The third in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U.
College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives―and she’s nailing both of them. By day, she’s the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she’s Charlie: a risk-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties.
Will Larsen may seem like the breezy boy next door, but his congressman father is a constant thorn in his side. After a scandal hits another Division 1 hockey program, Will’s dad is determined to distance his son from it, hiring a journalist to prove how squeaky-clean Will and his team are. Which means the last thing Will wants is for anyone to find out he and his best friend Beckett Dunne―a laidback Aussie shielding secret heartache―sometimes share girls in the bedroom.
When Charlie finally meets them in person and realizes she’s been chatting with two gorgeous Briar U hockey players, things get steamy―fast. But all their messy secrets are piling up, and real life soon threatens to shatter the fantasy. With Charlie, Will, and Beckett all coming to terms with what they want and what others want for them, difficult decisions will need to be made.
Especially when lust starts to look a lot like love.
Review
I’ve never read a poly romance before, so I was excited to give this one a try. Plus, I’ve loved the previous books in this series, so picking this up was a no-brainer.
Charlie, a STEM student, constantly feels the pressure to be perfect. She meets Will and Beckett through a hookup app, and their relationship development was really well-paced. Since being with two guys at once is completely new to her, I appreciated that the story took time to build their connection before jumping into the spice. Speaking of which—this book brings the heat!
Each character had a fully fleshed-out backstory that added depth to the story. Charlie, who was adopted, is searching for her biological relatives. Will is struggling with the expectations of his controlling father, who wants him to follow in his footsteps. And then there’s Beckett, the Aussie with a secret that completely caught me off guard—seriously, my jaw dropped when it was revealed.
I really enjoyed the romance between all three of them. The dynamic was different from a traditional relationship, and I can definitely see the appeal. Their feelings for each other felt genuine, and it worked so well because they were open and honest about what they wanted from the start.
Overall, this was a fantastic read—I highly recommend it!
My Rating: 5/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
About the Author
A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a BA in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.
Elle is the author of more than fifty contemporary fiction and romance novels, published by a variety of major houses. Her work includes the Off-Campus series, the global phenomenon which has captivated millions of readers around the world.
*I received an ARC of this book from Publisher/Author in exchange for an honest, voluntary review
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