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Chestnut Springs #3
Powerless
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Best Romance (2023)Two childhood friends. Two broken hearts. One impromptu road trip to get away from everything. That’s all this was supposed to be. Afterall, I’ve been living in the friend zone for years now.
But hockey heartthrob Jasper Gervais isn’t looking at me like a friend anymore. And he isn’t touching me like one either.
To his fans, he’s the handsome, talented athlete on TV. But to me he’s still the lost boy with sad eyes and a heart of gold.
The man I’ve loved in secret for years.
So when my life falls apart on my wedding day, it only makes sense that he’s the one to swoop in and save me. And when his world comes crashing down around him, I’m there to return the favor.
But the more time we spend alone, the more Jasper doesn’t feel like a friend at all. He feels like everything I’ve ever wanted and thought I could never have.
Our feelings aren’t straight forward though. They twist and turn around the pain of his past and the reality of my present.
Jasper Gervais acts like he wants me.
But after years of turning me away, he’s going to need to prove it.
But hockey heartthrob Jasper Gervais isn’t looking at me like a friend anymore. And he isn’t touching me like one either.
To his fans, he’s the handsome, talented athlete on TV. But to me he’s still the lost boy with sad eyes and a heart of gold.
The man I’ve loved in secret for years.
So when my life falls apart on my wedding day, it only makes sense that he’s the one to swoop in and save me. And when his world comes crashing down around him, I’m there to return the favor.
But the more time we spend alone, the more Jasper doesn’t feel like a friend at all. He feels like everything I’ve ever wanted and thought I could never have.
Our feelings aren’t straight forward though. They twist and turn around the pain of his past and the reality of my present.
Jasper Gervais acts like he wants me.
But after years of turning me away, he’s going to need to prove it.
396 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 10, 2023
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Elsie Silver
21 books24.4k followersCanadian author who loves a good book boyfriend and the sassy heroines who bring them to their knees. Connoisseur of charged looks and lingering touches. Big fan of witty banter. Horse girl through and through. Fully convinced that it's always wine o'clock somewhere.
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May 29, 2023
Jasper Gervais....😮💨
that's all.
that's all.
February 23, 2024
i enjoyed the teaser for the next book more than the actual book itself.
this wasn’t bad per say but i was bored unless they were fucking i can’t lie
to add this relationship reminded me of “you are in love” 1989 (tv) so there’s that 🫠
3.5 ⭐️
this wasn’t bad per say but i was bored unless they were fucking i can’t lie
to add this relationship reminded me of “you are in love” 1989 (tv) so there’s that 🫠
3.5 ⭐️
December 12, 2022
What a privilege. What a fucking privilege to be able to beta read this. If you thought Heartless was Elsie's best book, you are IN FOR IT.
This is possibly the hottest shit I have ever read in my life. I am not joking. I am absolutely POWERLESS when it comes to describing what and how much this book made me feel.
See what I did there? hehe
So hot, so romantic, so well-written, SO ABSURD. I never CRY! And I cried, I CRIED HARD at the end.
The entire thing was emotional and wonderful and so so so so worth it.
MARK MY WORDS, THIS BOOK IS GOING TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
Elsie is Mozart of our generation and her work isonly going to get better from here and after this one? You can bet your life she will become an unstoppable phenomenon.
May 6, 2024
➸ 2.75 stars
➷ sloane has always loved jasper since the age of 10, but because of their age difference and other factors, the pair have never gone past friendship territory. fast forward to sloane’s wedding day. after an anonymous person sends sloane a video of her husband-to-be cheating on her, sloane wants to escape, and like always jasper is there to help. soon the two of them embark on a road trip. in the close confines of their journey, their suppressed feelings bubble up to the surface and jasper starts to see sloane in a new light.
this was a quick, lighthearted read but it didn’t hit like the previous book. this one just felt so monotone and the middle was just filled with so much filler — there was nothing really happening until the third act drama. i really wanted to love this one because it was childhood best friends to lovers, mutual pining, unrequited love and a damaged mmc - so this book was set up perfectly with those tropes alone but i couldn’t connect to the characters and this story just fell flat for me. this book was going no where, it was just a mishmash of these characters hiding their feelings and stifling their emotions for majority of the story and i was getting bored. these two weren’t even in the right mental place to be in a relationship, especially jasper. i feel like he still needed to work on himself more. this story just felt like it was only written to set up beau’s book.
— idk if it was just me that found this a little weird and over the top but sloane and jasper essentially grew up as “cousins” since he was adopted into the eaton family. even though they didn’t share that relation, the “cousin jokes” kind of threw me off because i just wouldn’t go there and it would make me extremely uncomfortable. the way it was constantly being brought up just so it could be turned into some forbidden love romance kinda grossed me out ngl.
there was one scene that had me yelling bc what do you mean you got up danced when your best friend just poured his entire heart out to you and expresses that he feels responsible for his sisters death and you just got up danced to express your feelings about all of it and to take away some of his pain and make it your own. NO BUT THAT LITERALLY HAD ME SCREAMING. THE WAY MY BEST FRIEND WOULD NEVER BE HEARING FROM ME AGAIN IF I JUST POURED MY HEART OUT TO HER AND SHE GOES AND DOES SHIT LIKE THAT 😭😭😭
➳ sloane winthrop:
a prima ballerina turned runaway bride after she discovers that her fiancé cheated on her. she is tired of everyone telling her what to do, especially her father. she wants to become her own person and not have her life planned out for her. i love that she was finally able to see the world with new eyes at the end of the book and that she was finally able to stand her ground and put herself first. what irked me a little was the way she got so angry at jasper when he finally admitted his feelings to her lmaoo. like i know it was sudden but still. like girly that’s what you have wanted for SO LONG, why are you getting so mad. i also can’t comprehend why she pined for him for THAT long. 18 years is so insane to me bc she never done anything about it so idk why she was always getting pissy at jasper for not coming in touch with his feelings for her sooner… i felt like he didn’t owe her anything and it wasn’t his problem that she was head over heels in love with him.
➳ jasper gervais:
jasper had a rough upbringing. his parents left him after a life altering tragedy happens and he ends up orphaned until the eaton’s take him in. then comes sloane, the eaton’s cousin. he has wanted sloane for so long but he constantly thinks that he is not good enough for her since she is the rich girl and he is that broken boy his parents easily disposed, so he always kept his distance. jasper is an NHL goalie, but honestly that factor isn’t even important because it takes up like 2% of the book. i really wanted to see more of him in the NHL because i love a good hockey romance but he spends majority of the book away from his team and on a boring road trip with sloane. i wish we also got more on his backstory - it was brought up once and we never heard about it again. jasper is honestly just a loveable teddy bear, incredibly sweet and just so attentive. i just wanted to give him the biggest hug. i love how he literally worships the ground sloane walks on, he only wanted the best for her.
— overall, this was somewhat enjoyable but nothing was memorable. i’m not the biggest fan of flashbacks in books but i felt like this book needed more. what made this book for me was harvey’s humour and willa’s antics. also the found family trope will forever have my heart and it’s so prominent here!! the harvey and jasper scenes were everything to me.
“it’s like she and i are tethered together, but she’s the strong one. the pillar. and when troubled waters wash me downstream, all i have to do is follow the rope that ties me back to her. it always leads me back to her.”
➷ sloane has always loved jasper since the age of 10, but because of their age difference and other factors, the pair have never gone past friendship territory. fast forward to sloane’s wedding day. after an anonymous person sends sloane a video of her husband-to-be cheating on her, sloane wants to escape, and like always jasper is there to help. soon the two of them embark on a road trip. in the close confines of their journey, their suppressed feelings bubble up to the surface and jasper starts to see sloane in a new light.
this was a quick, lighthearted read but it didn’t hit like the previous book. this one just felt so monotone and the middle was just filled with so much filler — there was nothing really happening until the third act drama. i really wanted to love this one because it was childhood best friends to lovers, mutual pining, unrequited love and a damaged mmc - so this book was set up perfectly with those tropes alone but i couldn’t connect to the characters and this story just fell flat for me. this book was going no where, it was just a mishmash of these characters hiding their feelings and stifling their emotions for majority of the story and i was getting bored. these two weren’t even in the right mental place to be in a relationship, especially jasper. i feel like he still needed to work on himself more. this story just felt like it was only written to set up beau’s book.
— idk if it was just me that found this a little weird and over the top but sloane and jasper essentially grew up as “cousins” since he was adopted into the eaton family. even though they didn’t share that relation, the “cousin jokes” kind of threw me off because i just wouldn’t go there and it would make me extremely uncomfortable. the way it was constantly being brought up just so it could be turned into some forbidden love romance kinda grossed me out ngl.
there was one scene that had me yelling bc what do you mean you got up danced when your best friend just poured his entire heart out to you and expresses that he feels responsible for his sisters death and you just got up danced to express your feelings about all of it and to take away some of his pain and make it your own. NO BUT THAT LITERALLY HAD ME SCREAMING. THE WAY MY BEST FRIEND WOULD NEVER BE HEARING FROM ME AGAIN IF I JUST POURED MY HEART OUT TO HER AND SHE GOES AND DOES SHIT LIKE THAT 😭😭😭
“you’re not just tattooed on my skin. you’re branded on my heart. woven into the fiber of my being. the most constant and reassuring person in my life. when i close my eyes, i see you. when you’re away from me, i dream about you.”
➳ sloane winthrop:
a prima ballerina turned runaway bride after she discovers that her fiancé cheated on her. she is tired of everyone telling her what to do, especially her father. she wants to become her own person and not have her life planned out for her. i love that she was finally able to see the world with new eyes at the end of the book and that she was finally able to stand her ground and put herself first. what irked me a little was the way she got so angry at jasper when he finally admitted his feelings to her lmaoo. like i know it was sudden but still. like girly that’s what you have wanted for SO LONG, why are you getting so mad. i also can’t comprehend why she pined for him for THAT long. 18 years is so insane to me bc she never done anything about it so idk why she was always getting pissy at jasper for not coming in touch with his feelings for her sooner… i felt like he didn’t owe her anything and it wasn’t his problem that she was head over heels in love with him.
➳ jasper gervais:
jasper had a rough upbringing. his parents left him after a life altering tragedy happens and he ends up orphaned until the eaton’s take him in. then comes sloane, the eaton’s cousin. he has wanted sloane for so long but he constantly thinks that he is not good enough for her since she is the rich girl and he is that broken boy his parents easily disposed, so he always kept his distance. jasper is an NHL goalie, but honestly that factor isn’t even important because it takes up like 2% of the book. i really wanted to see more of him in the NHL because i love a good hockey romance but he spends majority of the book away from his team and on a boring road trip with sloane. i wish we also got more on his backstory - it was brought up once and we never heard about it again. jasper is honestly just a loveable teddy bear, incredibly sweet and just so attentive. i just wanted to give him the biggest hug. i love how he literally worships the ground sloane walks on, he only wanted the best for her.
— overall, this was somewhat enjoyable but nothing was memorable. i’m not the biggest fan of flashbacks in books but i felt like this book needed more. what made this book for me was harvey’s humour and willa’s antics. also the found family trope will forever have my heart and it’s so prominent here!! the harvey and jasper scenes were everything to me.
February 11, 2023
When he said “crawl” I had to take a lap.
November 25, 2023
Ah it feels so nice to be back in the world of chestnut springs! I’m so excited to have finally read Jasper’s book. We get so many snippets of him in the past books, but he was still such a mystery. Overall I really enjoyed this book! I love that it’s a sport romance on both sides (she’s a ballerina & he plays hockey).
It’s also childhood friends to lovers! One thing I always love about childhood friends to lovers is that it has so much heart because the characters have cared about each other for a really long time. BUT in this book sometimes I felt like we were just waiting for them to get together because it’s so clear from the beginning how much they already care about each other.
There’s SO many elements I love about this book: the road trip, the depth of their feelings for each other, unraveling jaspers childhood, and sloane standing up to her family. Overall my least fav in the series thus far but still loved it sm!!!
It’s also childhood friends to lovers! One thing I always love about childhood friends to lovers is that it has so much heart because the characters have cared about each other for a really long time. BUT in this book sometimes I felt like we were just waiting for them to get together because it’s so clear from the beginning how much they already care about each other.
There’s SO many elements I love about this book: the road trip, the depth of their feelings for each other, unraveling jaspers childhood, and sloane standing up to her family. Overall my least fav in the series thus far but still loved it sm!!!
February 9, 2023
elsie silver is steadily working her way up on my favorite authors list
and powerless was almost everything i wanted it to be! it's a childhood friends to lovers story about a ballerina who's used to listening to other people's plans for her, and a hockey player with a rocky past and a fear of abandonment. this book is full of tension and pining and my faaaaavorite trope in the whole wide world: a self loathing hero who doesn't think he's good enough for the heroine.
the intimate moments and slice of life style of this book really worked for me. the only thing i wanted a touch more of would be on-page relationship development. it's a challenging balancing act to write a book with a pre-established relationship between hero and heroine. but since there was a bit of a gap where these two weren't as close for a few years i think it would have really helped the angst/tension/romance to have more "get to know you" moments on page in the present day.
it is certainly easy for me to overlook any issues though since this book ticked so many of my boxes. it's a goody, and a departure from the tone/vibe of the first couple of books in the series which i appreciate! love some variety. overall, another winner from elsie.
and powerless was almost everything i wanted it to be! it's a childhood friends to lovers story about a ballerina who's used to listening to other people's plans for her, and a hockey player with a rocky past and a fear of abandonment. this book is full of tension and pining and my faaaaavorite trope in the whole wide world: a self loathing hero who doesn't think he's good enough for the heroine.
the intimate moments and slice of life style of this book really worked for me. the only thing i wanted a touch more of would be on-page relationship development. it's a challenging balancing act to write a book with a pre-established relationship between hero and heroine. but since there was a bit of a gap where these two weren't as close for a few years i think it would have really helped the angst/tension/romance to have more "get to know you" moments on page in the present day.
it is certainly easy for me to overlook any issues though since this book ticked so many of my boxes. it's a goody, and a departure from the tone/vibe of the first couple of books in the series which i appreciate! love some variety. overall, another winner from elsie.
February 11, 2023
– 2 stars
all the 5 stars/arc reviews have lied to me once again. best childhood best friend story ever i’m laughing.
Sloane (h) and Jasper (H) both have the personality of wet cardboard that got peed on. Jasper has hockey and is an orphan that got adopted into the Eaton family. Sloane has ballet and was a doormat for her father until the day of her wedding. That’s the amount of things that I will remember these two for, because other than that they have no substance to their character.
Each of them individually have not even chemistry with oxygen, even less with each other. Jasper and Sloane as friends for 18 years has failed to evoke any significant emotional impact, and the same can be said of their relationship as a romantic couple. I was unable to form a connection with their friendship, because the flashbacks to their childhood were too brief and were lacking to evoke any emotional investment in their pairing from my side.
I was missing the angst, the drama and the obstacle why it took Jasper and Sloane so long to be together if both of them had crushes on the other person. If Jasper and Sloane were not such chicken shit and had A CONVERSATION their book would have ended after 50 pages.
The only scenes that got me through this book were the Willa x Cade scenes and Winter x Theo first meeting.
Elsie Silver NEEDS to write a bonus scenes of how Willa managed to convinced Cade to go along with her plan to help Sloane get away from her own wedding.. look at him that poor man was probably held at gunpoint by his wife 😭🤚
ALDFADLafld Willa, Cade, Luke and baby Emma supremacy!! They are the best Chestnut Spring family.
Now onto the ship I didn’t had on my bingo card WINTER and THEO. I honestly wanted Winter and Beau for the reverse grumpy sunshine dynamic, but it seems like I’m getting it either way so I’m not too sad about it.
I already dig the opposite attract vibes with these two and how Theo is bringing Winter out of her shell.
Conclusion:
This book was so not worth reading. I still can’t believe that Elsie Silver wrote Heartless and then she went and wrote Powerless. But after reading the first two chapters of Reckless I'm sure ES can redeem herself again.
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CHESTNUT SPRINGS SERIES
#1 Flawless – 3 stars (Rhett x Summer)
#2 Heartless – 4 stars (Cade x Willa)
#3 Powerless – 2 stars (Jasper x Sloane)
#4 Reckless – tbr (Theo x Winter)
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all the 5 stars/arc reviews have lied to me once again. best childhood best friend story ever i’m laughing.
Sloane (h) and Jasper (H) both have the personality of wet cardboard that got peed on. Jasper has hockey and is an orphan that got adopted into the Eaton family. Sloane has ballet and was a doormat for her father until the day of her wedding. That’s the amount of things that I will remember these two for, because other than that they have no substance to their character.
Each of them individually have not even chemistry with oxygen, even less with each other. Jasper and Sloane as friends for 18 years has failed to evoke any significant emotional impact, and the same can be said of their relationship as a romantic couple. I was unable to form a connection with their friendship, because the flashbacks to their childhood were too brief and were lacking to evoke any emotional investment in their pairing from my side.
I was missing the angst, the drama and the obstacle why it took Jasper and Sloane so long to be together if both of them had crushes on the other person. If Jasper and Sloane were not such chicken shit and had A CONVERSATION their book would have ended after 50 pages.
The only scenes that got me through this book were the Willa x Cade scenes and Winter x Theo first meeting.
When we peek into the hallway seconds later, all backs are turned to us. Willa is down on all fours in the foyer, grasping at her stomach dramatically while Cade stands by, arms crossed, gruffly asking if she’s okay while trying not to roll his eyes. I’m momentarily confused. Because if I know Cade, he’s as protective as they come, and seeing the mother of his child down on the floor in pain would have him wild. Willa’s chin tips up in our direction, and she winks, before falling into another chorus of loud wails. “Please! I need a doctor!”
Elsie Silver NEEDS to write a bonus scenes of how Willa managed to convinced Cade to go along with her plan to help Sloane get away from her own wedding.. look at him that poor man was probably held at gunpoint by his wife 😭🤚
A few seats down Cade has his new baby girl, Emma, strapped to his chest in a carrier. He’s all proud papa, eyes more on that little bundle than on the game. It does weird things to my ovaries watching him. Willa is her usual playful self, sitting beside Luke trying to show him how to toss popcorn up in the air and catch it with his mouth. It just keeps hitting them both in the face.
ALDFADLafld Willa, Cade, Luke and baby Emma supremacy!! They are the best Chestnut Spring family.
Now onto the ship I didn’t had on my bingo card WINTER and THEO. I honestly wanted Winter and Beau for the reverse grumpy sunshine dynamic, but it seems like I’m getting it either way so I’m not too sad about it.
“Easy, Tink,” the man says good-naturedly but a little teasing. “You’re gonna pop a blood vessel stomping around like that.”“Tink?” she shouts, pulling up about six feet from him, not at all affected by his good looks. He waves a hand over her casually. “Yeah. You’ve got this whole angry little Tinkerbell vibe happening. I dig it.”
“It’s dark and snowy! I don’t know the area. There could be wildlife! Driving slowly is safe so long as a back-forty hillbilly isn’t riding my ass in his small-dick truck, flashing his high beams at me.”
I already dig the opposite attract vibes with these two and how Theo is bringing Winter out of her shell.
Conclusion:
This book was so not worth reading. I still can’t believe that Elsie Silver wrote Heartless and then she went and wrote Powerless. But after reading the first two chapters of Reckless I'm sure ES can redeem herself again.
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CHESTNUT SPRINGS SERIES
#1 Flawless – 3 stars (Rhett x Summer)
#2 Heartless – 4 stars (Cade x Willa)
#3 Powerless – 2 stars (Jasper x Sloane)
#4 Reckless – tbr (Theo x Winter)
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April 24, 2023
FRIENDS TO LOVERS IS THE SUPERIOR TROPE AND I AM OBSESSED.
Seriously, from the beginning I was obsessed with the dynamic between Jasper and Sloane. They grew up together when Jasper moves to Sloane's cousin ranch and basically lives there. Sloane has had a crush on Jasper since she first saw him and the two have danced around each other for certain reasons. Because of his past, Jasper is pretty stoic and closed off to the people around him. When Sloane decides to leave her fiancé on their wedding day, Jasper is there and the two spend a lot of time together as Sloane picks herself up and decides what to do. This book was just sooooo sweet and I am so in love with Jasper. He is going through a lot and I loved how he finally gave into his feelings for Sloane and things turned into something more. There was also definitely plenty of spice once the couple finally decides to be together. Even once they admitted their feelings, though, they had to decide what they both wanted out of life and what they would sacrifice for each other.
We of course get the whole Eaton gang and the family banter I love in Elsie's books so much! She balances humor and serious emotion so well and just sucks you into the world these characters live in.
I also was able to listen to the early copy of the audio and I would HIGHLY recommend read this book that way! The narrators are perfect and I already want to reread this book! I need more Jasper in my life!!!
Seriously, from the beginning I was obsessed with the dynamic between Jasper and Sloane. They grew up together when Jasper moves to Sloane's cousin ranch and basically lives there. Sloane has had a crush on Jasper since she first saw him and the two have danced around each other for certain reasons. Because of his past, Jasper is pretty stoic and closed off to the people around him. When Sloane decides to leave her fiancé on their wedding day, Jasper is there and the two spend a lot of time together as Sloane picks herself up and decides what to do. This book was just sooooo sweet and I am so in love with Jasper. He is going through a lot and I loved how he finally gave into his feelings for Sloane and things turned into something more. There was also definitely plenty of spice once the couple finally decides to be together. Even once they admitted their feelings, though, they had to decide what they both wanted out of life and what they would sacrifice for each other.
We of course get the whole Eaton gang and the family banter I love in Elsie's books so much! She balances humor and serious emotion so well and just sucks you into the world these characters live in.
I also was able to listen to the early copy of the audio and I would HIGHLY recommend read this book that way! The narrators are perfect and I already want to reread this book! I need more Jasper in my life!!!
February 18, 2023
3 stars
I was prepared to love this one, but it was just kind of underwhelming and anticlimactic. I just wasn’t feeling it. Not feeling their romance. Not feeling their characters. Not feeling anything from them. I’m so picky with my friends to lovers romance. It’s not my trope of choice and few books have managed to convince me, however Sloane and jasper didn’t manage to do that. It was all so meh and dull and I didn’t feel neither their friendship nor their romance.
I was so looking for Beau’s book. He’s a hero I’m interested to read about. However, winter and Theo were sth I didn’t expect, but so looking forward to.
#1 Flawless ~ 4 stars
#2 Heartless ~ 4.5 stars
#3 powerless ~ 3.5 stars
I was prepared to love this one, but it was just kind of underwhelming and anticlimactic. I just wasn’t feeling it. Not feeling their romance. Not feeling their characters. Not feeling anything from them. I’m so picky with my friends to lovers romance. It’s not my trope of choice and few books have managed to convince me, however Sloane and jasper didn’t manage to do that. It was all so meh and dull and I didn’t feel neither their friendship nor their romance.
I was so looking for Beau’s book. He’s a hero I’m interested to read about. However, winter and Theo were sth I didn’t expect, but so looking forward to.
#1 Flawless ~ 4 stars
#2 Heartless ~ 4.5 stars
#3 powerless ~ 3.5 stars
May 2, 2024
3 Stars ☆
“You saw me?”
“Yeah. I saw you, Sloane. I noticed you too. Didn’t know what made me look up there that day. Had no clue what it all meant.”
“What did it mean?”
“That when it comes to you, I’m powerless.”
I was expecting to love this one so much more than I did. All the right premises that I love and enjoy were there it just felt slow and boring until honestly the spice hit.
Powerless is the third book in the Chestnut Spring series. This small town, childhood friends to lovers, and sports romance did quite meet my expectations. You will get some banter, sexual tension, a touch on trauma, and grief that's not too heavy. I still enjoyed this, but there were some things missing for me.
Sloane is to be married, and the day of her wedding, she is sent a video of incriminating footage of her fiance from someone anonymous . She decides that she is going to run and not look back. Insert her best friend Jasper of 18 years, who helps to come up with a plan to help her run. He takes her to Chestnut Springs to get away from it all and figure out what her plans are for herself going forward. It's when they take a road trip together that the dynamics between them begin to change.
Sloane Winthrop is a prima ballerina that has always done what everyone has always wanted her to do, mostly her father. She is so sweet, selfless, and has a big soft heart. I loved how she laughed hysterically at the most inappropriate times. Though I didn't connect with her much until the second half of the book, I felt bad for her the way everyone pushed her feelings aside besides Jasper. When I started enjoying her character was when she showed her strength and stood up for herself, I was really able to admire her growth.
"The rest of it makes me realize how powerless I’ve been trained to be my entire life."
Jasper Gervais is a hockey player who is moody and shy and has a lot of baggage due to the trauma and grief that he experienced as a child. He was dealt a hard hand at an early age and self loathes blaming himself for the majority of it. He is protective of the ones he loves, especially Sloane. I loved how she helped him to come out of his shell and was able to show him that he was deserving of being happy. Oh, this man surprised me from being a gentleman to not so much.
"But as usual, she doesn’t shy away from my darkness— after all, she’s my Sunny. She chases away the dark just by being herself."
Jasper and Sloane danced around each other for far too long for me to fully enjoy their relationship and chemistry fully. I felt like their was no way that they didn't notice each other having more feelings when literally everyone around them saw it. It wasn't until the spicy scenes appeared that I felt a connection of the relationship more. Though some of these scenes were cringe. I think if there would have been more past scenes of them that the buildup to the chemistry would have been more present for me as when they first entered their relationship it felt that it was mostly sexual based.
“Times have changed, Sloane. I’m not scared anymore. You’re not my fucking friend. You’re just mine.”
Let me just touch on the side characters because Willa and Harvey these two are so funny and helped with my enjoyment of this. The way these two had me laughing out loud with their humorous comments.
I know that I wasn't expecting the ending to make me tear up, damn you Harvery for that. It was so sweet though to witness. Their very last moment surprised me as well. Elsie I'm not sure what you put in the series but I can't stop reading it, so onto Reckless for Winter and Theo.
Favorite quotes and moments
“You don’t need to worry about me, Sunny.” I don’t look back when I hear her soft response. “I always worry about you, Jas.”
"Jasper: I don’t like talking to people. Sloane: You talk to me. Jasper: You’re not people. Sloane: Lmao. What am I then? Jasper: My person."
“Times have changed, Sloane. I’m not scared anymore. You’re not my fucking friend. You’re just mine.”
“Everyone talks about women being too emotional. Too hormonal. I’m inclined to think men are the problem. Us women would be just fine without all of you fucking us up.”
"My rock. My comfort. The boy with the sad eyes and the heart of gold."
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“You saw me?”
“Yeah. I saw you, Sloane. I noticed you too. Didn’t know what made me look up there that day. Had no clue what it all meant.”
“What did it mean?”
“That when it comes to you, I’m powerless.”
I was expecting to love this one so much more than I did. All the right premises that I love and enjoy were there it just felt slow and boring until honestly the spice hit.
Powerless is the third book in the Chestnut Spring series. This small town, childhood friends to lovers, and sports romance did quite meet my expectations. You will get some banter, sexual tension, a touch on trauma, and grief that's not too heavy. I still enjoyed this, but there were some things missing for me.
Sloane is to be married, and the day of her wedding, she is sent a video of incriminating footage of her fiance from someone anonymous . She decides that she is going to run and not look back. Insert her best friend Jasper of 18 years, who helps to come up with a plan to help her run. He takes her to Chestnut Springs to get away from it all and figure out what her plans are for herself going forward. It's when they take a road trip together that the dynamics between them begin to change.
Sloane Winthrop is a prima ballerina that has always done what everyone has always wanted her to do, mostly her father. She is so sweet, selfless, and has a big soft heart. I loved how she laughed hysterically at the most inappropriate times. Though I didn't connect with her much until the second half of the book, I felt bad for her the way everyone pushed her feelings aside besides Jasper. When I started enjoying her character was when she showed her strength and stood up for herself, I was really able to admire her growth.
"The rest of it makes me realize how powerless I’ve been trained to be my entire life."
Jasper Gervais is a hockey player who is moody and shy and has a lot of baggage due to the trauma and grief that he experienced as a child. He was dealt a hard hand at an early age and self loathes blaming himself for the majority of it. He is protective of the ones he loves, especially Sloane. I loved how she helped him to come out of his shell and was able to show him that he was deserving of being happy. Oh, this man surprised me from being a gentleman to not so much.
"But as usual, she doesn’t shy away from my darkness— after all, she’s my Sunny. She chases away the dark just by being herself."
Jasper and Sloane danced around each other for far too long for me to fully enjoy their relationship and chemistry fully. I felt like their was no way that they didn't notice each other having more feelings when literally everyone around them saw it. It wasn't until the spicy scenes appeared that I felt a connection of the relationship more. Though some of these scenes were cringe. I think if there would have been more past scenes of them that the buildup to the chemistry would have been more present for me as when they first entered their relationship it felt that it was mostly sexual based.
“Times have changed, Sloane. I’m not scared anymore. You’re not my fucking friend. You’re just mine.”
Let me just touch on the side characters because Willa and Harvey these two are so funny and helped with my enjoyment of this. The way these two had me laughing out loud with their humorous comments.
I know that I wasn't expecting the ending to make me tear up, damn you Harvery for that. It was so sweet though to witness. Their very last moment surprised me as well. Elsie I'm not sure what you put in the series but I can't stop reading it, so onto Reckless for Winter and Theo.
Favorite quotes and moments
“You don’t need to worry about me, Sunny.” I don’t look back when I hear her soft response. “I always worry about you, Jas.”
"Jasper: I don’t like talking to people. Sloane: You talk to me. Jasper: You’re not people. Sloane: Lmao. What am I then? Jasper: My person."
“Times have changed, Sloane. I’m not scared anymore. You’re not my fucking friend. You’re just mine.”
“Everyone talks about women being too emotional. Too hormonal. I’m inclined to think men are the problem. Us women would be just fine without all of you fucking us up.”
"My rock. My comfort. The boy with the sad eyes and the heart of gold."
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August 6, 2023
“Sloane, I won’t go without you.”
“You’ve never been without me, Jasper. Not since the first day I laid eyes on you.”
Childhood friends to lovers is my comfort trope, so I already knew that I'm going to devour this book and I did it in less than 2 days and I also fell in love with Jasper and Sloane's story. The two stupids who were in love with each other for the better part of their lives but never tried to act on their feelings or maybe time and situations were never in their favour. But the moment Jasper knew that he's gonna lose Sloane and the situation calls Jasper to help Sloane break out of her sham marriage, he didn't even bat an eyelash and was their to help HIS GIRL. But what would happen when they are again in each other's closed proximity and can't fight the attraction between them?
It was beautiful and comforting to watch them FINALLY acting on their feelings after years of ignoring each other, and the way I was feeling all giddy and giggling because of their sweet and wholesome moments and their sweet friendly banter and here and there touches like they just can't get enough of each other. They were always made for each other. The moment they laid eyes on each other they knew that no matter what happens its always going to be Jasper and Sloane against everything in this world.
I also loved their sweet little glimpes of their childhood friendship and it was so frustrating and yet so endearing to watch them so oblivious to each other's feelings 😭
I liked how the plot wasn't so heavy even though it dealt with the loss and trauma of losing a loved one. Also it was amazing to see how Elsie described Jasper's trauma and grief and how he dealt with it rather than just making the whole story about his traumatised past. I loved how Eatons accepted him and gave him all the love and protection he needed because Jasper Gervais is too precious for this world 🥺
And shout out to the best character of this series Grandpa Harvey Eaton who's sense of humour is out of this world!! He really is the best man in this series!!
The story felt a little slow in the first half but the tension between Jasper and Sloane was just everything 🤌🔥 while the second half was perfect because of drama and perfect amount of spicy scenes (Jasper in fucking bed controling Sloane is the hottest thing in this book 😮💨💘🤌🔥💕)
✦ Sloane Winthrop 'The firecracker girl'
A prima ballerina. She is smart, funny but also fierce, and caring and is truly unhinged because she always laughs at the most inappropriate times. I love how unabashedly and unapologetically she is when no one tries to control. She is cute and my heart hurts for her when everyone around her tried to suppress her feelings like she doesn't deserve to get a say in anything just because she is a woman. Only Jasper brings out that side of her and never let her self doubt her own choices and decisions.
✦ Jasper Gervais 'The man with sad eyes and a heart of gold'
The NHL Ice hockey player who is broody and shy. He is a man of few words who keeps his feelings locked up and doesn't know how to talk about them to another person except Sloane. I liked him from the very first moment of this book and how caring he is and how fiercely he loves his family and Sloane. He is a traumatised man with lots of baggage from his past so he never tried to dump it all on anyone. He truly is a gentleman but not so gentlemen in bed because his domineering side is goddamn fucking hot 🔥🥵
➙ Jasper and Sloane's relationship
It all started with their sweet little 'nothing just friends' friendship. They had this honesty thing which was really endearing and to see how they both just stay and listen to each other's truth and pain without any judgement, except that honesty never worked when they had to talk about their feelings.
They both were so good at hiding their love and or maybe they both were just scared and thought that the other could never feel the same so they just stayed friends for what? 18 fucking years?! And the pent up sexual tension between them was delicious and hot 😋🔥
They just get each other so easily like no other person can. Sloane understood him and stayed with him just wanting to be there by his side just to listen to him talk and even in his silence.
It was so heartwarming and yet so heartbreaking to see what Jasper had to go through at such a young age. They were each other's comfort and constant person. God their love is just so wholesome and beautiful. How can I describe about two persons who literally are soulmates and were always right for each other. ALWAYS 🥺💕 I love my stupid dorks so much!!
The ending was just perfect and everything. I liked how the drama about Sloane's ex fiancé and her dad was not stretched for chapters and everthing was sorted smoothly.
You guys are clearly missing this amazing and the best small town romance series if you still haven't picked the first book yet! Elsie is now one of my favourite author because nobody can do a small town romance story like her!!
"we’re me and you. We’re us. Unlikely and inevitable all at once. We’re forever.”
“You’ve never been without me, Jasper. Not since the first day I laid eyes on you.”
Childhood friends to lovers is my comfort trope, so I already knew that I'm going to devour this book and I did it in less than 2 days and I also fell in love with Jasper and Sloane's story. The two stupids who were in love with each other for the better part of their lives but never tried to act on their feelings or maybe time and situations were never in their favour. But the moment Jasper knew that he's gonna lose Sloane and the situation calls Jasper to help Sloane break out of her sham marriage, he didn't even bat an eyelash and was their to help HIS GIRL. But what would happen when they are again in each other's closed proximity and can't fight the attraction between them?
It was beautiful and comforting to watch them FINALLY acting on their feelings after years of ignoring each other, and the way I was feeling all giddy and giggling because of their sweet and wholesome moments and their sweet friendly banter and here and there touches like they just can't get enough of each other. They were always made for each other. The moment they laid eyes on each other they knew that no matter what happens its always going to be Jasper and Sloane against everything in this world.
"It doesn’t matter that my love for him is pathetic and tragically unrequited. It just is. The sky is blue. The grass is green. And I’ve loved Jasper Gervais from the first day I laid eyes on him."
“Times have changed, Sloane. I’m not scared anymore. You’re not my fucking friend. You’re just mine.”
I also loved their sweet little glimpes of their childhood friendship and it was so frustrating and yet so endearing to watch them so oblivious to each other's feelings 😭
“Eighteen years ago, a little blonde girl peeked at me out of that exact window. She stared at me that day, and I stared back. I didn’t realize what it meant because we were just kids.”
She hums softly, twining her fingers with my free hand. Wrapping herself up in me like I’m her favorite blanket. And I indulge her because wrapped around Sloane is my favorite place to be. “You saw me?”
I turn my head in, my lips dusting across her forehead. “Yeah. I saw you, Sloane. I noticed you too. Didn’t know what made me look up there that day. Had no clue what it all meant.”
“What did it mean?”
“That when it comes to you, I’m powerless.”
I liked how the plot wasn't so heavy even though it dealt with the loss and trauma of losing a loved one. Also it was amazing to see how Elsie described Jasper's trauma and grief and how he dealt with it rather than just making the whole story about his traumatised past. I loved how Eatons accepted him and gave him all the love and protection he needed because Jasper Gervais is too precious for this world 🥺
And shout out to the best character of this series Grandpa Harvey Eaton who's sense of humour is out of this world!! He really is the best man in this series!!
The story felt a little slow in the first half but the tension between Jasper and Sloane was just everything 🤌🔥 while the second half was perfect because of drama and perfect amount of spicy scenes (Jasper in fucking bed controling Sloane is the hottest thing in this book 😮💨💘🤌🔥💕)
✦ Sloane Winthrop 'The firecracker girl'
A prima ballerina. She is smart, funny but also fierce, and caring and is truly unhinged because she always laughs at the most inappropriate times. I love how unabashedly and unapologetically she is when no one tries to control. She is cute and my heart hurts for her when everyone around her tried to suppress her feelings like she doesn't deserve to get a say in anything just because she is a woman. Only Jasper brings out that side of her and never let her self doubt her own choices and decisions.
✦ Jasper Gervais 'The man with sad eyes and a heart of gold'
The NHL Ice hockey player who is broody and shy. He is a man of few words who keeps his feelings locked up and doesn't know how to talk about them to another person except Sloane. I liked him from the very first moment of this book and how caring he is and how fiercely he loves his family and Sloane. He is a traumatised man with lots of baggage from his past so he never tried to dump it all on anyone. He truly is a gentleman but not so gentlemen in bed because his domineering side is goddamn fucking hot 🔥🥵
➙ Jasper and Sloane's relationship
It all started with their sweet little 'nothing just friends' friendship. They had this honesty thing which was really endearing and to see how they both just stay and listen to each other's truth and pain without any judgement, except that honesty never worked when they had to talk about their feelings.
“Do you think about me?” I blurt, watching him still the minute those words leap from my lips. “When we go weeks or months without talking or seeing each other . . . do you think about me?”
he finally responds with, “Every fucking day, Sunny."
They both were so good at hiding their love and or maybe they both were just scared and thought that the other could never feel the same so they just stayed friends for what? 18 fucking years?! And the pent up sexual tension between them was delicious and hot 😋🔥
They just get each other so easily like no other person can. Sloane understood him and stayed with him just wanting to be there by his side just to listen to him talk and even in his silence.
“You’ll be here in the morning?” This is what she’s always asked me on bad nights. Like she wanted to make sure I wouldn’t drop too far into my sadness. So far I wouldn’t come back.
“Where else would I be?” is what I’ve always responded with as my hand slides over her damp hair. Because I will be.
It was so heartwarming and yet so heartbreaking to see what Jasper had to go through at such a young age. They were each other's comfort and constant person. God their love is just so wholesome and beautiful. How can I describe about two persons who literally are soulmates and were always right for each other. ALWAYS 🥺💕 I love my stupid dorks so much!!
"You’re the least scary thing in my life. You’re not just tattooed on my skin. You’re branded on my heart. Woven into the fiber of my being. The most constant and reassuring person in my life. When I close my eyes, I see you. When you’re away from me, I dream about you. When I need someone to lean on, you are always there for me. God. You’ve loved me when I haven’t even been able to love myself.”
The ending was just perfect and everything. I liked how the drama about Sloane's ex fiancé and her dad was not stretched for chapters and everthing was sorted smoothly.
You guys are clearly missing this amazing and the best small town romance series if you still haven't picked the first book yet! Elsie is now one of my favourite author because nobody can do a small town romance story like her!!
"we’re me and you. We’re us. Unlikely and inevitable all at once. We’re forever.”
February 10, 2023
5 stars
Powerless is the third book in Elsie Silver’s ‘Chestnut Springs’ series and I am obsessed! Seriously, every book in this series is incredible! Friends to lovers, age gap, unrequited love, sports romance and forced proximity. So many troupes I love!
Jasper and Sloane have known each other since they were kids. Sloane is a cousin to the Eaton’s, and Jasper is an honorary Eaton. Sloane has always had it bad for Jasper but with Jasper being older than her, as well as Sloane being related to the Eaton’s, nothing ever happens between them. Until Sloane is about to get married. Then everything changes.
While Sloane is hiding out at the ranch, she and Jasper take a road trip to Ruby Creek. While on the road, feelings are made known and there’s ‘only one bed’ ;). I loved watching these two come out with their feelings. It was such a beautiful romance.
I’m in love with this entire series and I can’t wait to read more!!!
Powerless is the third book in Elsie Silver’s ‘Chestnut Springs’ series and I am obsessed! Seriously, every book in this series is incredible! Friends to lovers, age gap, unrequited love, sports romance and forced proximity. So many troupes I love!
Jasper and Sloane have known each other since they were kids. Sloane is a cousin to the Eaton’s, and Jasper is an honorary Eaton. Sloane has always had it bad for Jasper but with Jasper being older than her, as well as Sloane being related to the Eaton’s, nothing ever happens between them. Until Sloane is about to get married. Then everything changes.
While Sloane is hiding out at the ranch, she and Jasper take a road trip to Ruby Creek. While on the road, feelings are made known and there’s ‘only one bed’ ;). I loved watching these two come out with their feelings. It was such a beautiful romance.
I’m in love with this entire series and I can’t wait to read more!!!
Audio book source: Book Funnel Audio ARC
Story Rating: 5 stars
Narrators: Teddy Hamilton & CJ Bloom
Narration Rating: 5 stars
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: 10h 25m
October 20, 2023
*4.5 stars💫
tail babies for the win🥲
tail babies for the win🥲
September 22, 2023
☆ 𝟥.𝟧 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗌
“𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤’𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 *𝙩𝙤𝙤* 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚. 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.”
I’ll be preaching this dedication till the day I die fr. I absolutely adored the character development in this book <33
“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣.”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝.”
𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘀 the boy with the saddest eyes. Jasper has a lot of childhood trauma, and became a part of the Easton family when he was very young. Jasper thinks everyone he loves and cares about will eventually leave him (who could ever leave this man🥺). I love how deep his character were, and I love how emotional Jasper’s story made me (I love pain apparently). But this man definitely has two sides; the first one is unsure, shy, sad, deep and vulnerable. The second one is confident, cocky and funny. I adore Jasper’s character, and I’m so proud of his character development.
“𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.”
“𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢. 𝙐𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙪𝙥.”
𝗦𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽 has always been her father’s little girl, or that’s what she thought. She used to think she knew her father, but she definitely didn’t. Sloane was supposed to marry a little prick named Sterling Woodcock (his last name pretty much describes his character). But Sloane ended up being a runaway bride (so proud of my girl). She went with Jasper on a road trip to get away a little. Sloane has had a crush on Jasper since she first saw him when they were little, but she didn’t think he’d ever return those feelings. Honestly Sloane’s character development is amazing, I was so proud of her for standing up for herself.
“𝙉𝙖𝙝, 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚.
“𝙇𝙢𝙖𝙤. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙢 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣?”
“𝙈𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣.”
“𝙄 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙.”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙣.”
I’m so proud of my babies! I love these characters so much, and god the character development in this book🤌🏼 especially Sloane’s character. I absolutely adore their relationship, it was so amazing to just see their characters grow together. The way they both got so much happier when they were together, and the way they were each other’s biggest hype man/woman >>> Their relationship was so deep, because they knew each other so well from the start.
— Now normally I don’t like the nickname ”honey” but when Jasper calls Sloane “honey” >>>
“𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙚, 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮.”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨.”
“𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣... 𝙄’𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚.”
“𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙄 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙚.”
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱;
↳ Fucking Sterling Woodcock, this man pisses me tf off. The way this man treated Sloane🔪🔪🔪 (I didn’t hate this, I just hated him and needed to get it out)
↳ The first 200 pages of them thinking about how much they hated the word “friends” and how much they wanted each other, like then grow some balls and do something about it.
↳ The word “friends” got mentioned so many fucking times, like okayyy I get it 🤯
↳ When their relationship started there was too much of the sexual, and not enough of the actual relationship. And when you’ve been waiting for the relationship in over 200 pages and then when it finally starts, it’s all just too sexual (I mean there was deep feeling, but it was just sex scene, after sex scene). That was kind of a bummer for me.
↳ I loved that when I was about 300 pages or so in, I was like WHO IS THIS MAN?!😱
↳ Harvey being everyone’s biggest hype man. He’s just so supportive of all his kids, ughh I love Harvey so much 🥹
“𝙈𝙮 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠. 𝙈𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙙 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩? 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚.”
“𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨.”
“𝙒𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙩. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙜𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚.”
I cannot state this enough, I LOVE how they always were the best version of themselves with each other. And idk what it is about this series, but I always get so emotional, I’m a total crybaby for this series. The found family trope in this series is literally fucking AMAZING. It’s just such a comfort family 🥹🤧🫂
⋘ Tropes ➺ hockey romance, childhood friends to lovers, road trip, age gap, runaway bride and found family ⋙
“𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤’𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 *𝙩𝙤𝙤* 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚. 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.”
I’ll be preaching this dedication till the day I die fr. I absolutely adored the character development in this book <33
“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣.”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝.”
𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘀 the boy with the saddest eyes. Jasper has a lot of childhood trauma, and became a part of the Easton family when he was very young. Jasper thinks everyone he loves and cares about will eventually leave him (who could ever leave this man🥺). I love how deep his character were, and I love how emotional Jasper’s story made me (I love pain apparently). But this man definitely has two sides; the first one is unsure, shy, sad, deep and vulnerable. The second one is confident, cocky and funny. I adore Jasper’s character, and I’m so proud of his character development.
“𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.”
“𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢. 𝙐𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙪𝙥.”
𝗦𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽 has always been her father’s little girl, or that’s what she thought. She used to think she knew her father, but she definitely didn’t. Sloane was supposed to marry a little prick named Sterling Woodcock (his last name pretty much describes his character). But Sloane ended up being a runaway bride (so proud of my girl). She went with Jasper on a road trip to get away a little. Sloane has had a crush on Jasper since she first saw him when they were little, but she didn’t think he’d ever return those feelings. Honestly Sloane’s character development is amazing, I was so proud of her for standing up for herself.
“𝙉𝙖𝙝, 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚.
“𝙇𝙢𝙖𝙤. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙢 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣?”
“𝙈𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣.”
“𝙄 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙.”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙣.”
I’m so proud of my babies! I love these characters so much, and god the character development in this book🤌🏼 especially Sloane’s character. I absolutely adore their relationship, it was so amazing to just see their characters grow together. The way they both got so much happier when they were together, and the way they were each other’s biggest hype man/woman >>> Their relationship was so deep, because they knew each other so well from the start.
— Now normally I don’t like the nickname ”honey” but when Jasper calls Sloane “honey” >>>
“𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙚, 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮.”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨.”
“𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣... 𝙄’𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚.”
“𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙄 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙚.”
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱;
↳ Fucking Sterling Woodcock, this man pisses me tf off. The way this man treated Sloane🔪🔪🔪 (I didn’t hate this, I just hated him and needed to get it out)
↳ The first 200 pages of them thinking about how much they hated the word “friends” and how much they wanted each other, like then grow some balls and do something about it.
↳ The word “friends” got mentioned so many fucking times, like okayyy I get it 🤯
↳ When their relationship started there was too much of the sexual, and not enough of the actual relationship. And when you’ve been waiting for the relationship in over 200 pages and then when it finally starts, it’s all just too sexual (I mean there was deep feeling, but it was just sex scene, after sex scene). That was kind of a bummer for me.
↳ I loved that when I was about 300 pages or so in, I was like WHO IS THIS MAN?!😱
↳ Harvey being everyone’s biggest hype man. He’s just so supportive of all his kids, ughh I love Harvey so much 🥹
“𝙈𝙮 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠. 𝙈𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙙 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩? 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚.”
“𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨.”
“𝙒𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙩. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙜𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚.”
I cannot state this enough, I LOVE how they always were the best version of themselves with each other. And idk what it is about this series, but I always get so emotional, I’m a total crybaby for this series. The found family trope in this series is literally fucking AMAZING. It’s just such a comfort family 🥹🤧🫂
⋘ Tropes ➺ hockey romance, childhood friends to lovers, road trip, age gap, runaway bride and found family ⋙
August 4, 2023
(3.5)
Jasper Gervais. Another (almost) Eaton boy that would give up the world for his girl and is apparently extremely well-endowed. 👀 there must be something in the water at Wishing Well Ranch.
these books definitely aren’t perfect, but i can’t deny how hard it’s been for me to put them down. a book may not be 5 stars, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good time.
these books are simply SO FUN. i will continue to eat them up like it’s my job.
Jasper Gervais. Another (almost) Eaton boy that would give up the world for his girl and is apparently extremely well-endowed. 👀 there must be something in the water at Wishing Well Ranch.
these books definitely aren’t perfect, but i can’t deny how hard it’s been for me to put them down. a book may not be 5 stars, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good time.
these books are simply SO FUN. i will continue to eat them up like it’s my job.
February 10, 2023
elsie silver must be stopped. she absolutely cannot keep getting away with this. it's banger after banger, hit after hit, perfect man after perfect man and i can't take it. mark my words, this will be in my top reads of 2023!
powerless? more like speechless. i don't even know how to organize my thoughts but we'll start with a synopsis.
jasper and sloane have been best friends since they met as kids. they've always had a deep understanding of each other and both have been secretly pining for each other forever. sloane's set to be married, which just about rips jasper's heart out, but when she gets some information about her fiance's extracurricular activities, she turns to jasper to get her the heck out of dodge.
oh my god, the way these two are S O U L M A T E S. i cannot handle it. they had such a perfect understanding of each other and i was at the edge of my seat waiting for them to give in and confess their feelings.
jasper is utter perfection. i can't even tell you how many lines i have highlighted from him. he was broody and quiet but always had a soft spot for sloane and he's sick of seeing her mistreated and just wanted the absolute best for her. imagine the cutest gestures and reassurance and multiply it by ten. and holy forking shirt, the mouth on this man.
it's always the quiet ones apparently!!!! FILTHY. like this is a slow burn but then the spice will have you blushing from head to toe, ok?
this whole series is just perfection. the women are so funny, fiery, and lovable. the men are all so sweet but also possessive and protective as hell. the interactions between them all always have me laughing out loud. i can't wait for more.
elsie, if you're reading this, i need a theowinter reverse age gap and a harveycordelia novella, pls and thank you <3
powerless? more like speechless. i don't even know how to organize my thoughts but we'll start with a synopsis.
jasper and sloane have been best friends since they met as kids. they've always had a deep understanding of each other and both have been secretly pining for each other forever. sloane's set to be married, which just about rips jasper's heart out, but when she gets some information about her fiance's extracurricular activities, she turns to jasper to get her the heck out of dodge.
oh my god, the way these two are S O U L M A T E S. i cannot handle it. they had such a perfect understanding of each other and i was at the edge of my seat waiting for them to give in and confess their feelings.
jasper is utter perfection. i can't even tell you how many lines i have highlighted from him. he was broody and quiet but always had a soft spot for sloane and he's sick of seeing her mistreated and just wanted the absolute best for her. imagine the cutest gestures and reassurance and multiply it by ten. and holy forking shirt, the mouth on this man.
it's always the quiet ones apparently!!!! FILTHY. like this is a slow burn but then the spice will have you blushing from head to toe, ok?
this whole series is just perfection. the women are so funny, fiery, and lovable. the men are all so sweet but also possessive and protective as hell. the interactions between them all always have me laughing out loud. i can't wait for more.
elsie, if you're reading this, i need a theowinter reverse age gap and a harveycordelia novella, pls and thank you <3
April 12, 2024
So, while Powerless is my least favorite of the series so far, it's still really good and I enjoyed it.
It's an exciting, romantic and very touching read. It's becoming very clear that all of the books in the series offer all of those aspects and each one hits you in the feels in a different way.
With this one, Jasper and Sloane are childhood friends to lovers. He's a hockey player and she's an ex ballerina. I mean, hello- love that. 💘 It's not that I didn't like them. I am going to basically chop it up to the fact that they followed Cade and Willa and they are amongst my top favorite couples now.
Hard act to follow.
For whatever reason I didn't connect with these two as much, not in the way that I didn't like the couple together. I did, very much. They are perfect together and have the best chemistry and slow burn.
I just didn't love them as much as the two previous couples.
╰┈➤ ✨Remember✨ 3 stars is a good rating. 💋💋
╰┈➤ 𝓠𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼 ·♡ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➸
“For too long, I was a soft, demure little dove. And then they burned me. Scorched me. Turns out I’m a dragon and I’m fed the fuck up with boys and their bullshit.” 🦋
“Don’t you get it, Jas? I’ve seen all the darkest parts of you and I’m still here. I still want more. Stop trying to scare me away. It isn’t going to work.” 🦋
“The answer is no. None of that shit matters. Because we’re me and you. We’re us. Unlikely and inevitable all at once. We’re forever.” 🦋
“He’s constantly trying to blend into the background, but even when he’s hiding, I see him.” 🦋
It's an exciting, romantic and very touching read. It's becoming very clear that all of the books in the series offer all of those aspects and each one hits you in the feels in a different way.
With this one, Jasper and Sloane are childhood friends to lovers. He's a hockey player and she's an ex ballerina. I mean, hello- love that. 💘 It's not that I didn't like them. I am going to basically chop it up to the fact that they followed Cade and Willa and they are amongst my top favorite couples now.
Hard act to follow.
For whatever reason I didn't connect with these two as much, not in the way that I didn't like the couple together. I did, very much. They are perfect together and have the best chemistry and slow burn.
I just didn't love them as much as the two previous couples.
╰┈➤ ✨Remember✨ 3 stars is a good rating. 💋💋
╰┈➤ 𝓠𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼 ·♡ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➸
“For too long, I was a soft, demure little dove. And then they burned me. Scorched me. Turns out I’m a dragon and I’m fed the fuck up with boys and their bullshit.” 🦋
“Don’t you get it, Jas? I’ve seen all the darkest parts of you and I’m still here. I still want more. Stop trying to scare me away. It isn’t going to work.” 🦋
“The answer is no. None of that shit matters. Because we’re me and you. We’re us. Unlikely and inevitable all at once. We’re forever.” 🦋
“He’s constantly trying to blend into the background, but even when he’s hiding, I see him.” 🦋
January 30, 2023
4.25 ⭐️ childhood friends to lovers will get me every damn time!!!!! jasper + sloane were so full of love and tension and passion and chemistry!!!
seeing rhett & summer, willa & cade AND OF COURSE KING HARVEY again made me so so happy.
this was so fun, but at the same time full of emotion and romance. as every single book in this series is.
now.. beau… i’ve been waiting for ur book since flawless. i need it immediately.
i’d also love to see a winter book‼️
“somehow our compasses always bring us back to each other.” <3
seeing rhett & summer, willa & cade AND OF COURSE KING HARVEY again made me so so happy.
this was so fun, but at the same time full of emotion and romance. as every single book in this series is.
now.. beau… i’ve been waiting for ur book since flawless. i need it immediately.
i’d also love to see a winter book‼️
“somehow our compasses always bring us back to each other.” <3
February 17, 2023
another perfect book from start to finish. she's 3 for 3 with series, each one is an absolute banger. the humor, the tension, the connection these characters have, the emotional intelligence, the inspirational women, the spice!!!!
this was the sweetest friends to lovers and had the best tension. i looove the journey sloane goes through in this book, finally finding herself and putting herself first. as a chronic people pleaser, sloane is me and i am her. jasper is her biggest supporter and it's so cute. not to mention how H O T they are, my goodness. I’m picky about friends to lovers but this more than delivered for me!! highly recommend the whole series! i loved the little teaser moments for the next book, and i cannot wait to see how everything develops with the next couple
this was the sweetest friends to lovers and had the best tension. i looove the journey sloane goes through in this book, finally finding herself and putting herself first. as a chronic people pleaser, sloane is me and i am her. jasper is her biggest supporter and it's so cute. not to mention how H O T they are, my goodness. I’m picky about friends to lovers but this more than delivered for me!! highly recommend the whole series! i loved the little teaser moments for the next book, and i cannot wait to see how everything develops with the next couple
March 20, 2024
You’re not just tattooed on my skin. You’re branded on my heart. Woven into the fiber of my being. The most constant and reassuring person in my life. When I close my eyes, I see you.
being sick in bed = no sense of what’s good or bad
childhood friends to lovers just always hits different. sloane was so admirable, even tho it took her such a long time to see how much her father controlled her life, she stood her ground against him and her shitty ex fiancé and the way that she always understood jasper, and the fact that he had never told anyone what had happened besides her and when he told her his trauma she cried for him when they were only teens 💔
and although this wasn’t as big as an age gap as i felt like most age gaps are, i think it was done right! since she’s been crushing on him since they were kids and get this guys, the minute she turned 18 he didn’t immediately hit on her and kiss her in a stairwell…
and even tho it’s taken him YEARS
yes i wanted to bang my head against a steel door bc the smut was cringe at times and their family joking around that they’re cousins…they’re NOT!! not by blood, not even legally!! those bitches from credence were more blood related than them 😒
also forgot to mention that there’s quite a bit of miscommunication…but i was also sick and dying in bed when i was reading this so my brain cells were at 20%. i still really enjoyed this tho.
the inner hater in me is ALWAYS going to want to find something wrong but before i do ill shut up.
overall this was cute, his tattoo of a ballerina that he got bc he was forced to miss her first professional dance? adorbs
chestnut springs series rating: 3 stars
1. flawless ~ 2 stars
2. heartless ~ 3.5 stars
3. powerless ~ 3 stars
4. reckless ~ 4.5 stars
5. hopeless ~ 1 star
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i need a stupid lil cowboy romance
January 16, 2024
1.) Flawless ★★★★
2.) Heartless ★★★★
apparently i am carrying over cowboy romances into 2024! sadly, this one was my least favorite in the chestnut springs series, but i still had a good time with it, i just think childhood friends to lovers will never be my favorite trope. this follows sloane, who is cousins with everyone on harvey’s ranch (obviously she is then harvey’s niece!) and jasper, who is best friends with beau and was pretty much adopted by harvey when he was in highschool. he is now a professional hockey player, and this book starts out with him attending sloane’s rehearsal dinner. the next day… friends, this is almost a 400 page book, i am sure you can guess why the wedding the next day doesn’t go as planned.
again, i did enjoy this one, i really liked the sex scenes, I really like the road trip element, but i just didn’t love them as a couple as much as i wish i did. i still am very endeared by both of them, but i just wasn’t nearly as invested as i was with the first two installments of this series! But i predict many more yeehaws to come in 2024. (oh my gosh… what if the reason i didn’t love this was because hockey player + ballerina does not equal cowboy. wow, that’s some cursed girl math for me.)
trigger + content warnings: loss of sibling in past, cheating (not mcs), blood, missing person, bullying in past, domestic abuse in past, houseless teen in past, anxiety, abandonment in past, child neglect, suicidal ideation in past, ableist word for people with disabilities, a lot of thoughts of food and kind of dieting / restricted eating in the past mentions, grief, vomit, ptsd, fatal car accident in past
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2.) Heartless ★★★★
apparently i am carrying over cowboy romances into 2024! sadly, this one was my least favorite in the chestnut springs series, but i still had a good time with it, i just think childhood friends to lovers will never be my favorite trope. this follows sloane, who is cousins with everyone on harvey’s ranch (obviously she is then harvey’s niece!) and jasper, who is best friends with beau and was pretty much adopted by harvey when he was in highschool. he is now a professional hockey player, and this book starts out with him attending sloane’s rehearsal dinner. the next day… friends, this is almost a 400 page book, i am sure you can guess why the wedding the next day doesn’t go as planned.
again, i did enjoy this one, i really liked the sex scenes, I really like the road trip element, but i just didn’t love them as a couple as much as i wish i did. i still am very endeared by both of them, but i just wasn’t nearly as invested as i was with the first two installments of this series! But i predict many more yeehaws to come in 2024. (oh my gosh… what if the reason i didn’t love this was because hockey player + ballerina does not equal cowboy. wow, that’s some cursed girl math for me.)
trigger + content warnings: loss of sibling in past, cheating (not mcs), blood, missing person, bullying in past, domestic abuse in past, houseless teen in past, anxiety, abandonment in past, child neglect, suicidal ideation in past, ableist word for people with disabilities, a lot of thoughts of food and kind of dieting / restricted eating in the past mentions, grief, vomit, ptsd, fatal car accident in past
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March 16, 2024
reread 3/16/24 - still. so. good. top tier friends to lovers romance. everyone who says they’re boring are haters!!!
4.5/5 ☆
the way this woman has a chokehold on me
don't know how she does it, but elsie just keeps getting better and better. this is everything i wanted from a friends to lovers romance: the pining, the tension, the banter!! perfection. elsie is easily my favorite small town romance author.
4.5/5 ☆
the way this woman has a chokehold on me
don't know how she does it, but elsie just keeps getting better and better. this is everything i wanted from a friends to lovers romance: the pining, the tension, the banter!! perfection. elsie is easily my favorite small town romance author.
February 21, 2023
2.5 I really wanted to like this one, I just couldn't. To be fair, I think that it's a "me" problem and I can totally see people loving this book I just wasn't feeling it.
I was excited for this one bc I read the first two books (didn't like the first one much but loved the second.) and Jasper was always such an enigma and I was curious about his story. Jasper is an NHL goalie and Sloane is a prima ballerina, they have been friends since childhood but Sloane has always been in love with Jasper. She is engaged to another man when things go wrong and Jasper and Sloane have to confront the feelings they have had for each other for years.
Ok, so I realized when I picked this up that this a formula type romance and that's completely fine but this one was just not coded for me, it was too formula and it felt like every cliche in the manual was thrown in here. 😑 I could not connect to the MC's at all, I just never grew to care about them bc it felt so mechanical and inauthentic. There was no buildup, from the first chapter it opened on them in the middle of this angst and I actually went back to make sure my kindle hadn't glitched and landed me a few chapters ahead in the story.
There were also just so many personal pet peeves in here that didn't allow me to take this seriously. I know she is a dancer, but the constant mention of her mangled feet was a no for me. But probably worst of all was the Hockey thing. Look, I know a lot of people don't care about sports accuracy when reading but I really, really do, sports is literally my job. So, NO, hockey players don't get to go on road trips mid-season even when they are suspended, (nor would any competitive athlete even consider doing so) And NO, a freaking professional athlete doesn't miss an important divisional game to go to some dinner with his freaking girlfriend, and NO, especially not with his coaches blessing telling him to "go get the girl" GTFOH! 🙄
I was excited for this one bc I read the first two books (didn't like the first one much but loved the second.) and Jasper was always such an enigma and I was curious about his story. Jasper is an NHL goalie and Sloane is a prima ballerina, they have been friends since childhood but Sloane has always been in love with Jasper. She is engaged to another man when things go wrong and Jasper and Sloane have to confront the feelings they have had for each other for years.
Ok, so I realized when I picked this up that this a formula type romance and that's completely fine but this one was just not coded for me, it was too formula and it felt like every cliche in the manual was thrown in here. 😑 I could not connect to the MC's at all, I just never grew to care about them bc it felt so mechanical and inauthentic. There was no buildup, from the first chapter it opened on them in the middle of this angst and I actually went back to make sure my kindle hadn't glitched and landed me a few chapters ahead in the story.
There were also just so many personal pet peeves in here that didn't allow me to take this seriously. I know she is a dancer, but the constant mention of her mangled feet was a no for me. But probably worst of all was the Hockey thing. Look, I know a lot of people don't care about sports accuracy when reading but I really, really do, sports is literally my job. So, NO, hockey players don't get to go on road trips mid-season even when they are suspended, (nor would any competitive athlete even consider doing so) And NO, a freaking professional athlete doesn't miss an important divisional game to go to some dinner with his freaking girlfriend, and NO, especially not with his coaches blessing telling him to "go get the girl" GTFOH! 🙄
Shelved as 'dnf'
February 12, 2023the fact i fell asleep while reading this is very telling.
September 1, 2023
So good. So inspiring honestly. I just want to give Jasper Gervais some xanax and a giant hug and then take him to trauma therapy. Tearjerker right here between two beautifully broken people who are destined to be together. Also what is it with literary men named Jasper being all tortured and hot and sad?? Twilight I am looking at you.
"You're not just tattooed on my skin. You're branded on my heart. Woven into the fiber of my being. The most constant and reassuring person in my life. When I close my eyes, I see you. When you're away from me, I dream about you." 💙⛸️❤️🔥🩰💍🍺🥅🏒❄️🏔️
This is just one of a dozen quotes like this from Jasper to Sloane about how she is the only thing that has ever been important to him! Jasper is basically an adopted cowboy who also is an Olympic hockey goalkeeper, so the best of pretty much everything masculine. Just hit the XY chromosome jackpot. He's also traumatized from a really messed up childhood and has deeply rooted insecurities, so he walks around with a rain cloud over his tall sexy cowboy hockey-player head. Except for when he's around his childhood bff Sloane, who is kind of like Allie from The Notebook. A sunshine ballerina who comes from a super rich family with a dickhead dad who wants to marry her off to a rich guy who doesn't care about her. Dickhead dad also refuses to let her be with Jasper because he thinks poor Jasper baby is orphan trailer park trash (his words not mine). But Sloane has been in love with Jasper since she was a kid, and he has too but because he's a typical guy it takes him forever to admit it. But once they get together it all comes out and its so beautiful and teary and also spicy spicy. He's also a ~control freak~ if you catch my drift. But she loves it and totally deserves it in the best way for the shit she's been putting up with before Jasper. Moving on.
Think: unrequited love. childhood best friends. grumpy sunshine. only-one-bed while traveling in snowy weather conditions! spicespicespice. tattoos. runaway bride. nhl games. possessiveness. obsession. famous hockey player romance. winter vibes. a fierce af 28 y/o FMC who decides to stop living her life for everyone else and DO HER OWN THING! a hot af 34 y/o (i think?) who doesn't think he deserves her but loves her too much to screw anything up. The sweetest secret convos on rooftops. Drunken spa nights. LOTS OF HAPPY TEARS.
This was close to a 5. But Sloane's dad and Sterling were just over-the-top horrible and played too perfectly into the typical villain trope to even be believable. Everything else about this was so great. Once again I read this just like the first two books in this series and kept forgetting I live in northern ohio and not on a western ranch surrounded by open skies and horses. So far this is my second fave in the series after Heartless. There is cowboy crack in these books, even when the book is technically about a hockey player. Loved this a lot. Like a lot lot. NEXT BOOK PLS.
"You're not just tattooed on my skin. You're branded on my heart. Woven into the fiber of my being. The most constant and reassuring person in my life. When I close my eyes, I see you. When you're away from me, I dream about you." 💙⛸️❤️🔥🩰💍🍺🥅🏒❄️🏔️
This is just one of a dozen quotes like this from Jasper to Sloane about how she is the only thing that has ever been important to him! Jasper is basically an adopted cowboy who also is an Olympic hockey goalkeeper, so the best of pretty much everything masculine. Just hit the XY chromosome jackpot. He's also traumatized from a really messed up childhood and has deeply rooted insecurities, so he walks around with a rain cloud over his tall sexy cowboy hockey-player head. Except for when he's around his childhood bff Sloane, who is kind of like Allie from The Notebook. A sunshine ballerina who comes from a super rich family with a dickhead dad who wants to marry her off to a rich guy who doesn't care about her. Dickhead dad also refuses to let her be with Jasper because he thinks poor Jasper baby is orphan trailer park trash (his words not mine). But Sloane has been in love with Jasper since she was a kid, and he has too but because he's a typical guy it takes him forever to admit it. But once they get together it all comes out and its so beautiful and teary and also spicy spicy. He's also a ~control freak~ if you catch my drift. But she loves it and totally deserves it in the best way for the shit she's been putting up with before Jasper. Moving on.
Think: unrequited love. childhood best friends. grumpy sunshine. only-one-bed while traveling in snowy weather conditions! spicespicespice. tattoos. runaway bride. nhl games. possessiveness. obsession. famous hockey player romance. winter vibes. a fierce af 28 y/o FMC who decides to stop living her life for everyone else and DO HER OWN THING! a hot af 34 y/o (i think?) who doesn't think he deserves her but loves her too much to screw anything up. The sweetest secret convos on rooftops. Drunken spa nights. LOTS OF HAPPY TEARS.
This was close to a 5. But Sloane's dad and Sterling were just over-the-top horrible and played too perfectly into the typical villain trope to even be believable. Everything else about this was so great. Once again I read this just like the first two books in this series and kept forgetting I live in northern ohio and not on a western ranch surrounded by open skies and horses. So far this is my second fave in the series after Heartless. There is cowboy crack in these books, even when the book is technically about a hockey player. Loved this a lot. Like a lot lot. NEXT BOOK PLS.
February 15, 2024
This was a good book, a third one from a very good book series, but I had a difficult time to be fully invested into the story, as I couldn’t understand the logic characters from this book were lead by.
Therefore, this was my least favorite book in the series.
I didn’t have problem with main characters Sloane and Jasper, but the side characters.
Who was the least understandable to me were Sloane’s parents: father who would take her awful ex’ side or her mother who was there but it was like she wasn’t there really.
I just couldn’t believe them.
As for the other aspects of the story, I loved the small town all the books take place in. Road trip parts I didn’t enjoy.
Jasper and Sloane’s story is specific and little bit controversial because he got his eyes on her when she was practically illegal, and even though he didn’t act on it, it still felt little uncomfortable to read about it.
Later, when they were older and had beautiful connection, it was hard for me to understand why they didn’t act on their feelings sooner.
I mean, I get that this was a forbidden love (even though I still don’t understand why because Jasper is a catch, he is a sportsman and has money), but they were adults.
Anyway, this was a good fill in book and I am looking forward to read the fourth book in the series.
Therefore, this was my least favorite book in the series.
I didn’t have problem with main characters Sloane and Jasper, but the side characters.
Who was the least understandable to me were Sloane’s parents: father who would take her awful ex’ side or her mother who was there but it was like she wasn’t there really.
I just couldn’t believe them.
As for the other aspects of the story, I loved the small town all the books take place in. Road trip parts I didn’t enjoy.
Jasper and Sloane’s story is specific and little bit controversial because he got his eyes on her when she was practically illegal, and even though he didn’t act on it, it still felt little uncomfortable to read about it.
Later, when they were older and had beautiful connection, it was hard for me to understand why they didn’t act on their feelings sooner.
I mean, I get that this was a forbidden love (even though I still don’t understand why because Jasper is a catch, he is a sportsman and has money), but they were adults.
Anyway, this was a good fill in book and I am looking forward to read the fourth book in the series.
June 19, 2023
⭐️⭐️.5
''I'm paralyzed by my fear of losing you''
Safety warnings:
- No cheating
- No OW drama
- Pathetic OM drama
- Blackmail
- Loss of loved one
- HEA
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I mean no offense to Elsie but wow this was not it for me.
SOOOOOO let's talk about WHY I gave this such a low rating of 2.5 stars when I loved book 1 & 2.
I have realized something and that is that Friends to Lovers is not my favorite trope...especially if it takes 18 years to get together (okay let’s say 10 years since she was 18).
These two were both oblivious to each other’s feelings BUT everyone else saw it clear as day and never thought to mention it even as a offhand topic or joke? but now that she ran off on her wedding day and spends time with him they bring it up? Despite the fact these two call each other ''best friends''? It was just too much obliviousness for me from the two of them.
I also (am a minority probably) but cannot stand guys who are in love with someone for YEARS but spend their time fucking other women for all those years and just assume it's all cool? I know, this is unrealistic but it's fiction, so I am allowed to have high standards for the MMC.
The only reason he stepped aside? her dad threatened his career and he just agreed? but he still spends time with her afterwards so I'm not sure how the threat happened? I would assume the threat would lead him to ignore her for a decade but no, he was there and spent time with her etc.
Also, the fact she KEPT WEARING HER ENGAGEMENT RING for 40% of the book was stupid. She left him at the altar, she never loved him, it was an arranged marriage (basically), she felt nothing when he was caught cheating and yet she kept wearing the ring? like why?? The guy was an absolute shithead and yet she didn’t throw the ring off until LONG after the wedding was supposed to take place? and I mean weeks after.
Honestly, it would have worked better if these two had spent years on the outs with each other than constantly being around one another (even if they sometimes went weeks or months without talking) it would have made the angst more believable?
It just did not work for me, and I hate that.
The only good parts for me were seeing Willa be an absolute nightmare during her pregnancy (and I say that in the nicest way haha).
Beau was also a weird mystery; he was the main reason that Jasper was depressed and then he was found but we did not get a scene where Jasper and Beau reunite??? They are supposed to be BROTHERS and yet we did not get anything? It was such a copout.
I skimmed a lot of the scenes that had no impact for me - even the sex scenes were just whatever at a certain point.
''I'm paralyzed by my fear of losing you''
Safety warnings:
- No cheating
- No OW drama
- Pathetic OM drama
- Blackmail
- Loss of loved one
- HEA
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
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I mean no offense to Elsie but wow this was not it for me.
SOOOOOO let's talk about WHY I gave this such a low rating of 2.5 stars when I loved book 1 & 2.
I have realized something and that is that Friends to Lovers is not my favorite trope...especially if it takes 18 years to get together (okay let’s say 10 years since she was 18).
These two were both oblivious to each other’s feelings BUT everyone else saw it clear as day and never thought to mention it even as a offhand topic or joke? but now that she ran off on her wedding day and spends time with him they bring it up? Despite the fact these two call each other ''best friends''? It was just too much obliviousness for me from the two of them.
I also (am a minority probably) but cannot stand guys who are in love with someone for YEARS but spend their time fucking other women for all those years and just assume it's all cool? I know, this is unrealistic but it's fiction, so I am allowed to have high standards for the MMC.
The only reason he stepped aside? her dad threatened his career and he just agreed? but he still spends time with her afterwards so I'm not sure how the threat happened? I would assume the threat would lead him to ignore her for a decade but no, he was there and spent time with her etc.
Also, the fact she KEPT WEARING HER ENGAGEMENT RING for 40% of the book was stupid. She left him at the altar, she never loved him, it was an arranged marriage (basically), she felt nothing when he was caught cheating and yet she kept wearing the ring? like why?? The guy was an absolute shithead and yet she didn’t throw the ring off until LONG after the wedding was supposed to take place? and I mean weeks after.
Honestly, it would have worked better if these two had spent years on the outs with each other than constantly being around one another (even if they sometimes went weeks or months without talking) it would have made the angst more believable?
It just did not work for me, and I hate that.
The only good parts for me were seeing Willa be an absolute nightmare during her pregnancy (and I say that in the nicest way haha).
Beau was also a weird mystery; he was the main reason that Jasper was depressed and then he was found but we did not get a scene where Jasper and Beau reunite??? They are supposed to be BROTHERS and yet we did not get anything? It was such a copout.
I skimmed a lot of the scenes that had no impact for me - even the sex scenes were just whatever at a certain point.
February 13, 2023
”When it comes to you, I’m powerless.”
Sloane has been in love with Jasper since she first laid eyes on him through a window when she was ten years old. Jasper has been pining for her for as many years. But they were always friends. Never crossed that line because they couldn’t. When her wedding goes up in flames, Jasper is there to help her through it and be exactly what she needs. And I loved every second of it.
I fell in love with the moody hockey player in books 1 and 2 from afar. Jasper is a brooding quiet guy who hides until his hat. Sloane is a woman figuring out what she wants. And it’s always been Jasper. Now that the timing is finally right, they FINALLY get together.
In true Elsie slow burn fashion, there was pining and SO MUCH LONGING. It was delicious and tortuous. I loved the scenes at the ranch and with Harvey. And all the cameos at Gold Rush Ranch.
What’s keeping this from being a five star read for me is how much self-loathing and fear Jasper had with the lack of character development for him specifically. I feel like Sloane grew and was able to tell daddy dearest and her ex to go fuck themselves, but I didn’t get the same growth for Jasper which kinda disappointed me.
The unrequited love/longing really made up for it though. Jasper has a MOUTH and he did not disappoint. I’m beyond excited for Winter and Theo!!!
Read if you like
✨ childhood friends to lovers
✨ slow burn
✨ runaway bride
✨ found family
✨ so much longing/unrequited love
✨ age gap
✨ hockey player x ballerina
Sloane has been in love with Jasper since she first laid eyes on him through a window when she was ten years old. Jasper has been pining for her for as many years. But they were always friends. Never crossed that line because they couldn’t. When her wedding goes up in flames, Jasper is there to help her through it and be exactly what she needs. And I loved every second of it.
I fell in love with the moody hockey player in books 1 and 2 from afar. Jasper is a brooding quiet guy who hides until his hat. Sloane is a woman figuring out what she wants. And it’s always been Jasper. Now that the timing is finally right, they FINALLY get together.
In true Elsie slow burn fashion, there was pining and SO MUCH LONGING. It was delicious and tortuous. I loved the scenes at the ranch and with Harvey. And all the cameos at Gold Rush Ranch.
What’s keeping this from being a five star read for me is how much self-loathing and fear Jasper had with the lack of character development for him specifically. I feel like Sloane grew and was able to tell daddy dearest and her ex to go fuck themselves, but I didn’t get the same growth for Jasper which kinda disappointed me.
The unrequited love/longing really made up for it though. Jasper has a MOUTH and he did not disappoint. I’m beyond excited for Winter and Theo!!!
Read if you like
✨ childhood friends to lovers
✨ slow burn
✨ runaway bride
✨ found family
✨ so much longing/unrequited love
✨ age gap
✨ hockey player x ballerina
March 15, 2023
18 years if being friends but pining each other and being in love whilst being with other people???? get lost what the fuck. 18 YEARSSSSS!!!!!
- girl falls first
- unrequited crush
- pinning and loving him the entire time
screams pathetic and embarrassing. no man is ever worth it and especially not a emotionally unavailable man who can’t communicate at his old ass age🫠🫠🫠
don’t get me started on the quote “Jasper, it feels like I’ve been crawling after you for years. This is nothing new for me.” just kill me now 😵💫😵💫😵💫
side characters:
“I glance between Harvey and Cordelia. Harvey’s eyes are latched onto his late wife’s little sister with an intensity I’ve never seen before.” NOO NOT THE DOUBLE DIPPING😭
i was so sure beau and winter would be a couple but winter and theo, all that tension from their povs!!! yesss
- girl falls first
- unrequited crush
- pinning and loving him the entire time
screams pathetic and embarrassing. no man is ever worth it and especially not a emotionally unavailable man who can’t communicate at his old ass age🫠🫠🫠
don’t get me started on the quote “Jasper, it feels like I’ve been crawling after you for years. This is nothing new for me.” just kill me now 😵💫😵💫😵💫
side characters:
“I glance between Harvey and Cordelia. Harvey’s eyes are latched onto his late wife’s little sister with an intensity I’ve never seen before.” NOO NOT THE DOUBLE DIPPING😭
i was so sure beau and winter would be a couple but winter and theo, all that tension from their povs!!! yesss
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