TITLE: First Down
SERIES: Willow Bay
AUTHOR: Ella Kade
GENRE: Dark, Sister's Best Friend Contemporary Romance
RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2021
My twin sister’s best friend is off limits...But that hasn’t stopped me from being in love with her for the past five years.
Every chance my sister gets she reminds me and Lo of my manwhore ways. Obviously, this was long before I ever knew she existed. Now I only have eyes for her. But I’m keeping my hands to myself.
After her horrific sexual assault, Lo is sleeping in my bed, living in my house, and invading my every thought.
Now that she’s away from my sister, whispering in her ear, warning her away, she’s too fragile for me to think about starting something that may wreck us both.
She’s not ready for me and the longer she’s here, the closer my past mistakes come back to haunt me, making me realize I might never deserve her.
Trigger warning: The heroine in this story is raped before the book starts. While there is no rape in the book, but it is talked about.
“If you're wanting a love story with a traumatic storyline for both main characters this is definitely a must read for you.”
~Christy Davisson
“If you’re looking for a sister’s best friend, friends to lovers, sports romance this is one to read.”
~Book Addict Reviews
4 Stars from Tiffany!
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Talk About Drama...
In First Down, Ella Kade gives the drama to her readers in spades. The story of Lo and Oz spans a few years and talk about ups and downs...
Lo is Oz'z twin sisters best friend. He has loved her from afar for five years. In that time that he couldn't have her, he was a bit of a manwhore and his sister made sure to point that out to her best friend every chance she got to keep him away. Lo also noticed Oz, however didn't think he would give her the time of day, with him a star football player and all. Not until Lo finds herself lost after a sexual assault, does she start to see Oz for who he has been all those years.
While I am a huge fan of angst, this was pure drama. These two were overflowing with it and at times, I was slightly annoyed. They went to extremes when they couldn't have the other and it felt like a bit of overkill. I know Lo was going through something heavy, however I wasn't a super fan of hers. Oz was a bit better, but not by much. There was a lot of tip toeing and secrets that needed to be revealed and I did appreciate the slight curveball Ella Kade threw in to shake things up a bit.
That said, the book was well written and I enjoyed the previous characters front and center helping Oz and Lo while adding the humor a heavy book like this needed. It is the second in the Willow Bay series and seems to carry the story along well. I thought I had read the first one, but didn't and now need to go back and learn more about Fin and West!
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