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Breakaway Hearts
by Nikki Lawson
I did not read book #1. These are truly standalone because I don't think that couple was mentioned much.
If you prefer your hockey romance to have accurate details about hockey, well, just read the first page. I wish I would have stopped there.
For those that don't know a lot about hockey, you're probably asking yourself, what's the problem? I'm going to guess this author has only seen a game from the playoffs, and a round ending one at that. They do the hand shakes at the end of the round, not every game of the regular season. I had to keep reading to see if it was indeed a playoff game but it was not. (It's also mentioned later in the book a few times.)
Then there's the penalty. "Illegal check." Well, OK, what kind? Was illegal check to the head what you were going for? An actual check? Well, there's more specific penalties... boarding, charging, elbowing... Or was it supposed to be cross check? Or was it all on purpose??? (On purpose errors are an automatic addition to the "never read this author's books again" list.) There's more stuff I have issues with later in the book as well.
OK, so maybe the hockey details don't bug you. This one is supposed to be fake dating. It doesn't seem to last long. Turns more into a friends to lovers trope. But even that was lacking because we didn't see much of the friendship in the before stages. It felt like we were getting the details after the fact, as they were thinking to themselves.
After it was decided that his favor to her would be help in the bedroom, that's basically what the story became. It got to the point I started skipping over those scenes. (One made me cringe, another that I skipped most of had me rolling my eyes.) Analyzing the whole story now, it seems the author's focus was those scenes. The non bedroom scenes didn't have the same attention and there were repetitive and unnecessary parts included. All of this created a book that was way too long.
I've already forgotten his name but he was written in a way that make you think, this is some woman's wishful thinking version of a boyfriend. So for me, it didn't come across as believable. I think the author was attempting some kind of record. The amount of times he called her "firefly" was excessive. Also, early in the book, he refers to a teammate as "a nice guy who was a god in bed." WTF?
There's a second epilogue that's basically a preview for the next book.
This author would benefit from some help with editing, structure and some new plots. Oh and some hockey research.
I won't be reading any more of this series.
If you prefer your hockey romance to have accurate details about hockey, well, just read the first page. I wish I would have stopped there.
For those that don't know a lot about hockey, you're probably asking yourself, what's the problem? I'm going to guess this author has only seen a game from the playoffs, and a round ending one at that. They do the hand shakes at the end of the round, not every game of the regular season. I had to keep reading to see if it was indeed a playoff game but it was not. (It's also mentioned later in the book a few times.)
Then there's the penalty. "Illegal check." Well, OK, what kind? Was illegal check to the head what you were going for? An actual check? Well, there's more specific penalties... boarding, charging, elbowing... Or was it supposed to be cross check? Or was it all on purpose??? (On purpose errors are an automatic addition to the "never read this author's books again" list.) There's more stuff I have issues with later in the book as well.
OK, so maybe the hockey details don't bug you. This one is supposed to be fake dating. It doesn't seem to last long. Turns more into a friends to lovers trope. But even that was lacking because we didn't see much of the friendship in the before stages. It felt like we were getting the details after the fact, as they were thinking to themselves.
After it was decided that his favor to her would be help in the bedroom, that's basically what the story became. It got to the point I started skipping over those scenes. (One made me cringe, another that I skipped most of had me rolling my eyes.) Analyzing the whole story now, it seems the author's focus was those scenes. The non bedroom scenes didn't have the same attention and there were repetitive and unnecessary parts included. All of this created a book that was way too long.
I've already forgotten his name but he was written in a way that make you think, this is some woman's wishful thinking version of a boyfriend. So for me, it didn't come across as believable. I think the author was attempting some kind of record. The amount of times he called her "firefly" was excessive. Also, early in the book, he refers to a teammate as "a nice guy who was a god in bed." WTF?
There's a second epilogue that's basically a preview for the next book.
Spoiler
It's enough of a preview that it looks it's gonna be a copy of this one, including an abusive ex. Probably shouldn't use similar plots back to back if you want to keep readers around.This author would benefit from some help with editing, structure and some new plots. Oh and some hockey research.
I won't be reading any more of this series.