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A review by lenoreo
Playmaker by Sierra Hill
3.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/06/04/playmaker-by-sierra-hill/
I received a free copy through Heart Eyes Press in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
3 stars — Well. OK. Hmmm…maybe 3.5? I don’t know. It didn’t end strong for me.
The major problem I had was entirely with Aria. She wasn’t horribly unlikable necessarily, but the choices she made and the way she behaved at times just drove me up the wall. And in the end I feel like she didn’t grow. I’m okay with bad behavior if I see genuine growth. The funny thing is she’s probably very realistic…but I want better from my books I guess. I don’t think she ever really apologized outright. It felt like Callan was always the one approaching her with apologies first, even when she was the one who behaved horribly.
And you know what was never addressed? Her terrible attitude about him not being certain about an NHL career. She was kinda selfish, and while I could get where it stemmed from for her (the inequality in opportunities for male vs female athletes), I needed her to also understand his decisions and thought processes and support him WHATEVER he decided to do. And we never got that. At least not IMO.
Which, again, does not make her unlikable. She was passionate, hardworking, a bit sassy… It was just that her flaws overwhelmed for me.
Callan was okay. He could be a bit arrogant at times, a bit more guy guy than I would like at others. For me he was a bit unremarkable, but not without his fun moments. I appreciated how much thought he put into his future. I appreciated how caring he could be with Aria. And he definitely had some fun moments.
There were definitely moments where I enjoyed them together, but their relationship felt fairly physically focused as far as chemistry. And the whole secrets thing just went on too long, so it was hard to invest.
I will say that I LOVED quite a few of the secondary characters. Sophie was a hoot, Sam was intriguing, and even the little glimpses of the twins were pretty fun.
So yeah. I think it just wasn’t the right fit for me, but I’m sure it’ll hit its mark for others.
I received a free copy through Heart Eyes Press in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
3 stars — Well. OK. Hmmm…maybe 3.5? I don’t know. It didn’t end strong for me.
The major problem I had was entirely with Aria. She wasn’t horribly unlikable necessarily, but the choices she made and the way she behaved at times just drove me up the wall. And in the end I feel like she didn’t grow. I’m okay with bad behavior if I see genuine growth. The funny thing is she’s probably very realistic…but I want better from my books I guess. I don’t think she ever really apologized outright. It felt like Callan was always the one approaching her with apologies first, even when she was the one who behaved horribly.
And you know what was never addressed? Her terrible attitude about him not being certain about an NHL career. She was kinda selfish, and while I could get where it stemmed from for her (the inequality in opportunities for male vs female athletes), I needed her to also understand his decisions and thought processes and support him WHATEVER he decided to do. And we never got that. At least not IMO.
Which, again, does not make her unlikable. She was passionate, hardworking, a bit sassy… It was just that her flaws overwhelmed for me.
Callan was okay. He could be a bit arrogant at times, a bit more guy guy than I would like at others. For me he was a bit unremarkable, but not without his fun moments. I appreciated how much thought he put into his future. I appreciated how caring he could be with Aria. And he definitely had some fun moments.
There were definitely moments where I enjoyed them together, but their relationship felt fairly physically focused as far as chemistry. And the whole secrets thing just went on too long, so it was hard to invest.
I will say that I LOVED quite a few of the secondary characters. Sophie was a hoot, Sam was intriguing, and even the little glimpses of the twins were pretty fun.
So yeah. I think it just wasn’t the right fit for me, but I’m sure it’ll hit its mark for others.