Melanie (mells_view)'s Reviews > Boyfriend Bargain

We’re in a bubble, the two of us, and everyone around us seems irrelevant—or at least that’s my perception.


I can’t. Ilsa Madden-Mills has once again KILLED me with her writing. Boyfriend Bargain is the PERFECT new adult college sports romance. Ilsa writes Z and Sugar in a way that makes them truly feel like the only two people in the world. Are they perfect characters? No. But their flaws feel relatable and not tedious as sometimes can happen in new adult. Their romance starts off with sparks and fire, but it isn’t only that. The banter. I can’t with the banter. It’s two people who are so tense and wary of each other, but their heat is witty and hot. There’s this connection between them that they can’t resist and it truly is so intense. I swear the naughty bits in this book were so damn hot. They weren’t over the top or crazy, but they were so good. I could feel the passion between these two characters pouring from the pages. It was intense how much I could feel their need for each other.

Sugar is relatable in so many ways, and a heroine you want to be friends with. I was equal parts rooting for her and screaming my advice at her. Like just let yourself love girl!! You deserve all the good things!!

Z is the big man on campus who could care less about being the big man on campus. He’s outwardly that guy, but inside he’s deep. Honestly deep seems like a weak description, but it’s also the perfect one.

So this is essentially a fake relationship read, and we know how those go. They don’t stay fake for long. Sugar is reluctant though, because of a cheating ex, and Z has secrets of his own. The point being is that these two don’t plan on things evolving past fake, but they do. They get there slowly and passionately. Each of these characters have so much personal depth that’s explored and growth that happens throughout the story. The banter is amazing. The naughty bits are INTENSELY HOT. The love story and the individual character plots are entertaining, and the cast of side characters insured that there was never a dull moment.

It’s an up and down ride, but the character’s love and story is so worth the bumps. Highly recommend.

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