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Love Play by Helena Hunting

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heiroffire1989's review against another edition

4.0

Such a fun read!

I fell in love with the pucked series that Helena has written prior to this book. Her hockey men are all so amazing. And this standalone is such a great addition to that same fictional hockey world. The thing about this book that I loved most of all is the amazing characters. Main and minor ones; I was hooked on all of them right away - as always actually when it comes to Helena Hunting's stories, writing, and characters. Special mention of Ethan; he's such a loveable male lead who's responsible for the fact that my heart was doing some funny things in my chest while reading this book. *Le sigh.

I'm really hoping there'll be more books in this world, whether it's a new book in the Pucked series or being written as a standalone but in the same 'world', like this one. There were some minor characters present - like Carmen and dr. Lovely - I'd looove to read a full-length novel on for example! *I'm such a greedy one, I know... hihi

If you're into sports romance - hockey in particular - and like a second-chance-romance trope as well, the good luck charm is definitely a book I'd recommend! Actually; It's Helena Hunting, so knowing she's written it is reason enough to recommend the book haha. Love her writing!

dk_d1337d's review against another edition

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2.0

There is nothing bad about this. There is also nothing that really connected to me. At around the 40% mark I found myself asking if I had any strong feels for any of the characters and kept asking that up until the end. For me, if a character isn't "likable" (whatever the given value of that is) they have to be strongly motivated. I can hate a character and enjoy the read if I understand who they are and what drives them. I got neither from this pair which meant that even the competent writing and spicy sex were rendered uninteresting.