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snaze6's review
4.0
Anders Beck, Captain of the Las Vegas Venom NHL team fell for a girl he meet in Costa Rica on Spring Break in college just before the draft. He has been pining for her and Googling animal photography in the hopes of finding her again. When he goes to a photo shot the last person he expects to see is his Stella. He is crushed when she doesn’t recognize him.
I loved how connected Anders and Stella were for years without either of them knowing about the connection. Stella’s mom, Francine, but is the live in nanny for his best friend, Noah’s niece/daughter Vivian. Stella doesn’t come to Vegas to visit her mom
very often, but the stars were aligned for them to eventually run into each other.
Anders is worried he is going to scare Stella off if he is honest with his deep feelings for her so he tries to keep things casual to slowly build a relationship with her. His inner self doubt is a little unexpected in the gruff, alpha professional athlete and captain of his team.
They have some misunderstandings and miscommunication that cause them to stumble and stress over things that really shouldn’t have become a big deal. I enjoyed the storyline, but could have done with less manufactured angst. This isn’t a young adult romance, so they should have both been able be a bit more capable of sharing their feelings with the person each of them have longed to be with for years!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I loved how connected Anders and Stella were for years without either of them knowing about the connection. Stella’s mom, Francine, but is the live in nanny for his best friend, Noah’s niece/daughter Vivian. Stella doesn’t come to Vegas to visit her mom
very often, but the stars were aligned for them to eventually run into each other.
Anders is worried he is going to scare Stella off if he is honest with his deep feelings for her so he tries to keep things casual to slowly build a relationship with her. His inner self doubt is a little unexpected in the gruff, alpha professional athlete and captain of his team.
They have some misunderstandings and miscommunication that cause them to stumble and stress over things that really shouldn’t have become a big deal. I enjoyed the storyline, but could have done with less manufactured angst. This isn’t a young adult romance, so they should have both been able be a bit more capable of sharing their feelings with the person each of them have longed to be with for years!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
drpig's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ireadit13's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.5
lost_in_a_world_of_romance's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
timap's review
4.0
Anders and Stella, the lead characters, had a couple of day holiday fling six years ago. Neither got the other’s full name and, though they looked for each other, they never found the other person. Now Anders has signed up for a promotional photo opportunity organised by his employer and is shocked to find Stella is the photographer and mortified to realise she doesn’t recognise him. Stella is later mortified to find out she didn’t recognise him but he recognised her. Now they need to work out if they can trust each other enough to make a go of anything, especially given Stella’s career means she’s a world traveller and Anders can’t just go with her…
This story is dual POV, well written, and an interesting, fast paced, hidden identity romance. I appreciated that Anders had a family of choice and support network that he could tap into when he needed advice. I enjoyed the way both thought of their past selves and the way they explored their current selves. I understood their trust issues and enjoyed how they worked past them to develop their relationship. I enjoyed both characters’ development that saw them making space for each other in their very full lives.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This story is dual POV, well written, and an interesting, fast paced, hidden identity romance. I appreciated that Anders had a family of choice and support network that he could tap into when he needed advice. I enjoyed the way both thought of their past selves and the way they explored their current selves. I understood their trust issues and enjoyed how they worked past them to develop their relationship. I enjoyed both characters’ development that saw them making space for each other in their very full lives.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
stillhurtingolive's review
4.0
So cute! Love a hockey series set around a team. This second chance romance pulled at my heart strings. It features a "boy falls first, and hardest, and then pines for years," trope that challenges the genre of sports romance.
Cute, fun, and fast read. I can't wait for the next books in the series.
(But why is this book called Wheeler? It's not the characters name or a term used in the book. Am I missing something?).
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Cute, fun, and fast read. I can't wait for the next books in the series.
(But why is this book called Wheeler? It's not the characters name or a term used in the book. Am I missing something?).
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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