The highly anticipated follow-up to Peyton Corinne’s “unputdownable and unforgettable” (Bal Khabra, author of Collide) TikTok sensation Unsteady follows hopeless romantic Ro and player—on and off the ice—Freddy as their feelings for each other grow from strictly friendly to so much more.
Matt “Freddy” Fedderic is all smiles—at least on the surface. On the ice, he’s the star left winger for the Waterfell Wolves with a stellar reputation in bed and a potential future in the NHL. But in the classroom, he’s barely scraping by on a 2.0 GPA, retaking dropped classes and struggling with a rough mix of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Freddy had plans to enter the NHL draft at eighteen, but then his estranged father added a “graduation” clause to his inheritance, and now, he needs help to pass Biology with a professor who’s already betrayed him before.
Ro Shariff is a hopeless romantic with terrible luck in love—and now, Freddy’s new tutor. She keeps telling herself that she’s very happy with her on again/off again boyfriend, but Ro is desperate for real affection. As her tutoring sessions with Freddy lead to friendship and late-night phone calls, an undeniable heat begins to simmer between them, which they’re both trying desperately to ignore.
Although they are too protective of their newfound friendship to cross that line, Ro can’t stop thinking about how Freddy was her first kiss her freshman year at Waterfell, a spine-tingling moment seared into Ro’s memory that Freddy doesn’t seem to remember, and Freddy is determined to protect Ro from his reputation at all costs. Meanwhile, Ro wants to prove to him that despite what others have led him to believe, he’s worth more than his body. But maybe, just maybe, together they can learn how easily the right person can love every part of you, even your flaws.
Matt “Freddy” Fedderic is all smiles—at least on the surface. On the ice, he’s the star left winger for the Waterfell Wolves with a stellar reputation in bed and a potential future in the NHL. But in the classroom, he’s barely scraping by on a 2.0 GPA, retaking dropped classes and struggling with a rough mix of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Freddy had plans to enter the NHL draft at eighteen, but then his estranged father added a “graduation” clause to his inheritance, and now, he needs help to pass Biology with a professor who’s already betrayed him before.
Ro Shariff is a hopeless romantic with terrible luck in love—and now, Freddy’s new tutor. She keeps telling herself that she’s very happy with her on again/off again boyfriend, but Ro is desperate for real affection. As her tutoring sessions with Freddy lead to friendship and late-night phone calls, an undeniable heat begins to simmer between them, which they’re both trying desperately to ignore.
Although they are too protective of their newfound friendship to cross that line, Ro can’t stop thinking about how Freddy was her first kiss her freshman year at Waterfell, a spine-tingling moment seared into Ro’s memory that Freddy doesn’t seem to remember, and Freddy is determined to protect Ro from his reputation at all costs. Meanwhile, Ro wants to prove to him that despite what others have led him to believe, he’s worth more than his body. But maybe, just maybe, together they can learn how easily the right person can love every part of you, even your flaws.
Title: Unloved (The Undone #2
Author: Peyton Corinne
Publisher: Atria Books
Expected Publication Date: February 4, 2025
Review:
Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing me with an egalley of this book to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I was super excited to read this next installment for Undone. I loved Freddy in the first book and I needed to know his story. And Corinne did a fabulous job with his story! While you could read this book as a stand alone, I really do insist you read the first book to get more context on the characters from this book and relationships with their friends.
Matt Fredderic does two things well: hockey and sex. His future hangs on him graduating from college. But his learning disabilities, which have not been dealt with, have continuously haunted him. I really love Freddy's set up. It truly shows how people can slip through the cracks and get by with grit and determination. Corinne addresses the learning disabilities with truth and honesty. She also shows how men can struggle with their emotions. Freddy is a people pleaser who doesn't feel he's worthy of love. My heart hurt for him for this entire book. He had no one to turn to, despite having friends and family. His need to feel loved is extremely prominent in the book. I was absolutely invested in him and his future. I wanted to jump in and help fight his battles. I wanted to show him he was worth so much more than he has told himself. I don't think I've ever been so emotionally invested in an MMC in a romance book as I was with Freddy.
Ro Shariff is also a people pleaser and a romantic. Her on again, off again relationship with her boyfriend is toxic and a abusive. But she can't seem to break away from it, despite his gaslighting and treating her as if she is always the one in the wrong. She struggles to feel seen and wanted for just who she is. She's lonely and a bit lost. But her heart is just so big. I love how she fought for Freddy this whole book. She made him feel seen and loved. Add to that her ability to infuse great banter into her stories and it was just so amazing to read! Plus her characters are so well developed. There wasn't a time I didn't understand or find the characters believable. This really added to the plot development and kept the story moving forward.
Corinne infused into this book a rawness you rarely see in romance books. The relationships between the characters are emotional and relatable. She also writes grief and healing very well. She builds the relationship with Ro and Freddy on raw feeling. It's a slow burn that is wroth every word written to get there.
Do I need the next story now? Yes, yes I do. It's going to be hard to wait, I will be honest. But I know Corinne will give that story what it needs and I'm excited to see what happens. If you want to read stories with heartfelt emotion, strong character development, and relatable situations, pick up Corinne's books!
Author:
Peyton Corinne is a writer of romances with imperfect characters, angst and lots of heart. Her stories come with a healthy dose of swoon and angst, of hurt and comfort, and—though it make take them some time, they always end with a happily ever after.
She has been writing since she was young, but is finally letting those stories live further than her notes app.
If she's not writing, she's probably making another cup of coffee, rewatching Twilight and frantically reading through her own endless TBR.
Peyton loves to laugh, but her books might make you cry.
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