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!

The second book in the Undone series about found family and new adult romance, Unloved is a sweet and heartwrenching read! I went into the first book of this series, Unsteady, unprepared for how emotional and angsty it would be. Despite being better prepared this time, Unloved stilled tugged at my heartstrings. The friendship between Freddy and Ro is incredibly healing for both and it's easy to see how it led to more between the two.

Thanks Atria for the ARC!

♾️✨📖 𝑼𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑷𝒆𝒚𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆

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

I have zero notes! This book was freaking perfect.

Matthew Fredderic was everything. I have needed to reach through the pages of a book and give someone a hug more than Matty. The rage I felt towards certain characters that have wronged him is insane. He suffers from dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. He desperately wants to get his degree before going to play professional hockey, but he is struggling. He was not expecting his new tutor to be the girl that told him something he’d never forget at a party.

“𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘯. 𝘈 𝘯𝘢𝘱 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

Ro was a fantastic FMC. Her relationship with her on again/off again boyfriend is something that I feel will resonate with a lot of women. No one goes into a relationship expecting it to become emotionally abusive or toxic. I loved seeing her come into herself throughout the story. The moments when she’s fiercely protective over Matty were the best. I love her so much!

“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

This was an achingly slow burn romance that was seriously everything. Both Ro & Freddy have past relationship that have caused them to have trauma surrounding intimacy. Both very different traumas but together they were able to break through them. I love how special their romantic moments were. Everything they did together had so much meaning and love behind it.

“𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴?”

The found family in this story just perfect. It builds off of the friendships that we saw in Unsteady. I am so excited for the other guy’s stories!

If you love emotional reads with the best found family, please go add 𝑼𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅, to your TBR today!

𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴:
⛸️ 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺
🤭 𝘛𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘹 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳
🫶🏼 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺
😭 𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥
📖 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘱
🥹 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘴
🔥 𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯
❤️‍🔥 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴

This book was a fast paced and super sweet read.
I found Freddy lovable and my heart broke for him over and over again. Watching him grow and heal from his trauma was beautiful.
As for Ro i found her the sweetest character ever. I liked her character development. In my opinion, it was super well done. And I really enjoyed the romance and how it developed throughout the story
My main issues that kept me from giving it a higher rating were mainly how long ir was. I don't think it needed to be this long.
And once again Sadie ruined the reading experience for me. Even as a side character... i just can't stand her.

I would still recommend this book because like I said it's sweet and well written. Also Ro and Freddy are very cute together and their romance is worth reading.

*arc kindly provided in exchange of an honest review

ARC Review

I am still in disbelief that I received an ARC for Unloved. Whoever approved my ARC request at Atria, is an angel. Thank you Netgalley and Atria for my ARC copy.

I could not stop thinking about Ro and Freddy since the little hints of their relationship were masterfully written into Unsteady. Every new pov of a scene from Unsteady felt like placing a puzzle piece into place. And Peyton has me on the edge of my seat waiting for the rest of puzzle with the other hockey boys.

This book lived up to whatever expectations I had and more. Ro and Freedy are the two softest most deserving people of love. Tho their love was soft for one another, it did not stop them from fiercely standing up for each other. I lost count of how many times I just wanted to reach in and hug both of them. I've never enjoyed my heart breaking into a million pieces more than I did for these characters.

The growth these two characters did on their own and with one another was beautiful. Watching their friendship build over the course of the book was so intimate and raw. The shyness and uncertainness they both move with was so relatable and real.

Thank you Peyton for writing this painfully heartbreakingly slow (I love a good slow burn) soft love story. We all deserve to have real-life relationships written by you.

Unfortunately, I didn't love this as much as I thought I would. I struggled to connect with the characters and plot. There were still some cute moments, and I loved the representation of Freddy's learning disabilities. The topic of grief was handled well. The relationship between Ro and Freddy was very sweet, with lots of communication and trust, and I really enjoyed seeing them support each other. However, I do think there was too much going on at times, but at the same time, nothing was happening. The focus on external conflicts made it hard to find any real connection between the characters beyond an emotional one.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.5! Freddy is failing one of his classes, and if he wants to graduate and make it to the NHL, he needs a tutor. That’s where Ro comes in. She’s already juggling a lot in her life, but she agrees to help Freddy—partly because everyone else has already counted him out. What starts as tutoring sessions turns into late-night phone calls, and soon, a genuine friendship begins to take shape.

I really liked Unsteady, but I was an even bigger fan of Unloved. Freddy and Ro were so well-written, and I loved that the author gave us time to understand them as individuals before their relationship started developing. It made their connection feel even stronger and their actions more understandable. Even though this book is on the longer side, the pacing worked really well, and I was hooked the whole way through.

When it comes to Freddy and Ro’s relationship, I’m obsessed. They’re both struggling, feeling stuck in place with no clear way forward, but they become each other’s biggest supporters. They helped one another grow for the better as they fell in love.I just love how vulnerable and emotional these characters were because it allowed me to better connect with them and fall deeper into the story.

If you love a good slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance, you need to read this book. And that teaser for the next book in the series? I need it ASAP.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

As someone who didn’t completely adore Unsteady, I was a little worried I wouldn’t love Unloved. I was totally wrong!! Peyton does a fantastic job building Freddy as a character and fleshing out his backstory and inner workings. Ro was definitely the perfect addition to this group’s dynamic and I loved every second of reading this. Watching two broken people heal and find each other through still being vulnerable was beautiful. Books like Unloved are why I read, especially the romance genre. There’s so much love and character growth - I couldn’t put this down! Unloved is a nearly perfect romance novel that I think any reader would enjoy.

Thank you Atria, NetGalley, and the author for sending me an early copy!

seriously rip my heart out. i knew i was in for an intense read after reading book #1 of this series last year, but this was another level.

freddy was such a sweetheart! i was worried i wasn’t gonna like him cause im not crazy about the “reformed playboy” but this was done so well.

this fox from hook line and sinker by Tessa Bailey vibes.

i adored Ro and her character arc. specifically with her ex tyler who is a shit human and should have all the bad things happen to him. i wanted more comeuppance with him and some of his gang.

i digress. Ro and Freddy’s friendship was so organic and pure and then turned into the perfect friends to lovers.

this book is out 2/4 and it should be in your radar. i would def look at the CW before picking it up tho!

4.5⭐️

“Loving him is the easiest thing I’ve ever done.” 🤍🏒⛸️❄️📖

a special thank you to Net Galley & Atria Books for allowing me access to an Advanced Reader’s Copy of Unloved by Peyton Corinne!! it’s an absolute privilege to receive an ARC & i’m so honored to be able to share a honest review in exchange.

❄️ publication date: february 4th, 2025
review: ★ ★ ★ .7 (01/29/25)
this book affirms that i am, forever, an advocate for dual perspectives, especially in romance!! despite not reading sport romances often, i found this cute, character-driven book easy to love (if you know what i mean, cue the book’s playlist)

watching Ro & Matt find their own identity was my favorite part of the entire book. although, coming in with a close second would the chemistry between Ro & Matt, SUCH A GOOD BURN.

my heart ACHED when i saw either of them in any pain, both of them have such a sweet soul (& very people pleasing tendencies, very relatable!)

i also enjoyed how realistic healing and grief were portrayed & the representation of mental health and learning disabilities!!

however, there is a fair amount of spice/smut so i would keep that in mind if that’s not your cup of tea!! nonetheless, i hope to read Corinne’s debut novel, unsteady, to fill in some plot holes as this is the second book of the series! 🤍

I knew going into Unloved was going to be emotional after reading Unsteady, but I didn't realize that it was going to hit me the way it did! Matt was such a well-developed character and had Ro was so full of heart. They both yearned for each other and you could feel their emotions leaping off of the page. Matt and Ro were amazing as individuals and were even stronger as a couple.

Not to be dramatic, but it’s February 1st and I just read the best book I’m going to read all year. Stayed up until 430am reading this book because there was no place to just stop and not finish these two precious souls story. I love them to pieces and the way Peyton Corinne writes must be bubble wrapped and protected. I loved Unsteady, it was in my top books of 2024 list, but this book, just wow. It hits so hard emotionally and that is exactly the kind of read I want and crave and need deep in my soul.

“I think you’re amazing and…and I hope you think you’re amazing, too.”

Freddy is a left winger for his college’s hockey team, has a playboy reputation, and a potential future with the NHL hanging in the balance. But he needs to get his grades up…desperately. He’s barely scraping by with a 2.0 GPA, having to retake dropped classes, and struggling with a mix of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Enter Ro, his newly assigned tutor. Ro is in an on-again, off-again relationship with a toxic boyfriend who treats her horribly. And all she wants is acceptance, to be good enough, and to be loved. Freddy is wanting the same things and the way these two find one another in life is just everything.

This book slaps hard, so for anyone who has ever felt like they had to shrink themselves for someone else, sought validation from a toxic relationship (partner, parental, etc), wanted to be “enough”, or has lost who they “are” after being chipped away at…ugh this book is for you. The way this book shines a light on parts of all of us that might feel unloveable and seeing these 2 find someone who truly sees them. This book just has my whole heart. It’s tender and sweet and slow burn and real and hard and friends to lovers and this is why I read romance books.

So many other moments I loved in this book: him texting with loads of emojis, the flirting, calling her “Princess”, him googling where he can watch her favorite movie, “who hurt you?”, when he shows up with her coffee order and she’s surprised he was paying attention, “why are you crying?”, butterfly clips, tattoos, her romance books, “do you ever get lonely?”, bracelets she’s made, the protectiveness they both have for one another, he FaceTimes her mom for her when he knows she’s missing home, her turning around and asking him for help 👀, we see lots of Sadie & Rhys (her best friend and his teammate, the couple of Unsteady), her parents, his flashbacks with his mom, the ending. 🥹🥰

“If you wanna kiss someone, I’m right here.”

I received an ARC from the publisher, all thoughts in this review are my own.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars & i will take zero criticism for this book!!

wow, this book is so precious. i absolutely adored our main characters so much. these sad little angels are actually SO lovable and their journey to healing old scars and finally realizing they are worthy of love is so wonderfully written.

unloved follows the lovely ro, our smart, adorable, kind fmc and freddy, our popular hockey player mmc who doesn’t know his worth beyond how people view him physically.

freddy needs to pass biology to graduate and move on to the nhl but he needs a tutor to make that happen. ro agrees to tutor him but what she doesn’t tell him is that she’s had a crush on him since freshman year.

ro and freddy form a wonderful friendship with so much care and respect for each other that eventually turns into more as they spend more time together.

this book had me feeling so many things and i just absolutely fell in love with these two. they are some of my favorite characters at this point and the amount of character growth they go through is amazing.

i definitely enjoyed reading book 1 of the undone series, unsteady, but this one really got me. freddy and ro’s chemistry and relationship is just top tier and i know this will be another comfort book i’ll want to re-read. 💚

thank you to atria books & netgalley for the arc, i loved it so much!

4 🌟

I’d been wanting more of Matt and Ro since the little glimpses we got of them in Unsteady. Though slow, the buildup leading to their romance was so precious!! They grew not only as individuals, but as friends and lovers. No conditions, only wanting each other to be nothing but supported and wholeheartedly okay.

— Thank you so much to Altria Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was another emotional dual POV romance between shy, bookish college student, Ro and Matt aka 'Freddy' Fredderic, a hotshot playboy hockey player who struggles in school because of his dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD and eventually gets assigned Ro as his tutor. Ro, has had a crush on Matt since freshman year when they had a memorable encounter that ended with her first kiss but he doesn't remember.

The mental health rep in this book was amazingly well done! I loved seeing a vulnerable neurodiverse MMC portrayed with empathy and sensitivity. I did find the story dragged a bit and thought it could have been edited down a lot but overall it was good and the audiobook was excellent narrated by Caitlin Elizabeth and Bradley Ford.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review! This would be a perfect read for fans of authors like Grace Reilly or Hannah Grace.

This book was really good, however, I liked the first one better! I gave it a 3.5 stars. It was a little bit too slow of a slow burn for me!

my oh my!! my sweet soft babies ro & matty 😭 ugh i loved them. they both deserve the world. this is what i want my friends to lovers to look like!!! this was real & raw, discussing several hard topics, & peyton did it so well. the found family in this series is beautiful. plus the tutor/athlete trope is going to get me every time 🧎🏼‍♀️

side note: i wanna 👊🏼 tyler so bad & kick him where the sun don’t shine. he had me screammmming into the oblivion!!!

another side note, especially if you have not read unsteady: unsteady and unloved take place around the same timeline and overlap. this book was written in a way that did not share much about book 1’s plot line, but I feel like there were just some major gaps because the author did not want to give too much away since they are interconnected standalones. I definitely think in order to really understand the whole story, you need to read unsteady first for the best reading experience.

i am ready for bennett & toren’s books!!! i know they’re going to rip my heart out of my chest, but i am sat.

thank you atria + peyton for the early e-arc <3

I liked a lot of parts about this book the softer MMC is something I am not used to reading but I felt the FMC was way too soft and seemed like a bit of a doormat. I do wish the main characters had grown a back bone before the end of the book and maybe gotten back at the villainous side characters. I would give this book 3.75 if I could on here. I was almost more interested in the best friends (main character sin the first book) at times and it felt a little difficult to stay and focus on the current fmc/mmc.

4.25 ⭐️ A huge thank you to NetGalley for this advanced copy!

This book absolutely destroyed me in the best way. I really liked Unsteady, but Unloved? It hit so much harder. Peyton Corinne took all the emotions from book one and cranked them all the way up, delivering a gut-wrenching, beautiful story about love, self-worth, and learning to let people in.

First of all, Matty deserves the biggest hug on the planet. Maybe even two. His story absolutely wrecked me. The way he carried so much pain and self-doubt while trying to hold everything together?!? It hurt watching him struggle in silence. Especially when it felt like no one around him was really seeing him. In Unsteady, Rhys’ friends showed up for him hard, but Matty? He was drowning, and his friends were too caught up in their own mess to notice.

-> That said, the little drops of information about the other players on the team has me very interested in their stories! I need more about Kane & Bennett!

Then we have Ro, and god, I loved her character arc. Her growth, her realization that softness and femininity don’t make her any less strong or capable... Especially after being told so for two years. It was so satisfying to see her fully embrace who she is. And her and Matt?? Perfection. I love a good friends to lovers romance, and theirs felt so earned. The slow burn, the way they saw each other and showed up for one another, the way they just fit together, it was everything!

Also, can we please talk about how well this book weaved into Unsteady? Seeing the same timeline unfold from a different perspective made everything feel so much deeper, like puzzle pieces clicking into place. Peyton Corinne knew what she was doing with this, and I ate it up! I really loved getting to see the same scenes in a different light.

I loved this book. I loved Matt. I loved Ro. I loved how Peyton Corinne made me feel everything. This was so worth the read, and I already know it’s going to stay with me for a long time. Looking forward to the rest of the series!