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A review by beckymmoe
Gage by Sawyer Bennett
4.0
Such a sweet story!
Gage and Jenna's romance is the sweetest one of the series yet (though their BFFs, [b:Baden|58428947|Baden (Pittsburgh Titans, #1)|Sawyer Bennett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1635218654l/58428947._SY75_.jpg|91687734] and Sophie would give them a run for their money!) because these two...gah! So sweet! Somewhat similar to Sophie, Jenna has had a traumatic event in her recent past that was affecting her self esteem and image in the present. Jenna wasn't as much of a recluse as Sophie was, but she absolutely made all kinds of choices for her life--where she went and with whom, how she wore her hair, what kinds of tops/necklines she wore, and more--because of her scars. She even had all but decided to get rid of her sexy underwear when she moved, because she wasn't planning on anyone but her ever seeing her in them. (She didn't get rid of them, but it was close. Personally, I'm a fan of wearing them for yourself if they make you feel prettier, sexier, stronger--but only if they're actually comfortable. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk ;))
Gage had his work cut out for him in this book--not only was he the NHL veteran trying to make his struggling team into a cohesive unit, but he was quickly falling for a woman who was 110% relationship shy for a lot of really intense reasons. I loved watching him convince her that she really is beautiful--not just to him, but objectively beautiful--and her slowly starting to open up, both to Gage and to letting new possibilities into her life.
The "black moment" isn't particularly stark or even all that long lasting--after how hard they'd already worked on opening themselves up to the relationship in the first place, this actually felt OK. One quick phone call and an honest conversation later, we're well on our way to an HEA. Just the way I like 'em ;)
Please, please, PLEASE tell me Brienne will have a book with a single dad hero! PLEASE??? :D
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Gage and Jenna's romance is the sweetest one of the series yet (though their BFFs, [b:Baden|58428947|Baden (Pittsburgh Titans, #1)|Sawyer Bennett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1635218654l/58428947._SY75_.jpg|91687734] and Sophie would give them a run for their money!) because these two...gah! So sweet! Somewhat similar to Sophie, Jenna has had a traumatic event in her recent past that was affecting her self esteem and image in the present. Jenna wasn't as much of a recluse as Sophie was, but she absolutely made all kinds of choices for her life--where she went and with whom, how she wore her hair, what kinds of tops/necklines she wore, and more--because of her scars. She even had all but decided to get rid of her sexy underwear when she moved, because she wasn't planning on anyone but her ever seeing her in them. (She didn't get rid of them, but it was close. Personally, I'm a fan of wearing them for yourself if they make you feel prettier, sexier, stronger--but only if they're actually comfortable. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk ;))
Gage had his work cut out for him in this book--not only was he the NHL veteran trying to make his struggling team into a cohesive unit, but he was quickly falling for a woman who was 110% relationship shy for a lot of really intense reasons. I loved watching him convince her that she really is beautiful--not just to him, but objectively beautiful--and her slowly starting to open up, both to Gage and to letting new possibilities into her life.
The "black moment" isn't particularly stark or even all that long lasting--after how hard they'd already worked on opening themselves up to the relationship in the first place, this actually felt OK. One quick phone call and an honest conversation later, we're well on our way to an HEA. Just the way I like 'em ;)
Please, please, PLEASE tell me Brienne will have a book with a single dad hero! PLEASE??? :D
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.