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completed : 10 february 2022 rating : 🌟🌟🌟⭐️ | 🌶🌶🌶 tw⚠️ : chronic pain, death of a parent, drug use (cannabis, medical), harry potter references, sexually explicit scenes
chapters : 31 age group : new adult genre : romance
representation : neurodivergent, chronic pain mc, mental health
summary : ren the moment i met her, i knew frankie zeferino was someone worth waiting for. deadpan delivery, secret heart of gold, and a rare one-dimpled smile that makes my knees weak, frankie has been forbidden since the day she and i became coworkers, meaning waiting has been the name of my game—besides, hockey, that is.
i'm a player on the team, she's on staff, and as long as we work together, dating is off-limits. but patience has always been my virtue. frankie won't be here forever—she's headed for bigger, better things. i just hope that when she leaves the team and i tell her how i feel, she won't want to leave me behind, too.
frankie i've had a problem at work since the day ren bergman joined the team: a six foot three hunk of happy with a sunshine smile. i'm a grumbly grump and his ridiculously good nature drives me nuts, but even i can't entirely ignore that hot tamale of a ginger with icy eyes, the perfect playoff beard, and a body built for sin that he's annoyingly modest about.
before i got wise, i would have tripped over myself to get a guy like ren, but with my diagnosis, i've learned what i am to most people in my life—a problem, not a person. now, opening my heart to anyone, no matter how sweet, is the last thing i'm prepared to do.
notes : i was really into the book but as soon as they got together i wasn't feeling it anymore. so my analysis is that i liked the tension but i didn't like the lovey dovey stuff.
i like the chase but not the relationship. chile anyways i need therapy.
maybe if i was in the mood for this perfect love story, i would've enjoyed it more. like it isn't written badly or anything like that, it's just me rolling my eyes and skipping some parts. jealous much.
i can't with the harry potter references and new slang like it literally spoils the book for me.
who doesn't love a reverse grumpy sunshine? søren is super sweet, who wouldn't want a guy like him. i feel bad for frankie's pain, she was alright character.
quotes : ❝ gentle kisses chase gentler words ❞
❝ now we take care of each other ❞
❝ and for the first time in too many years, i know that i'm loved for exactly who i am ❞
