** spoiler alert ** 
 I do like Sarina Bowen's writing, and I love the whole hockey player thing. Sports in general get a big thumbs up even though I'm not even a watcher of any sport. I don't really understand it, but I thoroughly enjoy the commentary when something sporty happens in a book. In this instance, inner tube water polo. Anyway, I shall stop rambling and get onto the review. 
 Corey absolutely killed it. I loved her. Hartley sometimes didn't deserve her adoration, sure, but as a friend I thought he was great most of the time. 
 When Stacia came back on the scene it sucked, but it was quite realistic I think. I was a bit weirded out by Stacia winking at Corey towards the end of the book. I think she may have become a pod person. I do think that Stacia was too unlikeable. I get that she's wildly attractive, but nothing at all about her character is redeeming. There must be someone else in this exclusive college that would fit the bill and be more understandable as a romantic interest. Or, it would have made more sense if Stacia had more of a tie to Hartley's dad. Like if she actually knew him. 
 I would have liked to have seen far more about Hartley's reunion with his dad. Being abandoned like that leaves fucking deep scars and I felt like it was dealt with too lightly and resolved too easily, which in turn made it completely impossible for anyone to comprehend at all why he wouldn't be the perfect hero and dump Stacia the moment she got back, or over Facebook after seeing her "Italian Stallion" or... you know, when pretty much everyone who loved him kept telling him that she was awful. That's my feeling, anyway. 
 I honestly thought that Hartley was lovely for the most part. The chemistry between Hartley and Callahan was yum, and the whole friends-to-lovers thing is a fave of mine. I was rooting for them and when they were together it was hot. I was a bit taken aback at the lack of masturbation actually. I'm used to men getting busy with their hands/toys when they can't be with the object of their affection and tbh I'd have liked a little self-love from Corey. Minor niggle. 
 All in all it was great and I look forward to reading more in the series.