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Rush the Edge

S.J. Sylvis

4.08 AVERAGE

lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Did I read this book in one seating yes I did 

I love Kane and daisy ๐ŸฅบI love me a brothers best friend trope and this didnโ€™t disappoint!! They may had a complicated past but Kane grew on me I love how grumpy,possessive and sweet Kane is towards daisy๐Ÿฅบ he was down bad for her and I donโ€™t blame him!! Daisy is such a sweetheart she is kind and very strong! I also wanna say the lupus representation was so well done!!! And lastly I wanna say I canโ€™t wait for the next book because those little sneak peeks omg I canโ€™t wait ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿค

5.0โญ๏ธ
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Favorite Quote(s): 
โ€œItโ€™s an invisible disease, one where I can appear perfectly fine on the outside but feel awful on the inside.โ€ 
โ€œAddiction comes in all forms, and mine is her.โ€
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Another 5/5 for the Blue Devils Hockey series. 

Kane and Daisy are just two childhood friends turned enemies when feelings got hurt. When Daisy has to move in with her brother she never thiught she would ever have to see Kane again. Until they see each other on the elevator of their building. These two have so much sexual tension that you could cut it with a knife. 

From being able to relate to Daisy when it comes to health issues to understanding Kanes loyalty for family. Just like the others these two had me in a chokehold from page 1. To say that I was sad when the book was over is an understatement. I absolutely love these two and cannot wait for Malaki and Reeseโ€™s book. 
emotional funny lighthearted tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Thank you so much to SJ and Valentine PR for the advance copy! 

I donโ€™t know what SJ has been putting into this series, but I am eating it up! 

Daisy Sullivan didnโ€™t know she was setting herself up for failure when she moved in with her brother, but thatโ€™s because she wasnโ€™t aware Kane Barlow was her new neighbor. Theyโ€™d grown up as friends and had a moment before he took off to the pros, but that all crumbled faster than a house of cards. 

And oh, the pining. The years apart did nothing to dampen the electricity buzzing between these two. I love how even as theyโ€™re trying to drive the other crazy, thereโ€™s always that underlying layer of concern and care. Thatโ€™s only heightened by the fact that Daisy has been diagnosed with Lupus, an autoimmune disease. Sheโ€™s working to manage her symptoms, but thereโ€™s nothing slowing down her wit and sass. Kane gets so protective and possessive, and I am here for it! The banter, the tension, the longingโ€ฆitโ€™s all there. Not to mention they make ample use of the hockey arena forโ€ฆthings. To quote SJ โ€œtheir slow burn is BURNING,โ€ and it is so very worth it. 

โ€œ๐™Ž๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ก ๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™  ๐™–๐™ฉ, ๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ช๐™˜๐™. ๐™€๐™ญ๐™˜๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ, ๐™„ ๐™™๐™ž๐™™, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™„ ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™–๐™ข๐™š ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š.โ€

This book had me laughing and shaking my head and swooning. I simply adore the Blue Devils so much, and I canโ€™t wait to see whatโ€™s next in this series!

๐š ๐š› ๐š˜ ๐š™ ๐šŽ ๐šœ:
๐Ÿ’ sports romance (hockey)
๐Ÿ’™ brotherโ€™s best friend
๐Ÿ’ close proximity
๐Ÿ’™ second chance
๐Ÿ’ neighbors to lovers
adventurous funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

5โญ๏ธ2.5๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

Tropes: 
Brother's best friend
Enemies to lovers
Forbidden romance
Hockey Romance
Autoimmune disease rep
Found Family
Lots of awesome banter

Well, it's safe to say that I am completely obsessed with this series and S.J. did it again with leaving me wanting more and more! This story right from the beginning I was pulling my heart strings, and I could definitely see eye to eye with the FMC a lot through this entire story as I personally suffer with an autoimmune disease and went undiagnosed for seven years. 

Kane Barlow is a pro hockey heartthrob that's always had his eyes on his best friend's little sister Daisy. It's safe to say feelings are mutual and in the past these two did have a minor fling. Daisy has a lot going on in her life, which makes her need to move in with her older brother and she end up getting a job on his team being the mascot, which a certain someone helped her get! Sparks definitely fly between Daisy and Kane and they can't stay away from each other. Daisy hasn't really told anyone about her health issues, but they will soon come to light and the connection between her and Kane will just get closer and closer it honestly kind of reminds me of my husband and I๐Ÿซถโค๏ธ

If you haven't read the Blue Devil series, I definitely suggest you do. I'm absolutely obsessed with the series and 10 out of 10 recommend.
funny inspiring lighthearted 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

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๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ.5

Sammi strikes again!!
I fell in love with play the game, then Skate the line and now RUSH THE EDGE 

Enemies to lovers? check โœ”๏ธ
slow burn? checkโœ”๏ธ
best friendโ€™s brother struggles? check!โœ”๏ธ
subtle angsty sub plot? HECK YEAHโœ”๏ธ

i really thought nothing would go past my Volkova (daddy Rhodes you're still my fav) and yet i couldn't stop reading about Kane and Daisy i was in shambles, tears were shed.

I am happy to see them happy๐Ÿฅน

suggested yes!
thanks Valentine PR and S.J Sylvis for the arc!
opinion is mine
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

You guys are gonna eat this book up! 
SJ Sylvis makes us fall HARD for Kane. 
 
If you love banter, angst, and tension with a side of brotherโ€™s best friend and a dash of club fun then this one is for you! 
 
5 โญ๏ธ 
 
Thank you SJ for giving me the opportunity to read Rush the Edge in advance!

โ€œ๐’ฏ๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐’ท๐‘œ๐“Ž ๐ผ ๐‘œ๐“ƒ๐’ธ๐‘’ ๐‘”๐’ถ๐“‹๐‘’ ๐“‚๐“Ž ๐‘’๐“‹๐‘’๐“‡๐“Ž๐“‰๐’ฝ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“‰๐‘œ ๐’ฝ๐’ถ๐“ˆ ๐“‰๐“Š๐“‡๐“ƒ๐‘’๐’น ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐“‰๐‘œ ๐’ถ ๐“‚๐’ถ๐“ƒ ๐“Œ๐’ฝ๐‘œ ๐“Œ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐“‰๐“ˆ ๐“‰๐‘œ ๐“Œ๐’ถ๐“‰๐’ธ๐’ฝ ๐“‚๐‘’ ๐’ท๐“Š๐“‡๐“ƒ.โ€

Another hit for SJ Sylvis she is one of the authors that does brotherโ€™s best friend right every single time. 

We finally get problem child Kaneโ€™s story and there is so much more to this playboy and his broken heart.  If you read the first two books you know all about Kane but we finally met the girl behind Kane, his best friendโ€™s sister Daisy. After breaking Kaneโ€™s heart 6 years prior she has moved in with her brother for help with her current health issues. Little does she know Kane is now her neighbor and he is still holding a grudge which leads to him getting her a job as the new mascot which backfires pretty quickly. 

These two have no problem with the back and forth , pranks and true hate to lovers but once they finally give in you see just how perfect they are for each other. 

This is a slow burn to straight heat moments to make you laugh, gasp and want to cry. Very excited for Malakiโ€™s story another winner in Devils Hockey Series. 

~~What to Expect~~
๐Ÿ’Pro Hockey
๐Ÿ’Second Chance
๐Ÿ’Childhood Friends
๐Ÿ’Enemies to Lovers
๐Ÿ’Close Proximity
๐Ÿ’Neighbors
๐Ÿ’Workplace
๐Ÿ’No 3rd Act Break Up
๐Ÿ’Reformed Playboy
๐Ÿ’Brotherโ€™s Best Friend

~~Quotes~~
๐ŸชดI make him wild he makes me desperate.
๐ŸชดYou donโ€™t think anything will happen between us? Just because youโ€™re off-limits? If youโ€™re off-limits to me, youโ€™re off-limits to everyone.

Rush the Edge by S.J. Sylvis ๐Ÿ’™
Blue Devils Hockey, Book 3
Interconnected Standalone

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Adult โ€ข Sports Romance
ARC Review
386 Pages
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๐Ÿ’hockey romance
๐Ÿ’™best friendโ€™s sister
๐Ÿ’second chance
๐Ÿ’™enemies to lovers
๐Ÿ’takes care of her when sheโ€™s sick
๐Ÿ’™neighbors to lovers
๐Ÿ’workplace romance
๐Ÿ’™slow burn

๐Ÿ“Œ โ€œIโ€™m obsessed with youโ€

๐Ÿ“Œ โ€œIโ€™ll keep you a secret forever if you need me toโ€ฆas long as I get to keep you forever too.โ€

๐Ÿ“Œ โ€œIโ€™ve never loved anyone,โ€ I admit, โ€œbut her. Itโ€™s only ever been her.โ€

The angst was angst-ing so hard with this one. 
And the โ€œI h*te because I love you but Iโ€™ll never admit it, especially to myselfโ€ had me climbing walls. It was marvelous! 

I love a good over the top jealous scene. I love a good โ€œI h*te youโ€ that sounds awfully like an โ€œI love you.โ€ I love when he chases her to yell at her only to see her struggling and immediately forgets the world, the h*te and everything in between just so he can help her. 

These two played games with each other but also with my heart. It is still a little bruised but Iโ€™ll be damned if it isnโ€™t also as happy as it can be. 

S.J. Sylvis writes, I devour in less than a day. I donโ€™t make the rules.