Book Review: Faceoff

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Series: Northbrook Hockey Elite: Book 1
Publisher: Mirror Press
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Genre: Clean Sports Romance

She isn’t supposed to want him. He isn’t supposed to want her. But wanting each other is inevitable.

Clint McCarthy has finally achieved his dream of playing for a professional hockey program, and is eager to make his mark with his new team. While getting settled in his new city, he happens across Bree Stone, whom he has known for years, with their respective brothers both being in the famed Belltown Six Pack. But for the life of him, he can’t remember Bree ever looking so attractive. Or being so captivating. Or taking over his every waking thought.

In the middle of her graduate degree, Bree has no time or desire for working on her dating life, or lack thereof, but the impossibly handsome Clint McCarthy coming back into her life makes everything complicated. She shouldn’t be focusing on him, or on them, not when her professional future hangs in the balance. But once she hears about Clint’s past with the Northbrook Hockey Elite program, and where that program stands now, Bree just might find a way to make her career, and a future with Clint, come to life.

Welcome to Northbrook Hockey Elite!

Six professional hockey players used to play on an elite club team together, but have all separated and now play in the pro-hockey leagues. Not all of them were friends, yet circumstances bring them together, and for the greater good, maybe they can put aside their differences.

My Review ♥️


Being a fan of the Belltown Six Pack series, I had high expectations for this new Northbrook Hockey Elite series, and despite a few things that weren't my taste, it was a pretty strong and cute start to another Swoony Sports series!

I am a die-hard football fan and know absolutely nothing about hockey, but that's an element that I felt added to it's charm, with me learning about the sport right along with Bree.  The writing is engaging, and I love the continuation of the Six Pack into this new series.

What wasn't for me was the "perfect" relationship between Clint and Bree.  It's all lovey-dovey smooches, and 'you're so perfect, you're so amazing,' scenes that left me gagging on the over scaccarintness, and craving something more palatable and real.

The premise as a whole is charming and, like I said, I believe it to be a decent start to the series.  I just wish the 'perfection' could've been toned down a bit, with a little more conflict added, to make the story more believable.

My Rating: ★★★★
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About the Author

Rebecca Connolly writes romances, both period and contemporary, because she absolutely loves a good love story. She has been creating stories since childhood, and there are home videos to prove it! She started writing them down in elementary school and has never looked back. She currently lives in the Midwest, spends every spare moment away from her day job absorbed in her writing, and is a hot cocoa addict.

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