Tuesday, 15 March 2022

★ Sarina Bowen ๐Ÿ’ SHENANIGANS ๐Ÿ’ Brooklyn #6 / Bruisers #9 ★

 ©  Bianca ✰ Janeane 

   


• 15 March 2022
• Standalone

• Brooklyn Bruisers Hockey Series #9
• Brooklyn Series #6
★★★★★
4.625 Stars

What I meant to do in Vegas: Let my hair down for once and celebrate winning a medal at my first women’s hockey all-stars competition.

 

What I actually did: Got senior prom drunk and woke up married to Brooklyn’s star winger, the great Neil Drake.

 

He’s the heir to a billion dollars, and I barely survived my childhood. Our friendship is based strictly only on hockey, takeout food and smack talk.

 

And now holy matrimony. Although we both know it can’t last, especially once his evil family gets wind of our Vegas shenanigans

 

Contains: Meddling teammates, meddling parents, ugly jewelry and a pretend-kiss that nearly sets the world on fire.



ARC received for an honest review
 
First of all, is it just me or does that cover give of serious Chris Pine vibes?
 
And secondly, who is the shenanigator in this instance? Whiskey and Vegas can always end up in a mess, and that is where Neil and Charli end up.
 
I love that Charli is a kick-ass woman who doesn't want or need anybody - or does she? I hate that people in her life have let her down.  However she survives and gets sh!t done.

Neil isn't our usual billionaire heir, and I kinda sorta really love him for that.  And I love the way he loves our girl.

And don't get me started on those meddling friends, who are just. freaking. awesome!  They made me laugh as much as they frustrated Neil and Charli. I mean, they could see what we all could see, so good on them for pushing them to admit their feelings.
 
Gah, I just adored this story, and can't wait for more of all these guys and gals in the future.

 



Charli + Neil

Both are professional hockey players - on the Brooklyn's women's and men's teams. And both were in Vegas over the weekend for some All Star game and award show.
And now we're married. Whoopsie!
Neil thought Charli was only interested in women!
And Charli thought that this hottest of hot billionaire heirs would never be intersted in her.
But now they're married and trying to get his fancy lawyers to end their marriage.

LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN! 
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Another super adorable + funny hockey love story!
As you might know I'm not really a hockey fan and this is double the hockey again - but I just adore everything Sarina writes, so I had to read it!
And these Brooklyn world books are just so sweet and cute and funny and and Brooklyn-ish and hockey-ish! I just love reading them.

Here we get some tropey moments added to all that hockey. The drunk marriage in Vegas. The billionaire heir. All very sweet and funny and adorable!
I really liked those two - we obviously know that they're perfect for each other ... But of course it takes them a while - or rather it might take Charli a while. She doesn't trust easily. But it's so adorable to watch Neil fight for her.
And it's always great to see all the other guys and girls - former and future couples in this series!

And I soo need to get some Turkish food asap!

That's it - nothing more to say.
Great hockey romance with some very funny and adorable and heartbreaking moments!

And seriously, why hasn't Netflix knocked on Sarina's door yet??
Does it already have an amazingly funny and sexy Hockey Romance series? NO, it does not!

SHENANIGANS was such an adorable + funny + sexy + emotional Hockey Romance! Run to your nearest amazon for your own Cornelius - this one is MINE!
 
And now a tiny little rant - don't read it if you're easily offended! Or .. just don't read it period - I am so weird with things in books! Not one other person will be bothered by this... ๐Ÿคฃ

I was kinda mad at the book on page two already. I know I'm weird, but ugh. Four things already bothered me so much by then that I almost stopped reading.
First. The cover. I don't know what it is. The hairy pit, the creepy porny face-look? No idea - not my thing at all! Then, come one! The accidentally-got-drunk-married-in-Vegas trope? Hm. And next the hockey. I don't like hockey, but I still love reading sports romances - so I read them. But here we again have twice the hockey, because Charli is a player too. But luckily there wasn't too much hockey in the book!
And also ... you can hate me for saying this, but I hate women's sports. No idea why! I know it's so not PC and feminist of me - but I just hate it! I don't watch it. I don't care for it. I'm totally on board with all athletes making the same money - what men make is insane! But I just don't like female sports. Maybe because I HATED gym class in school so much?
And then - it's a bit of a hard limit with my romances... I hate it - HATE it - when my hero or heroine is sick. And I don't care if it's terminal cancer or asthma - sick is bad! We all have enough of that at home - we don't need it in our adorable romances!


 
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Sarina Bowen writes steamy, angsty Contemporary Romance and New Adult fiction from the wilds of Vermont.

She is the author of The Ivy Years, an award-winning series set amid the hockey team at an elite Connecticut college.

Waiting for more Ivy Years? You can read more about upcoming volumes in the four book series at http://www.sarinabowen.com/theivyyears

Also, the Gravity series.

Sarina enjoys skiing, espresso drinks and the occasional margarita. She lives with her family, eight chickens and more ski gear and hockey equipment than seems necessary.

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