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justina_staniforth_author's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
<strong>The kind of love you dream about</strong>
What a wrap up to an interconnected series. Loved it!
Pierce knows how to bring characters to life, how to get genuine banter on the page, and how to make you smile and fall in love with her characters.
Even the evolution of supporting characters was heart-warming.
Highly recommend! Especially if you love a good hockey romance. 🥰
Story 5 ⭐️
Spice 3.5 🌶️
What a wrap up to an interconnected series. Loved it!
Pierce knows how to bring characters to life, how to get genuine banter on the page, and how to make you smile and fall in love with her characters.
Even the evolution of supporting characters was heart-warming.
Highly recommend! Especially if you love a good hockey romance. 🥰
Story 5 ⭐️
Spice 3.5 🌶️
jaypeg's review
3.0
The story of hockey star turned kid coach Roscoe and neurotic hockey mum Ally. This was just an ok read for me. A bit saccharine sweet for my tastes. But if you like a romance then this has those feels in spades and a proper HEA complete with pink love hearts.
There were just a few things that didn’t float my personal boat.
Ally was full of worries, I totally get why. She seemed very real; easy to connect with but her worries dragged me down a bit. I prefer a stronger, sassier heroine. Ally was too much like myself and I don’t want to read about me!
Ally was also an artist. *Shudder*. It’s a pet hate. I’ve been to art school. It’s just too close to home. It makes my skin crawl. I guess if anyone reads someone writing about their own profession who is writing about it creatively, then it’s just too easy to get dragged into details and inconsistencies. Plus all the schmaltz about the experience of painting... it’s just not like that. Well it wasn’t for me. It just gives me an eye roll headache.
Roscoe was slightly too nice; too perfect. He was always so bright and sunny. Sometimes I felt that Ally dragged him down. Sometimes I didn’t understand exactly why he liked her so much; why did she make him feel so good about himself? Maybe it’s the ol opposites attract thing.
And I had trouble with his name. I grew up with The Dukes of Hazzard. The name Roscoe just took me right back there, but not to the hot brothers...
But it was a good read, just a few personal pet peeves for me.
There were just a few things that didn’t float my personal boat.
Ally was full of worries, I totally get why. She seemed very real; easy to connect with but her worries dragged me down a bit. I prefer a stronger, sassier heroine. Ally was too much like myself and I don’t want to read about me!
Ally was also an artist. *Shudder*. It’s a pet hate. I’ve been to art school. It’s just too close to home. It makes my skin crawl. I guess if anyone reads someone writing about their own profession who is writing about it creatively, then it’s just too easy to get dragged into details and inconsistencies. Plus all the schmaltz about the experience of painting... it’s just not like that. Well it wasn’t for me. It just gives me an eye roll headache.
Roscoe was slightly too nice; too perfect. He was always so bright and sunny. Sometimes I felt that Ally dragged him down. Sometimes I didn’t understand exactly why he liked her so much; why did she make him feel so good about himself? Maybe it’s the ol opposites attract thing.
And I had trouble with his name. I grew up with The Dukes of Hazzard. The name Roscoe just took me right back there, but not to the hot brothers...
But it was a good read, just a few personal pet peeves for me.
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