Review by annadelreads - Behind the Net

annadelreads 's review for:

Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer

4.25

emotional funny inspiring 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

“How can anyone ever say yes to you if you say no to yourself first?”

Happy New Year, everyone! This book is the first book I've read for 2025 and the first book I've read on Kindle!

Oh dear, another hockey player as its MMC, what else is new? Apparently, nothing. I'm really here for the vibes and man oh man, I was hit by the puck with this one. I know a lot of people were loving this book so I knew for sure that I would enjoy it but to have a fictional man such as Jamie as it's MMC? What could I want more? The moment I found out that he was crushing hard on her since they were teens? I died from excitement.

The backstory of each main character was something to note as well. Jamie is this big time hockey player who moved to different teams to be closer to his mother, who's suffering from trauma and panic attacks due to her husband's drunk driving accident. Meanwhile, there's Pippa who recently got dumped by her upcoming boyfriend who only wanted her for her song writing. So she got traumatized to sing once again until she became an assistant to this hot hockey player who's also secretly in love with her.

To be honest, what really dragged the rating down was how horny they were to each other. I don't know how they didn't already fuck by the first few chapters because they're both sending love lust to each other since day one. By that point, I can see that it would be a smutty book and I'm staying. Will definitely continue on with the series!

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