“Do you see now? You’re always giving me things that remind you of me, but I’m over here stealing things that remind me of you.”
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Actual Rating: 3 stars
Spicy Meter: 1 fire emoji
Content Warnings: Describes panic attacks, discusses a career-ending car accident, and describes someone very drunk.
“The Cheat Sheet” follows Bree Camden and Nathan Donelson, two (almost) inseparable childhood best friends. Bree aspired to be a professional ballet dancer but, when an accident ruina her chances, she pulls away from everyone and everything. Now, years later, she’s back to being friends with her best friend and forever crush, Nathan, who is now a star quarterback in the NFL. It’s just platonic for them tho. Bree would never even come close to Nathan, she can’t lose her friendship again. Little does she know, Nathan may have those same feelings. Perhaps, he’s had them all along too…
This book had all the things I like in a romance: friends-to-lover and football themed. Yet, I didn’t like it that much. Bree was annoying, the double pinning was exhausting, Nathan was clearly a man dreamed by a woman… I could go on and on about the things I didn’t like about this book. But it was a fun read nonetheless.
The panic attacks seemed like they were written by someone who’s never had a panic attack (or perhaps just didn’t know how to describe them), but they were very off putting, seemed oversimplified.
Personally, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this book, but Booktok does, so read it at your own risk. It’s not particularly a bad read, it just wasn’t particularly a good read either. If you’re looking to read books by Sarah Adams, I would highly recommend going for “The Off Limits Rule” instead.
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