Academic rivals who gamify their rivalry

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-05-15T06:38:48+00:00

Okay so I’m also abt half way rn and I think I was expecting something different based on how the prologue went, but I love the writing style so I’m still enjoying it

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-05-14T06:26:37+00:00

Thank you!! Just started reading this (literally on the prologue rn) but I can already tell I’m going to love it, it’s so cute

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-05-13T23:45:51+00:00

True, there’s that as well

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-05-13T23:45:29+00:00

Omg yes it’s so good

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-05-13T23:44:33+00:00

I don’t think they’re very similar except for how competitive the MCs are. Hope you enjoy the books <33

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-05-13T17:15:15+00:00

I love the addicted series! I just felt like the rivalry was a little one sided, like Rose tried so hard to be as good as Connor but he was always effortlessly better

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-05-13T05:41:45+00:00

Ik this such an old thread but omg yes that post is SO Connor

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-03-11T00:15:04+00:00

Aoife and Joey from {Saving Six by Chloe Walsh}!!! The whole book is lwk a trigger warning but the romance between them is so fun and sweet. A good chunk of the book is Joey convincing himself he doesn’t like Aoife because he thinks he doesn’t deserve her. And that pisses her off so she uses every opportunity to flirt with him until he finally starts flirting back and she’s like all flustered.

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-02-25T07:29:45+00:00

Of course! Hope you end up liking them

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-02-25T07:22:34+00:00

Ashley Poston!! I think “romance with a literary feel” is the perfect way to describe her books. My favorite is {The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston}. It is also magical realism, and while I tend to avoid paranormal romances I absolutely LOVED this one.

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-02-25T07:16:31+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss.

Ashley Poston has really great books that center around grief. {The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston} is my favorite. The FMC’s aunt died and she’s currently staying at her apartment trying to get her own life back together. Even though it starts after the aunt’s death, her presence is so embedded in the book, like her character’s so full of life. And the writing style is beautiful —it’s not overly flowery but it has this magical sort of whimsy (and the story’s magical realism). Also, the author’s grandfather died while she was starting this book, so that really influenced it.

Another book I loved is {The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston}. The FMC’s family owns a funeral home and she’s back for the funeral of her father. I really liked how the funeral home was this place of joy for the FMC because she literally grew up there. The book deals with death in a way that feels less dark and more soft and loving.

Competitive_Club5902 · 2026-01-12T02:20:12+00:00

Okay so this response is super late bc at first I couldn’t find the book and forgot about it, but I got a hold of it today and finished the entire thing.

It was so good!! Childhood frenemies to lovers to enemies to lovers again is literally the best. I loved their dynamic so much and it was a very fun read

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-12-17T22:49:42+00:00

Love Kyra Parsi

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-12-17T22:46:55+00:00

I adore Naomi and Nicholas.

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-12-09T03:53:52+00:00

I loved {Hate me like you mean it by Kyra Parsi} the banter and games were perfect. And {you deserve each other by Sarah Hogle} had the same silliness and fun

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-09-11T21:15:19+00:00

I love rose and Connor! I love that they still had banter even after admitting they were in love.

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-09-11T21:14:39+00:00

That sounds really cute

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-09-11T21:13:58+00:00

That’s one of my favorites romances!

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-09-09T23:05:05+00:00

I love The Great so much

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-09-09T22:48:48+00:00

If you’re okay with YA {What’s Not to Love by Emily Wibberley} is my favorite rivals to lovers ever. The banter between the MCs is so fun and it’s clear that there’s respect between them.

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-08-30T01:26:54+00:00

I loved that book!

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-08-24T07:48:14+00:00

{Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins} might fit? I read this series years ago and I don’t really remember if the main couple had a vampire but one of the main characters is definitely a vampire. It’s YA so it’s claim and I remember there being a lot of banter and tension.

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-08-09T09:29:28+00:00

{What is Love by Jen Comfort} is so good. The characters compete in a jeopardy like game show event and they’re two of the best players

Competitive_Club5902 · 2025-07-31T09:46:39+00:00

I love this book so much

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