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I understand she has issues from her mom but I need her to give at least a little. He is so sweet and nice to her and making her happy and all she does is complain about him agreeing to this and yelling at him. It’s the classic “I’m doing everything he wants and that’s good for him” without ever listening to what he says he wants and is good for him.

exquisite_tragedy's review

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1.0

Tropes/Themes:
-MF contemporary sports romance (professional hockey)
-Professional Hockey Player x Wedding Journalist
Marriage of convenience (the heroine is basically getting married so she can document it for her job…but after her fiancé breaks up with her days before the big day, the hero offers to step in as her groom)
-Opposites attract
-Forced proximity (they agree to stay married for 1 year, they also move in together)
-Hero falls first
-Dual POV
-Book #3 in an interconnected standalone series

Nope….nope nope nope. I really liked the previous two books in this series, so I’m a little surprised this ended up being such a huge miss for me. Based on the raving reviews online, it seems like I’m the outlier for whatever reason.

I’ll keep this review short because I literally don’t want to think about this book anymore:
-The heroine Jade was self-centered, selfish, insensitive, immature, and absolutely intolerable. She was honestly my biggest issue with the book. I never saw any character growth, self-reflection, or accountability on her end. She constantly played the victim and blamed all of her relationship issues and emotional intelligence on the fact that the mother cycled through relationships.
-It felt like Declan’s development and personality was an afterthought due to the amount of time focused on Jade. I liked aspects of his character a lot but felt like I could only like him so much due to how one dimensional he felt.
-There was absolutely no chemistry or relationship development whatsoever.
-The plot itself was lackluster and only focused on things I didn’t care about whatsoever (like stupid Jade and her stupid job).
-The side characters were 1000x more interesting than the actual couple
-The 3rd act conflict was ridiculous and not romantic in the slightest.
-Justice for Declan because he deserved so much better

I usually never write reviews like this, but to be honest this was pretty darn cathartic. I’m hoping I was able to sufficiently cleanse myself of this book and will now be able to jump back into Rebecca Jenshak’s backlist with a clear head and a saltless heart.

Story: 1/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (narrated by CJ Bloom & Connor Crais)
Length 8h13min

apriloneil's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

liv95's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

desaraynavarro's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sarahpalys's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

meganjoy92's review against another edition

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4.0

This was cute. I loved the marriage of convenience aspect and how Declan just volunteered himself when Jade’s ex broke up with her. I wish Jade had been willing to accept a little more of Declan’s help in regards to her job/boss.

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