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clemfandango69's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
1.5
Not Good.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, and Death of parent
lucyrudd's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual content, and Grief
graceev's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Car accident, Grief, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
chels984's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.25
they’re so cutie and he literally cares sm for her i want the next book to be for eli pls🥰🥰
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual content
ereadsromance's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
a spicy ice hockey sports romance. sports psychologist fmc. pining/mild jealousy/ will they won’t they.
enjoyed. would read again.
enjoyed. would read again.
Content Warnings
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
aepompu's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
In general I liked it, but I had a few major complaints.
Firstly, I feel like I’ve already read this book. A few times. It’s pretty formulaic, there’s nothing that differentiates it from other college sports romances. I was looking forward to a BIPOC FMC but her ethnicity felt kind of glazed over. I appreciated that it wasn’t her whole personality, however it would have been nice to have a few more touches. For example, the FMC and MMC talked about oiling her hair, and then it never happened. I think that could have been a really nice intimate scene in the book.
The pacing was all over the place. It felt really disjointed. Also, there were just too many plot points. I think the book would have been better if there was one focus, whether it be the FMC’s relationship with her father, the grad school application, or hockey. It could have been simplified. Everything felt rushed to get to a conclusion because there was too much happening. This book could have been so much shorter. I was kind of skimming through the last 10% because I was ready for it to be over.
I didn’t really believe the love story. I don’t love it when the entire relationship is based off of sexual attraction. It’s difficult to believe that the characters fall in love when all the reader sees on the page is their sexual tension.
Finally, I really did not enjoy Summer. She’s described as a black cat, but I felt like that was just an excuse for her to be mean. She’s quite mean and at times kind of toxic to the MMC, and honestly I just felt bad for him. I was waiting for him to tell her to start treating him better and for her to smarten up, but that never happened unfortunately.
The saving grace for this book was the MMC and his group of friends/teammates. I love a good band of brothers, and this delivered that.
Overall, I didn’t hate it. It just had the potential to be so much better than it was.
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Firstly, I feel like I’ve already read this book. A few times. It’s pretty formulaic, there’s nothing that differentiates it from other college sports romances. I was looking forward to a BIPOC FMC but her ethnicity felt kind of glazed over. I appreciated that it wasn’t her whole personality, however it would have been nice to have a few more touches. For example, the FMC and MMC talked about oiling her hair, and then it never happened. I think that could have been a really nice intimate scene in the book.
The pacing was all over the place. It felt really disjointed. Also, there were just too many plot points. I think the book would have been better if there was one focus, whether it be the FMC’s relationship with her father, the grad school application, or hockey. It could have been simplified. Everything felt rushed to get to a conclusion because there was too much happening. This book could have been so much shorter. I was kind of skimming through the last 10% because I was ready for it to be over.
I didn’t really believe the love story. I don’t love it when the entire relationship is based off of sexual attraction. It’s difficult to believe that the characters fall in love when all the reader sees on the page is their sexual tension.
Finally, I really did not enjoy Summer. She’s described as a black cat, but I felt like that was just an excuse for her to be mean. She’s quite mean and at times kind of toxic to the MMC, and honestly I just felt bad for him. I was waiting for him to tell her to start treating him better and for her to smarten up, but that never happened unfortunately.
The saving grace for this book was the MMC and his group of friends/teammates. I love a good band of brothers, and this delivered that.
Overall, I didn’t hate it. It just had the potential to be so much better than it was.
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
readwithria's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
3.75
Collide was such a fun time!
I was lucky enough to be sent a free finished copy of this book by Berkley Romance, and it didn’t disappoint!
There were definitely some things I wish were a bit different, but there were also lots of things to love!
I loved
💚 Aiden and Summer’s relationship
💚 the balance of lighthearted and emotional beats
💚 the family relationships
💚 Summer’s growth and development
Things I wish were different
💚 I wish some of the side characters had a bit more depth, especially Amara, Cassie, Tyler, and Eli
💚 there were some one-off jokes that were referenced as if they were continual inside jokes, but that never popped up again
💚 I know that hockey teams are big, but there were so many boys in the hockey house that I couldn’t keep all of them straight
These things mostly bugged me in the first half of the book, and as it kept going they got less bothersome.
I will definitely be reading more from Bal Khabra in the future! 3.75 stars.
I was lucky enough to be sent a free finished copy of this book by Berkley Romance, and it didn’t disappoint!
There were definitely some things I wish were a bit different, but there were also lots of things to love!
I loved
💚 Aiden and Summer’s relationship
💚 the balance of lighthearted and emotional beats
💚 the family relationships
💚 Summer’s growth and development
Things I wish were different
💚 I wish some of the side characters had a bit more depth, especially Amara, Cassie, Tyler, and Eli
💚 there were some one-off jokes that were referenced as if they were continual inside jokes, but that never popped up again
💚 I know that hockey teams are big, but there were so many boys in the hockey house that I couldn’t keep all of them straight
These things mostly bugged me in the first half of the book, and as it kept going they got less bothersome.
I will definitely be reading more from Bal Khabra in the future! 3.75 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent
sarahsbooklife's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Grief
saretta02's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent
Minor: Toxic friendship and Car accident
genielong's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Cursing