This actually was going pretty well for me in the beginning. I liked the banter, and I enjoyed getting to know the characters. AnDNF @ 54% (159 pages)
This actually was going pretty well for me in the beginning. I liked the banter, and I enjoyed getting to know the characters. And then it suddenly went from 'fake dating' to 'friends with benefits', which is fine except they refused to call it that. But at this point it just became more smut than plot to me, and I lost interest. Kind of glad I did because I read some reviews to see what happens by the end and (view spoiler)[HE THROWS THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR HER???????? They've known each other for a few months and he decided to completely throw away his dream and mess up his teammate's chances because of some weird white knight complex or something???? Like come on, this is such BS (hide spoiler)]. So, it's not for me....more
This had a lot that I thought would work well for me - hockey romance, no sex (according to reviews), dual POV, forbidden love, etcDNF @ 37% (page 92)
This had a lot that I thought would work well for me - hockey romance, no sex (according to reviews), dual POV, forbidden love, etc, but it just didn't pan out how I hoped. Honestly, I struggled a lot with the FMC and her immaturity (like writing a super negative blog post as the marketing manager for the team about a new player, and refusing to take it down when her boss asked her to) just was too much. There was also the toxic relationship between her and her brother where she was basically his mother and his maid in one, yet he also basically never allowed her to date? This could get addressed further in the book, but I hated it, especially since he was always hooking up with women, so it was completely hypocritical. Overall, I tried but I got to a point where I just didn't want to read more, so I stopped....more
This honestly felt like I was reading a first draft. There was no character development or plot. I felt like sentences and words and transitions were This honestly felt like I was reading a first draft. There was no character development or plot. I felt like sentences and words and transitions were completely missing. It constantly switched between past and present tense.
I also am so mad at that epilogue. Like what was the point?...more
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