Net Galley ARC Review:

I am sooo grateful I got an advanced copy of this book. I cried tears of sadness and joy more times than I can count. When I read a romance, I judge it almost entirely on how much it makes me feel, and man did this book make me feel things.

Matt and Ro grew so much as individuals and together. All I wanted was them both to be loved and cared for and to know they had people around them who were there for them.

If you are looking for a book that explores some heavy and emotional things in a very delicate and beautiful way, I can’t recommend this enough. This is so much more than just a college hockey romance.

If you want a tender, slow burn, heartwarming romance, add this to the top of your TBR!

my heaaartttt !!

Peyton Corinne wrote such a beautiful story. You feel like these characters are real because the feelings they’re going through are authentic things that humans experience. Grief, anxiety, fear of not being wanted, even having insecurities about whether or not you’re good in bed — those are all real.

Ro and Matty were endgame since the night they met. They healed each other and understood one another 😭 the way they continued to make each other feel SEEN!!! These two are a couple I will truly always think about.

This book is everything and more 🥹

“I think you’d be really easy to love”.

This is my first book my Peyton even though I had Unsteady in my tbr since its indie release but after reading this book which is on a parallel timeline to unsteady I want to run and pick it up next!!

This book poetically encapsulates the title into one of the strongest emotions that both the characters felt in the book in their own way and how they found it easy to love each other without any struggle or effort. This book is for everyone who feels they are either unlovable or too much for their partner/friends/family because it takes you to a journey of self-love and being okay with receiving love that is unconditional!!

Freddy aka Matt is a misunderstood characters who finds his home in the rumours spread around about him because that's safer than the struggles he go through. All he wants to do is pass so that he can stay eligible to play but his interaction with his past TA's hasn't been great. Tyler who is also Ro's on & off boyfriend passes him to her. Tyler & his friends don't have don't have faith in Matt & Ro but oh god the way they prove all of them wrong.

Ro had a doormat personality in the starting of the book because of the way Tyler was treating her but I am glad she had a boyfriend upgrade with Matt!!! I adored everything they did for each other which might not have seemed big but it matter and that is where you can see actual love between the couple!!

I also liked the ADHD/Dyslexia/Dyscalculia representation and some sensitive topics making the story more deep!! I didn't like Tinsey & Tyler which shows how well they were written.

This book shows one of the purest form of love and that is being seen my your partner and I just fell in love with Peyton's writing style with this book!!

Wow. Just wow. I’m not sure what more to say. This book was everything I want in a romance book, and more. Ro and Freddy’s relationship was so believable and tangible and it truly made you feel all the feels. I kicked my feet, laughed, and cried. I’m a huge sucker for a friends to lovers romance, and the two of them truly grew into their love for each other. The fact that they both had to overcome their insecurities and past demons that were brought on by outside forces was so heartbreakingly beautiful. I really loved this book. And look forward to reading more from this universe. ❤️

What happens when two insecure people with past relationship traumas meet? A RECIPE FOR A BOATLOAD OF HAPPY TEARS 🤍

I personally love the friends-to-lovers trope, even though I know a lot of people don't. However, I feel like this one is different because it isn't CHILDHOOD friends-to-lovers and they both enter into this psuedo-friendship only because of outside conflicts. The mutual attraction is there from the very beginning, and remains there. I did find myself getting super attached to Ro and Freddy/Matty as individuals and together. They were well developed and felt so real.

My biggest gripe with the book, is the pacing. I wish we didn't have to spend sooooo much time on them being apart. In other words, it was a little too much of a slow burn for my taste.

(p.s. not stating this as a pro or con, but if you are looking for something super spicy....look away)

wow, i love and adore this one so so much. ro and freddy!!!!! obsessed with them. this one really put me through all the emotions. hurt, anger, happiness. i really liked that this one was a slow burn because i truly think it’s how their relationship evolved so beautifully. ro becomes freddy’s tutor because he needs to pass for hockey but currently has a 2.0 GPA. freddy and ro develop a friendship with them being there for each other for all their heartaches and i loved being able to follow their journey 💚

Dual POV, Spicy, Hockey Romance, Broken Boy, Friends to Lovers, Toxic Ex, Tutor x Student, Slow Burn, Learning Disability Rep, Found Family

Full of emotional depth, longing, grief, and healing Peyton Corinne gives readers a friends to lovers romance that will make even skeptics of the trope fall in love with Matty and Ro. The way they both challenge the other to be better versions of themselves and stand up for the other when they need the support is the ultimate swoon.

This novel is set during the same time as Unsteady allowing readers to get the perspective of other characters from events you'll recognize if you've read that book. The hospital scene...ugh hurts from every POV.

Not quite sure I'll finish this before the release date but I can already tell this will be a five star read!! In love with Freddy and Ro

Matt “Freddy” Fredderic can always be counted on for a good time, at a party, on the ice, in the bedroom and everywhere in between. He is a star wingman on his college hockey team, and already is signed to the Dallas NHL team for when he graduates. But his graduation is at risk, he is failing a few classes, and his dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD is to blame. He gets a new tutor who will hopefully help him get to graduation.

Rosaline "Ro" Shariff has been a longtime lover of romance novels and a hopeless romantic. She is Matt's new tutor and committed to helping his succeed and pass his class. She is stuck in an emotional abusive relationship with her on/off again boyfriend Tyler. Matt was her first kiss before her freshman year and they spent an amazing night together but he doesn't remember it, while she has never stopped thinking about it.

They strike up a friendship, where they support, and encourage each other. They are able to see beneath the fronts they both put up and help each other gain confidence.

This book felt so so so healing. The love, tenderness and understanding between the two characters was so lovely and heart warming. The build up from tutor and student, to friends, to lovers was so beautiful. They were so patient with each other, their chemistry was so tangible and electric. The author did such a wonderful job with having the characters face real issues, but have light moments. The exploration of both characters supporting the other through healing while treating each other so delicately. This book was a knock out.

This was a fun read I enjoyed this more then the first! Peyton really making me addicted to hockey romances!!!!!!!

4.5⭐️

I have been so excited to get Ro and Freddy’s story since they were introduced in Unsteady and it was honestly incredible! Ro and Freddy are one of the sweetest book couples ever. The way they were able to help each other heal from their own traumas and insecurities was beautiful. I love the Undone series and I cannot wait to get the next book in the series. If you enjoy a slow burn friends-to-lovers with lots of tension, then you need to add this book to your TBR!

What to expect:
💚 College Romance
💚 Hockey Player MMC
💚 Tutor x Student
💚 Friends-to-Lovers
💚 Slow Burn
💚 Learning Disability Rep.

Thank you to Peyton Corinne, Atria Books and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Oh this book had me misty eyed in the last half. This is a true friends-to-lovers SLOOOW burn romance and it was great. Ro and Freddy are both dealing with grief (insert getting punched in the heart by these two) and they slowly connect and find comfort and love with each other. If Tyler, Carmen, and Freddy's sperm donor (I will not call him his father) were real people, I would be lashing tires and ruining their credit scores for them.
On to happy notes, this slow burn turned into a blaze when these two finally got together. Like ma'am where did all this hot and spicy come from all of the sudden!?! I really can't wait for Bennett and Toren's books.
<b><i>Trigger Warnings: grief, ableist language, death of a parent from cancer, emotional abuse, absent parent, toxic relationship, stroke mentioned, and violence</b></i>

"I think loving you would be the greatest thing in my life." IM SORRY?? Freddy won be over with that line alone.

The representation of learning disabilities, neurodivergence, and mental health as well as how to be mindful and patient around it was incredible to read. To have an MMC be so open about self-love issues which ties back into the title of the book was refreshing to read. Usually MMC's tend to be written with such confidence but both of them try to teach each other how worthy of love they truly are.

SPOILER WARNING DO NOT READ AHEAD IF YOU HAVENT READ!!


A man taking his wife's last name is pure GOLD!


2/5 Spice Level
TWs:
While I have received an arc of this book, my thoughts are all my own.

After meeting Ro and Freddy in Unsteady, I just knew I would love these characters more in their own book. And I was right with my prediction, they were beyond loveable and I was smitten with their chemistry right from the get go!

Unloved actually takes place around the same time as Unsteady's timeline, which was actually so fun to read knowing there was another romance blossoming when Sadie and Rhys were building their relationship. With Ro and Freddy, their own emotional traumas were unique and different, but they were both so similar with their people pleasing ways and passive nature. I loved when they leaned towards one another and openly communicated with each other about their troubles and thoughts. Freddy gave major golden retriever vibes but had a backbone that I was so proud of too! And Ro, she was such a precious FMC that I wanted to protect at all costs. Pretty sure if I was in her shoes, I would not be as graceful or quiet. No spoilers, but let's just say her ex deserved the world dropped down on him and his balls.

The storyline flowed in a natural way and I really feel like the author's writing improved in this one. I enjoyed the character growth in this book tons. And the continuous foreshadowing of who's book may come next in the series, I'm hoping my guesses will be proven correct!

Special thanks to Atria Books for providing me with an advanced electronic copy of this wonderful book, in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions!

Gosh, my heart! I loved this so much. Ro and Freddy need to be protected at all costs! I was hooked from the first chapter and had such a hard time putting the book down it's too good. I don’t know how Peyton does it, but you can truly feel all the emotions the characters feel throughout the story. I can’t wait to read more books written by Peyton.

Unloved is a heartwarming, slow-burn romance that blends vulnerability, humor, and emotional depth. The story follows Matt "Freddy" Fedderic, a talented but misunderstood hockey player, and Ro Shariff, his determined, swee-hearted tutor. Freddy's life might look perfect on ice, but beneath his confident exterior, he actually struggles with learning challenges and self-worth issues. Ro, on the other hand, is dealing with her own romantic struggles while developing a deep, meaningful relationship with Matt.


I absolutely adored the chemistry between Matt and Ro. It was electric from the start even as they were forced into an unlikely pairing through their tutoring sessions. The dynamic of them teaching each other, both academically and emotionally, is a powerful narrative thread.


Watching Ro's journey, from putting others before herself to learning her own self-worth, really struck close to me. This shift isn’t easy, and it’s not without its moments of self-doubt and confusion, but it’s powerful to witness her growth.


In conclusion, what stands out to me in this book is its realistic portrayal of relationships. There's no insta-love. Instead, it's a natural progression of friendship and love. The theme of accepting each other's flaws and growing together is at the heart of the story.

Unloved was everything I didn't know I needed to start 2025 with. This book is a gift, getting to experience characters that are so complex and deep. Mental health representation can be hard to get just right, and Corinne does it so beautifully.

Ro and Freddy were just perfect, I absolutely loved every vulnerable moment with them. I loved getting to know Freddy and Ro together, but learning about their individual struggles and stories gave them so much depth and makes the ending that much sweeter. Freddy, the hockey star with a bright future on the ice - who struggles off the ice with his classes due to his dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Ro - his new tutor - who is a hopeless romantic, who just so happens to be unlucky in love. The perfect duo.

Corinne really knows how to break your heart and then put it back together. Would it be selfish to ask for the next book before this one is even out? Yes. But am I asking anyways? Also yes. I need more!! I love this series.

Good book! I thought this book was very entertaining. I really liked the characters in this book. Both Matt and Ro were very sweet and thoughtful. I really loved that Matt would always go above and beyond for Ro to show how much he cared for her, and Ro would do anything to support Matt. I felt like there were some instances where the book began to drag and I found myself skimming to get to the next chapter. Finally, the last critique that I have is I wish the author gave more context from the previous book. I read Unsteady a while ago, so I didn't remember some of the events that were occurring and there were so many moments where I found myself saying “when did this happen” and “what scene are they referring to?” I feel like for this to be considered a stand alone book, there could have been a bit more clarity with certain scenes that occurred in the book.

rate: ★★★★.75


This book was is about Matt and Ro. This is the first book I read from Peyton but I was HOOKED. Ro is Matt’s tutor and helps him during his senior year at Waterfall University. Matt is a hockey player for Waterfall University. It was definitely a rollercoaster of emotions but so worth ittt. I am definetly going to read Unsteady now hehe🤭

If you enjoy the following tropes, this story is for you:

★ tutor x student
★ friends to lovers
★ secret pining
★ hockey romance
★ forced proximity
★ found family

Solid 3.5 stars.

Unloved was a great book. It's on a parallel time frame with Unsteady. I appreciated that we weren't going word for word repeats of scenes but small glimpses of them. Based on my "future book" spidey senses, I think the third book will too?

Tyler was a piece of freaking work, but I understood his role in the book. What brought this book down for me in terms of star rating, was the lack of doing anything about the absolutely inappropriate professor/student relationship. Nothing was done. So Ro dropped the course and stopped working for her? That's it? Nope, I needed more of a conclusion and a firing for that.

Otherwise, the book was great. I loved how it set up future books, I'm excited to learn more about Bennett and Kane. I appreciated the sensitivity Matt had, feeling all of his emotions and showing them as well. His breakdown after seeing his father felt so real, I could feel his panic. So well executed. I hated how much Ro cried, but I know I hated it because I believe women shouldn't be allowed to be seen as weak, so that's a *me* problem. Crying does not equate to weakness.

Can't wait to read more from Corinne!