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A review by mycatismybookmark
Ice Hard by Tracy Goodwin
2.0
I get tunnel vision when I see "Hockey Romance" in a book blurb and sometimes I'm left underwhelmed. Ice Hard hooked me with the opening chapters, but let me down quickly.
Nick and Cami's story had a lot of promise but there was just too much descriptive dialogue of nonessential elements and characters that left so little room for dialogue between Nick and Cami that would have helped build their story: connection, emotions, feelings . . . There was a relationship that I had no emotional connection to because it was never formed with words on the pages - I felt like significant parts of the story were left out.
Nick and Cami are out on their "first official date" when they have this conversation, but these texts and late-night phone calls are never written. If I don't have crucial relationship building moments/dialogue, then as a reader I don't get Nick and Cami's connection - I don't see it, so I don't feel it. And if I don't feel it then I don't connect with the story.
I don't know if I'll continue with the New York Nighthawks series, which is disappointing because I really like the characters (the potential for a Thor story is one I'd like the read) and the essence of the stories but they just don't contain the dialogue, sense of time, and essential engaging elements that emotionally connect me to the characters.
1.5 stars
My review of Ice Hot, Chris and Serena's story:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2737113966
Nick and Cami's story had a lot of promise but there was just too much descriptive dialogue of nonessential elements and characters that left so little room for dialogue between Nick and Cami that would have helped build their story: connection, emotions, feelings . . . There was a relationship that I had no emotional connection to because it was never formed with words on the pages - I felt like significant parts of the story were left out.
Spoiler
For example:"Why don I feel like we've known each other far longer than our dating calendar would infer?"
Tugging me even closer, she confides in a hoarse whisper. "I've wondered the same thing. It comes down to our texts, and late-night calls. We took time to get to know each other instead of immediately giving in to our primal desires."
Nick and Cami are out on their "first official date" when they have this conversation, but these texts and late-night phone calls are never written. If I don't have crucial relationship building moments/dialogue, then as a reader I don't get Nick and Cami's connection - I don't see it, so I don't feel it. And if I don't feel it then I don't connect with the story.
I don't know if I'll continue with the New York Nighthawks series, which is disappointing because I really like the characters (the potential for a Thor story is one I'd like the read) and the essence of the stories but they just don't contain the dialogue, sense of time, and essential engaging elements that emotionally connect me to the characters.
1.5 stars
My review of Ice Hot, Chris and Serena's story:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2737113966