Off Sides

by Sawyer Bennett

• ISBN10: 0989416410
• ISBN13: 9780989416412
• Publish Date: 21 February 2013
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Big Dog Books LLC
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 166
• Language: English

Reviews

[Linda]

Buddy-read with Berls.
I have no idea why I haven't read Off Sides until now! It was such a good, strong story! With romance that made my toes curl. And a hero who was willing to risk it all for his heroine. Both protagonists were strong in their own way, and I loved how that transferred to their relationship most of the time.

[nitzan_schwarz]

Hmm... I wasn't really feeling this, to be honest. It has decent writing and I liked the characters, but the insta love and insta everything was a bit of a turn off for me, and from the %66 mark I was just so not interested that I skimmed everything. :/

[Sam@WLABB]

Great NA romance!

Danny is a poor girl, who has faced and overcome a lot of adversity in her 21 years. Ryan is wealthy and has lived a life of privilege, but one lacking in familial affection. The two of them together is stupendous. I loved reading about them falling in love. I developed a soft spot for Danny and was rooting for Ryan the whole time. The characters had surprising dimensions and the story had a great pace which made this a very enjoyable read.

I will definitely read more books by Sawyer Bennett.

[Cocktails and Books]

Oh the places this storyline could have gone. It was a sweet romance between Danny and Ryan, but I wanted so much more out of the wrong side of the track storyline. There were snippets of just how bad Ryan's family (mainly his mother) could have made life for them, but then things would get tied up and the storyline would move on. In the end, I was left being happy that Danny and Ryan got what they wanted but a little disappointed that things were explored more and that path having a few more bumps.

[Jack]

This was a quick read and a pretty good story. It's a typical New Adult, where the female lead has fallen on hard times due to the untimely death of her parents. Our heroine though breaks the mold of the typical NA whiny and weak virgin. While a virgin, Danny is certainly no wimp. In the first few pages she puts a snobby rich girl in her place by dishing out some philosophical stuff.

Such a refreshing change to see the female lead so strong not only at the beginning of the book, but also by the end. She wants to do things on her own and has trouble accepting help from others.

Danny works as a waitress at the diner Ryan and his friends decide to stop at after a night of partying. What was refreshing about this was that Ryan was attracted to her wit and brain first rather then Danny's looks.

There's the common feature among many NA series where the male character has lots of money and Offsides is no exception. Ryans parents are in politics and are only concerned about the family image and making sure that Ryan has a suitable woman in his life, one that would improve their image.

Ryan could care less that Danny doesn't have money or isn't from his social circle, although it worries Danny a bit. She gets harassed for not being rich and for working in a diner. His mother on the other hand detests Danny and goes to great lengths to make sure she feels miserable and tries to make life difficult for both Ryan and Danny.

The hockey aspect of the novel was cool and different. The author wonderfully incorporated the sport into the book, which was also riddled with angst, some steamy scenes and even some humor.

The ending was really abrupt, but everything wrapped up pretty nicely. But the author tells us that we haven't seem the last of Danny and Ryan for which I'm quite happy about. The characters were pleasant and the writing was good.