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elanakuffler's review
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The tropes for this book had me so excited but it fell just a little flat for me. Not terrible and I had fun reading but just wasn’t ecstatic about it. The lack of communication trope is not my fave and it got annoying at times. They loved each other so much for so long, and wish we would have seen a little more pining and groveling from Cillian. He had a mouth on him though, and I really appreciate that.
talitha_k's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
alexabyers's review
5.0
Cillian and Isla
Cillian and Isla meet freshman year of high school and date althoughout. He gets drafted by a team cross country and while they never had any hard times, isla knows this will be the true test. Not even a year in and she breaks up with him because he is emotionally cheating on her and they are pushing the boundaries. Except that night she calls him back with big news and the two are already together in bed.
Years later, her dad starts a nhl team in Seattle and they draft cillian. Islas life as she knows it is about to change and Cill won’t take no for an answer.
Cillian and Isla meet freshman year of high school and date althoughout. He gets drafted by a team cross country and while they never had any hard times, isla knows this will be the true test. Not even a year in and she breaks up with him because he is emotionally cheating on her and they are pushing the boundaries. Except that night she calls him back with big news and the two are already together in bed.
Years later, her dad starts a nhl team in Seattle and they draft cillian. Islas life as she knows it is about to change and Cill won’t take no for an answer.
jrosenberg88's review
4.0
Allison is a new to me author and I received an ARC copy of this book which I quite enjoyed.
The main characters meet at age 10 and start dating at age 16. After giving each other all of their firsts and staying together for 3 years, Cillian is drafted to the NHL and leaves Seattle and Isla to play in Boston. The separation tests their relationship and jealousy and need get in the way. Isla finds out she’s pregnant and when she calls Cillian to tell him she finds out he cheated on her. She has one last conversation with him when he seems out of it and she tells him she’s pregnant and then blocks him from her life.
5 years later and a daughter he doesn’t know about, Cillian is drafted to the new NHL team in Seattle and gets to move home. On his first day he runs into Isla as she works for his new team. She is cold to him and tries to keep her distance. Cillian show up at her apartment later at which time he finds out about his daughter. He is furious with Isla for not telling him she was pregnant but falls in love with his daughter immediately.
There is a lot of hurt and a lot of misunderstandings that Cillian and Isla are forced to overcome for the better of their daughter. Their love/hate relationship ends up giving them a second chance and I prayed throughout the whole book that they would live HEA as a family.
I am excited to see who’s story is next in this series.
The main characters meet at age 10 and start dating at age 16. After giving each other all of their firsts and staying together for 3 years, Cillian is drafted to the NHL and leaves Seattle and Isla to play in Boston. The separation tests their relationship and jealousy and need get in the way. Isla finds out she’s pregnant and when she calls Cillian to tell him she finds out he cheated on her. She has one last conversation with him when he seems out of it and she tells him she’s pregnant and then blocks him from her life.
5 years later and a daughter he doesn’t know about, Cillian is drafted to the new NHL team in Seattle and gets to move home. On his first day he runs into Isla as she works for his new team. She is cold to him and tries to keep her distance. Cillian show up at her apartment later at which time he finds out about his daughter. He is furious with Isla for not telling him she was pregnant but falls in love with his daughter immediately.
There is a lot of hurt and a lot of misunderstandings that Cillian and Isla are forced to overcome for the better of their daughter. Their love/hate relationship ends up giving them a second chance and I prayed throughout the whole book that they would live HEA as a family.
I am excited to see who’s story is next in this series.
lanelane04's review against another edition
5.0
Rainfall- Alison Rhymes
Narrated by Megan Wicks and Austin Stone
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Narration 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
If there’s ever a taboo or forbidden trope, it’s cheating. You don’t expect to go into a romance and want a cheating trope. Especially between the main characters. If you ever take any recommendation from me, go against the norm and do the cheating trope with this book. It’s SO FREAKING GOOD. Yeah, we get angry and want to throw punches, but I promise Alison puts our hearts back together by the end. The journey though…so so good. Love a good hockey romance, and a surprise baby, and the little girl in this story is so stinking cute.
I freaking loved Megan and Austin narrating this. This is a first for both of them for me but I’m obsessed with both of them. Seriously from early on in this book Megan instantly became one of my new favorite FVAs. They both put so much emotion into their characters and that definitely came through in their performances.
sprousek3's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0