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Everything for You

Book 5 in the series:Bergman Brothers

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Everything for You by Chloe Liese is a heartwarming story that follows Oliver and Gavin, reluctant teammates on the Galaxy soccer team. Gavin, at the end of his soccer career, grapples with chronic pain, while Oliver, at the beginning of his career, hides his anxiety behind a facade of sunshine and spirit. Despite their differences, they are offered Co-Captaincy, forcing them to open up to each other emotionally to maintain their title. The book beautifully explores their evolving relationship, synchronized playing on the field, and the challenges they face both individually and together.

Readers praised Chloe Liese's inclusive writing style, particularly her accurate portrayal of disabilities and mental health issues. The author's compassionate handling of characters like Oliver with anxiety and Gavin with chronic pain resonated with many, offering a realistic yet caring representation of their struggles and growth throughout the story.

Characters:

The characters are complex and relatable, with personal struggles that resonate deeply with readers, creating a strong emotional connection.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is emotionally engaging with rich character development, beautifully woven metaphors, and heartfelt dialogue.

Plot/Storyline:

The plot centers around a romance between two professional soccer players, highlighting themes of anxiety, chronic pain, and the transition from enmity to love.

Setting:

The setting is primarily within the context of a professional soccer team, enriched by the family dynamics of the Bergman clan.

Pacing:

The pacing is fast yet balanced, allowing for a blend of quick plot progression and deep emotional exploration.
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Notes:

The book 'Everything for You' is the fifth in the Bergman Brothers series.
The protagonists, Oliver and Gavin, are professional soccer players who become co-captains.
Oliver is described as the ultimate sunshine character, while Gavin is the grumpy one.
The story features themes of anxiety and chronic pain, with Oliver battling anxiety and Gavin dealing with pain related to his soccer career.
The romance between Gavin and Oliver is an enemies-to-lovers dynamic, but they are not true enemies, just rivals.
Chloe Liese includes lots of family interactions and relationships from previous books in the series, enhancing the familial feel of the story.
Elements of the story draw inspiration from the TV series 'Ted Lasso', particularly the dynamic between characters akin to Roy Kent and Jamie.
Readers have praised the emotional depth and well-written representation of mental health issues in the characters' lives.
The book includes various relationship tropes, such as forced proximity, caretaking, and age gap.
Gavin's character is noted to be inspired by Roy Kent from 'Ted Lasso', which resonates with fans of the show.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

Content warnings include themes of anxiety and panic attacks, chronic pain, and a homophobic slur, though the latter is addressed in context.

Has Romance?

The romance is a central focus of the story, with a significant emphasis on the evolving relationship between the two male leads.

From The Publisher:

Gear up for an all-the-feels, steamy slow-burn in this enemies-to-lovers sports romance about fighting for love when life's taught you it's a losing game.

Gavin

We've been teammates for two years, but it feels like a lifetime that Oliver Bergman's been on my last nerve. A demanding captain and veteran player, I'm feared and friendless, while he's the beloved rising star, all sunshine smiles and upbeat team spirit. To make matters worse, he's obscenely attractive. In short: he's genetically designed to get under my skin.

Avoiding Oliver has been my survival tactic on and off the field. But when Coach drops the bomb that we're now co-captains, avoiding him becomes impossible, and keeping the truth from him-let alone my distance-is harder than ever.

Oliver

Life was great until soccer legend Gavin Hayes joined the team and proved he's nothing like the guy I grew up idolizing. Instead, he's a giant-albeit gorgeous-grump who lives to rain on my parade. I've sworn off pranks since entering the public eye, so rather than settle our differences the Bergman way, I've had to settle for killing Gavin with kindness. There's just one problem: killing him with kindness is killing me.

To make matters worse, Coach gives us an ultimatum: put an end to our enmity or say goodbye to being captains. I'm prepared to be miserable while we meet her demands and make nice, but the last thing I expect is to discover an explosive attraction we can't help but act on, and worse yet, to realize the man hiding beneath Gavin's gruff exterior is all I've ever wanted.

Everything for You is a grumpy-sunshine, enemies-to-lovers, age gap sports romance about an upbeat rising soccer star with anxiety and his curmudgeonly veteran teammate who lives with chronic pain. Complete with nosy senior citizens, nosier siblings, and a meddling coach, this standalone slow burn is the fifth in a series of novels about a Swedish-American family of five brothers, two sisters, and their wild adventures as they each find happily ever after.

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1 comment(s)

Incredible
5 months

Such a funny lighthearted book. I love the Gorgeous Grump and the coffee they named after him 😂 Gavin is relatable though, being an older soccer player and describing his pain from the years of playing soccer really hit me. I felt so bad for him.

 
 
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