3.43k reviews for:

Offside

Avery Keelan

3.72 AVERAGE

gjwyatt45's review against another edition

5.0

slow-paced

als_shelf's review

4.0

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One of the better hockey romances I’ve read. Chase Carter is a man whore turned best boyfriend all while getting Bailey to be more confident and trusting while dealing with a bad ex boyfriend.

emileigherin's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ava_rec16's review against another edition

2.75

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shavaughn's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

enchantedsmutprincess's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wowbowbow's review

3.5

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I liked this overall, but I did have my gripes. The main one being how much I liked the FMC... until we are told over and over just how not like other girls she is. Every time I wanted to lob this book across the room, I hate it. She is beautiful, thin, blonde and happens to *checks notes* be remotely smart, be interested in sports, and (gasp) play video games. Wow. Sounds like a stereotypical hot girl with, I dunno, a hobby?

The other main thing that knocked off quite a lot of enjoyment, especially  towards the end, was the excessive number of plot points/devices being added tot his story. There was her relationship with her brother, her relationship with her friends, her relationship with Luke, Luke's

stalking

, the video, her internship, her scholarship, her taking over this job at the paper, his past flings, the enmity between teams, his drafting, her parents financial situation... there was probably more but it was just too much.

A few things for tension? Sure, but this felt endless and confusing, at one point I wondered to myself if everything had been resolved or was there more things I was just forgetting about? Not to mention some seemed pointless to add, eg. Her brother and the friend, or her parents financials, or the group messages etc excluding her brother. Was he made aware? What was going on? What point did her parents financial situation actuall  serve in this plot? It was convoluted and could have used some tightening up IMHO, pick fewer things to focus on better.

Overall it was good, I wouldn't reread though.

lookitslil's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ndavies's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bettyswan_reader's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

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Maybe I'm too quick with the DNF, but I just did not connect with this. I didn't really like the FMC, or the brother for that matter. Maybe there is a reason some of these books have been on my TBR for so long.