This book was SO GOOD. Shea and Morgan are just perfection! I knew right away this book would draw me in, because the premise of a veteran hockey player being traded to a bottom of the barrel team to try help them win and be better while also dealing with an abusive current captain sounded great. I thought it was unique and different and I knew immediately the connection between Shea and Morgan was something fierce and beautiful. The slow burn was really great, because we got to see Shea and Morgan really develop as teammates, as friends, and then eventually fall in love. There are some heavy themes in this book and I was surprised at just how emotional I got reading this. There were several moments where I felt tears prickle, because some scenes were really moving and affected me. This was so well written and I enjoyed it so much.  

This was great, as usual, from Tal Bauer. I think this author can do wrong and I'm working my way through all of their books. This is an MM hockey romance, and I thought it was so well written and was both heartfelt and agonizing at the same time. There's always a happy ending in this author's books and this is no exception, but the plot was really different and I loved that it wasn't dark and more lighthearted. The characters did have some struggles with their sexuality, but I thought this was handled well and made sense for the direction of the story. My only comment on this book (and the reason for the star deduction) is that there was a LOT of French being spoken, which is fine but I don't really speak it and I had to constantly Google translate a lot of it to find out what was being said because the author (and the character with their monologue) didn't really explain. Also, a lot of French was just randomly mixed in with English and I know that was kind of off putting for me and others. Other than that, this was a great book and I highly recommend! 

I know this is hyped up a lot as a great book, but I felt it was very lacking and read like a YA book. I wasn't a fan of it at all and I don't think I will be reading anything else from this author. 

This was so good! Tessa Bailey can do no wrong in my eyes, and this was just as good as anything else in her repertoire. I enjoyed this holiday romance, and the premise is really cool. It definitely gave me Daisy Jones and The Six vibes, but instead had the children of the infamous rock duo come together for a common purpose and of course, fall in love. It has the signature Tessa Bailey steam and I thought Beat's struggles were handled so well. It was such a great book that hit all the right notes (pun intended) and is wonderful for the Christmas and winter season. 

Whew, this was something else. I loved the relationship between Mark and Tristan. Tristan is such a sweet baby, innocent soul and a good man but it's easy to see how he gets lost in this world. My one disappointment is in the prequel, we get to see so much of Isolde but in this book, she's in maybe the last third? I wanted more of her, but I understand why we just see Tristan and Mark's relationship developing, as it sets the stage for the upcoming books and an eventual MMF. I also loved getting to see Tristan and Isolde's relationship develop and THAT CLIFFHANGER! I am so intrigued and cannot wait for the next book. 

Great start to what I am sure will be an awesome trilogy. I'm always hesitant when reading a book or novella that talks about religion but I think this was tastefully done and explores the sides a lot of people within that community don't talk about: desire, and the shame and guilt around wanting things you were told you shouldn't. I'm very curious to see how things go with Isolde, Mark and now Tristan. 

This was pretty good, but maybe not my favorite. Such a weird friends to lovers book, especially because of the whole storyline regarding them dating to make her ex angry and jealous, but she genuinely wanted to be with the ex and hardly saw Finn as an acutal viable option of a boyfriend rather than a best friend. Reese was pretty annoying (Finn was pretty great) and the whole "breaking the news" and how it was from her ex was odd. I don't know that I liked it very much, but the other characters from previous/future books made it worth the read. I'm looking to the next book though! 

This was somewhat better than the first book, but I still wasn't a fan. The enemies to lovers wasn't great at all, because the banter and the teasing and tension just felt so forced and cringey. It didn't make me feel hot and bothered like I know other enemies to lovers books are supposed to be, and how they have made me feel. Pippa and Camden were just both so immature so it was so hard to root for them. Also, what was with the "plant his seed in you" line? That was in such bad taste and so gross. Ugh. Here's to hoping book three in the series will be better but I'm not holding my breath. 

Hmm... I don't think this was all that great for a number of reasons. First of all, this was just a mix of miscommunication and smut. Other than that, there was no substance. The flashbacks scenes/chapters were so drawn out and quite frankly, unnecessary. Cade was SUCH A JERK. All he did was gaslight Mare and tell her how awful she was for leaving. Literally, every interaction was just him berating her about chasing her dreams and leaving their small town, but the irony is, HE TOLD HER TO GO! You seriously cannot tell someone to go and then hold it over their head for years. He got slightly better at the 80% mark but it was really annoying and I don't think he is an MMC I can even remotely root for. The last maybe 15% was decent but other than that, I don't think I'll be recommending this book. 

This was so good! The book had warnings about being dark romance and very twisted, but I didn't think it was too bad in that department. I love the concept of two rival serial killers, having competitions with each other and falling in love along the way. It was dark and twisted, but also funny and super hot as well. I can't wait to read more in this trilogy.