Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on
Did someone say hockey, romance, and pizza? Count. Me. In. This book combine so many of my favorite elements, and produced a fun, feel-good read, with a lot of heart.
•Pro: I really loved Pen and I was cheering for her from page one. She was trying so hard to forge her own path, and it was heartwarming to see her find these new parts of herself. It saddened me that she had to keep these parts a secret from people who really mattered to her.
•Pro: This couple was easy to ship. From the first time Pen and Jake are on page together, there are sparks. There was also an ease between them, that could probably be attributed to their past friendship. It was fun watching them reconnect, and I loved getting blasts from their past.
•Pro: There was a lot of time spent in a pizza place, talking about pizza, and you know who loves pizza. This girl. I really enjoyed getting peeks at the family business, and I thought the Food Network involvement added to the fun.
•Pro: Because some much of this story revolves around the family business, we have a great family-centric story. Pen's mom, dad, and grandmother played an important role in the story. I found her grandmother to be my favorite (me and my soft spot for grandmas), but I was also very pleased with watching Pen and her dad work through some of their existing issues.
•Pro: There was a lot of hockey in this book. I didn't realize we would spend so much time on the ice, but we did, and it was really great getting to see Pen in action.
•Pro: Friendships were important in this story as well. Pen's best friend was one of her biggest supporters. Without her, Pen would never have attempted the things she did. In addition, Pen had the support of her teammates, which was a new and wonderful experience for her.
•Pro: There were a lot of beautiful ideas about honesty in this story, and the importance of telling the truth to the ones you love.
•Pro: This was a light and sweet, low drama tale of family, friendship, and romance, and these are among my favorite kind of stories.
•Pro: I adored the Rink Rats. This rag tag bunch of boys had so much heart and they ultimately supported each other. I was happy that Pen was able to find such a wonderful group to be a part of.
Seriously reminded me of this movie (Hockey Night).
Overall: A sweet and adorable romance, which was heartwarming and left me happily craving pizza.
*I would like to thank the publisher for the advanced reading copy.
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Reading updates
- Started reading
- 13 November, 2017: Finished reading
- 13 November, 2017: Reviewed