4.5 stars!


This was a perfect sexy & hilarious book.
I was hooked from the first page.
I wish there was more to it, but i enjoyed it all.

I was rooting for all 3 of the guys. Because honestly. They all sound

I’m not giving a single thing away, but if you don’t read anything else this year… Read this book. I spent the entire time laughing my butt off. I seriously can’t with these two authors. They’ve created the funniest character in Peyton. This one knows it’s funny and isn’t afraid to poke fun at itself and others. I feel like in the end, it’s ultimately an ode to the main character’s undying zest for life and friendship. Sometimes that takes unique forms and comes in unlikely places, but it’s the heart of this one.

4.75 Stars My goodness, the was the funniest book I've read so far this year. I was smiling and laughing the entire time I was reading it. Now, I went into this blind (only knowing it was a sports romance) and I highly suggest you do the same. Peyton is a riot and she's self aware enough to poke fun at herself and that's always a win in my book. From the one liners, the humor, the romance, and the side characters a plenty, this was an absolute delight from start to finish. So if you need a good laugh, pick this up. You really wont regret it. I volunteered to read and review an early copy of this.

Loved the book so much I finished it in one night! It was very funny and entertaining.
The ending annoyed me a bit because I wish the coach had some karma done to him in the end (that motherpucker really pissed me off -.-) and I wish Joni had stood up for Peyton in the office. If someone called me a whore and my man didn’t stand up for me, is he really a man? Seemed too out of character for Joni.

Overall great book and wonderful characters!

3.5 Stars
This book was hilarious. It had me giggling through most of the novel. Was the the story believable? Not at all. A bit overdramatic...but still enjoyable for the most part.

Overall, a fun and light read.

Oh boy, I absolutely adore this author duo! They have brought us yet another fantastic sports romance that I couldn't put down. Hat Trick is funny with multiple laugh out loud moments as well as some very hot steamy bits. There is also a lot of growth in both  Peyton and her love interest. I loved every second of reading this book (although I could use a nap now)! 

Double standards with a hockey stick

I'm not sure how I want to start this review. I like that it highlighted the double standards that society has for men and women she it comes to their "love" lives. I just didn't develop a strong connection with any of the characters and the head coach Robert really bothered me. It's told in a singular POV, which isn't normally my favorite, but I think it for the story. The story follows Peyton Manning (not that one) and how she handles and moves on from her cheating boyfriend. Hatch, Noah and Joni all have instant attractions to Peyton. And hello hot professional athletes, we all have a type and Peyton's is hockey players. Some of the details were redundant and the story laid out some heavier topics but glossed over them at the same time. Overall it was an okay story.

This book was one of those laughing out loud from the first page. I couldn't put it down, from Peyton to Joni to Noah to Hatch. This has been the year of the Hockey RomCom and I am so here from it. The witty one-liners the authors have written to the scenarios (they played like a picture in my head because I've been there) had me reading this in one day.

I had no idea who she would end up with (don't spoil yourself) and it was the best feeling being able to read and experience this book without knowing.

Another great romcom from Cora & Carrie.

Uproariously funny, delightfully clever, trope defying, and deliciously sexy- Hat Trick is a heartfelt riot. This is everything I love about this hilarious writing duo!

By now you should know what to expect from a rom-com from this hysterical writing duo. Hat Trick has all the charms that make these two tops on my list of must-read rom com authors. It’s outlandishly funny and incredibly witty- a great marriage of situational humor, sharp one-liners, and amusing, quirky characters that somehow both entertain and beguile. And it is raunchy AF. This book is legit laugh out loud funny, spit out your drink and wipe tears from your eyes funny. But it also has a lot of heart. Beneath the sharp wit and the zany situations our sassy heroine and quirky hot jock find themselves in, Cora and Carrie deliver a really endearing, quite swoony love story- about finding love in the last place you expect it, embracing it’s imperfections, and how easily you can find yourself when you open your heart.

Like others I recommend going in blind- that is how this story is designed to be experienced. You aren’t supposed to know the romantic infrastructure- so just dive in head first and enjoy the wildly entertaining ride. Our amazing heroine Peyton is down-on-her-luck sports coordinator- on the rebound after her now-ex-boyfriend cheats on her in a quite humiliating (and forever immortalized) hat trick. While schmoozing for a new job, she ends up doing a bit of rebounding of her own- putting her in the path of hot hockey stars Noah, Hatch, and Joni. She has endearing and hilarious meet cutes with each- and immediate chemistry that she decides to explore, each with very different outcomes. But juggling three men is the least of her problems when she discovers her new job is with their team- and now she has to find out how to make her very non-professional bond with each guy fit into her new professional role. But the hook-up buddy, the clinger, and the trouble maker don’t make that easy.

The characters are just FANTASTIC. And while I don’t want to spoil, this is not a RH- but the path to getting to the HEA is very unique- and super steamy. Peyton is a heroine that you can’t help but root for and adore. She’s incredibly clever, sassy, and delightfully bold. She’s got a quirkiness and awkwardness that are so freaking endearing - and girl can’t help but speak her mind. But she’s also got a real vulnerability to her that captivates- beneath her bravado lies a wounded woman just trying to find herself and her place in the world. A woman trying to find respect in a profession dominated by men, and a woman trying to find authentic connection, a love that lets her be her truest self after a series of heartbreaks and missteps. Cora and Carrie do some REALLY brilliant things here when it comes to chemistry. Noah, Hatch, and Joni all have their own charms and charism, and their own flaws and downsides- each comedically ridiculous in their own ways. Peyton has a unique and meaningful connection with each of them- and C and C bring really intentional nuance to her relationships. Each helps Peyton heal parts of herself, but also discover parts of herself. She learns what she wants and needs- and surprisingly, it’s not at all what she’s been looking for, what she expects. But the men still have substance. And, while you love each of them, the way the story is constructed ensures you’re happy with how it ends up- while keeping all these characters perfectly themselves. Each has chemistry, but it evolves and refines in a strategic way, so whether your team “wins” or doesn’t, you’ll find the HEA deliciously perfect. (but my team won, just FYI)

But what I love most about this story is what I’ve come to expect from the brilliant mind of Coralee June and from the clever observations of Carrie Gray- and that is how this comedy breaks all the rules. Hat Trick subverts everything you expect about a rom-com or a romance in general. Sharing just how would ruin some of the fun- but you’ll know the moments when you read them. Somehow, these authors have captured the experience, the feelings, the swoony and sincere magic of a rom-com experience while also flipping the trope on its head. Each character, each moment is playing with the trope- finding a new way to tell a hilarious and flirty story. And that makes Hat Trick so much more than a feel goody, fun story- though it’s that too. Yet again- it’s about Cora and Carrie’s point of view- how they have the uncanny ability to show us the parts of love we sometimes don’t think of as “romantic,” that don’t play to trope- and showing us just how dreamy they are. And despite all the outlandish funnies, that means Hat Trick has a really relatable authenticity that warms the heart. It reminds us love doesn’t always start how you think, that it often comes where you least expect. How true romance is less about sweet nothings and flowers and more about the incredible feeling you have when you can just be yourself with someone so completely. How your worst experience is somehow better and more meaningful than your best with someone else. That’s fresh, that’s witty, and that’s real. And that’s what makes these two such a dream team.

Snatch Hat Trick up- it will not only leave you wheezing from laughter, but it will fill your heart with all the sweet and swoony butterflies.