**I received an ARC from Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**
Tied Up In You by Erin Fletcher
Release Date: July 10, 2017
My Rating: 3.75 stars
Summary: Everyone says hotshot goalie Luke Jackson is God’s gift to girls, but the only girl he wants is his best friend, Malina Hall. He’s always known how brilliant she is, but now that he’s “accidentally” kissed her, he can’t stop thinking about her…or wanting to kiss her again.
Problem is, things have been a little…awkward since the kiss. Because she likes him, too? Hopefully, but even if she did, their futures—and the ridiculous schedules that come with them—are in the way. And now one of his teammates is showing interest, and the guy has more in common with Malina than Jackson ever will.
As her best friend, Jackson should get out of the way. But if there’s one thing he’s learned from hockey, it’s that you have to go for what you want, even if it means falling flat on your face. And he’s definitely falling for Malina.
Disclaimer: This book contains a hot hockey player who goes after what he wants, a super-hot, super-distracting shirtless workout, and the kind of best friends to lovers romance every girl in the friend zone has dreamed of.
I requested Tied Up In You because I read the first one and thought it was really cute. Thankfully, I was not disappointed with this book. It was just as cute as the first one although I don't remember everything that happened.
Malina and Jackson have been best friends for most of their lives even despite their differences. Jackson is on a select hockey team (is that the term? sorry if it isn't) and travels a lot for games. Meanwhile Malina's busy applying for scholarships for college, where she plans to major in business. However, what she really wants to major in is astrophysics, but she doesn't think she should pursue her dream.
Malina is half-Hawaiian, which is brought up a lot throughout the book through her relationship with her grandmother (Tutu in Hawaiian), who cooks often for Malina and Jackson. I loved these little windows into Malina's background; all of the scenes are so normal. Just, we need more books with representation that aren't focused on that representation, if that makes sense?
TLDR: This book was super cute, here are some bullet points:
- best friends to lovers
- seemingly unrequited love???
- STEM heroine (astrophysics and a little bit of coding)
- lesbian bff, Izzy, who had the best scene in the book tbh:
"You're happy."
"I am. And you? Tell me about this Troy character. Is he gorgeous? Do you like his . . . Adam's apple? His narrow hips and big calves?"
I laughed. "You really have zero clue what it's like to be straight, don't you?"
"Possibly even less than zero."
Anyway, if you're in need of a cute, fluffy series to read, you should pick up this one!!
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