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alyssa_b_dub's review
fast-paced
3.0
Spice was amazing. I didn’t really love either of the main characters though.
buttonsandbooks's review
4.0
Helena Hunting has always been an auto buy author for me. Her light, sexy romances always hit the mark. I was surprised when I saw this on Audible and I hadn't heard of it before.
Down on her luck, Beatrix is stuck moving in with her professional hockey playing brother and his fellow pro hockey playing best friend. She's only there until she finds a new job and can rent another place. She can't stand listening to her brother screwing random pick bunnies all the time and is also on edge because his BFF Tristan hates her, a mutual feeling. The two can barely be in a room together without fighting. There's a thin line between love and hate though and what her brother doesn't know can't hurt him.
Read if you like:
✅ Enemies to lovers
✅ Hockey romance
✅ Brother's best friend
✅ Forced proximity
✅ 🌶️🌶️🌶️
✅ Googling the difference between English cucumbers and the regular kind 😂 (iykyk)
This was spicy AF, in a good way. I don't know that I'll ever look at cucumbers the same way. The amount of issues Tristan had was intense, but man Bea was patient. I think most would be over his crap. Obviously, there's a lot of backstory there.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Down on her luck, Beatrix is stuck moving in with her professional hockey playing brother and his fellow pro hockey playing best friend. She's only there until she finds a new job and can rent another place. She can't stand listening to her brother screwing random pick bunnies all the time and is also on edge because his BFF Tristan hates her, a mutual feeling. The two can barely be in a room together without fighting. There's a thin line between love and hate though and what her brother doesn't know can't hurt him.
Read if you like:
✅ Enemies to lovers
✅ Hockey romance
✅ Brother's best friend
✅ Forced proximity
✅ 🌶️🌶️🌶️
✅ Googling the difference between English cucumbers and the regular kind 😂 (iykyk)
This was spicy AF, in a good way. I don't know that I'll ever look at cucumbers the same way. The amount of issues Tristan had was intense, but man Bea was patient. I think most would be over his crap. Obviously, there's a lot of backstory there.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
anaalice's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
itsmelorna's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sheakoebel's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
laurenferzoco's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
melrlite's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
kelly72's review against another edition
5.0
That fine line …. that was well and truly crossed it!
Rix and Tristan once they figure out why they rub each other the wrong certainly grab hold of it with both hands. They create great entertainment for us and her friends and there are laugh out loud moments, and close calls. There is plenty of spice and pretzel activities to fill their short period of trying to keep their dalliance hidden. As if they weren’t going to catch feelings with that level of unrequited love from earlier years … just a shame neither of them were aware of it at the time.
And her brother Flip, aside from being oblivious to all that goes on around him (!!!); please tell me there is some redemption story in the works for him.
Rix calls him out on his bullshit which is great, and good to see she extended that to Flip also.
Love that Rix finds her place to settle with a friendship group and career. The HEA comes to fruition and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Where would Tristan be without his older teammates who have solid life skills and relationships goals!
Great read, so much going on and it gets unpacked along the way. Lots of character introductions that I hope develop into other stories. Another Helena Hunting story that does not disappoint!
Rix and Tristan once they figure out why they rub each other the wrong certainly grab hold of it with both hands. They create great entertainment for us and her friends and there are laugh out loud moments, and close calls. There is plenty of spice and pretzel activities to fill their short period of trying to keep their dalliance hidden. As if they weren’t going to catch feelings with that level of unrequited love from earlier years … just a shame neither of them were aware of it at the time.
And her brother Flip, aside from being oblivious to all that goes on around him (!!!); please tell me there is some redemption story in the works for him.
Rix calls him out on his bullshit which is great, and good to see she extended that to Flip also.
Love that Rix finds her place to settle with a friendship group and career. The HEA comes to fruition and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Where would Tristan be without his older teammates who have solid life skills and relationships goals!
Great read, so much going on and it gets unpacked along the way. Lots of character introductions that I hope develop into other stories. Another Helena Hunting story that does not disappoint!