Reviews - Sticks and Stone

303 reviews for:

Sticks and Stone

Grace McGinty

3.81 AVERAGE

gem_reads3's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

books_tea_reading's review against another edition

3.0

I liked it even though I found it highly unrealistic how she behaved and acted after she got the baby. If you can over look that than it was a great and well written book

marleereads's review against another edition

3.0

Hockey, RH, alpha males, what’s not to love?

Nova lost her parents and then found out her dad had an affair and she now has an infant brother to take care of while dealing with her grief. Cue the baby’s hot, rich uncles who also want custody of him.

I think sometimes with RH standalone’s it’s hard to get to the real depth of the characters and their feelings. It all seemed a bit to instalove for me with so many things left unanswered.
I had high hopes for this book, and it was a good, spicy read, I think it could of been longer and gone more into the relationships.

rhreviewer91's review against another edition

5.0

A fantastic read! 5 stars!

It doesn't really matter if you like hockey or not, this is a really great read! It's unlike any I've read before. The FMC, Nova, learns from two police officers knocking on her door that her parents were killed in a car accident. Shortly after that news, she gets more news - there's an orphaned child, and she's the only blood relative. After she agrees to take it in, she hears from the adoption agency that there's someone ELSE interested in adopting him. Three "honorary uncles" who knew the mother. She goes to court and wins full custody but agrees to keep the three men in the child's life. This involves her moving closer to them, and them convincing her staying nearby is best for both her and the baby.

It was sweet, it had drama, it had character building, it had growth, it had depth. It even caused my eyes to water! I definitely recommend this book. :)

What's amazing for me is that I learned after reading this story in the acknowledgments that the author (Grace) is AUSTRALIAN. I, a Canadian, have a few Aussie friends, and took them to a couple of hockey games when they came to visit once and helped (with mostly my husband's knowledge) them understand the game and the league. She thanks a couple of people for their help in learning about it and getting details right, and did she ever! Between the leagues, games, traveling, training, etc., she got it all! She probably knows more about the sport than many Canadians and Americans, now!