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Thanks to @netgalley for an advance copy of Everything for You by Chloe Liese, out May 10th! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let me just start by saying that if you, too, were brought great joy by Ted Lasso, and if you also fell in love with Roy Kent, then you need to pick up this book immediately. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Gavin gives MAJOR Roy Kent vibes: in an author’s note at the end, Liese explains that Oliver and Gavin are inspired by Ted and Roy!!! What a beautiful tribute to such beloved characters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Everything For You is the fifth book in the Bergman Brothers series: each book can be read as a standalone, but its well worth reading as a whole because the family dynamics are part of what make this series what it is. On that note, I cannot WAIT for Viggo’s book, and I loved his nod to The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oliver and Gavin may be teammates, but they’re total opposites: one is a sunshine who wears every color of the rainbow, is surrounded by a boisterous family, and is persistently cheery. The other is a growly, emotionally constipated (but secretly cinnamon roll) loner whose wardrobe is full of black. One is at the end of their career, while the other is just getting started. When their coach forces them to overcome their constant sniping by making them co-captains, it triggers a chain of events that alters their relationship forever. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chloe Liese writes such beautiful, emotionally intelligent, and funny characters that it’s hard not to recognize parts of yourself and others every time you pick up one of her books — this one is no exception. Mitch’s conversation with Gavin about letting the light in, and Ziggy’s conversation with Ollie about outgrowing yourself brought me to a standstill as I was reading. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I adored the historical romance and Broadway musical references and the only one bed and forced proximity tropes, but most of all I loved the way in which these characters kept showing up for each other. via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/Cc5ZnbLL6mb/