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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sooooo good
Oh, I loved this book. Hockey? Amnesia? Best friends to lovers (or idiots to lovers, as the author hilariously said in the back)? BRING IT ON!!!
This book managed to hit a few tropes without some of the obvious angst-inducing misunderstandings (except for one that’s revealed at the end, but that one’s understandable). It still has lots of feelz and I could barely put it down, and I want the next one almost more than I want chocolate. (Almost. Chocolate is really, really yummy.)
This is such a fantastic series and one I highly recommend.
Oh, I loved this book. Hockey? Amnesia? Best friends to lovers (or idiots to lovers, as the author hilariously said in the back)? BRING IT ON!!!
This book managed to hit a few tropes without some of the obvious angst-inducing misunderstandings (except for one that’s revealed at the end, but that one’s understandable). It still has lots of feelz and I could barely put it down, and I want the next one almost more than I want chocolate. (Almost. Chocolate is really, really yummy.)
This is such a fantastic series and one I highly recommend.
Another good effort from Michaela Grey
More enjoyable hockey themed M/M romance from Michaela Grey, with a good balance of drama and lightness. I found it frustrating when plot holes didn’t add up and the amnesia/fake husband trope isn’t my favourite but otherwise it was a nice but of escapist reading.
More enjoyable hockey themed M/M romance from Michaela Grey, with a good balance of drama and lightness. I found it frustrating when plot holes didn’t add up and the amnesia/fake husband trope isn’t my favourite but otherwise it was a nice but of escapist reading.
This book kind of... pissed me off.
The couple, as always, was cute, but it was overshadowed by so many nonsensical plot decisions and forced misunderstandings. Dima gets seriously hurt on ice, and Rory, who's loved him for years, tells the medical staff he is the husband to be allowed to stay by Dima's side. When the nurses tell Dima he is married, Rory doesn't correct it, just goes with it and even if he explains that he can't shock an amnesic Dima, it just feels so odd.
Everything feels like it's moving unnaturally, to fit the tropes instead of trying to expand into its own story.
We get introduced right off the bat to a group of players the book seems to convince the reader they are familiar with, and I swear I haven't heard of any of these guys before and I've been reading all the books of this universe. That was so confusing. All the supporting cast was barely touched upon, from the Dima's family to Rory's to their teammates?
As much as I'm not fond of the amnesia trope, I don't mind it tooo much, especially that Rory came clean about their absence of marriage quite early on in the story. However, their GM pushing them to keep up the pretence to make his dying son happy felt, again, weird. It's dumb and not something you'd push onto two random people, especially when you're their BOSS and have the power to fire them? Especially when one of the two people has suffered a serious injury and has NO MEMORY of the past 8 years. You just... you don't do that.It also felt like Rory was the only one who treated Dima like he was injured. The rest of the peeps were just like "man, of course you would have done the same for him, y'all tight, what are you doing", as if he wasn't AMNESIC.
And the romance was a little predictable, another layer of miscommunication and useless quiproqo.
That was so strange. I wanted to like it! And I'm sad I didn't!! So yep, not a favourite at all.
The couple, as always, was cute, but it was overshadowed by so many nonsensical plot decisions and forced misunderstandings. Dima gets seriously hurt on ice, and Rory, who's loved him for years, tells the medical staff he is the husband to be allowed to stay by Dima's side. When the nurses tell Dima he is married, Rory doesn't correct it, just goes with it and even if he explains that he can't shock an amnesic Dima, it just feels so odd.
Everything feels like it's moving unnaturally, to fit the tropes instead of trying to expand into its own story.
We get introduced right off the bat to a group of players the book seems to convince the reader they are familiar with, and I swear I haven't heard of any of these guys before and I've been reading all the books of this universe. That was so confusing. All the supporting cast was barely touched upon, from the Dima's family to Rory's to their teammates?
As much as I'm not fond of the amnesia trope, I don't mind it tooo much, especially that Rory came clean about their absence of marriage quite early on in the story. However, their GM pushing them to keep up the pretence to make his dying son happy felt, again, weird. It's dumb and not something you'd push onto two random people, especially when you're their BOSS and have the power to fire them? Especially when one of the two people has suffered a serious injury and has NO MEMORY of the past 8 years. You just... you don't do that.It also felt like Rory was the only one who treated Dima like he was injured. The rest of the peeps were just like "man, of course you would have done the same for him, y'all tight, what are you doing", as if he wasn't AMNESIC.
And the romance was a little predictable, another layer of miscommunication and useless quiproqo.
That was so strange. I wanted to like it! And I'm sad I didn't!! So yep, not a favourite at all.
2.5-3 star book, rounded up.
There are two main plot devices in this book: amnesia and miscommunication. Dima wakes up after a hockey accident unable to remember the last eight years, but he is married to Rory (whose full name is Lorelei, which, uh, is a men's name now, evidently?). Only, he isn't really married to Rory. And nobody is in love with one another. And there's some family stuff tossed in for dramatic effect. Or something. I don't know.
I keep reading these Michaela Grey books because they fulfill some of my favorite tropes in romance (namely, sports romance). But like... with few exceptions... they aren't very good. I spent a lot of this book just thinking, "Huh?" Like, a significant plot point (and this is not a spoiler) is that they are asked to pretend they're married... by the team manager. Because that's a thing now? Like, that goes so far beyond the realm of what is appropriate in the workplace that it's kind of shocking.
Regarding the characters: Rory is basically a basketcase throughout the novel, and Dima is sort of a nothing character - which is fine, since he has amnesia. I just wish the amnesia were treated more realistically. It's such a good trope. But in action, in this book, it was pretty wasted.
I won't read this book again, but I recommend it to anyone who likes hockey and amnesia, I guess.
There are two main plot devices in this book: amnesia and miscommunication. Dima wakes up after a hockey accident unable to remember the last eight years, but he is married to Rory (whose full name is Lorelei, which, uh, is a men's name now, evidently?). Only, he isn't really married to Rory. And nobody is in love with one another. And there's some family stuff tossed in for dramatic effect. Or something. I don't know.
I keep reading these Michaela Grey books because they fulfill some of my favorite tropes in romance (namely, sports romance). But like... with few exceptions... they aren't very good. I spent a lot of this book just thinking, "Huh?" Like, a significant plot point (and this is not a spoiler) is that they are asked to pretend they're married... by the team manager. Because that's a thing now? Like, that goes so far beyond the realm of what is appropriate in the workplace that it's kind of shocking.
Regarding the characters: Rory is basically a basketcase throughout the novel, and Dima is sort of a nothing character - which is fine, since he has amnesia. I just wish the amnesia were treated more realistically. It's such a good trope. But in action, in this book, it was pretty wasted.
I won't read this book again, but I recommend it to anyone who likes hockey and amnesia, I guess.
3.5 stars. Cute. I was a bit lost in the beginning and had the feeling that I was thrown into the story partway in, but I guess that was just like Dima felt. Both he and Rory were adorable and very good together. I liked the supportiveness of those around them (sadly not sure about the realism of it though) and as a Gilmore Girls fan got a little kick out of the fact that they kept calling Rory Lorelei.
This is a solid book. It's well written, there isn't a creepy age gap, and the main characters are both pretty equally developed, characterization-wise. Its chapters are pretty short, but that was the only real gripe I had.
I finished the book feeling like it was a solid four stars. Then I noticed that the author linked her socials at the end of the book, and I checked it out, because I was curious. Yeah, that kind of ruined the book for me. Writing fan fiction about real people is creepy as hell.
I finished the book feeling like it was a solid four stars. Then I noticed that the author linked her socials at the end of the book, and I checked it out, because I was curious. Yeah, that kind of ruined the book for me. Writing fan fiction about real people is creepy as hell.
emotional
funny
fast-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
These two are so adorable especially the part where they are in love with each other but they think they are hiding it and the other doesn't know a thing.What Meant to say is they are utter idiots!!!
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes