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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is a very cute book about two good people who just want to be there for each other but in trying to do that, they fall in love and realize they are they best thing for each other
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not read book #1. These are truly standalone because I don't think that couple was mentioned much.
If you prefer your hockey romance to have accurate details about hockey, well, just read the first page. I wish I would have stopped there.
For those that don't know a lot about hockey, you're probably asking yourself, what's the problem? I'm going to guess this author has only seen a game from the playoffs, and a round ending one at that. They do the hand shakes at the end of the round, not every game of the regular season. I had to keep reading to see if it was indeed a playoff game but it was not. (It's also mentioned later in the book a few times.)
Then there's the penalty. "Illegal check." Well, OK, what kind? Was illegal check to the head what you were going for? An actual check? Well, there's more specific penalties... boarding, charging, elbowing... Or was it supposed to be cross check? Or was it all on purpose??? (On purpose errors are an automatic addition to the "never read this author's books again" list.) There's more stuff I have issues with later in the book as well.
OK, so maybe the hockey details don't bug you. This one is supposed to be fake dating. It doesn't seem to last long. Turns more into a friends to lovers trope. But even that was lacking because we didn't see much of the friendship in the before stages. It felt like we were getting the details after the fact, as they were thinking to themselves.
After it was decided that his favor to her would be help in the bedroom, that's basically what the story became. It got to the point I started skipping over those scenes. (One made me cringe, another that I skipped most of had me rolling my eyes.) Analyzing the whole story now, it seems the author's focus was those scenes. The non bedroom scenes didn't have the same attention and there were repetitive and unnecessary parts included. All of this created a book that was way too long.
I've already forgotten his name but he was written in a way that make you think, this is some woman's wishful thinking version of a boyfriend. So for me, it didn't come across as believable. I think the author was attempting some kind of record. The amount of times he called her "firefly" was excessive. Also, early in the book, he refers to a teammate as "a nice guy who was a god in bed." WTF?
There's a second epilogue that's basically a preview for the next book.
This author would benefit from some help with editing, structure and some new plots. Oh and some hockey research.
I won't be reading any more of this series.
If you prefer your hockey romance to have accurate details about hockey, well, just read the first page. I wish I would have stopped there.
For those that don't know a lot about hockey, you're probably asking yourself, what's the problem? I'm going to guess this author has only seen a game from the playoffs, and a round ending one at that. They do the hand shakes at the end of the round, not every game of the regular season. I had to keep reading to see if it was indeed a playoff game but it was not. (It's also mentioned later in the book a few times.)
Then there's the penalty. "Illegal check." Well, OK, what kind? Was illegal check to the head what you were going for? An actual check? Well, there's more specific penalties... boarding, charging, elbowing... Or was it supposed to be cross check? Or was it all on purpose??? (On purpose errors are an automatic addition to the "never read this author's books again" list.) There's more stuff I have issues with later in the book as well.
OK, so maybe the hockey details don't bug you. This one is supposed to be fake dating. It doesn't seem to last long. Turns more into a friends to lovers trope. But even that was lacking because we didn't see much of the friendship in the before stages. It felt like we were getting the details after the fact, as they were thinking to themselves.
After it was decided that his favor to her would be help in the bedroom, that's basically what the story became. It got to the point I started skipping over those scenes. (One made me cringe, another that I skipped most of had me rolling my eyes.) Analyzing the whole story now, it seems the author's focus was those scenes. The non bedroom scenes didn't have the same attention and there were repetitive and unnecessary parts included. All of this created a book that was way too long.
I've already forgotten his name but he was written in a way that make you think, this is some woman's wishful thinking version of a boyfriend. So for me, it didn't come across as believable. I think the author was attempting some kind of record. The amount of times he called her "firefly" was excessive. Also, early in the book, he refers to a teammate as "a nice guy who was a god in bed." WTF?
There's a second epilogue that's basically a preview for the next book.
Spoiler
It's enough of a preview that it looks it's gonna be a copy of this one, including an abusive ex. Probably shouldn't use similar plots back to back if you want to keep readers around.This author would benefit from some help with editing, structure and some new plots. Oh and some hockey research.
I won't be reading any more of this series.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A cute and funny story sports romance, but not one that had me hooked.
I thought Callie’s development as a character was great. She learned to explore and love her body for what it is, and watching her struggle with body image issues felt relatable and emotional. The spicy parts of this were great, and I loved that Reese pushed Callie out of her comfort zone. Reese as a character on his own fell a little flat for me though. I didn’t like the set up of him trying to win Sienna back, and then Reese making it seem like Callie was always the one. It felt like he just kind of jumped on the Callie train without that part of his story being developed in a believable way.
Overall, I didn’t think this was sweet and bingeable, but not my favorite.
“I wear green on the ice so that I’ll always feel like you’re out there with me.”
“My heart knew it belonged to you long before my mind caught up.”
I thought Callie’s development as a character was great. She learned to explore and love her body for what it is, and watching her struggle with body image issues felt relatable and emotional. The spicy parts of this were great, and I loved that Reese pushed Callie out of her comfort zone. Reese as a character on his own fell a little flat for me though. I didn’t like the set up of him trying to win Sienna back, and then Reese making it seem like Callie was always the one. It felt like he just kind of jumped on the Callie train without that part of his story being developed in a believable way.
Overall, I didn’t think this was sweet and bingeable, but not my favorite.
“I wear green on the ice so that I’ll always feel like you’re out there with me.”
“My heart knew it belonged to you long before my mind caught up.”
emotional
funny
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes