Stars.
Alex is every women secret dream: sexy, badboy, slightly broken all wrapped up in a hot hockey player body, But his life is very public and the different woman and scandals are leaving him and the team in trouble, So his coach and sponsors make him an ultimatum: work with a social assistant in a program against drugs to clear his image.
Sutton, the social assistant, leads a very simple life and usually dont get attracted by bad boys: until Alex appear in her office saying they will work together for a year.
And, oh well, he could very well be the exception,
They immediately know that the feelings between them are different than anything theyve felt before, but when they finally give in and admit that theres definitely something between them, Sutton is about to find out if a bad boy can chance for love or if its bound to breaking hearts.
Rating: ,Stars,
Storyline: If youre into players in the real meaning of the word youre going to love this sweet and entertaining romance with just the perfect amount of sexy and badboyish.
Writing Style: First person, Dual POV. Very well written and completely engaging,
Character Development: Sutton was a pretty good heroine, She was sweet, realistic and fought for what she wanted, And guess what She wasnt annoying, and believe me, that is a common problem with the girls, Unfortunately.
Alex was also pretty good and although he had some moments where I wanted to slap him, I liked him a lot.
I simply loved Garret I really cant wait for his book!
Steam: Some hot moments,
HEA:
honest, . . painfully so
I love reading sport themed books, especially about hockey, I'm a proud puck lover: And I really enjoyed reading this one, There was not unnecessary drama, there were hot steamy sex scenes and finally there were wonderful charachters,
Alex, named MVP Most Valuable Prick, is an incredible hockey player, too bad he doesn't give a shit about a game, his team and fans.
To fix his and team's reputation, Cold Fury's management sends him to participate in a drug awareness program, That is where he meets Sutton, a drug counsellor he is supposed to cooperate with, What they both have in common, is their rough past, the difference is she moved on and is doing well, while he still lets the past rule his present.
They can't deny mutual attraction and slowly their professional relationship turns into something more, There was a slight slipup on Alex's part along the way, but nothing major, not the drama I couldn't deal with and enough grovelling made me forgive him fast and yes it was soooo grovelling.
Also, believe me when I say that Alex is sex on skates! That man is hawt and lickable, not kidding! Just imagine those ice hockey bodies and you'll get the picture: A little example maybe
Sawyer Bennett has an incredible talent of creating asshole heroes, that I fall for, and this one was no exception.
Alex is mean and bitter, he has no friends or social life, always sarcastic and cocky bastard you would say, but he is not that man when it comes to Sutton.
He is caring and attentive, she seems to know how to bring the best part of him to the surface,
"You know you're extremely beautiful, but when you laugh you're just stunning, "
"She brought color into my gray existence, and for that I owe her everything, "
I also liked that Sutton didn't steal the show here, the title is "Alex" and it was a book about Alex, though she played an important part of the story.
With her help, he slowly changed from unlikable person to friendly teammate, loving boyfriend and good role model for his young fans,
Aww, and I loved the ending and epilogue, Using the motive from "Love actually" was a brilliant idea, It was sweet and heartwarming, Ok, I saw this gif in other reviews, but it is just asking to put it here, I can't help myself using it too, sorry girls
We also got to meet Garret Smart.
Mother. Fucker. , Alex's team mate, who is womanizer, but the one that is respectful to women he "has fun with" and I can't wait to see him being struck by cupid's arrow.
Oh, one more thing, I almost forgot, total cover lust !!! I hope Garrett's book will have as hot cover as this one, seriously drooling here
"ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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This book is the first one of the “Cold Fury Hockey” series.
The hero Alex is the star player of his team but he is known for his ashole behavior.
He is cold and distant and sometimes even rude to his team players and fans, The way he treats women is unbearably gross,
Now Alex needs to fix his public image through community service a drugabuse awareness program for atrisk youth or the other option is to ride the bench.
When he meets the social worker, Sutton Price, who is going to assist him for this community service, there is instant attraction between them.
The backgrounds of Alex and Sutton are similar,
She was abused in the hands of a drug addict father and he was abused by his alcoholic father,
However, Sutton has built up a new life that she can find happiness in whereas Alex hates his life and cannot still cope with his past.
His surly behavior today toward everyone stems from his unhappy and stolen childhood and his inability to make peace with it,
These two characters bond very quickly and they have a strong chemistry between them, Sutton is a wonderful heroine that is impossible to love, I liked her really a lot,
Their relationship gets better and better but Alex never lets her in completely, He doesn't want anyone's pity,
He is also always pessimistic about their future, He believes they won't last, He believes he will hurt her, He cannot think positively no matter what,
Still, he wants to be with her as long as it lasts, Because he doesn't let her in completely, their relationship is mostly physical, which bothered me a bit,
Once or twice there is an OW amp OM drama caused by Sutton's exboyfriend and Alex's ex hookup but both of them handle those events in the best way possible not to upset each other and it doesn't affect their relationship.
On the contrary, it seems to strengthen it until Alex ruins it all by himself,
My problems with the book:
Nothing much happens for a long while really, It is quite an uneventful book, That's why, it feels slow and dragging,
I cannot forgive the hero!
Sadly, towards the end, there are the daddy issues arising on both sides.
Sutton handles it very well but Alex fails to do so,
From then on, it goes worse and worse, At one point, Alex pushes Sutton away and breaks her heart,
All in all, this is not a bad book but it wasn't one that evolved the way I would prefer it did.
Thinking that each book will drag like the first one did, or fearing that one of the characters will piss me off again as much as Alex did, I am reluctant to continue the series.
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