greedy by ariana grande

I can’t even put it into words.

This book got to me on a personal level. I relate to Giana more than I’ve ever related to a character, I identified with her in a lot of ways. She had the same struggles and issues I have and that made me connect so much with her. I think it’s what make this book really get to me.

And Clay drives me absolutely feral. I want a Clay IRL asap.

I was so DEEPLY invested, I was so giddy, kicking and screaming so much and also wanted to throw it across the room in frustration at some points. It got the most raw emotions and reactions out of me and that’s something that few books get to accomplish.

This definitely became one of my favorite books of all time for sure.

Thank you so much to Kandi for my copy of the book 💕

Clay 💜

got about halfway through and started skimming it

Just alright

This wasn‘t for me. I liked the baseline of the story, but I didn’t quite like Clays character. His change of mind came out of nowhere and the whole talk about his inner beast f**led me up. Giana on the other hand was emotional intelligent but kinda off sometimes.

I know nothing about football other than hot men getting sweaty and stuff. And who doesn’t fantasize about being a college athlete’s girlfriend? So here is a simple review (from someone who doesn’t read much romance). Clay Johnson is wholesome. I love Clay Johnson. 4 stars because I needed more angst, but it was so cute and I cried and laughed and felt so many things. Minus 1 star because I did not like Gianna — but she was tolerable so it’s fine.

i love a good fake dating romance <333

2.5 stars Ok, so this book was meh. I was expecting so much more. The synopsis , although very obviously cliche and predictable, was very up my alley, but I don't know, I was expecting more from Kandi Steiner. I feel like we didn't have much information about either of the protagonists. Sure, we got some insight into Clay's life but Gianna was just not very realistic. She did not have a personality, and did she really not have any friends? She says she's not close with her family, but her father shows up for 2 seconds and calls her mouse. She's supposed to be 20 and supposed to love to read smutty books but she doesn't know what an orgasm is, or why kisses are pleasurable... Like? I know it is fiction, but she's the least real protagonist I've read in a while. I didn't dislike Clay, he was nice, but I just feel like we could've had such a great story if the author decided to go more in depth with the protagonists personalities. I don't know, I mean, I did read the book in 5 hours, so that's good, it was definitely addicting, but there's nothing that sets it apart from every other sports romance.

3.5 i guess i understand the hype but i don’t think i have the patience for college romances anymore. there were cute moments but i was bored many times too.

i found my guilty pleasure trope hehehe it’s sport romances. i ate this book upppppp. i related to giana so much in the aspect that she saw herself as more of a “background character” and didnt get noticed a lot, especially by guys. but she stepped up and her confidence grew. she is a bad bitch. and i related a lot to clay and his situation with his mom too. that hurt reading. fake dating is an elite trope

The relationship development in this book was done so well along with the third-act breakup although I'm not a huge fan of them it was done well in the blind side the Growth of feelings between Clay and Giana when they start falling for each other while fake dating so they can get the attention of Shawn and Maliyah. By the way, I could not stand Maliyah throughout this whole book until the end when she sees that Clay needs to be happy also with Clay with the issues with his mother and how he acknowledges she has to fight her own battles without the help of him. I’m usually not a big fan of football romances cause some of them can be kinda cheesy and cringe but this is one of the few ones that I like. But another thing I liked was the scene where Holden, Zeke, and Riley made Clay realize that he needs Giana and helps him get her back #friendshipgoals. I wish the epilogue was different tho instead of it with Holden I wish it was with Giana and Clay. ( This book has tropes of fake dating, sports romance, and the guy falls first this book does mention topic(s) such as addiction )

was the love confession scene a bit cringe, yes but i don’t care i love them so much

i feel like it was longer than it needed to be. still cute and i loved the story!

a man who reads ur tabbed romance books to figure out how to please you like when is it my turn

4.5

Blind Side by Kandi Steiner
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the fake dating trope kills me every time, and Kandi I am OBSESSED. Miss Ma’am delivered. Opposites attract trope, Giana being obsessed with smutty books. Mama out here being one of us. 👏🏻 I ate this book up in the course of 24 hours, delight to read. 

Once again I’ve been duped by TikTok.

The only driving force behind me finishing this was the fact I’m running behind schedule in reading books for the year. The plot was textbook sports romance in all of the worst ways. The relationship felt underdeveloped and overly sexualized, which is what the author seemed to be going for. I really did not enjoy this book or the conflict. Everything felt super surface level in all the worst ways :/

I actually really liked this book. It’s just that I don’t love the whole blackmail trope. It made up with romantic gestures and good spice, but once the blackmail is involved in out.