natureofreading's reviews
376 reviews

The plot is really good, if a little long. 

I adored the characters and their story. I appreciate that the 80% issue to overcome was real life and not super contrived. But for me it was missing that extra emotional impact I love in NR Walker books. It’s still lovely and worth the read.

I enjoyed this book quite a lot, despite figuring out a major plot point early on. It was a great read and I didn’t want to put it down.

Was this a sweet story? Yes!

Did it pack an emotional punch a couple of times? Yes!

Was this my favorite hockey romance? No, but it is up there. 

I love the characters and their individual traits that the author did a good job of writing. You really feel for them and their cluelessness. Nate's anxiety and the way he overthinks was written well. I even liked how he was sometimes kind of clueless.

The story skips time a lot to move the story forward, which isn't something I generally like. It's done well, though. And the author is very wordy in some scenes and I found myself trying to skim. I love long novels, the longer the better honestly. Sometimes individual sections get to wordy though. But this is a personal preference and I'm sure others will absolutely appreciate it. 

Overall this is a wonderful gay hockey romance and I look forward to seeing what else the author writes in the future and checking out past novels. 

This book was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was pleasantly surprised by just how good this story was. I won't lie, I was a little skeptical because there are a few takes a gay romance with English royalty. But let me assure any fellow skeptics, Jax Calder wrote a new and really wonderful take on this trope. There's so much angst and sweet moments. And the ending! Ah! I really did love this book. Callum and Oliver are written so well and their story is one I already kind of want to read again!

This book was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is just adorkable. It's a low angst, sweet story that is really hard to put down. It's well written and the characters are so sweet. 

If you like hockey romance, sweet moments, and silly side characters, you'll enjoy this book for sure!