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Book 15, 2021
Feb. 14th, 2021 02:17 pm
Body Check by Deirdre MartinMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
I brought my book from work home with me to finish this weekend. There wasn't much left to read, and I had suffered enough. The book was Body Check by Deirdre Martin--a contemporary romance and the first set in her "New York Blades" series.
Janna MacNeil is a publicist who's been hired by the new owners of the New York Blades to come in and help clean up the image of hockey's bad boys. Ty Gallagher is the captain of the team. He brought the Stanley Cup to New York last year, and he's determined to do so again this year. Hockey is his life, and he has no time for publicity stunts, photo opportunities, or charity work. Janna knows if she can get the team captain to fall into line, the rest of the players will follow suit. She and Ty inevitably butt heads, but even their professional animosity can't diminish their growing attraction to one another.
I don't read much contemporary romance any longer, but I kept this one because of the hockey angle. It was disappointing. While it's obvious Ms Martin knows the game of hockey, it's equally obvious she has no concept of the spirit of hockey. Hockey players, at any level, are famous for their generosity, kind hearts, and charitable work. None of them needs to be browbeaten into it. Furthermore, the team captain knows that public relations come with the honor of wearing a 'C' on his uniform. Any player who is unwilling to step into that role would decline the captaincy.
( More griping under the cut )
Okay, now that I got all that off my chest, what really soured me on the book was ( Spoiler alert and trigger warning )
And another thing, ( Spoiler )
Favorite line: "You'll be amazed at how quickly the universe will catch you if you're willing to fall."
Characters were fully realized, it was fun to follow the Blades through their season, and the plot progressed in an orderly fashion. Doesn't matter, hated it. I think I may have another book or two by this author, and right now, I'm not sure I'll bother reading them. Two stars.
