BOOKWORM REVIEW: Made for You by Natasha Madison

February 14, 2023

BOOKWORM REVIEW: Made for You by Natasha Madison

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥

Vivienne Grant wants space from her family. She may love them to pieces, but sometimes they can just be too much. This leads her to buy a boat, planning an entire summer of writing and living the boat life. What she did not anticipate was moving in next door (or is it next anchor) to grumpy Xavier.

Xavier is a retired NHL player who got tired of the spotlight and is living as a hermit on his boat. When his gorgeous neighbor docked her new boat next to his, he wasn't exactly thrilled to have less personal space. But a friendship soon blossoms, and it starts to become more. But could Xavier reconcile his problems against the league that nearly became his undoing when the person he's falling for is practically embedded in it?

I am so glad that this book took the slow-burn friends-to-lover route. It had so much angst, and Xavier and Vivienne had so much baggage that I was thrilled we got to see it all unpacked and addressed in a wonderful journey of independence, resilience, and love.

This is an emotionally heavy book, so you've been warned coming into it. Was the emotional roller coaster worth it? Absolutely. I especially love Xavier's arc in dealing with being in the spotlight and walking away from it. For all my criers out there: you will need tissues.

This book may be read as a standalone, but it is part of a very intricate book universe by Natasha Madison. Sometimes it can get overwhelming that I need a diagram, but it does not take away too much from the book experience itself.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Natasha Madison and Wildfire Marketing Solutions for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THE BOOK

From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone enemies-to-lovers grumpy/sunshine sports romance. A spin-off from the Only One series

Vivienne

I did the last thing I ever expected to do. I bought a boat. A beautiful boat that was all mine to spend the summer on.

Only thing I was looking forward to was the calm being on the water brought me.

A place where I wasn’t a hockey dynasty princess or the only single girl of the family.

What I wasn’t looking forward to was the broody man in the boat next to me.

Xavier

I was at the top of my game two years ago.

Then it all came crashing down.

I hung up my skates and vowed to never play again.

I was good at hockey, but hockey was bad for me.

I planned to spend my life on my boat with my dog.

Alone. Happily alone.