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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
It took till 50% for the story to get past the blurb. There is no excuse for this if you can tell the story in a few short sentences you don’t need half a book. After t he at the author really had nothing left and slowly drags it to its conclusion. The concept for this book is good the author just had no clue what they were doing.
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
i’m sorry i had to DNF at 30%. i truly think the book has such good structure, like the premise of the book sounded so interesting to me but she finds out she was kidnapped and then meets her family and just reverts back to normal?? idk didn’t seem realistic to me and honestly the writing was a bit robotic to that i couldn’t feel the characters
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book gave me that, “but when can I go home and read?” feeling.
⭐️ Rating: 5/5
🌶️ Spice: 3/5
🏒 Childhood Friends to Lovers
🏒 Brother’s Best Friend
🏒 Forced Proximity
🏒 Mistaken Identity
Sloane St. James is a new to me author, and OMG, I’m going to blow through the series so fast, I can feel it. It’s been a long time since a story has made me feel something. This story was done so well. I’ve never read a hockey romance book that opened up with the FMC coming to the conclusion that she was kidnapped as a child. This book had me giving my best friend updates WHILE I was reading. Like, “guess what just happened?”
When the family reunited, I balled. I expected for them to be a little more hesitant that this was their long lost sister/daughter, but was really pleased with how it played out. Lonan, family friend/first crush, was a tinge manipulative at times to get his way. But we’ll chalk this up to losing the love of her life once and being unwilling to let her out of her side again.
Parts of this book were absolutely haunting. The journals of her adopted mother showed what a hateful person she was. They were first introduced when Birdie found them while cleaning and then throughout the book as evidence. I only wish we got to know more about this murder case.
The world building in this story was done so incredibly well. Immediately fell in love with this family and hockey team.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Started off strong, especially with the awesome playlist, but fell flat in the middle and end
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes