Review: Fun read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
A hockey playing hero? A heroine who bakes for a living--and isn't afraid to sample her creations? Sign me up!I really liked this one from the very beginning. Griffin was struggling with being an older player in the NHL, and a captain who hasn't been able to bring home the Cup in quite a few years. (Though of course, being from the city that's NEVER brought it home--except for the guy who plays for a different team--it was hard to be too sympathetic!) He had a lot of pressure on him, including rookies who were looking to him for guidance.Chloe was struggling as well--starting up a new business, this time without her friends; dealing with her own poor body image issues and living under the shadow of the disaster that was her parents' marriage--it's amazing that she kept it together as long as she did. I was rooting for her from the first page.Fake relationships can make for a really fun story, and this one is no exception. I especially enjoyed the celebrity boyfriend aspect of it--that definitely added a whole new layer to the troupe. The fact that Chloe knew nothing about hockey was just too funny--Griffin needed to be taken down a peg or two, and that did it nicely. I also loved all of Griffin's sports-related superstitions. They're only weird when they don't work, right? ;)The one part--and admittedly, it was a pretty significant part of the plot--that I had a bit of an issue with was the idea that an ADA would use a celebrity's community service hours to help out her own sister. It took me a while to get past that--it just seemed a tad bit unethical. The deal eventually becomes public knowledge, though, and the resulting fallout and the characters' response definitely eased my mind.Oh, and can I just say--absolutely adorable ending? Definitely sigh worthy!Rating: B+I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.