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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
I enjoyed seeing the characters reconnect and move forward in their story together. The writing style of the author was great.
I wish CWs would have been listed, if they are I wasn’t able to find them anywhere. Cheating is a major plot in this story and the fact that it wasn’t listed anywhere for me to be prepared for it made it really hard for me to finish the book.
I wish CWs would have been listed, if they are I wasn’t able to find them anywhere. Cheating is a major plot in this story and the fact that it wasn’t listed anywhere for me to be prepared for it made it really hard for me to finish the book.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hated the characters. Male protagonist is a total asshole with zero remorse for cheating on his fiancee and at most is annoyed for having to tell said fiancee about getting his ex girlfriend pregnant.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF 15%
I'm sad Kindle is being dumb and won't upload my notes and highlights :(
This was painful.
Tangi and Ethan broke up on New Year's Eve after being together for 7 years. It's been 3 years since they both have moved on... or so you thought.
The book starts at Ethan's father's funeral, where the two main characters see each other for the first time since the breakup. They chatted for a bit, then left the funeral to 'catch up', they went to their special diner where they shared their first kiss... then things took a turn, Ethan took her back to his place, a full-on making out session and they had sex twice?
This is where my issues start Ethan is a dirty cheater! He cheats on his girlfriend of one year by cheating with his ex, with whom he spent seven years with.
Then he has the audacity to tell Tangi that he's ENGAGED!? ... after just one year with his current girlfriend. Something that she begged him for YEARS, sacrificing her education, and endured 7 long years with him... only to break up and find out he's doing everything she wanted to do with someone else.
Cheating is where I draw the line, I was going to give this a chance even though the lack of surface-level editing drove me insane, I was going to overlook it but I just can't.
little things like forgetting the 'r' on the word "you" or the fact that the author wrote "here" instead of "her"
I'm sad Kindle is being dumb and won't upload my notes and highlights :(
This was painful.
Tangi and Ethan broke up on New Year's Eve after being together for 7 years. It's been 3 years since they both have moved on... or so you thought.
The book starts at Ethan's father's funeral, where the two main characters see each other for the first time since the breakup. They chatted for a bit, then left the funeral to 'catch up', they went to their special diner where they shared their first kiss... then things took a turn, Ethan took her back to his place, a full-on making out session and they had sex twice?
This is where my issues start Ethan is a dirty cheater! He cheats on his girlfriend of one year by cheating with his ex, with whom he spent seven years with.
Then he has the audacity to tell Tangi that he's ENGAGED!? ... after just one year with his current girlfriend. Something that she begged him for YEARS, sacrificing her education, and endured 7 long years with him... only to break up and find out he's doing everything she wanted to do with someone else.
Cheating is where I draw the line, I was going to give this a chance even though the lack of surface-level editing drove me insane, I was going to overlook it but I just can't.
little things like forgetting the 'r' on the word "you" or the fact that the author wrote "here" instead of "her"
.“Ethan, I’m so sorry for y͟o͟u͟ loss. Your dad was a great man, and he was like a second dad to me.”
“Y͟o͟u͟ dad and I had a lot of fun together."
“You looking for y͟o͟u͟ mom?” he asked."
"Shit, Leah had you pegged right after all. Here I thought she was being unreasonable by shutting you out. Turns out I should have listened to h͟e͟r͟e͟ and stayed home today, but I respected your dad too much. By the way, go fuck yourself.”
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Ultimately, this was not for me. Honestly, only read this because I have an ARC of book 2
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Ultimately, this was not for me. Honestly, only read this because I have an ARC of book 2
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Ethan and Tangi dated for seven years after meeting in high school. She is best friends with his sister Ava and essentially a member of his family. When his father dies, they see each other again for the first time in three years. After one night together their lives are changed forever.
This book started slow, she is independent and knows what she wants to do with her life. She knows that she wants to work for a professional sports team, wants to get married, and have kids. The one man that she loved that she thought wanted the same thing, didn't so she was figuring out her life after that. It feels as though Ethan wasn't mature and didn't expect things to turn out the way that they did, even when his fiance leaves him. I thought the book was good, I liked how the relationship grew realistically. But I will admit that I was rooting for her and Brandon to have a relationship, however I am hoping that the next book is about him and Jill. That would be a fun book.
Received ARC in exchange for voluntary honest review from Anna Albo and Grey's Promotions.
This book started slow, she is independent and knows what she wants to do with her life. She knows that she wants to work for a professional sports team, wants to get married, and have kids. The one man that she loved that she thought wanted the same thing, didn't so she was figuring out her life after that. It feels as though Ethan wasn't mature and didn't expect things to turn out the way that they did, even when his fiance leaves him. I thought the book was good, I liked how the relationship grew realistically. But I will admit that I was rooting for her and Brandon to have a relationship, however I am hoping that the next book is about him and Jill. That would be a fun book.
Received ARC in exchange for voluntary honest review from Anna Albo and Grey's Promotions.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
This book was not my fave. I absolutely disliked the main dude in this one. He was just an ass the whole time and lied to everyone. He definitely didn’t deserve the girl a the end. As I did really like Tangi, she was sweet but way too nice to Ethan. I rated this one one star as I didn’t like the character and how the story ended. Ethan was very unlikeable so I couldn’t really get into the story. Thanks to Valentine pr for the eARC in exchange for an honest review
medium-paced
Tangi Kildare is trying to live her life without any regrets . She will not regret falling in love with a seemingly sweet guy named Ethan Grant . She will not regret giving up her dream college to follow Ethan to a different country while he is a pro-hockey player . She will not regret breaking up with after she wasted most of her twenties on commitment phob Ethan . But now Tangi has a regret .. she regrets that now 3 years post breakup she slept with him one last time and now she is pregnant .
Ethan Grant has had his life figured out for a long time with his goal always being to make it to the NHL . After making it big + finally finding his place with the Kodiak’s as their star center, Ethan couldn’t be happier except for his one regret . Letting Tangi slip through his fingers was the worst mistake of his life . So now, 3 years later after a one night stand together Tangi is telling him she is pregnant . And that co-parenting is all she will ever want from him . Now Ethan is racing the clock to win her back before one of his teammates takes his spot .
This is my first Anna Albo book and it certainly won’t be my last . I loved how strong and determined our fmc Tangi was . She knew what she wanted in life and she was not going to settle for anything less than she deserves, even if that means she can’t have Ethan . Ethan takes a while to grow on you because he has such terrible commitment issues + waits around for other people to make decisions for him . I really loved Brandon + I want him to find all the love and happiness because he is such a great catch .
This is book one in the Kodiak’s Hockey series + it can be read as a complete stand alone .
This book was given to me for honest review by Grey’s Promotions .