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barbistull's review against another edition
5.0
Really enjoy the Assassins series. This was another hot hockey player who had an emotional journey to find love. It was really great. :-)
traecrochet's review against another edition
4.0
This is by far my favorite book in the series. I loved Tate, I liked Audrey way more than Elli and Fallon, and I enjoyed the action at the end. The only reason this book is getting 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the hockey inaccuracies. I am a hockey fan (go Devils!), and it was hard to suspend my disbelief for the hockey parts, like having the most perfect team ever with the best defenseman, forwards, and goalies in the league.
Also the overuse of the word cooter was really annoying. Who says that word to their doctor?
Also the overuse of the word cooter was really annoying. Who says that word to their doctor?
dukefn99's review
3.0
I *really* wanted to like this book more than I did. I'm noticing a trend with the books in this series and it's not a good one. All the male leads fall hard and fast when they meet their match. I suppose I could understand that happening. But for it to happen with a group of friends (or teammates as in this case)... so not likely. All the guys are hotter than should be allowed for one hockey team. And then the female leads.... holy crap do they have issues.
But let's focus on this story. Audrey has had major bad luck in the romance department. She's picked a bunch of losers, and her latest ex, Levi, is just horrid. And yet, she just can't seem to shake him. She goes back to him, leaves, and waffles for a good chunk of the story before she FINALLY has that lightbulb go off in her head that this dude is totally no good for her.
And then we have Tate, the rookie goalie for the Assassins... who happens to be about 8 years younger than Audrey. He has some issues (family dying in a car accident) that he's trying to work through. But his biggest problem is trying to make Audrey fall in love with him since he fell hard and fast.
Now don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the story. But, I did have some major issues with it. First, the editing was horrible. I don't know how many times I had to stop and re-read because a scene ended and a new one started without any sort of break (I mean, there was a new paragraph, but no other sort of line break or indication of a change in time or location). There were also lots of errors (ones that jumped out were "easy back oven" and "quit an ass".... oh and that doesn't even touch the fact that a secondary character's name changed halfway through the book (Coach Bacter was all the sudden Baxter).
But I just got very frustrated with the story. I think Ms Aleo could have played up Tate's issues a little more and backed off a little on Audrey. She was all over the place throughout the story while it almost seemed like Tate's issues were secondary.
Good parts of the story... past characters had some pretty big roles in this story. The hockey parts were great. Oh, and my emotions were engaged. In fact, I had to have a box of tissue next to me for the last part of the book as I couldn't stop crying.
I think Ms Aleo is a great story teller and look forward to reading future books in the series. I just hope that she mixes it up a little as I'm feeling like she's told the same story three times now with just some minor changes.
But let's focus on this story. Audrey has had major bad luck in the romance department. She's picked a bunch of losers, and her latest ex, Levi, is just horrid. And yet, she just can't seem to shake him. She goes back to him, leaves, and waffles for a good chunk of the story before she FINALLY has that lightbulb go off in her head that this dude is totally no good for her.
And then we have Tate, the rookie goalie for the Assassins... who happens to be about 8 years younger than Audrey. He has some issues (family dying in a car accident) that he's trying to work through. But his biggest problem is trying to make Audrey fall in love with him since he fell hard and fast.
Now don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the story. But, I did have some major issues with it. First, the editing was horrible. I don't know how many times I had to stop and re-read because a scene ended and a new one started without any sort of break (I mean, there was a new paragraph, but no other sort of line break or indication of a change in time or location). There were also lots of errors (ones that jumped out were "easy back oven" and "quit an ass".... oh and that doesn't even touch the fact that a secondary character's name changed halfway through the book (Coach Bacter was all the sudden Baxter).
But I just got very frustrated with the story. I think Ms Aleo could have played up Tate's issues a little more and backed off a little on Audrey. She was all over the place throughout the story while it almost seemed like Tate's issues were secondary.
Good parts of the story... past characters had some pretty big roles in this story. The hockey parts were great. Oh, and my emotions were engaged. In fact, I had to have a box of tissue next to me for the last part of the book as I couldn't stop crying.
I think Ms Aleo is a great story teller and look forward to reading future books in the series. I just hope that she mixes it up a little as I'm feeling like she's told the same story three times now with just some minor changes.
kbranfield's review
3.0
3.5 stars. Empty Net is a deliciously steamy romance that is sure to delight fans of the Assassins series. Toni Aleo will leave you eagerly awaiting Blue Line, Piper’s book! To read my review in its entirety, please click HERE.
bzzylz's review
emotional
medium-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
3.0
_fairy's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome. Toni Aleo's novels are growing on me. Funny, romantic, sexy and intense. Not to mention the holy hot hockey players! haha.
Her choice of music is killing me! In a good way, of course.
So for those of you who are hopeless romantic and still believes in HAPPILY EVER AFTER, go away and read the Assassins series.
P.S
Looking forward for the 4th book, which is Blue Lines.
Piper and Erik's story.
Her choice of music is killing me! In a good way, of course.
So for those of you who are hopeless romantic and still believes in HAPPILY EVER AFTER, go away and read the Assassins series.
P.S
Looking forward for the 4th book, which is Blue Lines.
Piper and Erik's story.
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
5.0
I said it before this is my second time listening to this series and this so far is my favourite of them all. Audrey in my opinion has low self esteem and fights her way to loving her self its amazing to listen to it happen. The age difference isn't that big at least not to me. Tate had his own demons to fight through to be with Audrey and I loved that he fought to get her. Makes my heart all warm and gooey inside. I did want to know more about that happens to Levi that would be nice. LOVED that we got to see Elli and Shea and Fallon and Lucas in this book as well I just <3 them! On to the next book!
nikkixavier's review against another edition
5.0
Chorei mais que tudo então obviamente entrou pros favoritos
nb247's review against another edition
4.0
Oh my, Tate Oooooooder! I just couldn't get enough of these two. They were funny, frustrating, sexy and heart warming! This one took me on an emotional roller-coaster. I definitely had some hangover symptoms after. Loved!