A review by jessicadesamota
Collide by Bal Khabra

3.5

 Collide by Bal Khabra 💚
Off the Ice, Book 1
Interconnected Standalone 

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
NA • Sports Romance
ARC Review
416 pages 
🗓️ May 14th 

🏒 hockey romance 
📚 college romance
🏒 dislike to love
📚 grumpy (FMC) x sunshine (MMC)
🏒 brief other guy(s) drama
📚 no third act breakup 
🏒 slow burn

📌“I forgot how much you feel like home.”

This book reminded me of two others that I really loved: The Deal and the Icebreaker. Different and standing on its own, but with so much of the things I love about sports romance. 

The found family with that crazy group of friends who take her into their circle effortlessly. 
The banter and the reluctance to work together. 
The growing attraction that transforms into more despite all the work not to 😜
And hockey as the background. 😌

And are they really red flags when they try their best to fix them? 🫣 

Aiden is the golden retriever we all need in our lives. And Kian the mess we could never live without. 😂