If you ask me about friends to lovers, I’m just gonna simply mention the title of this book and let you in for a good read

This story was about Rosalie becoming Matt’s tutor because other students who also does tutoring gave up on him.

Little did Matt know that they’ve already met years ago, and he ended up as Ro’s first kiss. Their lives went by for years without interacting. Rosalie was stuck in a toxic relationship for YEARS, and Matty playing hockey and trying to pass his classes.

As their tutoring started, they’ve also developed a meaningful friendship wherein they can lean towards each other if they need a shoulder to cry on.

Ro. She’s one of the sweetest character out there, and it really pissed me off that her ex kept on saying mean things to her. She’s such a strong character, and she doesn’t have to change a thing about her in order to be accepted.

Matty. His character showed representations of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. He’s been through so much and it’s actually really sad, and it makes me so happy that he managed to process everything in the right way instead of bottling it all up.

One thing that I loved about this story is the representation for people who has dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. It’s not often I get to read books who had that as well, and it’s about time that more people become aware of it. Ro researching about how he could help Matty was one of the purest moments I read in this book. Finding someone who understands and tries to help you without making you feel that you’re a burden is truly everything.

I wished that there were more reactions when they found out about things including the night Ro doesn’t remember, and the freshmen year. It felt as if it was just inserted just so they’d know and that’s it.

Overall, this book was so much better compared to the first one! I love how their relationship progressed from being friends then slowly realizing that they don’t want to just be simply friends. Another thing is that it wasn’t insta lust! This was indeed a type of slow burn and who doesn’t love a good slow burn?!

Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and the author for the ARC in exchange of my honest review.

3.5⭐️
Unloved is the second book in the Undone series by Peyton Corrine. I liked that this was happening in the same timeline of the first book but in our new main character’s POVs because it added additional context. Freddy and Ro’s relationship developed really well over the course of the book and I loved how Corrine handled learning disabilities in this! The romance was cute and there is no third act breakup (which I always love!!). This managed to be a fluffy romance while still tackling harder topics which is no small feat. Ro and Freddy were just so sweet and this is my favorite in the series so far!! I am excited to see what is to come in future books in this series.

Thank you Atria Books and Netgalley for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I was a little wary of diving into Unloved. I enjoyed Unsteady SO much, it was in my top 5 reads of 2024. So I'm always nervous about a follow up. I was also not sure how I felt about the first meeting and scenario set up for Ro and Freddy. But I pushed through and I am so glad I did.

Holy moly, what a book! I was so nervous to read this since I hadn’t read Unsteady (Corinne’s previous novel) and because hockey romances can be so hit or miss. Let me just say, Corinne did not miss!! Not only were Matty and Ro so unbelievably lovable, but also the grief, hurt, and toxic relationships explored in this book were so incredibly relatable and tear jerking! I was so impressed by the depth and vulnerability of the characters. This seriously got me out of a reading slump & I stayed up all night to read it. Literally couldn’t put it down. People might be quick to label this as “just another hockey romance,” but Corinne has written a very moving story for the hopeless romantics out there!

Thank you NetGalley and Atria for this incredible ARC!

I couldn't be happier that I recieved this arc. It was such an honor. I absolutely loved the first book in the series, and somehow I even loved this one more! Matty and Ro were the absolute cutest, and I found nothing bad to point in this book. Their communication was on point, and that's something that lacks in so many romances but not this one. I also liked the ADHD/mental health representation in this book, with Matty struggling but definitely making his way through, which proves such a beautiful point.
I can't recommend this book enough!

Review to be published soon

This book was amazing and the heavier topics were so well done by Corinne. They touched me and resonated with me so much. Corinne is good at writing about life, not just romance in her books. She brings elements in that really make the characters complete.

overall, i enjoyed this book but didn’t feel incredibly connected to it! however i do really appreciate the depth and mental health representation that this author writes into her characters. matty + ro are the sweetest and i loved the rawness to their characters and relationship. we get to see them navigate a plethora of challenges often faced in early adulthood. themes of self discovery, familial and romantic relationships (that aren’t always healthy), and just overall carving your path in the mess that is your 20s.

“i think you’d be really easy to love” sent me. sunshine x sunshine, they were so tender. (though perhaps a bit too much at times? idk how to word this but it got a bit iffy for me)

i feel as though the page count on this one was a bit of a detriment to the story - some of the scenes felt a bit repetitive / dragged out and i wished for a few more lighter moments between the characters.

thank you to NetGalley and Atria for the ARC!

⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️

This was a good college hockey romance! There are so many of these books these days, but this one actually managed to stand out from the others. Their progression from friends to lovers was amazing. One other detail that I liked about this book is from the beginning, each character has one amazing/fun night with the other that the other cannot remember. I liked that they both had a secret treasured memory of each other. These two truly loved each other for who they were. A very sweet romance ❤️

Okay but Freddy and Ro are absolutely adorable!!!!!
Peyton has created such beautiful characters that you fall for instantly!

Freddy has learning challenges and Ro is the perfect person to help him out with it! Their connection grows the more time they spend with each other and it’s amazing to see. Freddy is there for Ro time and again and helping her in ways she didn’t even know she needed. He gives her all the love she deserves and it makes me love him all the more for it.
Also the spiceeee is so good! Seeing the tension and heat simmer between them was awesome and I loved watching it all come together (pun intended).

If you like:
Friends to lovers
College hockey
Slow burn
Found family
Bookish fmc

Then this book is for you!!!

Thank you so much to Atria book and Peyton Corinne for the opportunity to read this book and get to love some new characters!

School has never been Matt's biggest strength. He has always counted on entering the NHL draft as soon as he turned 18. But when a sudden change is made to his inheritance that requires him to graduate in order to receive any part of it, he is suddenly desperate for a miracle. Ro is a soft, hopeless romantic who is paired with Matt to be his tutor. After a rocky start, their friendship begins to develop into something more as time passes. And buckle up because it's an emotional ride.

I knew this book was going to destroy me as soon as I read "I think you'd be really easy to love". Unloved is incredible emotional, raw, and broke me only to put me back together even stronger.
Now y'all have to prepare because this is a SLOW burn. Especially compared to the lust fest pace Unsteady set. But the foundation Ro and Matty establish throughout the book has such a strong emotional connection, that the payoff is that much more impactful. Their love feels effortless. Like it's as easy as breathing for them. And personally, I have not read about that kind of love in a while. I don't think I've ever wanted to give two characters the biggest hug more, then I did with Matt and Ro.

Rosalie is the most precious princess girl with the kindest soul who has had the absolute worst luck with love. I would honestly fight wars to protect her from experiencing any more hurt. Matty, my sweet, butterfly thigh tattoo, tender hearted boy. My heart was black and blue reading his story. He and Ro deserve the entire world and will make even the biggest cynics believe in soulmates.

I loved all of the mental health and learning disability representation in this book, including ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyscalculia. Personally, I had never heard of dyscalculia before, and after reading Unloved, it opened my eyes and made me want to do more research about it.

Overall, I absolutely adored this book and was overjoyed to receive a digital arc. Unloved cemented me as a ride or die Peyton Corinne Fan till the end of my days.

Ughhh I loved Ro and Matty and their kind, fragile, loving, sensitive hearts!

It was a bumpy road for them to finally admit their feelings for eachother (but it was worth the wait!) They both had a lot of growing to do! The way they saw what was truly hidden inside the other and always had eachother's back was EVERYTHING! Whether they were 'just friends' or more, they were both patient and forgiving, which isn't something that comes easy for most!

Ro and Matty's relationship is one of my favorites!

Unloved has:
-College Hockey Romance
-Mental Health & Learning Differences rep
-Slow Burn Friends to Lovers
-Thigh Tattoo
-Athlete x Tutor
-Bookish Lonely Girl
-Playboy (secretly sensitive)
-Grief (Loss of parent)

I recommend reading Unsteady before Unloved, but it isn't necessary!

This book completely wrecked me—in the best way. I can’t remember the last time I stayed up way too late for a book that left me crying through so many pages. From the first chapter, I was hooked, flipping pages until I completely finished the book. I am pretty certain this will be my favorite book I read this month, and it’s only the second day of April. 😱

This story is heartfelt, emotional, and impossible to put down. What a great message about being enough as you are and finding the right person to support you through life’s ups and downs. Do yourself a favor and read it ASAP.

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review. All opinions are my own.

I think I had really really high hopes after loving Unsteady so much, but I was left feeling a bit let down after this book (hurt my own feelings, I suppose). That’s not to say this is a bad book, it just didn’t do it for me. It still had a lot of good representations in the book but it just didn’t have the same impact this time around. It’s about 250 pages too long, in my opinion. I think I would’ve been a bigger fan if it was shorter and it wouldn’t have felt so unnecessarily dragged out.

Tyler, you deserve prison but you won’t get time…

Unloved was everything I hoped it to be. Coming off the emotional roller coaster of Unsteady, Unloved comes in hot with even more emotional. As a self-professed “dead inside” person, I found myself reaching for the tissues more than once during this read through. This book really tugs are the heart strings, and I praise the author for that.
The slow burn in this book is well worth the wait and makes sense, as Matty and Ro learn to battle their individual obstacles and internal demons.
Although this book was heavy at times, it was always heavy at the right times. I really enjoy it when books can be light and dark and Unloved beautifully weaves both together. While some may come to this book for the hockey and romance, readers will come away with a better understanding of emotional intelligence. Matt’ s happy demeanor he displays to others as shield goes to show that not everything is as it seems. Ro’s battle with her ex is also extremely relatable to a lot and was often tough to read. Just another reason why this book is a top read for me this year.
Thank you to the author for allowing me the change to read this book as an ARC, it was truly a fun and emotional ride.

I have to say I preferred book 1 Unsteady to this one. Freddy and Ro both have a lot of negative relationship pasts they need to work through. Ro is tutoring Freddy if he wants to graduate and go into the NFL. Ro wants some real affection or to feel something from her on/off boyfriend. The more Ro and Freddy spend together the more they open up to each other. I also would've liked more hockey in this one as I don't think there was enough. I liked the epilogues.

I received this book at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

This story follows after Unsteady but through Ro and Freddy’s perspective of following their hearts. This was such an amazing story, and I loved it so much more than Unsteady. I connected with the story, and it was such a heartfelt book. The storyline was amazing with a fast pacing. If you haven’t read Unsteady, don’t worry about being lost however you will be spoiled. This book is told from both Freddy and Ro’s pov.

Ro is a hopeless romantic but her ex is bothering her. She is traumatized from her experience with him. I loved her character and seeing her grow. She’s so strong for being able to help those she cares for and helping herself. Then we have Matt “Freddy” who is a lonely hockey player struggling with learning disabilities. He’s such a cinnamon roll and I love how much he cares for Ro. Both MMCs had slow developments but amazing growths. There are many side characters and most of them are amazing. The romance is friends to lovers, tutor x student, and slow burn which was very well done.

The ending is great and I loved this book. We get an epilogue to see where they are a couple of years after leaving college. I really hope that Corinne writes books from Bennett’s and Kane’s pov because I feel like their stories were heavily hinted throughout this book. I recommend checking out this story because you don’t want to miss out.

*this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*

3.75 stars! I really enjoyed Ro and Matt's story and the growth that they went through, individually and together. At times the book took jumps which were a bit hard to follow and things were not fully explained. It was a cute hockey romance!

I truly devoured this book. I absolutely loved the main female character, Ro, and how truly relatable she was for me. Between the representation of anxiety or mental health, grief and loss, and finding your people, I just thoroughly enjoyed this one!

Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Oh this was kind of a heart wrencher. Freddy and Ro both have so much heartache, that you just want to see them both get their HEA. Add in the fact that Freddy is dyslexic and Ro is his tutor to create vulnerability that draws you in. I didn't read the first book in this series and did not feel lost in this at all. This can be read as a stand alone.
Perfect for this who like sports romance, intense, yet sweet and angsty.

ɪ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴠᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ɢɪʀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀꜰʟɪᴇꜱ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇꜱꜱʏ ᴄᴜʀʟꜱ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ꜱʜᴇ'ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇ.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤...𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞....obsessed! Peyton did it AGAIN and wrote another story where I completely fell in love with the characters and didn't want the story to end.

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 "𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐲" 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 is one of my favorite MMC's for so many reasons. He has this outgoing and funny personality that just makes you drawn to him, and makes you want to hang out with him (which he has A LOT of followers). He's an amazing hockey player and works so hard at it. He always wants to please people and doesn't want to let anyone down. The girls love him because yes, he is a playboy but he isn't the type of guy to just ghost someone after a fun wild night...he's still their friend..still makes them laugh but being the school "playboy" isn't all he is. This is where things get deep because Freddy doesn't have a good relationship with his dad, at all. He's a horrible person and all his life he's had to hear from his dad that he's never going to be good enough and even though on the outside Freddy seems like he has the perfect life with friends and hockey, in the inside he's lonely and always second guessing himself. He's failing one of his classes and needs a tutor in order to stay on the team and he gets paired up with Ro. She's someone he was least expecting.

𝐑𝐨 is a FMC where I wish I could hug her through the pages. This girl has been through it and her character growth was amazing to read. Ro is really smart in school and follows all the rules, she's close with her family doesn't do anything to crazy. Oh, and she's dating this horrible guy (we hate him) and while I did want to hug her I also wanted to snap her out of being with Tyler. Tyler is the guy who thinks he's the best and gaslights her into thinking everything is her fault, he made her insecure and unsure of herself. So when Ro gets the job to tutor Freddy she's hesitant because Freddy isn't just some guy... he was her first kiss...Freddy just doesn't remember.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 between these two was just so special to read. What started out as friends that grew into something more... I laughed and I cried. These two are always there for each other, they show one another that they matter and they help each other heal. I just can't express how much I loved this story.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝.