching their relationship slowly go from friends to lovers was so heartwarming. They healed each other past both of their people pleaser needs. Neither of them backed down from helping the other, loving the other through everything.

I loved this book and will be recommending to anyone asking for a hockey friends to lovers romance. I can't wait to see what comes next!

Bennett i need to know your story pls

This is the second book in the series by Peyton Corinne. Each book is both stand alone and a part of the series. You get more backstory about the other characters if you have read the first one. Rosalie (Ro for short) is initially hired as a tutor for matt "Freddy" Frederic, the left winger for the Waterfell Wolves, the same hockey team from the first book. But soon their chemistry is both on and off the books. Can bad boy Freddy tame his wild ways? Can Ro finally ditch her on/off again boyfriend and finally find the love she deserves? If you loved Unsteady, the first book then you have to continue the spice, and emotional rollercoaster that is Unloved!

Special thanks to Peyton Corrine for sending her book to NetGalley. I was able to receive a copy in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

This hockey romance was top tier! It was emotional filled with yearning and learning! So relatable and funny at times. I giggled, swooned and cried. These books pack longing and love into every page.

Ro & Freddy found each other at just the right time. this book tackled abuse in relationships in every almost every form — it was a hefty plot, but still written so beautifully. both of their first relationships scarred them and it became their biggest bonding point. there was just something so comforting about seeing Freddy and Ro love each other in the ways they both deserved.

personally, i would’ve curb stomped Tyler every chance i had if i was Freddy. everything about his character boiled my blood and i wish he had more consequences coming to him.

This is a sweet hockey romance with some spice. It is missing the angst that normally comes with a hockey romance in trade for a focus on serious topics like emotional abuse by partners and parents. If you like Elle Kennedy, I would definitely recommend giving Peyton Corrine a try.

I loved this book and how deeply emotional it was. Peyton Corrine has a way of writing that feels effortless to read while packing in so much emotion. Ro and Freddie’s insecurities, past traumas, and emotional struggles felt incredibly real. Their experiences with both love and friendship added so much depth to their characters, and I was rooting for them the entire time.

Another thing I really enjoyed about this book is that it takes place during the same time period as Unsteady, giving us new perspectives on moments we glimpsed in the first book. Ro and Freddie’s relationship felt so genuine because they built a strong friendship before falling in love. Their journey was deeply emotional and incredibly sweet, which made this such a satisfying slow-burn romance.

I also thought I didn’t enjoy college romances since I’m so far out of college, but I realized it’s because the ones I’ve read in the past lacked emotional depth. That wasn’t the case here. The emotional depth in Unloved is amazing, and I never felt like their ages deterred me from connecting with the story.

If I had one small critique, it would be the pacing. I would have appreciated a slightly shorter length to keep the story moving a bit faster. That said, I really enjoyed this book and I can’t wait for the next story in this series!

Unloved by Peyton Corinne
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464 pages
Published February 4th, 2025

Ro, a hopeless romantic, meets Freddy, a hockey star. Freddy struggles in the classroom. In steps Ro as his tutor to help him pass his classmates without getting in trouble for his grades. Ro is in a on again, off again relationship with Tyler, a local jerk who takes advantage of Ro’s kind heart. As they begin to work together, Ro & Freddy begins to gain feelings for one another.

The second book in the Undone series was AMAZING! All of the tropes included in this book fit so well together- tutor x athlete 🤩, hockey romance 😜, and friends to lovers! I love Peyton Corinne’s writing style & how she makes you want to be with a hockey start 🤪 If you’re looking for a new hockey romance series to read, check these 2 out!

Read if you like:
✨Athlete x tutor
✨Friends to lovers
✨Hockey romance
✨Mental health rep

#unloved #peytoncorinne #atria #hockeyromance

Another STUNNING book from Peyton Corinne.

Just like Unsteady, Unloved is a story that shows hoe grief and love go hand in hand. You might pick up the books thinking they’ll be another college hockey novel, but you’ll QUICKLY be proven wrong. They speak to the genuine experience that people go through in young adulthood. Loss, the hardship of self love after you’ve messed up, just how messy figuring your life out can be, and so much more.

This book deals with parental loss, feeling alone and unloved, and emotional abuse. I seriously could write for days at how masterfully Peyton weaved real life issues into this beautiful story so well.

Matt “Freddy” Fredderic is a right winger for the Waterfell Wolves. He is known for his skills on the ice, but also in the sheets. With a NHL contract written in ink upon graduation, Freddy needs to get it together. He has struggled with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia and has scraped by on a 2.0 GPA, but wants to keep a promise to his mom that he would graduate. After being passed around from tutor to tutor, Freddy is loosing hope.

Ro Shariff is a faithful bodice ripper reader with little to no faith in the men currently in her life. One day, Ro is assigned a new tutoring student… Freddy, the campus playboy and hockey star. Who also just so happens to have been her first kiss during freshman year that she’s never forgot about.

As Ro tutors Freddy she shows him that his accommodations are not a hassle, but the bare minimum from campus faculty. Tutoring sessions turn into late-night phone calls and a true friendship.

There is so much more to this gorgeous story, but if I go on more, I fear I might spoil everything.

The last thing I will say is that I really love the format of this series. Peyton takes us back to the same time period of Unsteady and you get to see it through Ro & Matt’s eyes. When authors do this, it is sometimes redundant, but Peyton did is sooo well. I never felt like it was retelling anything shot for shot just from a different POV. She really did a great job at making those scenes feel brand new!

I cannot WAIT to hear about Bennett 🥹🫶🏻

Firstly, Matty is the definition of the statement "If he wanted to he would" multiple times throughout this book. I also loved and could relate to how important family was to Ro and how close she was to her family. In one scene in particular, a small moment between Ro and her dad, I had some tears in my eyes because it reminded me of my grandpa who passed away going on 4 years ago. The way this book is intertwined with grief and love and the dichotomy of it is absolutely beautiful. When it comes to our side characters we get to see Sadie and Rhys again from Unsteady but we see them through the lens of Ro and Matt aka Freddy, It was interesting to see the similarities that Sadie and Freddy have when it comes to being protective of their friends based on purely reputations and not necessarily the person themselves. I also loved seeing more of Bennett and with those little extra moments I really hope that he gets his own book in the future to complete this main trio of hockey players.

I seriously loved this book so much Matty and Ro have become one of my all time favorite book couples and this book has become one of my top ten books I’ve read!

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This book was beautiful! It is a romance but deals with many darker topics carefully. I enjoyed the two main characters, although at times Ro came off a bit too immaturely but she grew throughout the story. This is the second book in the series and I did not read the first one and was able to follow along. Meeting the characters from the first book, Unsteady, and getting glimpses of their story did make me want to read it! There were also some open door scenes, which I personally do not care for, but they did not dominate the book.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for this ARC.

this book is soooo full of the best kind of love. it’s patient and healing and the kind that makes you feel sooo warm and fuzzy. it’s got the best friendships and found family. it sheds some light on the failures of the academic system when it comes to learning disabilities, but shows how powerful it is to have people on your side. it’s the sweeetest slow burn that makes the waiting and the pay off so worth it. peyton corinne did something so special w this one

I wanted to love this book so bad but I think this book fell flat for me because of the instant connection and attraction to each other from the get go. I would have loved a natural build up of the main characters relationship. After the halfway mark I ended up enjoying it a lot better than the first half. I hope the characterization gets better and connections are naturally formed in the writing and didn't feel as fake and telling rather showing!

This was a fantastic hockey romance! I love how fleshed out and real the characters felt, and I thought there was a good sports-to-romance ratio, This book is perfect for fans of DAYDREAM by Hannah Grace, as it has a lot of similar tropes. I'm a huge fan of the tutoring meet-cute, and this book was no exception. I can't wait to see what Peyton Corrine writes next!

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Thank you, Atria, and NetGalley for the arc of Unloved, out now 🫶

When I got the arc of this book, I screamed and was so excited. When I finished this book I felt like I was sucker punched.

Freddy and Ro have my heart. They went through so much shit yet they continuously were able to find one another.

Freddy was a lover through and through. He put everyone he loved first, especially Ro. He never put himself first, he just became who others needed. Ugly cried a few times for my man!

Ro, my sweet angel girl. With her gorgeous curly hair and accessories and her love for reading and the way she cares for others, so precious!

Also, just wanna take a second to say, Peyton writes beautifully, but she also includes mental health rep in her books that are so important and this one included a learning difference that everyone made fun of Freddy for and we got to see Ro stand up for him and talk about the importance of finding this out and figuring out ways to help one’s struggling to understand, understand in a way their brain will let them, and I just have to say how much I appreciated reading that✨

I loved seeing them interact so much, I loved their dates, and truly just their way of words to each other. It warmed my heart and I just ugh, I can’t wait for more of Peyton’s stuff because she truly is so talented and I just can not wait for the other books in the series 🫂

“But I’d lived entire lives, thousands of them, in books. And part of me always imagined what falling in love would feel like. I’d longed for it.”

“Loving Rosalie Shariff would be the easiest thing I’ve ever done—I know, because I’m already doing it. I think I’ve loved her since the day she stood up for me in that conference room. As a friend first, something I’ve never had, but now it’s more.“

“I think falling in love with you is the easiest thing I’ve ever done.”

- 2 Pathological People Pleasers
- College Hockey Romance
- Slow Burn
- Frirnds to Lovers
- Mental Health + Learning Differences Rep
- Tutor x Athlete
- Freddy’s Butterfly Thigh Tattoo 🦋

I read one other book by this author so I couldnt wait til this one came out. This one was super good as well. I really enjoyed the writing.

Peyton Corinne creates such beautiful and complex characters, breaking the mold of traditional college sports romances. She made something so tender and raw and beautiful in telling this story of a secretly soft hockey player with a player rep and the mirrorball girl who is tired of bending herself to please others.

Rosalie was a sweetheart in “Unsteady” but getting to see her break out of her shell in “Unloved” was so beautiful. She’s pure and good and kind and also sad and lost. The intensity she shows towards loving Freddy as a friend and then as more is so perfectly her - she’s quiet until she needs to stand up for what’s right, and then she takes on the world. Her arc and the way she grew her wings and got out of her shell got a standing ovation.

Freddy. Matty. Matt freaking Fredderic. The sweet, soft, gentle man who is nothing but loyal and loving even if most see him as the opposite. Peyton does broken men so well and in a way that isn’t toxic - she bring in emotion and pain and sadness and makes it a part of who they are, and a part of why we love them. I’m in constant awe of how she manages to write the man with the butterfly thigh tattoo but make him vulnerable and someone you just want to hug and tell him it will all be ok.

Their relationship is beautiful. Soft love at its best, with these two forming an actual friendship before anything else. They fall in love so naturally and carefully and I want them to have the happiest life together with no sadness or pain. Ro is Matty’s biggest advocate when he doesn’t have the strength to do it himself, and Matty is Ro’s biggest cheerleader when she’s too scared to speak up for what she wants. They are perfect mirrors of the other and treat each other with such tenderness and care. Can you tell I sobbed throughout this entire book or…?

Seeing the rest of the Waterfell crew was so much fun - Sadie continues to be the baddest, and I’m still so anxious for Bennett! The little teasers had me in a puddle.

Thanks @atriabooks for this early copy!

Freddy & Ro were absolutely perfect 🥹💚

6 ⭐️ 2.25 🌶️

AHHHHHH I was so happy to be back in the Peyton-verse for another beautiful story!!

Within 5 minutes of meeting Freddy, you love him. He’s funny and sweet but so kind and misunderstood all the the same time, until Ro. She sees him for more than the hockey star who makes everyone smile. She sees his struggles and his heart.

The way they each showed the other grace and patience? I was a goner. They were exactly what the other person needed. I will never be over them!! 🥰💚😍

I really enjoyed Unsteady, but Unloved wasn't my favorite. I didn't feel the same connection with Ro and Freddy as I did the characters in Unsteady.

Since I have family member that deals with a lot of the same educational issues as Freddy, I would've thought I enjoyed them as a character more, but something for me was just missing. Despite it not being my favorite in the series, it was still a well-written and enjoyable book. It may have just been me.

I am interested in the next in the series, and I am super excited for Peyton that she has a publisher now because I think she's going to do great things in the world of romance. :)

Unfortunately this book was a DNF for me. I don't think it was anything due to the story or the writing, but more so my mood. I had a hard time getting into the story and connecting to the characters. I'm grateful for the opportunity to read this book though and thank you to Netgally, the publisher, and of course, Ms. Corinne.