rainbow_bookish_owl's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
crystal_lake80's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
samnicholls12's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it!
I don't read a lot of sports romance, but as this one wasn't too centered around the minutiae of Hockey, I kept up! I liked the main characters and found the story to be real in the sense that the hero was left with baggage from his previous life, and not everything was tied up in a neat little package.
Happy ever after came for the protagonists and I can't wait to read about the brothers!
Kelly Jamieson is a new author for me and this will not be the last book I read of hers.
I don't read a lot of sports romance, but as this one wasn't too centered around the minutiae of Hockey, I kept up! I liked the main characters and found the story to be real in the sense that the hero was left with baggage from his previous life, and not everything was tied up in a neat little package.
Happy ever after came for the protagonists and I can't wait to read about the brothers!
Kelly Jamieson is a new author for me and this will not be the last book I read of hers.
ingypingy2000's review against another edition
3.0
A cute and fuzzy feel good book with plenty of fun steamy scenes!
amyl00wh00's review against another edition
2.0
Went to a Capitals game over the holiday, so I was totally in the mood for a hockey romance, but with the holidays, and family crashing my house, and shopping for the next holiday, and all that bullshit that goes with all that, reading hasn't been able to be the priority for me. (Sad, I know.) I mention all of this, though, to point out that it is entirely possible that part of my dislike of this book is related to that.... but even after I've thought about it for a few days, I just can't do much better by it.
The characters felt incredibly immature to me, and that's a trait that I really, really have a hard time moving on from. It was like they were immature about stupid shit, but then all of a sudden acted like responsible adults with the important shit - which felt dishonest to me; like I never really ever quite "got to know" these characters I was supposed to develop a caring sense toward.
Another thing that should probably be pointed out (for integrity, and all that) is that I don't really like 3rd person POV, which this book was told in; so it's possible that that compounded any minor dislikes and turned them into much larger ones. 3rd person POV makes me feel like I'm being barked at the whole time; not to mention, authors seem to struggle with use of contractions. Nobody speaks with full words: "We will see..." "You are not..." all the time. That's stupid. People are lazy bastards. They say, "Yeah; we'll see..." and they say, "Uh, no, you're not." So when I read, I hate reading it when it's not written how people actually speak. The choppy use of full words with no contractions further lent to my understanding of the characters as immature.
One thing I did think was handled well enough in the story was the That sucked, as a general rule of thumb... but this is life. *shrugs*
Anyway... I'm wavering between 2 and 3 stars here. I don't want to be a ginormous vagina-with-a-c, but I really, really didn't get the right tone from this book, and when I look back on it, I want to remember that it didn't work for me - like, at all.
The characters felt incredibly immature to me, and that's a trait that I really, really have a hard time moving on from. It was like they were immature about stupid shit, but then all of a sudden acted like responsible adults with the important shit - which felt dishonest to me; like I never really ever quite "got to know" these characters I was supposed to develop a caring sense toward.
Another thing that should probably be pointed out (for integrity, and all that) is that I don't really like 3rd person POV, which this book was told in; so it's possible that that compounded any minor dislikes and turned them into much larger ones. 3rd person POV makes me feel like I'm being barked at the whole time; not to mention, authors seem to struggle with use of contractions. Nobody speaks with full words: "We will see..." "You are not..." all the time. That's stupid. People are lazy bastards. They say, "Yeah; we'll see..." and they say, "Uh, no, you're not." So when I read, I hate reading it when it's not written how people actually speak. The choppy use of full words with no contractions further lent to my understanding of the characters as immature.
One thing I did think was handled well enough in the story was the
Spoiler
surprise! pregnancy with his ex-girlfriend.Anyway... I'm wavering between 2 and 3 stars here. I don't want to be a ginormous vagina-with-a-c, but I really, really didn't get the right tone from this book, and when I look back on it, I want to remember that it didn't work for me - like, at all.
casseyt's review against another edition
3.0
There were some good moments for me...but the lack of ending removed any good feelings about the book.
kstewart424's review against another edition
3.0
I hadn't actually intended this book to be a part of my 2016 reading challenge. I found the set on sale in the Kindle store and decided it sounded good. I like simple hockey romances so I just picked it up for fun. I needed to relax the other night so I thought I'd read one of the books in the series. It was only after I started reading I realized the main female character was a teacher. It just kind of worked out and now I'm one more down on my reading challenge.
The story follows Remi, a sixth grade teacher, and Jase, a professional hockey player. The meet in a club when neither of them wants to be there. Remi had just helped her younger sister move out of the family home and Remi was finally on her own. Jase had just broken up with his super model girlfriend and wasn't interested in finding anyone. One thing leads to another and they end up in bed. They meet again by accident at a presentation at Remi's school where she finds out he's a hockey player and he finds out she's a teacher. He doesn't like teachers having had bad experiences with them when he was younger. The core of the story is them both dealing with their past, and current, issues and how they start to build a relationship by accident.
The book is predictable and heavily focused on the sex. It was good for a simple hockey romance. The characters were developed but could use a little bit more. There is a variety of emotions and it does a good job focusing on the emotional growth between the characters. I'm not a bit erotica fan which is what this crosses into at points. However, for an erotica book there is a decent story line and a good bit of story in between sex scenes. The writing was good and easy to follow. The story line fairly believable and flows well. I liked the addition of the baggage the characters brought and dealt with throughout the story. The development of that baggage could've been done more intensely. Some of the things they were dealing with would not have been solved that easily or quickly.
The book is definitely intended for mature audiences. I'd recommend it to fans of hockey romance, erotica, or just needs a good read to unwind to.
https://bookmouseblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/breakaway-heller-brothers-1-by-kelly-jamieson/
The story follows Remi, a sixth grade teacher, and Jase, a professional hockey player. The meet in a club when neither of them wants to be there. Remi had just helped her younger sister move out of the family home and Remi was finally on her own. Jase had just broken up with his super model girlfriend and wasn't interested in finding anyone. One thing leads to another and they end up in bed. They meet again by accident at a presentation at Remi's school where she finds out he's a hockey player and he finds out she's a teacher. He doesn't like teachers having had bad experiences with them when he was younger. The core of the story is them both dealing with their past, and current, issues and how they start to build a relationship by accident.
The book is predictable and heavily focused on the sex. It was good for a simple hockey romance. The characters were developed but could use a little bit more. There is a variety of emotions and it does a good job focusing on the emotional growth between the characters. I'm not a bit erotica fan which is what this crosses into at points. However, for an erotica book there is a decent story line and a good bit of story in between sex scenes. The writing was good and easy to follow. The story line fairly believable and flows well. I liked the addition of the baggage the characters brought and dealt with throughout the story. The development of that baggage could've been done more intensely. Some of the things they were dealing with would not have been solved that easily or quickly.
The book is definitely intended for mature audiences. I'd recommend it to fans of hockey romance, erotica, or just needs a good read to unwind to.
https://bookmouseblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/breakaway-heller-brothers-1-by-kelly-jamieson/
mdtreadwell's review against another edition
2.0
I couldn't finish this book. It was okay. I like hot steamy scenes, but the style of writing for this was not for me. It had potential and a good story line, but I couldn't get through it.