A review by miyawakiss
Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A solid read to end my February! Our main couple is very cute. We have Parker AKA Pete who is a girly girl (finally someone who is not "different from the other girls") managing the social media and marketing of the Appies hockey team. She's bossy and proud of it (you go girl), and amazingly, the team acknowledges her bossiness as a strength and respects her for it. No misogynistic comments about bossy women here! She has always had a crush on our man Logan who is the typical grumpy cat. He hates socialising, hates being in the spotlight, definitely does not want to do social media and barely has any friends. But he is definitely not cold or arrogant. He lets himself be dragged in by his new team and actually tries to fit in with them, which is really nice to see. Outwardly a grump but really, he's a warm softie. These two fit SO WELL together and their romance was fast and cute. The team were supportive while being protective of our girl (as they should). Mind you, even though there was no spice, it definitely lowkey felt spicy??? The TENSION, the CHEMISTRY and the PULL between our couple was undeniable. Loved it!

One of the reasons I lowered the rating was because I felt that it ended too fast and none of the "conflicts" were really resolved. Like Parker's brother Brandon HATED Logan for the way he cut ties with them and left town (even though he really has no right to be angry) but even though this point was brought up multiple times throughout the story, the way it was resolved was incredibly anticlimactic with just implied communication having taken place behind closed doors. So us readers don't see a word of it. Another point of contention was the fact that Parker's father was persistent and insistent to use her as a pawn to keep his business partners happy. He even made a disgusting suggestion that although she had a boyfriend (Logan - fake at the time), she could be shared. I have a hard time believing this horrible man gave his blessings for Logan to marry his daughter. I wish we got some insight to this if it was even just a "I had to threaten your dad" or "Brandon helped me convince him" comment from Logan or something like that. 

Otherwise definitely a great read and a good spiceless treat.