Review: Great Hockey Romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2013
Underneath It All is Cassandra Carr's second book in her Storm hockey series. Each book can be read as a stand alone book.In Underneath It All, hockey player Rob D'Amico is missing his roommate Sebastian. Sebastian (from Should've Known Better) has moved in with his girlfriend Sarah so Rob no longer has a roommate. But all three are still great friends and hang out together. I loved the first book so it was great to see Sebastian & Sarah a lot in this second book.Rob, as a professional hockey player, is picked to read to inner school kids. On his first day, he meets kindergarten teacher Alaina Rossa. Rob is intrigued with Alaina right of the bat but Alaina is slow to warm up to him. I really liked that. There is no insta-love in this novel. Rob and Alaina's relationship progresses slowly, at a normal similar to real-life pace. For me personally I am kind of burnt out on insta-love stories so this was a nice change from what I have been reading lately.Overall, I really enjoyed Underneath It All. The romance was interesting, the side-plots were great, and the best part is all the hockey scenes. For me, there is nothing better then reading a hockey romance during hockey season! Cassandra Carr definitely knows her hockey even though The Storm is a fictional team. Highly recommend this story.I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.