Review: Rival by M.A. Gray
Grant tore Parker's heart to shreds when he denied their feelings after a hot encounter between the at the time best friends. Since then, Parker has moved on, still living in their small hometown, coaching the local football team. Then Grant strolls back into town with a coaching job for the rival team and wanting to hash over old times between the two. Parker's response? An emphatic hell no, a rejection Grant more than deserves and Grant knows it even as he wants a reunion desperately with the only man he's ever had feelings for. The question is, will Park give him that second chance?
I wanted to love this story. Football? One of my favorite past times. Second chance? One of my favorite tropes. Second chance between two former best friends? Even better than regular second chance. Hot, steamy between the sheets time? Hell yeah! And yet, this story really did not work for me. Why? I didn't like either character really, especially Grant. He was a self-important, entitled, spoiled, selfish douchebag who had no sense of boundaries, and never put anyone ahead of himself until the very freakin' end! Honestly he didn't deserve a second chance, and Parker would have been better off either single or even with his ride or die friend, Claire. But you know what? I didn't particularly care for Parker either. He wasn't very likable, although more palatable than Grant's asshole personality. Really the only reason I'm not 2 starring this is because I loved Keon (one of Parker and Grant's football playing students) and Claire. Everything else just didn't work for me and it's a shame because it has potential and the writing is decent.
ARC via Gay Romance Reviews.
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