Review – Five Rounds

Synopsis

Remy is a workaholic who spends any free time she has at the MMA gym or with her friends. Tristan is a womanizing, cocky MMA fighter who avoids social functions as much as possible. Besides MMA what do they have in common? Their best friend Jax. When Remy is suddenly evicted from her apartment Jax immediately offers for her to stay at his house while she waits for her new apartment to be ready in a couple weeks. Seems like the perfection solution until she remembers he shares that house with Tristan. Tristan & Remy have a long history of bickering & not getting along but since it’s the best option Remy tries to put her annoyance for him to the side & deal. But Tristan can’t resis pushing all her buttons until finally all that tension shifts from annoyance to a crackling sexual tension & they are both left figuring out what to do with this chemistry & whether or not it might be more than just five rounds in bed.

Break It Down

Story: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – 4 Stars
My husband trained in jui jitsu & MMA for a long time. He was on a fight team when we started dating & we have had man dates to fights & nights at home placing bets on outcomes. I really loved getting to relive those moments while reading this book. Tristan was such a good MMC. I loved his POV. & Remy was such a firecracker! Their chemistry & banter was top notch. I really enjoyed how even when they came together they still enjoyed that setting each other off energy & kept their banter just with a loving undertone instead of hate. Lol.
**SPOILER**
The only reason I gave their story 4 Stars was because I really disliked the miscommunication 3rd act break. I really wanted to have a whole moment with Tristan’s parents & his confidence instead & have Remy build him back up.

Content: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – 5 Stars
This was a quick read. lots of good spice for my smut loving heart & I really enjoyed the character development & story. I also enjoyed that we got enough side character storyline that it makes the transition to a series feel organic instead of forced. Of course I loved the dual POV. It wasn’t even & usually I prefer the back & forth but I felt like we got enough of Tristan’s POV at the right moments that I wasn’t disappointed. It was really well written & edited.

Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 – 5 Flames
Mmm. Yes. This had all the things we love to see. A dominant alpha man in bed who always makes his woman 💦💦 first & some “good girl.” 🥵 Hats off to Nikki Castle – this was steamy to ready & I loved it!

Overall: ✨✨✨✨ – 4 Stars
This was a solid 4 stars. Tristan & Remy were *chefs kiss.* Definitely recommend this one if you’re in the mood for a spicy sports romance. Enemies to Lovers & Forced Proximity isn’t super common in sports romances & this one is so so good.