Book Blurb:
They were best friends, until he betrayed her.
Marigold Belmore wants nothing more than to forget about Jameson Sinclair. So what if they’ve been friends since elementary school? Who cares that he was the one person she trusted most in the world?
Jameson showed her how little she mattered to him when he stole the internship they swore not to apply to. That kind of betrayal isn’t something a person brushes under the rug.
Marigold tries to escape Jameson’s brooding stares, but between their shared classes and working on the paper together, the task seems impossible. She refuses to let his presence get to her, but when she’s forced to document his road to hockey stardom, it becomes more and more difficult to ignore the tension.
As banter is exchanged and secrets are revealed, Marigold becomes certain they can never go back to being just friends.
All That Glitters is a college hockey romance with all the sizzle, none of the spice. If you love sports, found family, and academia, you’ll love the second book in the RomCom University series.
Tropes:
*Netgalley ALC *College Romance *Sports Romance (Hockey) *Betrayal *drama
*child hood best friends --> rivals --> more *broken Trust *miscommunication/no communication
*Green flag MMC *just kisses *State Challenge Georgia *Young adult
Thoughts:
Thank you to the author and Netgalley for this ALC
Marigold (FMC) and Jameson (MMC) are both members on the school paper at first we just know Jameson to be Marigold's rival since he is the editor's favorite and seems to get all the praise in their team meetings... then it's shown that Marigold and Jameson used to be best friends until a betrayal happened.
Marigold and Jameson decided that neither of them would apply for the internship until a series of events led to Jameson applying and actually getting the internship... Marigold couldn't believe that he would do this to her knowing how much this meant. Jameson had his reasons but since she has been shutting down any conversations he tries to have about it he can't even apologize.
Marigold is burning the candle at both ends over loaded with classes, the paper, and now this special segment for the paper involving following the hockey team... which she has to work on with Jameson and he is on the team... she was hoping to get a break from him and sulk in peace over their lost friendship but how can she when he's everywhere she looks.
Jameson continues throughout the book to be a faithful friend to her even when she won't even speak with him, he is kind, protective and so sweet... seriously they have been friends since 3rd grade and she can't even give him time to explain himself?
While this was a cute cozy listen, the main drama appeared in the form of Marigold being over the top upset over this internship that Jameson got and she didn't all because he didn't tell her when she hadn't been talking to him at the time... how was he supposed to tell her when she had been avoiding him?
I think this book would have been better if the story had taken place in middle school or high school I just feel if they had been best friends since 3rd grade... an adult reaction would have been to have some form of conversation about it to allow him to explain what happened, but I found myself getting irritated with Marigold because every time he tried to talk to her about it she would run off or shut him down saying she didn't want to talk about it and he had betrayed her, I just didn't see it being that big of an issue and if they were really that good of friends she should have been proud of him for getting the internship out of all the candidates instead of treating him like hot garbage while he continued to try to win her and her friendship back.
If you are not a fan of miscommunication/no communication you probably won't like this one it is a big portion of the book. I might check out the rest of the series at some point.
Have you read this one? what did you think?
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