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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
On Thin Ice is the second book in the Lakeshore U series. This book is told from dual points of view from Harper and Mason. When I started listening to this, I didn't realize it was book two, so I'm going to go back and read book one.
I really enjoyed this book. Way more than I thought I would. Both characters are going through their own battles. Harper has something that happens when she eats certain stuff, and it resonates with me as my daughter has the same thing. Mason cares for his brother which also resonates with me, as his brother has something my son has. It really pulled my heartstrings reading it.
Mason wants nothing to do with Harper, but Harper keeps showing up in his life. Harper's dad also comes into the picture, and Mason realizes there is more to their relationship than he originally thought.
I really enjoyed this book, and seeing the banter, the push and pull, and just how the characters treated each other. Mason is being pulled two ways with his hockey as well.
I can't wait to continue with this series.
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On Thin Ice is the second book in the Lakeshore U series. This book is told from dual points of view from Harper and Mason. When I started listening to this, I didn't realize it was book two, so I'm going to go back and read book one.
I really enjoyed this book. Way more than I thought I would. Both characters are going through their own battles. Harper has something that happens when she eats certain stuff, and it resonates with me as my daughter has the same thing. Mason cares for his brother which also resonates with me, as his brother has something my son has. It really pulled my heartstrings reading it.
Mason wants nothing to do with Harper, but Harper keeps showing up in his life. Harper's dad also comes into the picture, and Mason realizes there is more to their relationship than he originally thought.
I really enjoyed this book, and seeing the banter, the push and pull, and just how the characters treated each other. Mason is being pulled two ways with his hockey as well.
I can't wait to continue with this series.
I really enjoyed this book. Way more than I thought I would. Both characters are going through their own battles. Harper has something that happens when she eats certain stuff, and it resonates with me as my daughter has the same thing. Mason cares for his brother which also resonates with me, as his brother has something my son has. It really pulled my heartstrings reading it.
Mason wants nothing to do with Harper, but Harper keeps showing up in his life. Harper's dad also comes into the picture, and Mason realizes there is more to their relationship than he originally thought.
I really enjoyed this book, and seeing the banter, the push and pull, and just how the characters treated each other. Mason is being pulled two ways with his hockey as well.
I can't wait to continue with this series.
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On Thin Ice is the second book in the Lakeshore U series. This book is told from dual points of view from Harper and Mason. When I started listening to this, I didn't realize it was book two, so I'm going to go back and read book one.
I really enjoyed this book. Way more than I thought I would. Both characters are going through their own battles. Harper has something that happens when she eats certain stuff, and it resonates with me as my daughter has the same thing. Mason cares for his brother which also resonates with me, as his brother has something my son has. It really pulled my heartstrings reading it.
Mason wants nothing to do with Harper, but Harper keeps showing up in his life. Harper's dad also comes into the picture, and Mason realizes there is more to their relationship than he originally thought.
I really enjoyed this book, and seeing the banter, the push and pull, and just how the characters treated each other. Mason is being pulled two ways with his hockey as well.
I can't wait to continue with this series.
4.5⭐️
Okay if you’re a hockey romance lover… you need to put this series on your TBR because I AM OBSESSED! Ugh I really enjoy LA Cotton’s writing but this series is just so so good. I love the tropes, the chemistry, the tension and the characters are all so lovable. I just want to hang out with all of them. You get so sucked into this world and I love being able to connect with my characters like that. LA Cotton also writes angst SO WELL. She gets me in the heart every single time because the way these characters just ache for each other… yes please!
Okay if you’re a hockey romance lover… you need to put this series on your TBR because I AM OBSESSED! Ugh I really enjoy LA Cotton’s writing but this series is just so so good. I love the tropes, the chemistry, the tension and the characters are all so lovable. I just want to hang out with all of them. You get so sucked into this world and I love being able to connect with my characters like that. LA Cotton also writes angst SO WELL. She gets me in the heart every single time because the way these characters just ache for each other… yes please!
hopeful
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:
Complicated
This college hockey romance really is a satisfying blend of tension, personal growth, and heartfelt romance, it made me laugh so hard. It made me cry.
The spice elements in this book are just so damn good, and these scenes really show the emotional vulnerability between Mason and Harper.
I loved how L wrote about someone who is special and different than the 'norm' by society's standards.
Mason's little brother Scottie who has autism, had a huge part in this book. I loved the connection between Scottie, Harper and the other characters because is endearing and make you appreciate this found family the hockey team has created. Cotton handles Scottie's autism with respect and sensitivity, allowing him to become a really cherished character in this story.
These Steele brothers really raising the bar!
Drunk Connor Morgan was a hilarious highlight in this read, i can't!!!!
Thank you L.A. for this ARC
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This college hockey romance really is a satisfying blend of tension, personal growth, and heartfelt romance, it made me laugh so hard. It made me cry.
The spice elements in this book are just so damn good, and these scenes really show the emotional vulnerability between Mason and Harper.
I loved how L wrote about someone who is special and different than the 'norm' by society's standards.
Mason's little brother Scottie who has autism, had a huge part in this book. I loved the connection between Scottie, Harper and the other characters because is endearing and make you appreciate this found family the hockey team has created. Cotton handles Scottie's autism with respect and sensitivity, allowing him to become a really cherished character in this story.
These Steele brothers really raising the bar!
Drunk Connor Morgan was a hilarious highlight in this read, i can't!!!!
Thank you L.A. for this ARC
The spice elements in this book are just so damn good, and these scenes really show the emotional vulnerability between Mason and Harper.
I loved how L wrote about someone who is special and different than the 'norm' by society's standards.
Mason's little brother Scottie who has autism, had a huge part in this book. I loved the connection between Scottie, Harper and the other characters because is endearing and make you appreciate this found family the hockey team has created. Cotton handles Scottie's autism with respect and sensitivity, allowing him to become a really cherished character in this story.
These Steele brothers really raising the bar!
Drunk Connor Morgan was a hilarious highlight in this read, i can't!!!!
Thank you L.A. for this ARC
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This college hockey romance really is a satisfying blend of tension, personal growth, and heartfelt romance, it made me laugh so hard. It made me cry.
The spice elements in this book are just so damn good, and these scenes really show the emotional vulnerability between Mason and Harper.
I loved how L wrote about someone who is special and different than the 'norm' by society's standards.
Mason's little brother Scottie who has autism, had a huge part in this book. I loved the connection between Scottie, Harper and the other characters because is endearing and make you appreciate this found family the hockey team has created. Cotton handles Scottie's autism with respect and sensitivity, allowing him to become a really cherished character in this story.
These Steele brothers really raising the bar!
Drunk Connor Morgan was a hilarious highlight in this read, i can't!!!!
Thank you L.A. for this ARC
lighthearted
fast-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
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thick, steamy tension with a melt your heart ending.
Mason Steele is one tough nut to crack, that is until you get to know him and the background he comes from, then watch out because Mason Steele will steal your heart. His circle is small, I'm talking microscopic tiny that even most of the guys on the hockey team don't really know who he is. That is bound to happen when he spends about two-thirds of his time at school and the rest back home helping his mom and special needs brother. (Yes, right there - anytime Mason talks or spends time with his brother - I was a big puddle of goo for the big man with emotions of steal). Then in walks Harper and she disrupts his perfectly controlled life, his steally emotions, basically his entire world. Mason is a growly beast to her because he can't handle the upset, but Harper is made of sterner stuff and lucky for Mason she doesn't scare easy.
The dynamic between these two bleeds off the page. Where it's frustrating to watch them both suffer, it's also completely understandable from both sides.
Harper has her own basket of issues, that don't involve Mason, he’s basically an afterthought to her overflowing cart. Does she want to make nice with the growly beast, of course she does...Rory is her best friend and Noah is Mason's and now that Rory is now dating Noah she realizes Harper will be in Mason's orbit. The mistake was thinking that Mason has a brain cell to think beyond himself...I know harsh, but Mason initially sort of is and that is the groundwork for a lot of their heated back and forth. Harper, from her perspective, is just trying to play nice, but Mason just doesn't play, end of story.
Some of the best moments in the book revolve around the younger Steele brother, Scottie. Not only do we see Mason as someone beyond the cold hearted man he portrays, but Scottie makes those around him stop and take in the world in a new way. His directness, while it makes Mason uncomfortable at times, is refreshing to others probably because it makes Mason uncomfortable. It's a totally sweet dynamic.
There is so much more I could say as this book as it just continued to get better as the story progressed. It was another great win in this series and what is quickly becoming my favorite series of L.A. Cotton 's.
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Thick, steamy tension with a melt your heart ending.
Mason Steele is one tough nut to crack, that is until you get to know him and the background he comes from, then watch out because Mason Steele will steal your heart. His circle is small, I'm talking microscopic tiny that even most of the guys on the hockey team don't really know who he is. That is bound to happen when he spends about two-thirds of his time at school and the rest back home helping his mom and special needs brother. (Yes, right there - anytime Mason talks or spends time with his brother - I was a big puddle of goo for the big man with emotions of steal). Then in walks Harper and she disrupts his perfectly controlled life, his steally emotions, basically his entire world. Mason is a growly beast to her because he can't handle the upset, but Harper is made of sterner stuff and lucky for Mason she doesn't scare easy.
The dynamic between these two bleeds off the page. Where it's frustrating to watch them both suffer, it's also completely understandable from both sides.
Harper has her own basket of issues, that don't involve Mason, he’s basically an afterthought to her overflowing cart. Does she want to make nice with the growly beast, of course she does...Rory is her best friend and Noah is Mason's and now that Rory is now dating Noah she realizes Harper will be in Mason's orbit. The mistake was thinking that Mason has a brain cell to think beyond himself...I know harsh, but Mason initially sort of is and that is the groundwork for a lot of their heated back and forth. Harper, from her perspective, is just trying to play nice, but Mason just doesn't play, end of story.
Some of the best moments in the book revolve around the younger Steele brother, Scottie. Not only do we see Mason as someone beyond the cold hearted man he portrays, but Scottie makes those around him stop and take in the world in a new way. His directness, while it makes Mason uncomfortable at times, is refreshing to others probably because it makes Mason uncomfortable. It's a totally sweet dynamic.
There is so much more I could say as this book as it just continued to get better as the story progressed. It was another great win in this series and what is quickly becoming my favorite series of L.A. Cotton 's.
Mason Steele is one tough nut to crack, that is until you get to know him and the background he comes from, then watch out because Mason Steele will steal your heart. His circle is small, I'm talking microscopic tiny that even most of the guys on the hockey team don't really know who he is. That is bound to happen when he spends about two-thirds of his time at school and the rest back home helping his mom and special needs brother. (Yes, right there - anytime Mason talks or spends time with his brother - I was a big puddle of goo for the big man with emotions of steal). Then in walks Harper and she disrupts his perfectly controlled life, his steally emotions, basically his entire world. Mason is a growly beast to her because he can't handle the upset, but Harper is made of sterner stuff and lucky for Mason she doesn't scare easy.
The dynamic between these two bleeds off the page. Where it's frustrating to watch them both suffer, it's also completely understandable from both sides.
Harper has her own basket of issues, that don't involve Mason, he’s basically an afterthought to her overflowing cart. Does she want to make nice with the growly beast, of course she does...Rory is her best friend and Noah is Mason's and now that Rory is now dating Noah she realizes Harper will be in Mason's orbit. The mistake was thinking that Mason has a brain cell to think beyond himself...I know harsh, but Mason initially sort of is and that is the groundwork for a lot of their heated back and forth. Harper, from her perspective, is just trying to play nice, but Mason just doesn't play, end of story.
Some of the best moments in the book revolve around the younger Steele brother, Scottie. Not only do we see Mason as someone beyond the cold hearted man he portrays, but Scottie makes those around him stop and take in the world in a new way. His directness, while it makes Mason uncomfortable at times, is refreshing to others probably because it makes Mason uncomfortable. It's a totally sweet dynamic.
There is so much more I could say as this book as it just continued to get better as the story progressed. It was another great win in this series and what is quickly becoming my favorite series of L.A. Cotton 's.
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Thick, steamy tension with a melt your heart ending.
Mason Steele is one tough nut to crack, that is until you get to know him and the background he comes from, then watch out because Mason Steele will steal your heart. His circle is small, I'm talking microscopic tiny that even most of the guys on the hockey team don't really know who he is. That is bound to happen when he spends about two-thirds of his time at school and the rest back home helping his mom and special needs brother. (Yes, right there - anytime Mason talks or spends time with his brother - I was a big puddle of goo for the big man with emotions of steal). Then in walks Harper and she disrupts his perfectly controlled life, his steally emotions, basically his entire world. Mason is a growly beast to her because he can't handle the upset, but Harper is made of sterner stuff and lucky for Mason she doesn't scare easy.
The dynamic between these two bleeds off the page. Where it's frustrating to watch them both suffer, it's also completely understandable from both sides.
Harper has her own basket of issues, that don't involve Mason, he’s basically an afterthought to her overflowing cart. Does she want to make nice with the growly beast, of course she does...Rory is her best friend and Noah is Mason's and now that Rory is now dating Noah she realizes Harper will be in Mason's orbit. The mistake was thinking that Mason has a brain cell to think beyond himself...I know harsh, but Mason initially sort of is and that is the groundwork for a lot of their heated back and forth. Harper, from her perspective, is just trying to play nice, but Mason just doesn't play, end of story.
Some of the best moments in the book revolve around the younger Steele brother, Scottie. Not only do we see Mason as someone beyond the cold hearted man he portrays, but Scottie makes those around him stop and take in the world in a new way. His directness, while it makes Mason uncomfortable at times, is refreshing to others probably because it makes Mason uncomfortable. It's a totally sweet dynamic.
There is so much more I could say as this book as it just continued to get better as the story progressed. It was another great win in this series and what is quickly becoming my favorite series of L.A. Cotton 's.
These 2 are just
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These 2 are just
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These 2 are just
When I tell you I SPED through this book in less than a day... it was that good, y'all
Mason is a grumpy hockey player who's not looking for love. He thinks hockey fan and coach's daughter Harper is just a groupie and couldn't possibly be his type. Harper is immediately turned off my Mason's rudeness. But neither can stop thinking about the other... hmmm.
What I loved about this book is that both of these characters are dealing with some hard family drama, and once they finally learn how much they have in common... it's magic. Harper's relationship with her dad made me cry. Wow. That moment was heart wrenching. But the way Mason is ultimately there for her and the closeness they achieve is so special.
I'm a sucker for a grumpy MMC who is soft for his woman. Guys, this series is angsty in the best way!
Jump on this train now!
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When I tell you I SPED through this book in less than a day... it was that good, y'all
Mason is a grumpy hockey player who's not looking for love. He thinks hockey fan and coach's daughter Harper is just a groupie and couldn't possibly be his type. Harper is immediately turned off my Mason's rudeness. But neither can stop thinking about the other... hmmm.
What I loved about this book is that both of these characters are dealing with some hard family drama, and once they finally learn how much they have in common... it's magic. Harper's relationship with her dad made me cry. Wow. That moment was heart wrenching. But the way Mason is ultimately there for her and the closeness they achieve is so special.
I'm a sucker for a grumpy MMC who is soft for his woman. Guys, this series is angsty in the best way!
Jump on this train now!
Mason is a grumpy hockey player who's not looking for love. He thinks hockey fan and coach's daughter Harper is just a groupie and couldn't possibly be his type. Harper is immediately turned off my Mason's rudeness. But neither can stop thinking about the other... hmmm.
What I loved about this book is that both of these characters are dealing with some hard family drama, and once they finally learn how much they have in common... it's magic. Harper's relationship with her dad made me cry. Wow. That moment was heart wrenching. But the way Mason is ultimately there for her and the closeness they achieve is so special.
I'm a sucker for a grumpy MMC who is soft for his woman. Guys, this series is angsty in the best way!
Jump on this train now!
Merged review:
When I tell you I SPED through this book in less than a day... it was that good, y'all
Mason is a grumpy hockey player who's not looking for love. He thinks hockey fan and coach's daughter Harper is just a groupie and couldn't possibly be his type. Harper is immediately turned off my Mason's rudeness. But neither can stop thinking about the other... hmmm.
What I loved about this book is that both of these characters are dealing with some hard family drama, and once they finally learn how much they have in common... it's magic. Harper's relationship with her dad made me cry. Wow. That moment was heart wrenching. But the way Mason is ultimately there for her and the closeness they achieve is so special.
I'm a sucker for a grumpy MMC who is soft for his woman. Guys, this series is angsty in the best way!
Jump on this train now!
Thanks so much to L.A. Cotton for the ARC to read and review! This was my first time reading hockey romance and now I’m a huge fan!
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Thanks so much to L.A. Cotton for the ARC to read and review! This was my first time reading hockey romance and now I’m a huge fan!
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Thanks so much to L.A. Cotton for the ARC to read and review! This was my first time reading hockey romance and now I’m a huge fan!