I can't believe it took me this long to realize that this was the third book I've read in this series. They're all written by different authors but set in the small town of Harvest Hollow. The first book I read, Just Don't Fall, has main character Logan playing with their minor league team, the Appies. I remember thinking I definitely want to read about Felix, their goalie. This is that book!! Felix is honestly the perfect book boyfriend...a introverted goalie with a love for classical music and an obsession with books to the point he named his personal library Ivy so his teammates think he's spending time with a woman rather than at home with his books! Brilliant idea in my opinion lol!! Then there's the perfect meet cute for the reader: The first time we meet Felix is when he rushes to Grace's rescue in his underwear. He so flustered and awkward around her at first is adorable. This is a sweet small town romance with no spicy scenes but all the feels and plenty of kissing. I'm looking forward to catching up on the rest of the series now.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

When her teenage years were filled with her family's hockey obsession, it's no wonder cellist Gracie has sworn off dating players. But the goalie next door is out to prove that he's more than the game. Although they both initially fight their mutual attraction, Felix and Gracie (and the reader) can't help but fall with the forced-proximity slow-burn building between them.

Things I adored:
- an endlessly thoughtful, self-aware love interest who does therapy and can write an apology to rival Mr Darcy
- a passionate heroine pulling off the most epic grand gesture
- texting, long distance, and the sweetest reunions that make it worth the wait
- exploration of parental expectations and and complicated family relationships
- the most adorable nine-year-old nephew

Absolutely Not in Love was my first read of the Sweater Weather series, but I'm definitely going back to visit these delightfully cozy and sweetly swoon-worthy romances. These are the perfect seasonal read to warm you from the inside out!

ABSOLUTELY loved this book. I’m a sucker for hockey romances and I just loved these characters. Such amazing fall vibes and I couldn’t recommend this book to my friends fast enough 🩷

First thought: An adorable hockey romance that will have you wanting to throw on classic music and binge read this books This one is just so cute, you instantly fall in love with Felix and Gracie. I have been shipping these two since they were briefly introduced in another Appies story. Highly recommend!

Gracie is a music teacher by day and plays the cello in a symphony at night, she loves classical music. One thing she can’t stand is hockey, she will never date a hockey player ever again, it is something she has cut out of her life. Her neighbor across the way plays for the local team and his dreamy dark hair Thor vibe is making her want to rethink her no hockey rule.

Felix is the star goalie for the Appies he is the yes man always there to lend a hand and help. He is an introvert and likes his quiet space where he can decompress, cook, read and listen to classical music. He has been secretly crushing on his neighbor for the last 6 months but she hates all things hockey and his life is hockey. He’s on a mission to convince him that he’s more than his job and taking a chance on him is worth it.

Tropes you’ll find:

* Neighbors to Lovers
* Forced Proximity
* Cinnamon Roll MMC
* Sports- Hockey
* Closed Door
* Dual POV

This book was absolutely adorable! I’ve read a few in this cute fall series now, and you can’t go wrong with any of them! This is the perfect fall romance.

*Disclaimer: I was kindly provided with an advanced reader copy of this book through NetGalley.*

‘Absolutely Not in Love’ is a cozy sport’s romance that turns out to be more of a musician’s romance. Gracie is a cellist and music teacher that has a difficult relationship with ice hockey. Our MMC, Felix, plays professional ice hockey in the minor leagues. The two are neighbours and, through a series of (un)fortunate events, end up being forced into close proximity.

Felix is an absolutely heart-melting character. If you’re looking for a sensitive, self-aware, shy, and mature man who does not shy away from going after what he wants (even if he struggles to express that in a not awkward way sometimes), Felix is the guy for you. He encapsulates some of my personal favourite tropes in romance novels. For one he’s an athlete, but more importantly, he has a crush on our FMC from the first page onwards. He falls first. I saw myself falling in love with him at the same time as Gracie was, because how could you not? He’s devoted, sweet, he will buy you books and cook for you.

As somebody who used to play the cello, I liked Gracie from the start. My appreciation for her only grew the more I got to know her. She’s intelligent and funny and she’s open to changing her ways for the right person.

Overall, this was a highly enjoyable book. I would recommend it to anyone who is in the mood for a comforting, sweet romance that makes you long for more love in your own life (or it makes you appreciate the love in your own life more).

This one is a sweet sweet hockey romance. I loved it, especially Felix with his kind gentle soul. Gracie hates hockey and everything that resembles it, so what shall she do when she has so hot neighbor who is also a hockey player? A little bit of different sports romance with a slow burn, slow seduction that will warm your heart.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly

Absolutely Not In Love by Jenny Proctor
-Sweater Weather Series-

3/5⭐️

This was a sweet, hallmark style sports romance full of all the cheesy moments you would expect.

•My Blurb•
Gracie, middle school orchestra teacher and professional cellist, has sworn off all hockey players. She’s been burned in the past and it’s better if she just avoids all hockey in general. Too bad her new apartment is next to, you guessed it, a handsome hockey player. Felix is a goalie for his AHL team and prefers books to people. The fact that he has a little crush on his hockey hating neighbor gives him the extra push to get past his social anxiety, he’s determined to change her mind! Will Gracie give Felix the chance to prove he’s not your average hockey player?

•My Thoughts•
This was cute with moments of light swoon. It was predictable but sometimes you just want an easy, good time. I enjoyed all of the classical music references and that Felix had a library (WITH A LADDER!!). Felix was a good guy and not your typical playboy hockey player, which was a fun change. He was quieter and focused and I enjoyed anxiety representation. I will also say this man knows how to write a letter. It was one of my favorite moments of the book! There were plot points and developments I wish the author had spent more time on but all in all it was a sweet, feel-good read.

Thank you to @netgalley and JPC Publishing for the advanced reader copy. All thoughts are my own.

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Gracie's neighbor is sweet, thoughtful, handsome, and absolutely perfect boyfriend material. Except for one tiny flaw: he's a hockey player. Gracie has sworn that she will never date a hockey player ever again, but Felix would love nothing more than a chance to show her that he's the one for her.

I adored Absolutely Not in Love. Felix is the ultimate cinnamon roll hockey boyfriend. Everything about him had me sighing wistfully. The man pulled his arm chair right against the wall so he could listen to Gracie practice her cello in the other apartment. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

The forced proximity and slow burn were delicious. This is a closed door romance, but all the emotions are there and I did not miss the spice because I was too busy melting over their relationship. I even got a little choked up at the end. Everything was so sweet and the emotions were so honest.

Absolutely Not in Love is worth your time!

This is a sweet sports romance, where the protagonists are neighbors. The heroine is a cellist and the hero is a minor league ice hockey player, but the problem is that the heroine has a grudge against the sport. The
book starts off abruptly and dvelops slowly at first the characters are not establish enough before jumping into the heroine's dislike for the sport. But once you move past the first few chapters, their chemistry develops naturally, triggered by some forced proximity. There are lovely emotional layers to the story, the protagonists relationships with their families plays a great role here. All in all a sweet relaxing read, and an almost chaste or closed door romance.

An amazing end to the sweater weather series! There’s such great tension between Gracie and Felix i simply could not put this book down! This was sweet and lighthearted and so fun to read. Thankfully the miscommunication was short lived and well explained for the sake of the plot. i would highly recommend this read to anyone wanting a exciting and easy romcom read!

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for granting me the privilege of reading this book in advance.

This is the final book in the Sweater Weather series. This is a series of 7 books by 7 different authors. They are standalone stories that take place in the same town at the same time of year. They can really be read in any order, although Felix and Grace are introduced in the first book of the series, Just Don't Fall by Emma St Clair.

This story features Felix, a goalie for the minor league hockey team and his neighbor, Grace, a professional cello player.

It is a tender tale of overcoming challenges and stereotypes can lead to happiness. Jenny Proctor delivers a wonderful romcom with plenty of Rom to go with the Com! What a great way to wrap up a wonderful collection of stories! I can't wait to see what is coming next!

I was gifted a complimentary copy of the book by the author through Netgalley. I am happily leaving an honest review.

BLURB

My requirements for a man are simple. Must love books. Must NOT love hockey.
Which is why I will never be interested in my neighbor, the aloof and mysterious Felix Jamison, no matter how many books I see him hauling into his apartment. Unless he loses his pro hockey skates, I’m out.
But then he shows up at my symphony concert.
And I catch the sweet strains of Beethoven floating across the hall.
Have I mentioned how incredible he looks in his game day suit?

Such a cute love story 🤗 Love that they had social anxiety/mental health rep in this. It makes it feel more real. Such a cute heartwarming story when two people meet and help each other through insecurities

Thank you Net Galley for giving me the opportunity to read and review

Right from the start I was digging this book. I love when He Falls First, and you can tell right away he is all in. Between an interesting plot, lovable characters, and a romance we are all rooting for, this was a fun and enjoyable read.

Let’s start with our man Felix. He is 100% Book Boyfriend Goals. He is just utter perfection. He is loyal to his friends, a great companion to his mother, and always there for his neighbor Gracie (who he has a massive crush on). He’s a quiet guy who prefers nights in listening to Bach while reading a book, but he still has a few friends (Eli and Logan) that he spends time with. I loved him from the start. We meet him when Gracie is shouting for him in the hallway and he runs out (only dressed in his boxers mind you) after just getting out of the shower because he was worried she was hurt. *Sighs* oh, this man.

Gracie took a couple chapters for me to get to know and like. When we first meet her she is yelling for her neighbor Felix while angry that a bunch of his stuff (that we later find out are hockey supplies that are to be donated to the local youth hockey team) is out in the hallway. As we soon dive into her life as an orchestra teacher and why she dislikes hockey and hockey players, I felt like I could relate to her.

The plot was easy going and moved quickly so I wanted to keep reading. There was never a lull where I thought there should be more action. Well, this is closed doors, so I guess there could be more action. *wink-wink*. No, I’m all honesty I’m okay with the closed door scenes. This is a sweet romance, not a spicy one. And I loved every moment of it.

This one is a slow burn for sure. There are a lot of cute scenes between when we meet the characters and they start dating. The first date doesn’t happen until we are 70% through the book, so you know this is slow…but a good kind of slow.

*An ARC was provided by NetGalley and the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This title is in contrast with my opinions of the book because I am absolutely in love with Felix and Gracie.

Gracie, a middle school music teacher and cellist, lives next door to the goalie of the local hockey team, Felix. After a note worth run-in in their shared hallway, Felix finally grabs Gracie's attention. The only problem? Gracie doesn't like hockey, or the people that play it. But when she gets to know him, he manages to surprise her like no one else ever did.

I'm just going out and say it, Felix might be my new favorite book boyfriend. Not only is he the sweetest and most thoughtful man in Gracie's life, he buys her books which totally counts for something. I like how Gracie seems to be stuck in her 'hockey players suck attitude' because of her high school boyfriend, when it's really rooted in her struggle with her place in her hockey-loving family. And then there is Felix, a professional athlete that beats all jock stereotypes and I'm here for it.

This is not my first book written by Jenny, and for good reason. I thoroughly like her writing style and I'm sure to pick up everything she publishes after this one.

This whole Sweater Weather series is just perfection, and Jenny Proctor's Absolutely Not in Love is exactly what I hoped it would be. Felix is like a warm hug and a cup of hot chocolate. Love this book!

Gracie is a symphony teacher, a cello player, a lover of the arts. Felix is the goalie of the local AHL hockey team, and they are neighbours. It doesn’t matter that Felix is beautiful, because Gracie swore off hockey and hockey players a long time ago.

Forced proximity and not quite enemies to lovers, but one sided dislike to lover, is always predictable and fun. Felix and Gracie’s connection grows and feels real, which is something I enjoy in my romance novels.

A few laugh out loud moments caught me by surprise. It had a good feel and a good vibe.

This series is good as well because this is technically the last book and I have not read any of the others, and although other characters are mentioned and their stories are briefly mentioned, they do not need to be read or read in order to enjoy the stories.

This is book 299 this year and what a sweet spot it is,

This is a soft romance. The most they do is have rated G kisses. But who cares when it's Felix that's giving them.

I didn't know Ivy could have her place taken by a real life woman but Gracie played her way into his heart and it was music to the goalies ears.

Things I found really funny would be
1. Felix being a manic texter and lettings his anxiety flag fly
2. Felix knowing only to not send peaches and eggplants to people but being baffled by emojis meaning. Love to see it.
3. Summer being the funniest BFF

Things I absolutely went feral and kicked over
1. he cooks for her and wants to take care of her. Modern day strides be damned. Provide me with all the lovely things
2. REPLACING HER BOOKS AFTER THE Great Pipe Explosion. AND writing her a note in a book to commemorate the occasion in a book he picked out her her!!!!
3. The way he sees how special she is and wants everyone else to see it to.

This was the sort of tooth rotting sweet that makes me feel like somewhere in the world people actually are happy. And I loved every second of it.

Absolutely Not in Love was a cute little romcom, but it left me wanting a little more. Gracie is clear on her stance about hockey players and that is a resounding no and Felix was made to break through her defenses. I found her anti-hockey stance starting to get tired as the book progressed; we are given reasons for it but I wanted them to have a little more depth. Felix was a dream and it was very fun to see him and Gracie find common ground and start to fall for each other, but I wanted a little more time getting to know them and the world they were inhabiting.

A super cute cover with super cute content. Why not?
i love love love this book.
5/5 stars for this masterpeice.