Felix was such a real, imperfect, thoughtful yet still swoony book boyfriend. I loved that this love story just had their own hang ups as the hurdle to overcome. No other people, no crazy misunderstandings..just the kinds of things a real life couple would need to wade through. They both made sacrifices for each other and they both grew. It still had sizzle, but with maturity. It wasn’t all about getting their hands on each other…it was about caring for the other person. I loved it!

Gracie is a symphony musician who grew up with an older brother who lived and breathed hockey - enough that she now despises the sport. So there's no way she's going to fall for the hottie next door, who happens to be a professional hockey player. But she comes to realize that Felix is much more than just a hockey player. He loves classical music and he's an avid reader as well.

This was a delicious relationship to read from the beginning. Their banter and connection really make their chemistry sizzle. I'm not usually one for closed-door romances, but I've been into hockey romcoms lately, and I really enjoyed the other Sweater Weather book I read, so I thought I'd give this one a try. This is a definite winner. It was so satisfying watching Gracie and Felix connect and fall in love. Awesome way to wrap up this fall-themed series. I highly recommend this one, especially if you like hockey/sports romances!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital reader's copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review!

*ARC review*

Thanks to @netgalley and @victoryeditingngc for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the last book in the Sweater Weather series and I am sad to leave Harvest Hollow (all books in the series are set in this town). This was as good as the last book in the series and I had a great time seeing Felix and Gracie come together!

Felix is by far the perfect book hero of our dreams : a pro level hockey goalie, an ardent reader and collector of books (the guy has a home library, need I say more!) and he also listens and admires classical music! He is the best thing for me in this book, so just for him I recommend the book! Gracie is also a sweet loveable girl who is a cello player and absolutely hates hockey! She has her reasons for doing so, which we see in the book. She is set against not dating a hockey player ever, but Felix hopes to change her mind.

Felix and Gracie are next door neighbours! So it is a neighbours to lovers trope, with bit of forced proximity 😊. They happen to spend time together and over beautiful swoony moments Gracie recognises Felix for more than just a famous hockey player. In fact, their love for classical music and books brings them close. Gracie’s cute nephew and Felix’s hockey team members are all fun to know. Their meet cute, night chats over dinner, meeting the family, and the grand gesture at the end were all heartwarming.

Without giving out any further spoilers, I would just say it was a very sweet, romantic story and I did not find any cliches (not anything that made me cringe) and you should not miss it! I am sure you would also love Felix 😉

P.S. It is a closed door romance all the way but still lot of romantic moments and kisses 😘!

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Absolutely not in love has me absolutely in love!

It was so good.Felix and Gracie are the best. I loved Gracie's shift from not liking hockey to it slowly but surely progress to her growing from the bad memories hockey held and that was so amazing.
Amazing addition and unfortunately end to the Sweater Weather series honestly it's sad to see it go

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5⭐️

This was the first book I've read in the Sweater Weather series and I really enjoyed it. I loved the chemistry and the banter between the main characters, Felix and Gracie. Their communication was also great, and I loved the way they supported each other, particularly with each other's family.

There wasn't anything big that I disliked, however, I did find that the plot was a bit too monotonous and there was no tension or build-up anywhere. There were times where the plot felt like it was going in one direction, but then the scene/chapter ended abruptly and suddenly it was a few days later in the story. I think part of this was the closed-door romance aspect and the transitions out of the romance scenes could've been smoother for me.

This book is part of the Sweater Weather series by different authors but it can absolutely be read as a stand-alone. If you -like me- read the other books you will probably enjoy meeting some familiar characters again.
Gracie is a music teacher and cellist who loves classical music and hates hockey. Her neighbour is Felix Jamison, the goalie for the town's hockey team. Felix feels attracted to Gracie but he can accept that she won't ever date hockey players. But when they spend more and more time together (thanks to a flooded apartment) there just might be a chance for them...
I really enjoyed reading this book. I liked both main characters, but Felix is just THE perfect book-boyfriend. The story is really sweet and I liked meeting some of the characters from the other books of the series again
If you're looking for a sweet romance this book is definitely for you.

Did I stay up until 2am to just to finish this book? I sure did. I loved this so much. This was my first Jenny Proctor book and I’m definitely going to have to read the rest of her books. I have been looking forward to reading Felix’s story since he was introduced in ‘Just Don’t Fall’. I couldn’t wait to find out more about the quiet and broody goalie who loves to read. I love hockey romances (even though I’ve never watched hockey and know next to nothing about it).
I’ll admit that I wasn’t a huge fan of Gracie’s in the beginning. She was biased against hockey players because of past experiences, and wasn’t the nicest to Felix or his teammates. The more I learned of her history and of her, the more she grew on me. Felix and Gracie were the perfect match. Their banter was adorable and their chemistry was sizzling. I loved seeing their romance unfold. It didn’t feel rushed to me and they truly took the time to get to know one another.

This book. Wow. I definitely stayed up way past midnight to finish this whole book in one sitting. I loved it.

Characters? Check.
Growth of the characters? Check.
Butterflies? Check.
Storyline? Check.
All of it. So good.

This is my new favorite Jenny Proctor book. I loved every single bit of it.

Felix — the perfect gentleman. Love that it was a “he fell first.”
Gracie — loved that she worked through her issues to make things work!
The secondary characters — loved them too!

I laughed and cried through this book. Easy 5 stars. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

I do not follow hockey, so this was a different type of read for me. However, Jenny Proctor had me engulfed in the story so quickly! I felt so connected to both Gracie & Felix. And at the end of the story? I cried, right before the epilogue. It was charming, sweet, perfect in every way. A great ending to the sweater weather series.
Ps I really hope we get more books about the hockey team!

OH MY THIS BOOK IS A WHOLE JAR OF SWEETS!!

i love it sooooo freaking much, this is one of the sweetest romance book ever!! both character are so freaking amazing. I AM SMILING ALL THE TIME WHILE READING THIS BOOK!

i'm giggling, laughing, screaming and kicking my feet because of felix and gracie! best couple indeed!!!! i love how they communicate with each other. i love how they treated and respect each other. i love that they are being so understanding to each other. and most of all i love how BOTH of them tried their best to show their love to each other. i can't help myself to keep rooting for them through the entire book.

oh and i also crying (GOOD CRYING) because of felix's letter omg he is perfect!! and i am so damn proud of gracie too! this book has such loveable characters that i want to be part of their world too.

i hope there will be more appies book from emma st clair and jenny proctor!!

thank you net galley for the ARC<3

I am in love with this series and concept! I have found so many new favorite authors, and each book is a perfect bridge to the next. I love seeing former characters pop up in each book, I feel like I live in harvest hills too! Gracie and Felix were adorable, endearing, and each scene played out in my mind like a book. I wish it wasn't over!!

The last book to be released in the Sweater Weather series and… I think it was the best! And that’s saying something, because they were all really good. They can be read as stand-alone books, but this book had more crossover with book one, Just Don’t Fall, than others did. Great revisiting those characters.

I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again, I love a good hockey romance. Especially when that hockey player also loves classical music, has an amazing home library, and is really sweet and funny. Now if he can just get past the hurdle that she doesn’t like hockey players!

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Absolutely Not in Love is out NOW!

I enjoyed this more than I expected. The characters are so engaging and intriguing! The plot kept me turning pages, and I will read the next books...I'm hooked and obsessed.

This was a very sweet romance with a golden retriever male love interest and a dashing of forced proximity. Felix was an absolute sweetheart, and I’m all about those bashful, tender men - especially the ones with the towering height and physical jobs. And the boy really loves his grandma, so really, Gracie didn’t stand a chance. I love how this pair connected over books and music, and Gracie got to know Felix without bringing up her hatred of all things hockey. Felix’s relationships with his hockey team were great to see and they all have their own personalities as well, bringing a bit of fun to the book. I would have liked to see more of a plot outside of Gracie and Felix’s budding romance and there were quite a few cheesy lines that aren’t my thing but it was a nice read that normalised men in therapy and touched the surface of dysfunctional family dynamics.

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Absolutely Not In Love is the seventh (and final book) in the indie author collaboration standalone small town romcom series Sweater Weather. I was so eager to get my hands on this one - it’s Jenny Proctor contribution to the series, it’s a hockey romance and for those that read book one in the series it’s another Appies romance 🙌

I was not disappointed - thus delivered all I was hoping for and was lightly teased in Emma St Clair’s book (first in the Sweater Weather series, and with another Appies player romance featured). I was very curious about Felix, the goalie for the Harvest Hollow minor league hockey team the Appies, after meeting him in a prior book. He seemed interesting with his introverted and sensitive nature, and the spark with his neighbor Gracie (classical musician and teacher) that we also briefly heard of previously.

I was eager to see what would come of the pairing and I was not disappointed. Felix is an absolute sweetheart and teddy bear - loved his character so much. Gracie was the slightly more prickly of the two initially (with reason), and I loved seeing the slow bloom of friendship and more between them.

You can expect cute banter, epistolary elements via text (and a perfect letter IYKYK), forced proximity via a temporary roommate situation, and some love for classical music, books and hockey.

If you want a sweet, feel good small town romance look no further. As I said after reading Emma’s book 1 of this series (also a hockey romance), I can only hope we’ll get more Appie books in the future 🤞🤞 (Summer & Nathan? Eli and…?)

Thanks to netgalley and publisher for this arc!

I was so excited for Felix's story from the first book in series and he was swoon city!! Felix is just a dreamboat all around and continued to be in this book now too.

Gracie's anti hockey ness got old real fast too and was cringe with how long she held the grudge too yikes. Gracie and Felix were adorable but also kind of frustrating to me because they were too sweet and innocent for their ages. This was a spicer book than normal for the author but still I just don't think I like no spice romance books now. I wanted Eli's book in sweater weather series and am sad and surprised we're not getting it afterall!

4.5 stars!

This was adorable. A hot hockey player that likes to read, is a gent, lets his emotions show, AND went to therapy?
SIGN ME UP

There's no other words to put other than cute. wholesome. I liked their interactions and I loved how Felix was written!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC!

4.5 stars
OMG! I loved this book! Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor is the seventh and final book in the Sweater Weather series. This was so fun and I read this book in one day.
Okay, so Felix was an awesome MMC. I fell in love with him in the beginning. He was kinda perfect, but he did have his own issues to work through. I loved Felix’s growth throughout the book. He learned to trust Gracie and that he didn’t have to prove himself to others. Gracie was also a lot of fun! I enjoyed getting to read from her perspective, She felt like a friend. Gracie had to learn to let Felix in and see that he wasn’t like the others she knew.
Felix and Gracie were just the cutest together! I loved their connection and easy romance. Their relationship was sweet to read about. The story did seem a bit more abrupt at the end. There was some conflict that I understood but I wasn’t fully able to connect with it. However, I loved the side characters, especially the hockey team and Gracie’s brother. It was fun to see Logan and Parker too.
Absolutely Not in Love was a great book! I would totally recommend it. Absolutely Not in Love is a closed door contemporary romance with some innuendos.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the publisher through Netgalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion, a positive review was not required.

Felix and Gracie have officially stolen my heart! This was the perfect small town, fall and hockey romance wrapped into one. Their dynamic and personalities flowed so well throughout the story, making me want even more at the end. One of my favorite reads this year!

I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK. A hot guy who plays hockey, reads, and went to therapy? Sign me up. This story was incredible!