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excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review
lighthearted
fast-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
2.5
kem0514's review
4.0
These novellas that Piper Rayne has in between this series (and most of their series) are not required to be read, but the series is much better when you read the novellas too because they provide a lot of background information
booklovinmamas's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Tropical Hat Trick is a novella in the Hockey Hotties series and introduces the MCs that will appear in books four, five, and six in the series. It’s a companion piece, so you’ll still enjoy the full-length novels if you decide not to read the novella. Also, note that the novella was a part of the charitable anthology Color Theory.
Storyline/My Thoughts: I decided to listen to the novella since I love the narrators, Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchelle, that narrated it. I’m very particular with narrators, but these two make the story and characters come to life, and I can’t get enough of their voices.
I’m enjoying the sneak peeks into the next main characters in the Hockey Hotties series by Piper Rayne. There are six different POVs; each MC is at Ford and Lena’s destination wedding. They are either there for the wedding or there on vacation and happen to be at the same place as the wedding. There will be drama between Ford and one of the male MCs that gets his book next in the series. There’s one of the hockey players hooking up with his boss, and then there is a one-night stand between a hot hockey player and a girl on vacation to forget her ex-boyfriend.
I enjoyed being introduced to the new faces of the next books in Piper Rayne’s series, but it was a tease, and now I need to know what happens next. I did enjoy reading about the previous couples and what they are up to now. I wish I had more, though. I had to remind myself it’s a sneak peek to come and only a novella.
According to the Bookly app I use to track my reading stats if you want something quick to read or listen to, this book took me less than two hours to complete. It did help that I was listening to the book at 1.5x speed. I would have adjusted the speed higher, but I wanted to enjoy Joe and Maxine’s voices rather than having them go too fast.
Standalone or Part of Series: It’s a novella in the Hockey Hotties series. It introduces the MCs for Books 4/5/6 in the series.
Steam/Spice: 🌶
Genre/SubGenre(s)/Trope(s)/Element(s): Romance. Contemporary Romance. Hockey/Sports Romance. Novella in series. One Night Stands. Second Chances.
Would I recommend this book? Yes. If you enjoy Hockey Romance and a quick novella, that is an introduction to the MCs in the upcoming full-length novels to the rest of the series.
loudashope's review against another edition
funny
fast-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
3.75
sstory's review
4.0
This novella did its job… it made me yearning for more of this series. Told from multiple points of view of characters we met in the beginning of this series, but haven’t heard their entire stories, this novella teases a lot.
A tropical island. An entire hockey team. Unrequited Love. Love at first sight. Vacation Romance. Workplace romance. Everything a reader needs to pre-order the next three books in this series.
A tropical island. An entire hockey team. Unrequited Love. Love at first sight. Vacation Romance. Workplace romance. Everything a reader needs to pre-order the next three books in this series.
chelseathebookaddict's review against another edition
4.0
I just love these little novellas that Piper Rayne writes. They really break up larger series and allow you to revisit old couples and tease you about upcoming couples. I did grab this one after binging the bulk of the series, so I was struggling at first remembered who was who but caught on about halfway through. This book pulled me right back into the world of the Florida Fury and at this point, I only have the final book left to read now and it will be over! So sad.
ariannaisbooked's review against another edition
3.0
It really throws me off how many different POV's are in the novellas of this series. It's jarring to make so many harsh switches to different characters and completely different events. But they do set up a lot for the following full length books! It's not necessary to read the 2 novellas to understand and enjoy the full novels, but I absolutely love seeing this side of the hockey players outside their hockey responsibilities.
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