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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really cannot say enough good things about Maren and the stories that she writes. She has easily become one of my favorite authors, and she is definitely an author that I will always be reading! I love sports romances, especially hockey, and I also happen to loooove hot dads (in any form). She brings all of this to the table in her stories.
Change on the Fly is about Reed Davidson, a single hockey player who loves the freedom of his life until something major happens and changes his journey and then he enlists his little sister's best friend, Holland Parker, to help him out - cue the chemistry and the secret love affair because of course his sister can't know ;)
Change on the Fly is about Reed Davidson, a single hockey player who loves the freedom of his life until something major happens and changes his journey and then he enlists his little sister's best friend, Holland Parker, to help him out - cue the chemistry and the secret love affair because of course his sister can't know ;)
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
NHL star Reed Davidson hadn't spoken with his father in years, so he was shocked to receive a phone call from him in the middle of the night. The news wasn't good: Reed's younger half-sister Amelia and her husband had been killed, leaving behind a 3-year-old son, Evan. Reed's terminally ill father was unable to care for Evan, so he asked Reed to step in so that the boy wouldn't be placed in foster care. Despite having no idea that his nephew existed a few hours earlier, his conscience wouldn't allow him to say no, so he brought Evan home to Chicago with him. In desperate need of help with Evan but unable to reach his mother or sister Emery, Reed called Holland Parker, Emery's best friend. Evan seemed to connect with Holland, so Reed decided to offer her a job traveling with him to away games to care for Evan until the end of the hockey season. In exchange, he offered to provide care for Holland's father, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, as well as a substantial salary that would allow her to make some desperately needed repairs to her father's house.
Holland had been nursing a secret crush on Reed since she was a kid, but never acted on it because of a promise she made Emery when they were in middle school. As for Reed, while he may have noticed Holland as more than just his sister's friend a few times over the years, he always knew she was off limits. However, in the close confines of their hotel suites, their feelings for each other grew, and it wasn't long before they became friends with benefits. The arrangement was only supposed to last until the end of the season, and neither was supposed to catch feelings, but that proved to be easier said than done.
I really liked Reed and Holland as a couple, as well as Reed's efforts to learn how to be a good parent to Evan. However, there were a number of timeline inconsistencies and other things that bothered me as I read. For example, if Reed's dad left 20 years ago (when he was 8), how did he have enough time to get remarried and have another daughter (Amelia) who was already old enough to be married and have a 3-year-old son of her own by the time this story began? Was he cheating on Reed's mom before he left and Amelia was already born? Or did Amelia have Evan when she was a teenager? It may be a relatively minor point, but I never could figure out the math.
Overall, I liked "Change on the Fly" and would recommend it for all fans of contemporary/sports romance and romantic comedy. That said, the various inconsistencies took me out of the story at times and it was tough to get past some of them. On balance, the good outweighed the bad, and I’m looking forward to continuing the series.
*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Wildfire Marketing Solutions. All opinions expressed are my own.
Holland had been nursing a secret crush on Reed since she was a kid, but never acted on it because of a promise she made Emery when they were in middle school. As for Reed, while he may have noticed Holland as more than just his sister's friend a few times over the years, he always knew she was off limits. However, in the close confines of their hotel suites, their feelings for each other grew, and it wasn't long before they became friends with benefits. The arrangement was only supposed to last until the end of the season, and neither was supposed to catch feelings, but that proved to be easier said than done.
I really liked Reed and Holland as a couple, as well as Reed's efforts to learn how to be a good parent to Evan. However, there were a number of timeline inconsistencies and other things that bothered me as I read. For example, if Reed's dad left 20 years ago (when he was 8), how did he have enough time to get remarried and have another daughter (Amelia) who was already old enough to be married and have a 3-year-old son of her own by the time this story began? Was he cheating on Reed's mom before he left and Amelia was already born? Or did Amelia have Evan when she was a teenager? It may be a relatively minor point, but I never could figure out the math.
Overall, I liked "Change on the Fly" and would recommend it for all fans of contemporary/sports romance and romantic comedy. That said, the various inconsistencies took me out of the story at times and it was tough to get past some of them. On balance, the good outweighed the bad, and I’m looking forward to continuing the series.
*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Wildfire Marketing Solutions. All opinions expressed are my own.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Absolutely loved this!! Spicy, best friends brother, single dad and sports romance! What more could you want!
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I was excited to read Reed's book since The Newspaper Nanny because we know how understanding and supportive friend, fun uncle and amazing team mate is he and I am not at all disappointed.
Reed is the person he is because of what he went through and he didn't knew he need a person like Holland who loves him unconditionally until she showed him. ReedHolland already have a comfortable bond which I loved, their time together felt so natural and forced.
Their bond with Evan is so cute. The chemistry between them is hot and The ending ???!!!! I can't wait to see what's in the store for Briggs and who is his lady love
I was excited to read Reed's book since The Newspaper Nanny because we know how understanding and supportive friend, fun uncle and amazing team mate is he and I am not at all disappointed.
Reed is the person he is because of what he went through and he didn't knew he need a person like Holland who loves him unconditionally until she showed him. ReedHolland already have a comfortable bond which I loved, their time together felt so natural and forced.
Their bond with Evan is so cute. The chemistry between them is hot and The ending ???!!!! I can't wait to see what's in the store for Briggs and who is his lady love