2.75 🌟
Only One Kiss is the first book in a spinoff series. This is is Ralph & Candace's story and is a single dad hockey romance which is usually right up my alley but sadly I did not love this one was much as I thought I would.
Even though this is stylized as a standalone I found the beginning of the book wasn't as smooth of a transition for someone like me who has not read the previous series connected to this story. There were a lot of names and characters thrown in and family dynamics which left me feeling like I had missed part of the story though luckily for me that did eventually go away and I was able to fully immerse myself into this world and set of characters.
Ralph - I loved how much he cared about his daughter and how he was willing to do everything he could to make sure she always felt loved. He was emotional conflicted at times but I actually enjoyed when he did eventually show his true feelings and emotions regarding everything he was holding back. He went through a difficult situation but ultimately his care and concern for his daughter & the people he loved really won me over.
Candace - she was career focused and family orientated which lead her to be very cautious of who she let into her personal life and after a bad experience was determined to not mix business with pleasure. She was sweet, funny, sassy, loveable and kind but I also often found her to be immature and slightly naive.
I did like Ralph & Candace's relationship dynamic & spark as well as the natural and organic problems that we're thrown their way and if the story had stayed that way and focused on the 2 or 3 main reasons for their initial individual reluctance at getting into a relationship and had emotionally explored just those things I know I would've enjoyed this book a lot more than I did but that may very well be a 'it's me not you' problem.
Sadly this book just had too many flaws in the way it was told and I couldn't over look these aspects such as : The "over the top" drama which made it feel like a soap opera most of the time. The way in which each charcter would over react to certain situations with responses that did not feel genuine at all, the contradictions in the things they would say about others but then act certain ways themselves, the extremely unnecessary slut shaming that added nothing to the story except make me question the age and mentality of the characters, Ralph's "Alphaness" was too cringey for my liking and just the down right ridiculous way some scenarios played out.
I have read only one series by this author before and even though I did enjoy it I found similar issues in the way the story plays out but in those books it felt milder and easily ignored, for me here it was just to much and sadly I do not think I will continue with this series.
If I read the words "Tentage" & "Boobage" one more time I may actually cry. I lost count of how many times this book made me cringe.
《book aesthetic made by me. I do not own the pictures, all found via pinterest》
Even though this is stylized as a standalone I found the beginning of the book wasn't as smooth of a transition for someone like me who has not read the previous series connected to this story. There were a lot of names and characters thrown in and family dynamics which left me feeling like I had missed part of the story though luckily for me that did eventually go away and I was able to fully immerse myself into this world and set of characters.
Ralph - I loved how much he cared about his daughter and how he was willing to do everything he could to make sure she always felt loved. He was emotional conflicted at times but I actually enjoyed when he did eventually show his true feelings and emotions regarding everything he was holding back. He went through a difficult situation but ultimately his care and concern for his daughter & the people he loved really won me over.
Candace - she was career focused and family orientated which lead her to be very cautious of who she let into her personal life and after a bad experience was determined to not mix business with pleasure. She was sweet, funny, sassy, loveable and kind but I also often found her to be immature and slightly naive.
I did like Ralph & Candace's relationship dynamic & spark as well as the natural and organic problems that we're thrown their way and if the story had stayed that way and focused on the 2 or 3 main reasons for their initial individual reluctance at getting into a relationship and had emotionally explored just those things I know I would've enjoyed this book a lot more than I did but that may very well be a 'it's me not you' problem.
Sadly this book just had too many flaws in the way it was told and I couldn't over look these aspects such as : The "over the top" drama which made it feel like a soap opera most of the time. The way in which each charcter would over react to certain situations with responses that did not feel genuine at all, the contradictions in the things they would say about others but then act certain ways themselves, the extremely unnecessary slut shaming that added nothing to the story except make me question the age and mentality of the characters, Ralph's "Alphaness" was too cringey for my liking and just the down right ridiculous way some scenarios played out.
I have read only one series by this author before and even though I did enjoy it I found similar issues in the way the story plays out but in those books it felt milder and easily ignored, for me here it was just to much and sadly I do not think I will continue with this series.
If I read the words "Tentage" & "Boobage" one more time I may actually cry. I lost count of how many times this book made me cringe.
《book aesthetic made by me. I do not own the pictures, all found via pinterest》
Release Date: September 1
From USA Bestseller Natasha Madison comes a brand new Hockey series The Only One.
From USA Bestseller Natasha Madison comes a brand new Hockey series The Only One.
Being traded to Dallas was a dream come true. I had everything I wanted, my game had never been better, and my wife was due to have our baby any day now.
What could go wrong?
Everything.
I was now raising our baby on my own. After hockey practice and games, I didn't have time to sleep, let alone make sure my social media was up to par.
I never thought I'd get a second chance at love.
Candace
When my hotshot brother was drafted in the NHL, he didn't have time to do his social media, so I took over for him. Little did I know it would become my career.
My plate was full with over fifty NHL players, and I wasn't taking on any new clients.
Yet when he showed up on my doorstep with the cutest little girl in the whole world, I couldn't say no.
I was just helping, but it turned into more than that. He's the man I've been waiting for.
All it takes is one touch, one night, one chance, and only one kiss.
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