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abidavisf's review

funny hopeful slow-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? No

3.75

An enjoyable and funny romance with characters you like straightaway. Chase is an angel, and I want to wrap Bailey in cotton wool and treat her like the queen she is.

The book is probably a little long for what it is. The plus of that is that you get a good amount of actual hockey time. This isn’t just a romance where one of the love interests happens to play hockey; you actually get the ins and outs of the games and what happens in each period which is what I live for.

There were elements of the story that I think we could have explored further, including Chase’s father and the way he processes

his death

. Because of the length of the book and the time between finding out about his dad and then determining the day of the party, it took me longer than it should have to realise why the party happened in the first place. Had the book been shorter or we been reminded more of his dad, the significance of that night would have made sense much sooner.

There were also several sub-plots that were fairly brief and therefore now feel unnecessary as they didn’t add a great deal to the plot or at least set us up for a sequel, e.g.

Derek’s relationship with Jill. It just ended and that was that. No repercussions? Did she break up with Eddie? Who knows?!

Another thing that, now that I’ve finished, feels like it was unnecessary if it wasn’t going to be explored more is

Sophie’s pregnancy

. We never heard about it again after that one scene so it feels like it didn’t need to happen. Either that or we should have gotten at least one other scene explaining what the outcome was. (In general, I’d actually very much like to hear the confirmed outcome for all of that group: Luke, Kristen, Amelia, Jill and Paul. I hope Eddie got out.)

I’d also like to know that

Nikki is okay. Luke blew up her life and potentially her relationship. We never got to hear about any of her involvement (if any) so, from the information we were given, it is clear that she was as much a victim as Luke.

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dreezy's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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underscoresyd's review

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emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

too much filler, could have been about 200 pages shorter & it gave me the ick whenever chase would touch bailey and instantly think of sex. like we get it. she’s hot. the spice wasn’t really well written either which is a disappointment since the book is so long & there’s so much of it.

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madlereads's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

"Do you have any idea what you do to me?
"No idea."
"There are no words."

🏒 college hockey romance
😎 reformed playboy
🥰 he falls first
😳 he's her ex's rival
❤️ (sorta) enemies to friends to lovers

This book was so darn cute! I ate it up. I actually didn't realize how long this book was until maybe midway but I'm not too mad at how long it is.

Bailey was dumped by her bf on her birthday of all days. What better way to get over him than being taken out with some friends to go dancing? Even better (or not?): at the club she meets her ex's rival and #1 enemy of her college's hockey team: Chase Carter.

I always always love the trope where they go from kinda dislike to friends to lovers. Especially that period when they're hanging out and being friends (with a little sexual tension hanging over them.) Ugh so cute. I think a solid friendship is a great foundation for relationships. And Chase and Bailey have a really good one.

Chase may have been a huge playboy with *quite* the past. But once he met Bailey, he was all for her. He fell first and hard! He's the perfect book bf. So respectful of boundaries yet helps Bailey expand her confidence, so caring, protective, and DEVOTED. He made me giggle and kick my feet. And he's pretty dang emotionally intelligent. That surprised me given his history 😛

I loved his goofy and lack of braincells mixed with Bailey's more serious and kinda anxious personality. There were so many moments that had me cackling with their banter. Chase's constant dirty mind meets Bailey's exasperation and semi-innocence. 🤣

Bailey was obvi so resistant to Chase's charm even as a friend because of her previous "loyalties" to her so-called friends. I enjoyed her growth. And the book, though long, really showed their relationship including the ups and downs with that natural insecurity. Especially if you're finally moving on from a toxic relationship.

Bailey's hockey friends were absolute shit. I'm still mad at them. I wished there was more *consequences* for her roomies being grade A bitches. Her brother too.

Sure Derek apologized I guess but meh. A real good big brother would've stuck by Bailey and protected her from the start. He was spineless.

Really I was looking for something more cathartic retribution on page for Luke too 😤 but I'll settle for how the book wrapped it up. This isn't that type of genre 🤣

Don't worry, Chase gives Bailey some new friends who got her back 😤 Siobahn and Dallas are fabulous.

Circling back to how I said this book is long, usually I get tired since it would feel like the plot is stretched out or things get repetitive. This didn't really have that feel too much? Could I have gone without some scenes? Sure. It's fine though. I can see this being a comfort read because it's so cute but I doubt I'd reread this in full 🤣

Anyways I can't wait to read the rest of this series and universe. I really did like Avery Keelan's writing! It's very comforting and cute.

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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? No

3.5

Really lost me towards the end especially with the number of cute bits throughout. Not necessarily a huge fan of Bailey but I also just ended up feeling kind of sorry for her in the end.

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itzel_soto_'s review against another edition

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slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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4.0

Chase is amazing. Some of the plot points felt out in just to make them in, but didn’t actually matter much. Like, if it was a movie, they’d cut several plot points to shorten it.

3rd act break up

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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