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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
There are definitely some trigger warnings with this one so be sure to check those if you need to.
I don’t like books that end on a cliffhanger and you have to read book 2 to get a resolution… so this and the second book are really one book in two instalments. Not a bad hockey story and coming-to-terms-with-your-past story.
I don’t like books that end on a cliffhanger and you have to read book 2 to get a resolution… so this and the second book are really one book in two instalments. Not a bad hockey story and coming-to-terms-with-your-past story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt
I could not have chosen a better story for my first read in the new year. Holy Hot Hockey!!! I will not soon forget this cliffhanger. It felt like game seven of the Stanley Cup and I am barely holding on. The build up was intense. My emotions were a hockey puck sliding all over the ice. I never knew what was going to happening in the pages to come.
I didn't know what to expect from Ford. I wasn't sure how I would feel about him after what he had done Hayden and Ford dirty in After Hour Lectures (published in 2023). I have to admit Ford's struggles made for great reading. Ford's journey was emotional. He must deal with decisions, with secrets and it is intense.
A chance meeting in a bar bring Ford and Emmett Cooper together. Awkward moments made for fun reading. Being in the closet, hiding is not easy for either of them. When will Ford learn that secrets can tear you apart? His struggles tore at my heart. (I didn't see that coming.)
Truths hurt. The past haunts. Love doesn't go away. Hooking the Captain is the journey of two lost souls struggling to find happiness. I can only hope as their journey continues that they can find acceptance. I will be the reader stalking the authors screaming to know what will happen in book Two.
I didn't know what to expect from Ford. I wasn't sure how I would feel about him after what he had done Hayden and Ford dirty in After Hour Lectures (published in 2023). I have to admit Ford's struggles made for great reading. Ford's journey was emotional. He must deal with decisions, with secrets and it is intense.
A chance meeting in a bar bring Ford and Emmett Cooper together. Awkward moments made for fun reading. Being in the closet, hiding is not easy for either of them. When will Ford learn that secrets can tear you apart? His struggles tore at my heart. (I didn't see that coming.)
Truths hurt. The past haunts. Love doesn't go away. Hooking the Captain is the journey of two lost souls struggling to find happiness. I can only hope as their journey continues that they can find acceptance. I will be the reader stalking the authors screaming to know what will happen in book Two.
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Cᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ → Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
Off the Bench Duet → Book 1
Copper ~ Ford
Cooper and Ford meet and partake in a summer fling that turns into more until secrets are revealed and change everything.
Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this book and I struggled with... the connection between the main characters, the jumps in the timeline, the extra drama, and more. I am hoping the second book in this duet is better.
Get ready for...
🏳️🌈 MM
🏒 Sports (Hockey)
🏳️🌈 Closeted MCs
💔 Hurt/Comfort
🎙️ First-Person, Dual
💔 ~ 😘
⚠️ Contains content which may be uncomfortable for some readers!
Off the Bench Duet → Book 1
Copper ~ Ford
Cooper and Ford meet and partake in a summer fling that turns into more until secrets are revealed and change everything.
Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this book and I struggled with... the connection between the main characters, the jumps in the timeline, the extra drama, and more. I am hoping the second book in this duet is better.
Get ready for...
🏳️🌈 MM
🏒 Sports (Hockey)
🏳️🌈 Closeted MCs
💔 Hurt/Comfort
🎙️ First-Person, Dual
💔 ~ 😘
⚠️ Contains content which may be uncomfortable for some readers!
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the first book in the Off the Bench duet and does end in a cliffhanger. This book was absolutely amazing and I can't wait for the next one. It's an amazing hockey story about Coop and Ford and I just am so excited to see where it goes from here.
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes