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Savage Rivals Review


Novel Source: Kindle 
Cross-post Review: Goodreads Review
Type: MM Romance Novel 
Starred rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Spice Radar: 🌶🌶🌶/5


Savage Rivals Review 

Asher and Levi were captains for the football team of rival high schools. Not only were they enemies on the football field but off as well. An elite school against a regular high school. A rich guy against one not so much. Their hatred simmered and boiled over to the point of no return. One banter led to another which broke out into fights. Love came thereafter. A Halloween prank gone wrong and both men were thrust into a different sensation. 

I, for one, thought Becca Steele was a genius to write this masterpiece. I enjoyed every second of it. Devoured it in one night.  It had been a while since I enjoyed a story so much. First of all, the football she used was the real football I grew up knowing was actual football. The one where if you touch the ball with your hand, it’s a penalty. I adored that she used this football. I could definitely relate. This book was the essence of the enemies-to-lovers trope. They hated each other until they didn’t. 

A lot of writers could learn a thing or two from this book. Asher and Levi’s banter was off the charts. I couldn’t help but smile through it all. When the romance came into play, I thanked the lucky stars Goodreads recommended this book to me. Their romance was actual romance. It wasn’t all lust but spending quality time with each other, going on hide-out dates even before they called it dates. It was amazing and refreshing that at least one author out there knows what romance is. It’s not death. Most people just keep it to themselves. 

The smut scenes were phenomenal. I got everything I didn’t know I wanted going into this read. I would recommend it to any fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope. I could give a list of reasons why this book would make your day, but I would probably go on a rant and share too many spoilers. So, I’m going to leave it like this. 


 

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