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A one night stand turns into a sudden fake engagement when hockey player Bishop Scott finds himself in a compromising position with his new coach's daughter, Brooke Perron. Throw in a psycho former co-worker and friend-from-hell along with a whole slew of single hockey players on this new team and things can only get more entertaining. This was actually a rather fun read with the developing relationship between these two, as well as introducing a team of hockey players that you know just have to have their own stories to tell.
I jumped into this series after only reading the first book of Sawyer Bennett's other hockey series (Cold Fury) and can say the writing/story-telling has vastly improved between the two. I may go back and read the rest of the CF books but right now I'm curious as hell what's up Erik, Dax, and Legend, and a certain team owner that made an appearance at the end of this book.
I jumped into this series after only reading the first book of Sawyer Bennett's other hockey series (Cold Fury) and can say the writing/story-telling has vastly improved between the two. I may go back and read the rest of the CF books but right now I'm curious as hell what's up Erik, Dax, and Legend, and a certain team owner that made an appearance at the end of this book.
This was a great start to the Vengeance Hocky series. After a one night stand Brooke and Bishop manage to get themselves caught up in a fake relationship and as they come to know one another what’s real and what fake becomes more blurred. This was a entertaining read and I can’t wait for the rest of the guys stories. #Bishop #NetGalley
When Sawyer Bennett announced her new hockey romance series, I automatically added all the books to my TBR. As always, Bennett delivered a great story with a fabulous heroine and hero, and also, some hockey.
I loved the set up of this story so much. One night stand to fauxmance to romance. I always enjoy seeing this type of relationship evolve into something real, and Bishop and Brooke are no exception to this rule. They had great chemistry. They were fun and playful, but you could totally see it turning into more. They shared laughs and hot sex, but they also found themselves confiding in each other, venting to one another, and sharing quite a few sweet and tender moments too.
Bishop was an interesting hero. He seemed to be this macho alpha type, but then he started talking about his mom, and this whole other side of him was revealed. I watched him turn from this party playboy to a one woman man. It was gradual, and I really liked the way Bennett slowly pulled back his layers.
Brooke was, simply put, a really nice person. She uprooted her life to move to Arizona in order to lend emotional support to her dad. She showed kindness, when other people didn't, and I found her really easy to like. At one point I was shaking my head, because her big heart got her into a little situation, but I never stopped rooting for her.
I have to say, I am really excited about this series. Bennett introduced many of the members of the Vengeance, and I am looking forward to getting to know them better. I have to admit, I am most excited about Tacker's book. He was one of the most complicated players we met, and I KNOW his story will, no doubt, be super emotional.
Overall: A fun and sexy start to a series I am excited about.
I loved the set up of this story so much. One night stand to fauxmance to romance. I always enjoy seeing this type of relationship evolve into something real, and Bishop and Brooke are no exception to this rule. They had great chemistry. They were fun and playful, but you could totally see it turning into more. They shared laughs and hot sex, but they also found themselves confiding in each other, venting to one another, and sharing quite a few sweet and tender moments too.
Bishop was an interesting hero. He seemed to be this macho alpha type, but then he started talking about his mom, and this whole other side of him was revealed. I watched him turn from this party playboy to a one woman man. It was gradual, and I really liked the way Bennett slowly pulled back his layers.
Brooke was, simply put, a really nice person. She uprooted her life to move to Arizona in order to lend emotional support to her dad. She showed kindness, when other people didn't, and I found her really easy to like. At one point I was shaking my head, because her big heart got her into a little situation, but I never stopped rooting for her.
I have to say, I am really excited about this series. Bennett introduced many of the members of the Vengeance, and I am looking forward to getting to know them better. I have to admit, I am most excited about Tacker's book. He was one of the most complicated players we met, and I KNOW his story will, no doubt, be super emotional.
Overall: A fun and sexy start to a series I am excited about.
This review was originally posted on (un)Conventional Bookworms
*I received a free copy of [title] from [publisher] via Netgalley. This has in no way influenced my voluntary review, which is honest and unbiased *Bishop was amazing! I’m so happy Ms. Bennett is branching out with more hockey-players - and both Bishop and Brooke really did it for me.
There’s a little bit of suspense with Brooke’s friend Nanette, and a whole lot of awesome hockey-talk, relationships between the players, and within the organization at large. Of course, the whole hockey setting is partly what I loved about Bishop, however, the characters really did it for me as well! There's a certain camaraderie among these players, who were let go by their team to start a new team in Arizona.
Because Brooke wanted to make sure her father, the coach, wouldn't be unfair to Bishop, she pretended they were engaged when her father ran in on them kissing in her office. And that is the start of their relationship. I loved that they had more or less fallen for each other already - but both were playing it cool. Mostly this was because neither of them wanted to be the first to admit they had real feelings for the other.
There was a lot of hotness in Biship, but there was also a little bit of anguish, quite a bit of humor, and some opulence. Overall, I am so excited about this first book in a new series, and I just can't wait to see what Ms. Bennett will do with the rest of it.
Bishop is such a stand-up guy, I loved him - his chapters made me want to get to know him in real life.
Brooke is exactly the kind of heroine I enjoy reading about - she's smart, funny, a little sarcastic, and just great. If I met her, I'd want to be her friend.
Bishop is written in first person point of view, switching between Bishop's and Brooke's perspective. The present tense made me feel as if I was inside the story with them.
All the feels! I was so happy about this story. There was joy, there was romance, there was a little doubt, and there was happiness.
*I received a free copy of [title] from [publisher] via Netgalley. This has in no way influenced my voluntary review, which is honest and unbiased *Bishop was amazing! I’m so happy Ms. Bennett is branching out with more hockey-players - and both Bishop and Brooke really did it for me.
Story:
There’s a little bit of suspense with Brooke’s friend Nanette, and a whole lot of awesome hockey-talk, relationships between the players, and within the organization at large. Of course, the whole hockey setting is partly what I loved about Bishop, however, the characters really did it for me as well! There's a certain camaraderie among these players, who were let go by their team to start a new team in Arizona.
Because Brooke wanted to make sure her father, the coach, wouldn't be unfair to Bishop, she pretended they were engaged when her father ran in on them kissing in her office. And that is the start of their relationship. I loved that they had more or less fallen for each other already - but both were playing it cool. Mostly this was because neither of them wanted to be the first to admit they had real feelings for the other.
There was a lot of hotness in Biship, but there was also a little bit of anguish, quite a bit of humor, and some opulence. Overall, I am so excited about this first book in a new series, and I just can't wait to see what Ms. Bennett will do with the rest of it.
Characters:
Bishop is such a stand-up guy, I loved him - his chapters made me want to get to know him in real life.
Brooke is exactly the kind of heroine I enjoy reading about - she's smart, funny, a little sarcastic, and just great. If I met her, I'd want to be her friend.
Writing style :
Bishop is written in first person point of view, switching between Bishop's and Brooke's perspective. The present tense made me feel as if I was inside the story with them.
Feels :
All the feels! I was so happy about this story. There was joy, there was romance, there was a little doubt, and there was happiness.
Bishop took me by surprise. The Fake Fiancee story line is not new, however the way the author wrote these characters was refreshing. These characters are smart, witty, sexy, and the book is just a fun read.
Bishop and Brooke went into this farce with their eyes wide open. I liked the fact that neither one of them put more into the relationship than the other. It wasn't a one-sided love affair for one person and we had to wait until the end of the book for the other person to finally "see the light" Both characters knew the score and the feelings grew between them at the same pace. It made it more believable.
I also enjoyed the fact that, Ms.Bennett didn't make Brooke the type of female who would fall for her "friend's" obvious ploy to cause trouble with Bishop. She believed Bishop when he told her what happened, and was willing to give up something important to her, to save his job and reputation.
This was a good read.
ARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Bishop and Brooke went into this farce with their eyes wide open. I liked the fact that neither one of them put more into the relationship than the other. It wasn't a one-sided love affair for one person and we had to wait until the end of the book for the other person to finally "see the light" Both characters knew the score and the feelings grew between them at the same pace. It made it more believable.
I also enjoyed the fact that, Ms.Bennett didn't make Brooke the type of female who would fall for her "friend's" obvious ploy to cause trouble with Bishop. She believed Bishop when he told her what happened, and was willing to give up something important to her, to save his job and reputation.
This was a good read.
ARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Bishop is definitely book boyfriend material. This whole book was great. Brooke and Bishop were two adults that know where they are emotionally. They make an admittedly dumb decision which is the whole plot premise. Gotta love the fake relationship trope. There is drama, but it's external to their relationship. The two of them are just so centered. You were rooting for them the whole book. Their whole love was like a flower unfurling. It was gorgeous. This book just made me so happy.
2.5 stars rounded-up to 3...
I did like Bishop's and Brooke's story. They had a nice chemistry going on and I loved how seamlessly they switched from fake-dating/fake-engaged to a full-blown relationship. There was no angst or drama involving either of them being scared, they just kind of accepted that what was at first a one-night-stand and a fake engagement, turned into something real.
I also appreciated how open they were with each other; like Bishop telling Brooke without any delay about her friend coming on to him (in most of romance stories, this would've turned into a hot mess of distrust, white lies and angst).
I did not, however, appreciate the whole Nanette (Brooke's "friend") arc - look, don't get me wrong, this woman was horrible. And I DO realize that sometimes people lie about sexual harassment/assault to get a pay check. But I just found the way this whole thing was written rather...distasteful.
For one, there was an underlying aspect of slut-shaming to it all. Despite Brooke's numerous claims how she doesn't judge Nanette for how many men she slept with and that she has a right to do what she wants, there were this "but" moments that made me SO MAD. Like Brooke's distaste over Nanette switching from one player to another (when those hockey players do the very same thing night after night - skip from one girl to another, so what's the difference exactly?) or the comment that she was fired from her old job at a fashion magazine because of "her weird behaviour and sleeping with most men at the office". Like...REALLY?
Secondly, while Nanette's claims were unfounded, to me it basically read as "those poor privileged, powerful, rich men with even more powerful and richer men behind them who did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong and now need to weather this storm against one crazy b*tch". So yeah...distasteful doesn't even begin to cover it now that I think about it. Honestly, it would end up being 2 stars if I didn't like the relationship/romance aspect as much as I did.
*cautiously approaching next book*
I did like Bishop's and Brooke's story. They had a nice chemistry going on and I loved how seamlessly they switched from fake-dating/fake-engaged to a full-blown relationship. There was no angst or drama involving either of them being scared, they just kind of accepted that what was at first a one-night-stand and a fake engagement, turned into something real.
I also appreciated how open they were with each other; like Bishop telling Brooke without any delay about her friend coming on to him (in most of romance stories, this would've turned into a hot mess of distrust, white lies and angst).
I did not, however, appreciate the whole Nanette (Brooke's "friend") arc - look, don't get me wrong, this woman was horrible. And I DO realize that sometimes people lie about sexual harassment/assault to get a pay check. But I just found the way this whole thing was written rather...distasteful.
For one, there was an underlying aspect of slut-shaming to it all. Despite Brooke's numerous claims how she doesn't judge Nanette for how many men she slept with and that she has a right to do what she wants, there were this "but" moments that made me SO MAD. Like Brooke's distaste over Nanette switching from one player to another (when those hockey players do the very same thing night after night - skip from one girl to another, so what's the difference exactly?) or the comment that she was fired from her old job at a fashion magazine because of "her weird behaviour and sleeping with most men at the office". Like...REALLY?
Secondly, while Nanette's claims were unfounded, to me it basically read as "those poor privileged, powerful, rich men with even more powerful and richer men behind them who did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong and now need to weather this storm against one crazy b*tch". So yeah...distasteful doesn't even begin to cover it now that I think about it. Honestly, it would end up being 2 stars if I didn't like the relationship/romance aspect as much as I did.
*cautiously approaching next book*