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read_on_reader's review
5.0
I honestly don’t know how the author does it but each book and each series get more amazing. I loved Bishop so much, his stony behavior to the outside world was such a contrast to how caring he truly was especially when it came to care for his brother. Bishop loved his younger brother and all his hard work was to make sure that his brother would be taken care of and his diabetes would always be watched, however his younger brother just wanted to be normal even it it meant living a lifestyle Bishop didn’t approve of. Bishop and Stevie’s first initial meeting doesn’t go too well because Bishop thinks she’s her brother’s mistress, so he misjudges her instantly and she thinks he’s a know it all cocky hockey player. These two had an amazing banter and even though they start off on the work foot things work out and they do a favor for a favor where Stevie helps Bishop’s rehabilitation and she gets to use his NHL status on her resume. What these two don’t realize is their feelings are real because they go from enemies to friends to lovers. They were perfect for each other and when they finally stopped overthinking everything, they did for each other was only friendly favors did they finally see they were made for each other. I did love seeing more of the other characters Rj and especially Alex, but with each book I find myself becoming more annoyed than entertained by Violet, I get she is the o.g. character and she had been hilarious and that she is the kind of matriarch of these books and craziness but her constant meddling in others’ lives and word vomit has almost made me end up not liking her as much as I use to, I just think I have found her humor to be annoying lately and maybe her humor has lost its spark. Still a great read and still some of my all-time favorite characters I just think a few have ran their course.
kaitlin_durante's review
4.0
4.5 stars.
Helena Hunting really knows how to make me happy with hockey romances.
She is the queen of hilarious out of their mind females and the hockey players who are along for the ride.
Stevie and Bishop had me laughing, smiling and swooning.
Can't wait for the next in the series!
Helena Hunting really knows how to make me happy with hockey romances.
She is the queen of hilarious out of their mind females and the hockey players who are along for the ride.
Stevie and Bishop had me laughing, smiling and swooning.
Can't wait for the next in the series!
erinremen's review
5.0
Stevie was all set to start her new life, in a new city, with a new job and her boyfriend. Whom she just caught cheating. To make matters worse it's her birthday, one suit case is lost and the other, arghhh! She's a hot mess trying to get into her brothers apartment and a pretty much naked man next door is not happy with her or the noise she is making it the middle of the night! Which basically sums up this funny enemies, to reluctant friendship to lovers, a hot mess! Tearing his groin and needing six week of rehab was his worst nightmare! Pain and suffering are the new normal. Especially with Stevie helping him. Or not, when even a the slightest hint of arousal is agony! What starts as a mutual understanding of tit for tat ends in in the most wonderful thing of all, love and a happily-ever-after just perfect for Stevie and her grumpy hockey player!
maggie_reads14's review
3.0
when i first started this book i was enjoying it. i thought it was funny and cute however when i got further into it i started losing interest or getting annoyed. for starters i did like bishop expect when he said bae biggest ick ever… also RJ i genuinely could not stand him, everything was about him no matter what. he was a dick to bishop the entire book even before bishop and stevie knew each other. he only wanted bishop to fail and i don’t understand why he had an issue with him in the first place. another thing was stevie acting like her brother being in the nhl was the worst thing to happen to her when in reality she was being over dramatic about it.
daisyknox's review
5.0
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This story follows Stevie Bowman, younger sister of Rook “RJ” Bowman from A Lie For A Lie, and her new neighbor, Bishop Winslow. Stevie is making a long-distance move from LA to Seattle for a new job. She’s excited to be moving in with her boyfriend and starting her career in physical therapy in a few days. The trip hasn’t been great since the airline lost some of her luggage, damaged the rest and treated her to an extended, unscheduled layover but she can’t wait to surprise Joey, arriving early to spend her birthday with him. Instead of a warm welcome, she finds him plowing some random on their couch in what’s supposed to be their new home. She immediately washes her hands of Joey completely, refusing to spend a single minute in that place and accepts use of Rook’s empty apartment in favor of staying with him.
Lainey and Rook recently bought a home nearby but his contract gives him a penthouse for the season so Stevie has a new home in Seattle while she figures things out. Her day continues to worsen when her suitcase gets stuck in the elevator doors and she can’t get into Rook’s place, but takes an even bigger nosedive when she meets her rude new neighbor. Rook’s teammate, Bishop Winslow, is annoyed at the noise she’s making in the hall and assumes she’s a puck bunny who paid off security to get upstairs. She has the code but instead of considering she’s a guest, he instead decides she must be Rook’s mistress. The players aren’t friends. In fact, the rivalry between them is deep and they can’t stand one another. Bishop came to the Seattle with a promise of being captain, until Rook waived his no trade clause to join the newest NHL expansion team and took the title. Bishop hates that Rook took his position and is close personal friends with head coach Alex Waters. He especially hates that Rook has such a squeaky clean nice guy image when he has the nerve to move a mistress in here when he has a wife and child at home.
There’s no love lost between Stevie and Bishop. In fact, she’s mad at herself for being so attracted to this guy when he’s such a jerk and he’s a perpetual grump with no social skills whatsoever. A neighborly rivalry is instantly born and quickly exacerbated since the two continue to make assumptions about one another. Stevie assumes he’s a manwhore thanks to the constant parade of obvious one-night stands leaving his place and he assumes she’s a college student with a sugar daddy.
When Bishop suffers a serious hit on the ice, it gives them both an opportunity. Stevie wants to work with athletes without everyone assuming she got where she is simply by being Rook’s sister and Bishop needs extra physical therapy to get back on the ice as soon as possible. He agrees to give her a written recommendation in exchange for her help with extra rehab. They’re attracted to one another although they don’t seem to like each other all that much, which isn’t shocking since they’re both sarcastic and snarky.
Life in Seattle is turning out to be great for Stevie, except for the fact that she has to work in the same clinic as her douche ex. Joey’s delusional enough to think she should forgive him and give him another chance even though he’s not sorry he cheated and it certainly wasn’t an isolated incident. When Stevie enlists Bishop’s help to act as a buffer, he’s more than happy to help. They start spending a lot more time together and come to realize their original assumptions about the other weren’t accurate.
They’re both fun characters I liked immediately. Stevie’s tough and resilient and determined to earn her success. She’s spent her life being known as Rook’s little sister and she’s done being used by people who want to get to him. Bishop is a cranky homebody who hates everyone but falls hard and fast for her. Their relationship causes complications for him with his teammates and coach, plus the douche ex does his best to interfere but they handle it well. I loved having the Waters family as peripheral characters in this book. I never get enough Violet, although she and Alex have very minor roles. This was a fun story I’d definitely read again and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.
bookishlychar's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this story between Bishop and Stevie. Stevie moves into her brother, RJ's, condo after she catches her ex cheating on her. Her next door neighbour (and teammate 0f her NHL hockey playing brother) thinks that Stevie is actually RJ's mistress. Bishop gets injured during a game and Stevie agrees to help Bishop rehab his injury so he can get back on the ice.
What we get is a bunch of banter, lots of pizza and a super slow burn.
I loved these two characters. They were funny, and had amazing chemistry and banter. They are constantly walking that line between being friends, and more than friends, which I loved to see. You can tell they both really like each other, but also have been burned in the past.
One thing I didn't get was Stevie's fixation on not being "seen" with famous people. I get her brother did stupid things, but just her lack of wanting to ever be in the public eye was weird.
I'm enjoying this series, and may even be liking the first two books more than pucked!
What we get is a bunch of banter, lots of pizza and a super slow burn.
I loved these two characters. They were funny, and had amazing chemistry and banter. They are constantly walking that line between being friends, and more than friends, which I loved to see. You can tell they both really like each other, but also have been burned in the past.
One thing I didn't get was Stevie's fixation on not being "seen" with famous people. I get her brother did stupid things, but just her lack of wanting to ever be in the public eye was weird.
I'm enjoying this series, and may even be liking the first two books more than pucked!
swagginswanigan's review
4.0
This boy! This boy!!!! Oh gosh I loved this man so much and reading from him was amazing! Also just a great story with amazing banter and moments all around. This was super sweet and fun and just a great time!