Review: An okay read for me; I wasn't feeling the romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
I liked parts of this story but other parts not as much. I did like the hockey background, the Canadian Maritime setting, and both h and H. I thought both main characters were pretty likeable, sweet and good-intentioned, kind of down to earth and unpretentious. The hero is huge, a big 6'5 hockey dude and kind of gentle giant. I thought some of his scenes with the heroine were sexy, but other scenes didn't pull me in as much. I wish there had been more sexual tension between them, especially in the workplace.I guess this would be considered a small spoiler, not sure, so warning **** Garrick is bi-sexual, and we get some of his sexual past revealed as he tells about his first m/m to the heroine, who finds it a turn on to hear about. It showed they were trusting each other and being open with each other, but overall, I didn't feel a love connection between these two. Felt some attraction, but the love aspect wasn't there for me. I liked them, but I didn't feel their romance as deeply as I wanted. I wanted to care more.Also, I found myself skimming some parts of the story, especially the latter half of the book. I lost some interest there. I didn't feel enough worry/tension and wasn't that concerned about the bully hockey player, the team, or how h/H would ultimately work things out career-wise and relationship-wise.I agree with another reviewer who called this a happy-for-now ending. I get that, too. Possible HEA to be cemented in the next two books. This is book 1, and I guess I thought book 2 would be about another couple, but this is more a continuation series about the same h/H, and with some m/m action to come as a love triangle develops. I'm kind of wary about love triangles, how they work out and how angsty they may turn, so I'm not sure if I'll continue this series or not.Not a bad read, just not one for me. Kind of left me uncertain about things.