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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
Audiobook (audible) - crazy college hockey romance novel. James gets dumped by her horrible bf of 2 years Luke, and gets austricized by the team outside of her brother Derrick. James runs into one of the biggest toughest players of the hockey teams rival Chase Carter and they slowly develop a friendship to lovers relationship. Their budding relationship cemented the lack of true friends and respect that James had and pushes her even further into ‘enemy’ territory where she experiences true love and how one should really be treated. The characters, their chemistry, and the drama are exceptional in this story. Though the picture painted of the main character planned for book 2 does not leave one excited to read about him next.
Didn't love the scandal. I don't like to read about sex as a weapon. But I did love everything else about this book. I was psyched that there wasn't the back and forth with how the MC's felt. They always knew they were endgame.
it took so much to actually finish this book.
the first 40% ish was real cute. nice rom com. then it was so loooooong and booooooring! was skimming through most of it
the first 40% ish was real cute. nice rom com. then it was so loooooong and booooooring! was skimming through most of it
challenging
lighthearted
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
Cute, and I really like Chase and all the surrounding character but sometimes Bailey got very annoying,. Seriously stop passively letting things happen and allowing people to treat you like shit.
medium-paced
A green flag man all the way with a HEA. Enjoyed this audiobook immensly, the voice actor for the MMC is fantastic.
so good and so cutsie. i really enjoyed reading this book. Chase Carter
Thank you to NetGalley and Tor for an e-arc of this book!
I’m fully in my sports romance era right now, so I was super excited to dive into Offside by Avery Keelan! We meet Bailey, who’s freshly single and so done with hockey boys. Like, never again. But of course, fate has other plans because guess who she bumps into on a night out? Yup, another hockey player. But not just any hockey player… a bad boy from a rival team named Chase.
Chase has all the red flags. Rival team? Check. Attitude? Check. Trouble? Double check. Bailey wants nothing to do with him… until she finds herself in a little situation and decides to use him to make her ex jealous. And suddenly, they’re fake dating. But here’s the catch: Bailey starts catching real feelings. The problem? Literally everyone in her life hates Chase. Her brother and her roommates, it’s a big no from all of them. And she can’t exactly say it’s fake… especially when she’s not even sure she wants it to be anymore.
Watching Bailey and Chase’s relationship grow was seriously so sweet! Bailey really needed some better people in her life, her ex was the worst, and her so-called friends (and even her brother) totally dropped the ball when she needed them most. I was rooting for her to find her people, and maybe find love along the way.
My only gripe? This book was long. Like, unnecessarily long. There were so many scenes that didn’t really involve Bailey and Chase, and while I get that it’s setting things up for the rest of the series, it felt a bit like filler. Still, if you’re into hockey romances with fake dating, a swoony bad boy, and lots of tension, this one’s worth checking out, just be ready for a slow (and long) burn!
slow-paced