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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
When K.G. Erin mentioned wanting to write a why choose hockey romance I was so freaking excited! This has been a few months in the making and I had a blast alpha reading this book! (I might have also drawn the floor plans at the beginning!)
This book has everything a why choose, and sport romance reader will absolutely love.
Kyla is from Canada and grew up around hockey players, and I believe even dated a few, She has a knowledge of the game more so than most hockey romances I have read before.
In this book youβll get;
Friends to lovers
Enemies to lovers
Touch her and Iβll beat your ass LOL
Spicy times
MMFM
Soft dom
Trigger warnings for talks about homophobia
I highly recommend checking out her TikTok to see some hockey video stitches that really match the vibe of this book!
This book has everything a why choose, and sport romance reader will absolutely love.
Kyla is from Canada and grew up around hockey players, and I believe even dated a few, She has a knowledge of the game more so than most hockey romances I have read before.
In this book youβll get;
Friends to lovers
Enemies to lovers
Touch her and Iβll beat your ass LOL
Spicy times
MMFM
Soft dom
Trigger warnings for talks about homophobia
I highly recommend checking out her TikTok to see some hockey video stitches that really match the vibe of this book!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
πΆοΈπΆοΈ.5/5 - some scenes were skipped over (fade to black) and the scenes were relatively short. Overall there were a handful of on-page scenes(including group scenes).
There are some editing issues/typos, but it seems better than some reviews state, so I think some have been fixed.
It has a cute storyline. However, the timeline jumps often and seems to skip over some scenes that could have been spelled out. Overall, I enjoyed this book and will definitely read the second one.Would have liked to get the whole scene with Jace, and to actually have a scene with only Callum. Also - why fade-to-black the MM scene?
MMFM (very very light on the MM. mentioned. barely described)
HEA
3rd act breakup
College Hockey
F2L
E2L
Roommates-2-L
No cheating
Teammates (she plays too)
There are some editing issues/typos, but it seems better than some reviews state, so I think some have been fixed.
It has a cute storyline. However, the timeline jumps often and seems to skip over some scenes that could have been spelled out. Overall, I enjoyed this book and will definitely read the second one.
MMFM (very very light on the MM. mentioned. barely described)
HEA
3rd act breakup
College Hockey
F2L
E2L
Roommates-2-L
No cheating
Teammates (she plays too)
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
π 4β
π 15/12/24 - 18/12/24
κ§π΄π πππππ πππ ππππππ, πππ πππππ, πππ ππππππ. πΎπππ π πππππππππ ππ πππππππ πππ ππππ πππ ππππππ ππππππππ, ππππππππππ ππππ π πππππ ππππ πππππ.κ§
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α΄κ°α΄α΄Κ α΄Κα΄ α΄‘α΄α΄α΄Ι΄κ± Κα΄α΄α΄α΄Κ α΄α΄α΄α΄ Ιͺκ± α΄ Ιͺκ±Κα΄Ι΄α΄ α΄α΄ , α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄ Ιͺκ± ΙͺΙ΄ α΄ α΄Ι΄Ι’α΄Κ α΄κ° Κα΄κ±ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Κα΄Κ κ±α΄Κα΄Κα΄Κκ±ΚΙͺα΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ κ°α΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Κα΄α΄ ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄Ι΄κ±κ°α΄Κ κ±α΄Κα΄α΄Κκ±. α΄α΄ α΄ ΙͺΙ΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄Κα΄ κ°α΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄α΄ κ±Κα΄ Ιͺκ± Κα΄κ±ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Κα΄Κ Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄κ± α΄‘α΄ΚΚ, κ±Κα΄ κ°α΄α΄Κκ± κ±Κα΄ Κα΄κ± Ι΄α΄α΄ΚΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄α΄ Κα΄κ±α΄ ΚΚ α΄κ±α΄ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄α΄ α΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄Ι΄κ± α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄κ± α΄ Κα΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄Ι΄α΄ κ°α΄Κ α΄Ι΄ ΙͺΙ΄α΄α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄Κα΄Κα΄Κ. α΄Κα΄Κα΄α΄Ι’Κ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄ α΄κ° α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄α΄ΚΚα΄α΄ Ιͺκ± Ι΄α΄α΄ Κα΄α΄α΄Κ α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄ α΄α΄Ιͺκ±Ιͺα΄Ι΄, α΄α΄Ι΄α΄α΄ΚΙ΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ Κα΄α΄‘ α΄ΚΙͺκ± α΄α΄Κ α΄κ°κ°α΄α΄α΄ ΚΙͺκ± κ°ΙͺΙ΄α΄Κ Κα΄α΄Κ α΄α΄ κ±α΄Κα΄α΄Κ, Κα΄ Ιͺκ± α΄α΄ α΄Ι΄ Κα΄κ±κ± Κα΄α΄α΄Κ α΄‘Κα΄Ι΄ ΚΙͺκ± α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄κ±, α΄Ι΄α΄ Κα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄κ±, α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ κ±Κα΄α΄‘Ι΄ ΙͺΙ΄α΄ Ιͺα΄α΄ Κα΄Κ α΄α΄ α΄α΄α΄ α΄ ΙͺΙ΄. α΄κ± α΄α΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ Ι’Κα΄α΄‘κ± Κα΄α΄α΄‘α΄α΄Ι΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄, α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ κ±Κα΄α΄‘Ι΄, α΄α΄ΚΚα΄α΄ α΄‘α΄ΚΙ΄κ± α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄ΚΚ α΄Κα΄α΄ Ιͺα΄ α΄‘ΙͺΚΚ α΄ΚΚ α΄Ι΄α΄ ΙͺΙ΄ α΄α΄α΄Κκ± α΄Ι΄α΄ Κα΄ΙͺΙ΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄κ± α΄Κα΄Ι΄α΄α΄κ± α΄κ° α΄‘ΙͺΙ΄Ι΄ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄Κα΄ α΄Κα΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄κ±ΚΙͺα΄. Κα΄α΄‘α΄α΄ α΄Κ, ΚΚ α΄Κα΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ α΄κ° α΄Κα΄ κ±α΄α΄κ±α΄Ι΄, α΄α΄ α΄Ι΄ Κα΄ α΄α΄Ι΄Ι΄α΄α΄ α΄ α΄Ι΄Κ α΄Κα΄ κ°α΄α΄ΚΙͺΙ΄Ι’κ± Κα΄ Κα΄κ± κ°α΄Κ α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄, α΄κ± α΄Κα΄Κ Ι΄α΄α΄ ΙͺΙ’α΄α΄α΄ α΄ 4 α΄‘α΄Κ Κα΄Κα΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄κ±ΚΙͺα΄.
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The Good
β I loved the communication and the gained consent in the spicy scenes. Hearing Tatum tell them exactly what she wants and how she wants it was π₯΅π₯΅π₯΅.
β I liked how all the characters were their own person, with a clear difference in personalities, how they think and what they want. The male characters relationship between each other helps to strengthen the relationship with Tatum, and I was so glad when finally Callum joined the relationship.
The Bad
βSome parts of the storyline felt rushed, and other parts felt like they had been introduced but never fully developed. I would have also loved to have delved more into why Callum was a control freak, why Jace was a Dom and why Shawn needed praise. And why was the MM spice fade to black, there was such a set up for it and I was ready for it, and then nothing.
βThere are grammatical errors all through this, and it could have done with another couple of rounds of editing. It wasn't so bad that it took me out the story, but there are enough that I was noticing them.
TROPES
β«Έ Why Choose MMFM
β«Έ Hockey Romance
β«Έ Collage Romance
β«Έ LGBT
β«Έ Multiple POV
β«Έ Praise
β«Έ Forced Proximity
TWs
β«Έ Sexism / Misogyny
β«Έ Homophobia
π 15/12/24 - 18/12/24
κ§π΄π πππππ πππ ππππππ, πππ πππππ, πππ ππππππ. πΎπππ π πππππππππ ππ πππππππ πππ ππππ πππ ππππππ ππππππππ, ππππππππππ ππππ π πππππ ππππ πππππ.κ§
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α΄κ°α΄α΄Κ α΄Κα΄ α΄‘α΄α΄α΄Ι΄κ± Κα΄α΄α΄α΄Κ α΄α΄α΄α΄ Ιͺκ± α΄ Ιͺκ±Κα΄Ι΄α΄ α΄α΄ , α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄ Ιͺκ± ΙͺΙ΄ α΄ α΄Ι΄Ι’α΄Κ α΄κ° Κα΄κ±ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Κα΄Κ κ±α΄Κα΄Κα΄Κκ±ΚΙͺα΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ κ°α΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Κα΄α΄ ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄Ι΄κ±κ°α΄Κ κ±α΄Κα΄α΄Κκ±. α΄α΄ α΄ ΙͺΙ΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄Κα΄ κ°α΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄α΄ κ±Κα΄ Ιͺκ± Κα΄κ±ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Κα΄Κ Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄κ± α΄‘α΄ΚΚ, κ±Κα΄ κ°α΄α΄Κκ± κ±Κα΄ Κα΄κ± Ι΄α΄α΄ΚΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄α΄ Κα΄κ±α΄ ΚΚ α΄κ±α΄ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄α΄ α΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄Ι΄κ± α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄κ± α΄ Κα΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄Ι΄α΄ κ°α΄Κ α΄Ι΄ ΙͺΙ΄α΄α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄Κα΄Κα΄Κ. α΄Κα΄Κα΄α΄Ι’Κ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄ α΄κ° α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄α΄ΚΚα΄α΄ Ιͺκ± Ι΄α΄α΄ Κα΄α΄α΄Κ α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄ α΄α΄Ιͺκ±Ιͺα΄Ι΄, α΄α΄Ι΄α΄α΄ΚΙ΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ Κα΄α΄‘ α΄ΚΙͺκ± α΄α΄Κ α΄κ°κ°α΄α΄α΄ ΚΙͺκ± κ°ΙͺΙ΄α΄Κ Κα΄α΄Κ α΄α΄ κ±α΄Κα΄α΄Κ, Κα΄ Ιͺκ± α΄α΄ α΄Ι΄ Κα΄κ±κ± Κα΄α΄α΄Κ α΄‘Κα΄Ι΄ ΚΙͺκ± α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄κ±, α΄Ι΄α΄ Κα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄κ±, α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ κ±Κα΄α΄‘Ι΄ ΙͺΙ΄α΄ Ιͺα΄α΄ Κα΄Κ α΄α΄ α΄α΄α΄ α΄ ΙͺΙ΄. α΄κ± α΄α΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ Ι’Κα΄α΄‘κ± Κα΄α΄α΄‘α΄α΄Ι΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄, α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ κ±Κα΄α΄‘Ι΄, α΄α΄ΚΚα΄α΄ α΄‘α΄ΚΙ΄κ± α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄ΚΚ α΄Κα΄α΄ Ιͺα΄ α΄‘ΙͺΚΚ α΄ΚΚ α΄Ι΄α΄ ΙͺΙ΄ α΄α΄α΄Κκ± α΄Ι΄α΄ Κα΄ΙͺΙ΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄κ± α΄Κα΄Ι΄α΄α΄κ± α΄κ° α΄‘ΙͺΙ΄Ι΄ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄Κα΄ α΄Κα΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄κ±ΚΙͺα΄. Κα΄α΄‘α΄α΄ α΄Κ, ΚΚ α΄Κα΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ α΄κ° α΄Κα΄ κ±α΄α΄κ±α΄Ι΄, α΄α΄ α΄Ι΄ Κα΄ α΄α΄Ι΄Ι΄α΄α΄ α΄ α΄Ι΄Κ α΄Κα΄ κ°α΄α΄ΚΙͺΙ΄Ι’κ± Κα΄ Κα΄κ± κ°α΄Κ α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄, α΄κ± α΄Κα΄Κ Ι΄α΄α΄ ΙͺΙ’α΄α΄α΄ α΄ 4 α΄‘α΄Κ Κα΄Κα΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄κ±ΚΙͺα΄.
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The Good
β I loved the communication and the gained consent in the spicy scenes. Hearing Tatum tell them exactly what she wants and how she wants it was π₯΅π₯΅π₯΅.
β I liked how all the characters were their own person, with a clear difference in personalities, how they think and what they want. The male characters relationship between each other helps to strengthen the relationship with Tatum, and I was so glad when finally Callum joined the relationship.
The Bad
βSome parts of the storyline felt rushed, and other parts felt like they had been introduced but never fully developed. I would have also loved to have delved more into why Callum was a control freak, why Jace was a Dom and why Shawn needed praise. And why was the MM spice fade to black, there was such a set up for it and I was ready for it, and then nothing.
βThere are grammatical errors all through this, and it could have done with another couple of rounds of editing. It wasn't so bad that it took me out the story, but there are enough that I was noticing them.
TROPES
β«Έ Why Choose MMFM
β«Έ Hockey Romance
β«Έ Collage Romance
β«Έ LGBT
β«Έ Multiple POV
β«Έ Praise
β«Έ Forced Proximity
TWs
β«Έ Sexism / Misogyny
β«Έ Homophobia
I struggled with 2 of the characters having first names as last names since they refer to each other by their last names 90% of the time. And I really disliked that the female's first name was unique, but her last name, which was how she was referred to most of the time, was so generically a female name.
Some of the timing felt off, which is a big thing for me.
Not that it really matters, but does the story take place in Washington or Canada?
But what killed it for me? The epilogue! There are 4 people in this relationship. How can you only tell us what is happening with two of them? And. AND neither of the two futures we see are the main female character's?!?! We are just supposed to forget that she wanted to join the national team in place of 2 male characters making it to professional hockey?
Some of the timing felt off, which is a big thing for me.
Not that it really matters, but does the story take place in Washington or Canada?
But what killed it for me? The epilogue! There are 4 people in this relationship. How can you only tell us what is happening with two of them? And. AND neither of the two futures we see are the main female character's?!?! We are just supposed to forget that she wanted to join the national team in place of 2 male characters making it to professional hockey?
Tatum and her boys had a bit of a rough time of it in this story. I really connected with Jace and Shawn's characters pretty much immediately, but Callum took some time for me to connect with. However, when I did, I really did. His character had so much depth that I really appreciated once we got to know him.
The plot was quite well done, and I particularly enjoyed how Tatum was able to
I believe I would enjoy re-reading this book at some point in the future...
The plot was quite well done, and I particularly enjoyed how Tatum was able to
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play on the male hockey team.I believe I would enjoy re-reading this book at some point in the future...
This book had so much promise but I was continually distracted by strange punctuation and formatting errors. There were also many fade to black scenes that felt like they needed to be included. Not enough hockey and not enough spice. Some of the text felt clunky like an action would be over-described or a physical trait used too often to describe a character. The plot was predictable but not in a fun, campy way. Iβm surprised I stuck with the book and finished it.
Could have been better, could also have been worse
I honestly rarely take chances on stuff rated under 4 star averages anymore cause I ended up DNFing them so frequently. However, I decided to give this one a go because of hockey and RH? Heck yeah.
It wasn't the most awful thing I've ever taken a chance on, especially considering that I actually finished it. I did find myself entertained despite its issues, hence finishing it and giving 3 stars instead of lower.
There are a lot of errors in this book. It desperately needed maybe a couple more rounds of editing AT LEAST.
The characters felt a tad 2D at times. And some issues would go ignored. Like there were some icky sexist things said by, I think Callum early on, and I think even Jace said some things that made me side eye him, but that's never really addressed.
Also the fact that she forgave Callum and let him back in on the relationship despite what he did? He hadn't even been a part of it for long. And he did such a massive thing. And didn't start sleeping with her until after that lie and started. I maybe would have been cordial around him for the sake of Jace and Shawn, but nah Callum would have been out. Lol, I don't care how dreamy his eyes are.
There was also conversation about her watching Jace and Shawn together, then it was made into a cutscene moment, and I felt robbed lmfao
Also, it's one of those instances that I wish I hadn't read the epilogue because it only frustrated me. At least this time, it was because it was just kind of... nothing.
I honestly rarely take chances on stuff rated under 4 star averages anymore cause I ended up DNFing them so frequently. However, I decided to give this one a go because of hockey and RH? Heck yeah.
It wasn't the most awful thing I've ever taken a chance on, especially considering that I actually finished it. I did find myself entertained despite its issues, hence finishing it and giving 3 stars instead of lower.
There are a lot of errors in this book. It desperately needed maybe a couple more rounds of editing AT LEAST.
The characters felt a tad 2D at times. And some issues would go ignored. Like there were some icky sexist things said by, I think Callum early on, and I think even Jace said some things that made me side eye him, but that's never really addressed.
Also the fact that she forgave Callum and let him back in on the relationship despite what he did? He hadn't even been a part of it for long. And he did such a massive thing. And didn't start sleeping with her until after that lie and started. I maybe would have been cordial around him for the sake of Jace and Shawn, but nah Callum would have been out. Lol, I don't care how dreamy his eyes are.
There was also conversation about her watching Jace and Shawn together, then it was made into a cutscene moment, and I felt robbed lmfao
Also, it's one of those instances that I wish I hadn't read the epilogue because it only frustrated me. At least this time, it was because it was just kind of... nothing.