Since I am in my hockey romance era, I thought I would give the Hockey Gods series a try. Oh my…. Greyson is unhinged and has massive red flags. This was my first bully romance and at times I was super uncomfortable but obviously since it is fiction, and because I know there is an HEA in the end I was super curious how they would get to that point.

In the end, I liked Greyson and Violets connection (although it took a while for me to get there). I’m not sure how healthy a connection it is though but I am looking forward to seeing their relationship woven into the other books in this series.

Genre: dark romance (check your trigger warnings)
Think if Haunting/Hunting Adeline and The Deal had a baby- it would be this book

Series: First book in the Hockey Gods series ( I recommend reading them in order)

Spice level: This book was 5/5 chili spices for me. (Again, check your trigger warnings)

Writing/plot:
I did like the story line and how it all unfolded. I liked the suspense aspect and how there were twists I didn’t see coming.

Characters:
Greyson is an alphahole hockey player who gets what he wants when he wants it. As a senators son, his family has the ability to wipe away any bad press. They can make his bad actions “go away” which thus fuels his morally gray behavior further.

Violet is just trying to find her way after a car accident ended her dance career. I liked Violet as an FMC but at times she gave into Greyson a little too easily and I would have liked to see a little more fight or payback.

The male side characters are seriously ride or die like no other. They are there for each other with no questions asked and have each other’s back even if what is being asked of them borders on insane/illegal, etc.

I am still not fully sure how I feel about Bully romances but I am trying to go into the next book open minded since that one also has a bully aspect to it as well.

Audio: 5/5 Teddy Hamilton and Heather Firth did an amazing job bringing these characters to life!