Rating: 3.5

Format: Audiobook

Genre: Romance

If you know me and are seeing evidence of me reading this series, no you don’t. 

I’m actually surprised at how much I enjoyed this since I’m not a big romance reader. I was looking for a cheesy sports romance as a palette cleanser and this is exactly that. Not that I’m that big of a sports person, but I actually wish there was MORE hockey in this. Give me a training montage or something. 

I always appreciate when characters have real struggles and the mental health issues that make them feel like real people. The anxiety the MMC had and the body image issues with the FMC were relatable and added a layer of depth to their characterization. We love a plus sized FMC.

My biggest gripe is that this book is waaaaay too long and had some repetitive writing that probably needed another round of editing to clean up. Like why is the paperback for this 603 pages (according to Goodreads)???? Why is the audiobook almost 17 hours???? There were also some truly cringe moments where characters did these big, emotional speeches that I cannot fathom anyone in real life doing. 

But, for someone who has historically struggled to find straight romance books they enjoyed, I liked this one and would be interested to read more of the series when the mood hits.