A review by sbauer16
Rushing the Goal by Toni Aleo

5.0

I've read and loved other books by Toni Aleo, but this is the first hockey book of hers I've read. It was a bit of a slow start for me (maybe because it was told in third person and sometimes it can take me a bit to get into it?), but after the first few chapters I became addicted to this book. I initially wanted to read this because it had a single mother as a main character. I especially love it when there's a child as a main character. It gives the story extra heart, and to see the hero or heroine fall in love with their significant other as well as the child melts my heart.

I was confused at times because there was quite a few characters introduced that it was hard to keep track as well as the heroine's brothers since all of their names started with a J. I think if I read all the previous books in this series it would've been easier for me to follow along. The book was also quite long from the books I normally read, but I wouldn't change a thing. I enjoyed seeing Benji and Lucy's relationship slowly blossom into something great.

Now the characters. I thought Lucy was hilarious. Especially whenever she was around her family members, specifically her brothers (I laughed out loud at those moments). She was incredibly strong and stubborn with a wall built up around her since her divorce. Her daughter the only one who can make her truly happy. Then enters a hot nerd hockey player Benji, who has an immediate connection with Lucy and her daughter. He was incredibly swoon worthy in everything he did towards the girls. The ultimate book boyfriend. Lucy's daughter was so adorable that I had a permanent smile on my face whenever she was present. Lucy's ex husband I wanted to physically harm him. I hated HATED him. I'm sure I wasn't the only one.

After reading this one I'm definitely going to read the other books in this series.