Book Review: Until We're More by Cindi Madsen

Until We’re More by Cindi Madsen

Pages: 271
Publish date: August 27th, 2018
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Embrace)
ISBN: B07G12RC9P
Purchase: Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU

Chelsea is smart, funny, gorgeous, and the best friend I’ve ever had. Ever since she left, I’ve been a wreck. I’ve been focused on keeping my family’s MMA gym afloat while I train and coach fighters, anything to not miss her more. But now she’s finally back, along with her grumpy, possessive cat, and things are weird between us.

By weird, I mean I can’t stop thinking about her in that way. She’s in the room next door, and it takes all my control not to storm in there, sweep her up, and bring her back to my bed. Even stranger, I’m pretty sure she’d be into it.

Until We’re More:

I received an e-arc of Until We’re More by Cindi Madsen from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book. Until We’re Mine is the second book in the ‘Fighting for Her’ series, but can read as a standalone. You can check out my review of Until You’re Mine now.

Until We’re More by Cindi Madsen follows protagonist Chelsea and Liam, best friends that have drifted away when Chelsea left town. Now she’s back and old feelings are coming to the surface. Liam has tried to stay away from Chelsea, tried not to have ties with her. But now that she is back, it’s getting harder and harder to stay away. They both want to strive in their careers, but with each other around it’s hard to stay focused.

I really enjoyed Chelsea as the main female protagonist of the book. She was really easy to get along with and I just wanted to give her a big hug so many times. I adored that Chelsea was so determined and pushed herself for her work. I’ve said this before, but sometimes it’s rare to see female characters really striving to move up in their workplace. I enjoyed seeing that Chelsea struggled with finding a place and a voice where she worked. I was really able to connect with that – a lot.

Liam – I’m intrigued by Liam when I read about him in the first book. And he really shines in Until We’re More. Liam is not only trying to win the belt title, but it will cement his family business. The reader is able to tell from the start that he wants to find himself in the world of MMA. Like Chelsea, he wants to focus on what he wants to do with his life. But what he doesn’t expect is for Chelsea to have such a presence. Liam is also really easy to read, he isn’t a dickhead and I can fall into his voice really easily and doesn’t blend in with Chelsea or any other characters. In saying that, there are times where Liam, just got on my nerves, especially relating to his feelings for Chelsea.

The romance in Until We’re More, was totally my thing. This best friend to lovers romance just hit me in all the right places and I feel completely in love with it. The romance did take quite a while to kick off, not going to lie. It was very slow burning for a romance novel, but I understood why. There were a lot of things standing in their way. One of my favourite romance tropes is friends to lovers and I think that Cindi Madsen did it so well. There are times when I wanted to give both Liam and Chelsea kicks up the butt.

The notion of friends and family is yet another big theme in Until We’re More. I think that Cindi does an excellent job with these themes and that can really be seen in this one. Liam’s family isn’t the best, but the reader is able to see them all trying. Trying for each other. Chelsea’s on the other hand – can they just no be there? I hated them with a passion.

If you’ve read Angel Reads for a while now, you would know that I love sports romances. And while MMA is something that I know nothing about, it was great falling into the world of professional fighting. I can’t wait to read more books dealing with these types of sport.

Overall, Until We’re More by Cindi Madsen was a great read. I adored the romance and the protagonists are really easy to get along with. The reader is able to drive straight into the world of Chelsea and Liam and know how they think and feel. The voices are authentic and easy to love. While there are ups, downs and many miscommunications between the pair, Until We’re More is a really enjoyable read. If you are looking for an easy, romance read then this one is for you.

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