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Broken Ice, Mended Hearts by Ryan Taylor

amywithbooks's review

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emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.0

runningonbooks's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

bettylovesbooksgalore's review

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5.0

story of Sven and Gags

Loved this book. Great relationship development. Iโ€™d be interested in an audio give. The accents of both main characters.
Had a big cry in this!

chaoskay's review against another edition

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challenging funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I think this might just be one of the best MM hockey books I e listened to or read . Sven and Gagne were amazing loved the chemistry and the way they joked with each other and when the worst happened my heart there with Garnier . One of the best parts was when Sven finally admits why he wonโ€™t call Gagne by his nickname Gags although I had an inkling why it didnโ€™t stop my full on belly laugh escaping .

canadiangirlreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™„ ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™™. ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š, ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™š๐™ฎ๐™š๐™จ; ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š, ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š.

Bส€แดแด‹แด‡ษด Iแด„แด‡, Mแด‡ษดแด…แด‡แด… Hแด‡แด€ส€แด›s โ†’ Ryan Taylor & Joshua Hardwood | Bethesda Barracudas โ†’ Book 6
Gags ~ Sven

I have been waiting for Gags' book since the very first Barracuda book I read and let me tell you, he was so much more than I anticipated.

Gags agrees to spend time with Sven during the off-season to help him become more comfortable with the area they live in. A summer fling turns into more until the regular season threatens to ruin everything they built.

I knew Gags' story would be a wild ride. Both Gags and Sven have baggage from their pasts but since it's so similar, it helps bring them together. Sven is a saint and so understanding. He is the perfect match for Gags helping him grow so much as a person. There is also lots of banter and chemistry between the two. 

I love that we get to see all of our other favourite Barracudas and Congressmen. This group is the definition of a found family and I hope we get more from all of them in the future, even if it's just cameos.

Gags and Sven's journey took me on a wild ride of emotions. I experienced laughter, excitement, shock, anger, heartache, tears, and eventually so much happiness my heart was overflowing. 

๐ŸŽง Nick J. Russo completely outdid himself on this narration. His French accent was perfect, he has you feeling every single emotion the characters are feeling, and he makes a single narration feel like a full-cast narration. 

Get ready for...

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ MM
๐Ÿ’ Sports (Hockey)
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Bi-Awakening
๐Ÿฅ… Found Family
๐Ÿฉต Close Proximity
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ First-Person, Dual

Maple Leafs โ†’ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
Spice โ†’ ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต
Emotional Damage โ†’ ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
LOLs โ†’ ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

โš ๏ธ Some content may be uncomfortable for some readers.

bexbookrex's review

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5.0

Broken Ice Mended Hearts by Ryan Taylor and Joshua Harwood is another awesome book in the Bethesda Barracudas series. Gags & Sven try to be friends with benefits but they just can't help falling for one another. Both of them on the rebound from serious relationships & having opposite travel schedules causes all kinds of conflict. The story is sometimes romantic, sometimes steamy. There's plenty of humor and a bit of angst, with a plethora of HEA!
Romance - โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Steam -

jennp28's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Sweet and spicy hockey player story. A little bit of angst and a little bit of โ€œjust use your wordsโ€ and then a brought-closer-by-crisis moment. 

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dazzlingplaces's review

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Didnโ€™t enjoy the writing. Stilted. 

jessmg's review

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likes2explore's review

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5.0

โ€œIโ€™d never felt more cared for, more secure, more treasured. The sexual pleasure was stunning, but the sense of being one with Sven was everything. Sex had always been incredible, but it had never been transformational.โ€

Oh my goodness! It may be cold outside but this spicy mm hockey romance warmed me right up.

Great story telling with a wonderful cast of complex characters that I connected with from the beginning all the way to the HEA. I found myself on a roller coaster of emotions from laughter to tears running down my cheeks to being on the edge of my seat.

For fellow mood readers and those with triggers : the MC's are both dealing with break ups and there is mention of past cheating and death of family members at early ages and like the authors say this is an angsty read but well worth the ride.

*Hurt Comfort
*Bi Awakening
*Steamy
*MM Romance
*Hockey
*Found Family
*HEA