This romance is beautiful, unfolding naturally with moments of passion, vulnerability, and undeniable chemistry. Every interaction feels meaningful, drawing readers into a love story that lingers long after the final page. If you enjoy stories that delve into complex emotions and authentic relationships, this book is a must-read!

This book has my heart! It’s so soft and emotional- perfect for the tender lovers. Her writing has grown and the characters are really developed. The plot was a bit weak and the ending could be refined a bit more but the characters just mean so much to me! I’m very excited about the next book already

I absolutely LOVED this book. Peyton is truly a phenomenal writer and I will be reading all her books to come. I was able to ARC Unsteady and now ARC Unloved and I truly believed no one would beat Sadie & Rhys. Matty and Ro were beautiful. Once again Peyton had me feeling every emotion possible with her writing. Her writing is magical just like the love between Matty & Ro. They were so tender and so romantic. They found a home and a person within each other. They were both lonely before each other, truly heart wrenching and heartwarming at the same time.

Thank you NetGalley for this Arc. I rated this book 4.5 stars and 2.5 chili peppers for spice. I loved this story. I loved Ro and Matty. I loved how Ro was understanding and helpful and Matty was just so lovable. He was just a misunderstood good guy. I also found it fascinating to read about abuse of power from a female teacher to a male student. You only ever read about it with male teachers and female students. It was an interesting perspective that I’m glad was written about. I loved how they helped each other navigate loss and grief. I also really found it cool that this timeline ran along side the timeline of the first book in the series. My one personal critique is that j wish the slow burn wasn’t so slow. There was so much tension I wanted a little bit more spice closer to the midway point. Having to wait until the end was rough for me because I just wanted them to be together lol Can’t wait for the next book in the series!

There was so much emotion and love in this book. If you're a fan of hurt/comfort, hockey, and dual pov then this book is for you. Freddy and Ro were so sweet together. I enjoyed their journey to love. They both deserved someone that loved them unconditionally.

Thank you so much to Netgalley, Atria and Peyton Corinne for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

MF
Dual POV
Hockey Romance
Hurt/comfort
Grief
Love starved
New adult

Rating: 3.25/5 - I really enjoyed this book but it probably isn't one that I will reread
🌶️: 3/5 - there is a handful of explicit intimate scenes
🏒: 2/5 - there is some hockey, a few practices, a game

TLDR: Hurt/comfort through and through

This book is an excellent choice for hurt/comfort. The entire book feels like it focuses on that troupe. Certainly not a bad thing. It just is. I really liked the main characters and wanted to see them get their happily ever after. The ending was highly satisfying.

Ultimately, I'd recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a hurt/comfort read.

Thank you to the author, Atria Books, and NetGalley for the advanced review copy of this book. My opinions are my own.

This might be one of my favorite books that I’ve ever read. I recently listened to Unsteady on audio to prepare for getting an ARC of Unloved. I really enjoyed Unsteady, but I couldn’t really relate to Sadie or Rhys. I felt like I enjoyed that book as a spectator, not as someone who really connected to them. And didn’t find Sadie to be that likable, but I adored Rhys and his caring self. I was lucky enough to meet Peyton Corinne at an Unloved book signing in my hometown. I told her that I had just finished listening to Unsteady and she raved about the Unloved audiobook and its narrators. I was planning on eyeball reading my ARC/purchased copy, but I am SO glad I listened to her. The audiobook was truly incredible. It’s probably in my top 3 audiobooks ever as far as narration is concerned. The narrators fit their characters perfectly. They read with such emotion, the right amount of hitch in their voice when it called for it. I could feel every emotion just by listening to them. The husky voice on the guy damn near killed me! I am usually so slow to listen to audiobooks (i.e. 3-4 weeks) and I finished this one in 6 days lol. I was locked in on this book right from the prologue. Freshman year Ro was very much freshman year me. Wide eyed, not sheltered but super introverted. Had a wild roommate who I also once begged not to leave me alone at a party lol. So many of her young thoughts mirrored my own back then. I think I got chills when she was repeating “I can be whoever I want to be” to herself constantly. I adored sweet Ro’s character. I could relate to all of her little insecurities, her affinity for school, her lists. I absolutely HATED Tyler and how he treated her. But this was a great example of how a gorgeous, smart girl could get stuck with a terrible guy and think that she’s never going to do any better. Sadie always told Ro what she thought of Tyler, but this just goes to show that you can’t make someone want to leave a bad partner. They have to want it themselves. Freddy! Matt. My god I loved him. I loved his character so much. He was so much more than a playboy, that was immediately evident. I saw his situation coming from a mile away. I hate it for him. I hated how he felt about himself and how people made him feel like he was only worth a good lay. I hated his dad, people like that shouldn’t even become parents. I loved LOVED hearing about his mom and Archer. I didn’t tear up the entire book but once it got to the Archer part I lost it. I loved how good Freddy was to Ro, even when they were just tutor and student. He was always looking out for her, caring for her, defending her. Even when he thought she had a boyfriend. I loved that every little thing Tyler made Ro hate about herself, was things that Freddy loved the most about her. I loved that he let her be herself, quirks and all. I loved how patient he was with her in all of the relationship aspects, knowing there was damage to undo from Tyler. This book? It is a SLOW BURN. At the book signing, Peyton said it was the slowest burn she’d ever written and I believe it. I don’t think anything even happened until 30 chapters in, and it didn’t really go down until 90%. But truly, I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way for them. This was perfect for their timeline. They both had grief and trauma to deal with. Different than Rhys and Sadie, but still difficult. I loved how they slowly made the other person feel good in their own skin. Lovable. I loved how Ro went from mortified to more confident in the bedroom, just by being with someone who wasn’t just plain awful. There wasn’t a single thing that I didn’t like about this book. It sucked me in right from the start. It had me locked in right until the very end. I don’t even normally like epilogues that are too far in the future, but it was so perfect here. Everything about it. I read a lot of fun, light books. This book was pretty heavy, but it was also a lot of fun. It was real, raw, and emotional, but it was perfectly balanced. I find myself already wanting to reread it, relive all the moments. Ro and Matt were pure perfection. Thank you so much to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC. Thank you to the author for suggesting the audiobook. Thank you for writing this book and these characters. You have absolutely made a fan out of me.

This was an amazing read. It was so full of tension, pining, love, healing, and everything in-between. Ro and Freddy really nailed the friends to lovers trope. I love that their lives were intwined long before they became friends and fell in love. Ro was always patient, kind, and caring with Freddy and Freddy was the same to Ro. They healed each other with their friendship and beyond, and I loved that everything felt so raw and real.

I've always loved the playboy/sports star and tutor trope and this is no exception. I love how Peyton Corinne manages to write a story with real life problems while still letting you escape from the real world. She is quickly becoming one of my "auto buy" authors!

I am so grateful to have received an e-ARC of Unloved through NetGalley!

I really enjoyed this book and loved Freddy and Ro’s relationship. Ro’s character was well written and so relatable!

I’m not typically one for rereads but I genuinely can’t wait to read this one again when my physical copy comes in!

The book made me EMOTIONAL. Two people who just want to be loved but think they don’t deserve it… hurts just thinking about it. Beautifully written. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

Unloved is the next installment in the Undone Hockey Romance series by Peyton Corinne. This book follows Freddy and Ro as Ro tutors college playboy, Freddy. There's a lot more here than just a typical tutor romance, we see Freddy and Ro navigate family relationships, toxic romantic relationships, self discovery, and more. Peyton Corinne definitely has a gift for writing tension, banter, and characters you can't help but love!

This book wasn't my favorite for a few different reasons. I felt like there was a lot of trauma added in to this book and not all of it felt like it was 100% needed. I think the book would have benefitted from focusing on a few key character development/past traumas and really diving into those. I also felt like the pacing suffered from the page count. I don't think the over 400+ page count was needed here and I think this would've packed more of a punch if some of the redundant scenes were cut down. There were some really great elements in this book, I just wish it would've been edited down a little bit. Overall, I do really enjoy Peyton's writing though and I will continue this series for sure! Would recommend if you enjoyed the first book, Unsteady, and are a lover of hockey romances!

✨ Book Review: Unloved by Peyton Corinne ✨
📖 ARC provided by NetGalley & Atria Books
From the moment I picked up Unloved, I was hooked. Even when I had to set it down, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Matt “Freddy” Fredderic and Rosalie “Ro” Shariff completely stole my heart.
Their quiet, tender connection was everything. The way they opened up to each other with zero judgment? Absolutely beautiful. And Freddy—so in tune with his emotions, never afraid to cry or be vulnerable—melted me in the best way. 💙
This book put me through all the emotions. I laughed, I cried, and I felt so deeply connected to their journey. It’s been a long time since a book made me feel this much. Their struggles with self-doubt and insecurities were so real, and I never wanted their story to end.
⭐ 4.5/5 stars ⭐
For anyone who ever questions their worth—please remember, you are enough. Anyone who doesn’t see that or appreciate you? They don’t deserve you.
And as Ro wisely said: “I can be whoever I want to be.” ✨
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I'm normally not a fan of college romances but when I saw that this one was a hockey college romance in which the hero has dyslexia, dyscalculia and ADHD I knew I had to read as someone with Dyslexia I have to say that the other wrote a believable character with it and balanced the stereotypes with what a person truly goes through with it.

This book was ADORABLE and most definitely "easy to love".
Freddy and Ro meet at a college party and shared a magic night that gets lost in a haze from going a bit too hard. They reconnect when Ro becomes Freddy's tutor and their connection quickly becomes undeniable. The banter, the tension, the tenderness ohhhh my! The communication between the characters is *Chefs Kiss* I love how the friendship and care felt so genuine between these characters and the author really let this develop. Ro sees Freddy for more than his reputation and meets him exactly where he is without judgement, and Freddy sees Ro is deserving of so much more than the relationship shes currently in. I love how deep these characters went and how multifaceted the story was in dealing with real issues. and on top of the character development OMG the chemistry! This is a must read if you love hockey romance!

I'm trying to find the right words to express how much Peyton Corinne makes me feel. I loved her firstbook Unsteady and was already a littel in love with the MCs of Unloved. The way she rights flawed characters that are in need of acceptance, it's perfection.
This book is a Hockey Romance, yes, but it is so much more than that. It heals something in you.
Loved her righting style, the world she created, the characters and the plot.

Get to know Freddie and Roe and fight bullies with them.

A heartfelt thank you to Atria Books for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review. This novel completely captivated me, and I devoured it in record time.

I went in with high expectations after loving Unsteady, and Unloved did not disappoint. Ro’s college journey felt authentic and at times painfully relatable, while Freddy’s story—especially the nuanced portrayal of his learning differences—was both tender and unflinchingly real. The novel bravely tackles the difficult subject of male grooming, shedding light on an often-overlooked issue with empathy and respect.

The slow-burn romance between Ro and Freddy is exhilarating. Their longing for each other leaps off the page, and the tension built from chapter to chapter had me cheering them on. I also appreciated the overlapping timeline with Unsteady, which adds depth and context to the events in Unloved. For anyone new to this series, I’d strongly suggest reading Unsteady first to fully immerse yourself in the storyline.

Overall, Unloved earns a glowing five-star rating from me. It’s poignant, powerful, and filled with characters I’ll be thinking about long after finishing. Thank you again, Atria Books—this ARC has truly made my year.

** spoiler alert ** The biggest thank you to Atria Books for giving me an early ARC in exchange for an honest review. You are truly out here doing God's work. REVIEW BELOW!

LET ME JUST SAY HOLY COW, OH MY GOD *INSERT OFFICE MEME OF SCREAMING OH MY GOD IT'S HAPPENING*

You can clearly tell I feel normal about this book. PSYCH! This book shredded me, sewed me back together and re-shredded me in the 36 hour period I read it. I say with full honesty, that I was a bit nervous coming into this book. Unsteady is one of my favorite books ever written. I have never connected to a character in the way I did with Sadie and was worried any book in this series would pale in comparison. Let me just say.. Ro and Freddy MY SWEET BABY ANGELS! This is another 5 star book from Peyton. Ro's college experience was so relatable, I am so grateful I have this book to finally put into words the complicated and often scary thing college is.

I don't even know how to put into words what this book did to me. From the tender way Freddy and Ro devolved from friends into something more, to Ro's fierce defense of Freddy and all of his learning differences, and Freddy's utter devotion to Ro, Peyton has firmly cemented herself in the breakout author of the 2020's in my humble opinion.

Any book that handles the topic of sexual manipulation or grooming is one that needs approached with fragility and tenderness. The way Peyton beautifully shed light on an often un-talked about of male grooming (i'm looking at you evil Professor and all I have to say is JAIL TIME!) and owned it with honor and respect to Freddy needs applauded. Thank you for talking about this and always writing real characters and real situations.

Now that we talked about the serious stuff. FREDDY AND RO OMG! Down bad and crying at the gym doesn't even begin to cover the way Freddy yearns for Ro. Yeah, that's right, Freddy has singly handedly brough back male yearning in 2025, and to that we say THANK YOU! This entire book had me shouting "PLEASE JUST KISS ALREADY" every other chapter. This tension filled, slow burn romance is one of the best ones I've ever read. I was blushing, giggling and kicking my feet the whole entire time reading.

I always love getting to see an overlapped timeline and this is a parallel story to Unsteady. My only word tot he wise is I personally think reading Unsteady is essential to understanding the flow and timeline of Unloved. I can see how someone might struggle with the plot or pacing of Unloved if they did not have the background context of Unsteady. I would encourage a re-read of Unsteady before going into Unloved. Now as the #1 simp for this series, I didn't have this problem, but for the general, more normal public, read Unsteady first.

IN CONCLUSION: WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS SERIES MORE! 20/5 stars, everyone in my life is getting a copy whether they want it or not, begging the people I meet on the streets to read this book. Peyton, love you forever girl <3

PS: Bennett's book will end me, but Toren's...? Ohhhhhh we aren't ready for him :)

THANK YOU AGAIN TO ATRIA BOOKS! YOU MADE MY WHOLE YEAR WITH THIS ARC!!!

Omg omg omg this book was so unbelievably good. Let’s call this an informal review. I want to put Matty my pocket, I loved him so much. We must protect him at all costs. This book was so emotional and heart warming to me. I couldn’t put it down.

“I think you’d be easy to love” 💗 love this one so much butttt I’m drooling for Bennett still!!! I love that Ro is so headstrong with Freddy and will do nothing to make sure he gets all the education assistance that he is supposed to have. Freddy is nothing but a lovely teddy bear waiting for Ro and I just and goo goo eyes for every bit of it! 😍