This was so insta lovey I just could not care. The relationship development between Freya and the guys was non-existent. The only reason why I kept reThis was so insta lovey I just could not care. The relationship development between Freya and the guys was non-existent. The only reason why I kept reading was bc the plot was actually interesting but I don’t think I’ll pick up book 2.
this book has everything I love: small town, second chances, groveling, and a dash of suspense.
haley’s on the run. and she runs right back to the smathis book has everything I love: small town, second chances, groveling, and a dash of suspense.
haley’s on the run. and she runs right back to the small town she said she’d never return to. and there is Cameron, her high school bully who is ON HIS KNEES (literally and figuratively) for her. Cameron is down bad and I love him so much.
this book literally had me kicking my feet and gasping. the suspense plot line had my head spinning so much. and the mortal peril?? pls it was so good.
i loved how haley and cam came together. he’s protective and supportive and did i mention the groveling? bc wow did i love that.
thank you so much greys promotions and clio for an arc! it’s out now ...more
THE WASTED POTENTIAL!!!! I will never get over it.
Camille is the daughter of the leaders of a secret demon hunting sector of the government. Xander iTHE WASTED POTENTIAL!!!! I will never get over it.
Camille is the daughter of the leaders of a secret demon hunting sector of the government. Xander is the prince of hell. They’re enemies. They shouldn’t. But when Xander is sent to trick Camille into helping his mom - the queen of hell - they do.
Honestly the tension and build up was so fun. But once she found out who he was, this book deflated so fast for me. There was nothing going on but planning and the fallout from the betrayal that just wasn’t high enough stakes for me.
3.5 ✨ “Carter?” “Yeah?” “I’m going to lose my balance if you keep kissing me like that.” “I got you,” I said, voice husky. “I won’t let you fall.”
Offs3.5 ✨ “Carter?” “Yeah?” “I’m going to lose my balance if you keep kissing me like that.” “I got you,” I said, voice husky. “I won’t let you fall.”
Offside follows Bailey, a college girl who gets broken up with on her birthday, and Chase, a hotshot hockey player from Bailey’s rival school. After a chance encounter at a nightclub, the two of them form an unlikely friendship that develops into something more.
I absolutely loved ex’s rival trope in this. Chase has a reputation for talking dirty on the ice and I absolutely loved how much hockey was actually included. He’s protective and over the top and a total simp for Bailey, who, I did not love nearly as much. I felt like her character development was extremely slow and underdeveloped by the end of the book. I didn’t feel like she grew at all.
The conflict is external to the couple, which I loved, but it is something very similar to happen in one of my favorite other hockey romances of 2022. So it did feel a bit repetitive and unoriginal. I didn’t feel as gripped as I wanted to be.
This book is also extremely long. Too long. It easily could’ve been cut a minimum of 100 pages. Because it took so long to get to the conflict, I didn’t feel as invested as I hoped by then. I just wanted to finish the book by that point. I also got really sick of them calling each other by their last names. I kept thinking Chase’s first name was Carter. He also calls Bailey James the majority of the time and I just was so over it by the end.
Chase was the star of the book for me. He’s funny, filthy, protective and honestly hot af. Everything else just felt very drawn out yet not quite fully flushed out. I still enjoyed it because I really do like character driven novels focused on the couple, and I’m down to try the next book in the series when it comes out.
Read if you like ✨ hockey romance ✨ ex’s rival ✨ protective yet cinnamon roll mmc ✨ boy obsessed ✨ sort of friends to lovers ✨ medium burn ✨ externally-driven conflict
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3.5 ✨ “Carter?” “Yeah?” “I’m going to lose my balance if you keep kissing me like that.” “I got you,” I said, voice husky. “I won’t let you fall.”
Offside follows Bailey, a college girl who gets broken up with on her birthday, and Chase, a hotshot hockey player from Bailey’s rival school. After a chance encounter at a nightclub, the two of them form an unlikely friendship that develops into something more.
I absolutely loved ex’s rival trope in this. Chase has a reputation for talking dirty on the ice and I absolutely loved how much hockey was actually included. He’s protective and over the top and a total simp for Bailey, who, I did not love nearly as much. I felt like her character development was extremely slow and underdeveloped by the end of the book. I didn’t feel like she grew at all.
The conflict is external to the couple, which I loved, but it is something very similar to happen in one of my favorite other hockey romances of 2022. So it did feel a bit repetitive and unoriginal. I didn’t feel as gripped as I wanted to be.
This book is also extremely long. Too long. It easily could’ve been cut a minimum of 100 pages. Because it took so long to get to the conflict, I didn’t feel as invested as I hoped by then. I just wanted to finish the book by that point. I also got really sick of them calling each other by their last names. I kept thinking Chase’s first name was Carter. He also calls Bailey James the majority of the time and I just was so over it by the end.
Chase was the star of the book for me. He’s funny, filthy, protective and honestly hot af. Everything else just felt very drawn out yet not quite fully flushed out. I still enjoyed it because I really do like character driven novels focused on the couple, and I’m down to try the next book in the series when it comes out.
Read if you like ✨ hockey romance ✨ ex’s rival ✨ protective yet cinnamon roll mmc ✨ boy obsessed ✨ sort of friends to lovers ✨ medium burn ✨ externally-driven conflict...more
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