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tguccione's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Violence
jamiejanae_6's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
basilreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I really loved this book. He falls first and he falls HARD.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent
Minor: Gaslighting
jennysmitty's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
cynic_reader's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
4.0
If you can get over Sydney biting her bottom lip every two seconds, and Jax pulling his hair, this is quite a good read. The sex scenes were a little too graphic, but the storyline made up for it.
Sydney's reasons for holding back were very valid! I love how J.Wilder wrote the surprise meeting with that character at the end.
If you loved Elle Kennedy's The Deal, this should be up your radar. Similar storyline, similar tension, similar friendship, similar daddy issues (not exactly though).
Sydney's reasons for holding back were very valid! I love how J.Wilder wrote the surprise meeting with that character at the end.
If you loved Elle Kennedy's The Deal, this should be up your radar. Similar storyline, similar tension, similar friendship, similar daddy issues (not exactly though).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
I wish Sydney had dealt with her daddy issues herself, rather than rely on Jax to make her feel better. Realistically, the pressure of that will eventually be too much for Jax to handle if Sydney doesn't deal with it and move past it herself.kat7794's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Cursing
Minor: Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Grief
vj_thompson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
One of the better hockey romances that I’ve read on KU. The story was funny and heart melting. There was some good tension between Jax and Sidney. I loved the banter and the way Jax treated Sid (like she deserved). I wish the reason for the third act was brought up sooner BUT the end was adorable and had me swooning!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent
ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was very lighthearted, fluff with low angst.
We have Jax’s finding a girl that makes him feel after so long of being emotionally unavailable due to something very recent happening in his life.
Then you have Sidney, who has built these rules off of the past, and the present faults of her father. Those rules have helped her succeed in life, and also made her unavailable for love.
I just love how he went about her rules one by one showing her that he wouldn’t be her past and her disappointing present. Yes there is some Lowes but their Lowe’s weren’t all that bad in the grand scheme of hockey romances.
What’s crazy is I cared more about the plot than the actual space because I loved their relationship together.
This was a very good read for me, and I would highly recommend it.
We have Jax’s finding a girl that makes him feel after so long of being emotionally unavailable due to something very recent happening in his life.
Then you have Sidney, who has built these rules off of the past, and the present faults of her father. Those rules have helped her succeed in life, and also made her unavailable for love.
I just love how he went about her rules one by one showing her that he wouldn’t be her past and her disappointing present. Yes there is some Lowes but their Lowe’s weren’t all that bad in the grand scheme of hockey romances.
What’s crazy is I cared more about the plot than the actual space because I loved their relationship together.
This was a very good read for me, and I would highly recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, and Car accident
secondhandbookshelves's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
3.0
If you are looking for big character building, background, literally any story about their careers or other friendships, skip this one.
If you're looking for fluff, pining & some smut then this is a decent way to spend a couple of hours.
Not a big fan of insta love or miscommunication which there was a lot of in this book.
While Sidney was built out & had background, Jax really wasn't.
She bites her lip A LOT!
the other characters introduced seemed like they should have have a bigger role in the story but after the first third of it they were barely mentioned again
Same with their mutual losses, mentioned once and swept under the rug
He left his best friends & team without a second thought & no one said anything.....
It did bring back some sweet memories of my college boyfriend who i met at a hockey game so I certainly enjoyed that part of the story.
If you're looking for fluff, pining & some smut then this is a decent way to spend a couple of hours.
Not a big fan of insta love or miscommunication which there was a lot of in this book.
While Sidney was built out & had background, Jax really wasn't.
She bites her lip A LOT!
the other characters introduced seemed like they should have have a bigger role in the story but after the first third of it they were barely mentioned again
Same with their mutual losses, mentioned once and swept under the rug
He left his best friends & team without a second thought & no one said anything.....
It did bring back some sweet memories of my college boyfriend who i met at a hockey game so I certainly enjoyed that part of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident