I have mixed feelings about this book. I love hockey romances and had really high hopes for this one, but my opinion seemed to flip flop throughout the whole story. We’re first introduced to Trevor in the prologue and the stage is set with the tragedy that befalls his sister. This immediately drew me in, but as I continued to chapter 1, I found myself disliking Trevor’s character. Both the dialogue and his inner monologue seemed juvenile and obnoxious at times, and I worried about how the rest of the book would progress.

Once Lauren is introduced in chapter 2, things started looking up. I really enjoyed the buildup of Trevor and Lauren’s relationship. It wasn’t simply insta-love...Trevor really had to work for Lauren’s heart, but he wasn’t one to give up easily. I think Lauren’s daughter, Chloe, helped bridge the gap between them, and it was sweet seeing the relationship between Trevor and Chloe develop too. From there, the story and dialogue flowed so well, I thought I wouldn’t be able to put it down. But once I got to the halfway mark, I again found myself put off by some of the juvenile dialogue and “climactic” scenes that soon fizzled out.

The editing errors were bothersome after a while as well. Mostly I found words that were missing or phrases repeated within the same sentence that were quite obvious. For a trade published book, I found this surprising because I very seldom find errors in them.

Overall, I think the idea of the story was great, it definitely had potential, but at times both the story and characters fell flat and the way the story flowed didn’t feel consistent throughout its entirety.

Ok, so normally I love a good hockey romance. But. There was hardly any hockey happening in this book. I felt like it started promising. But Trevor did not come off likeabke even though he did a complete turn around. And the amount of cursing- and I’m a curser- was almost distracting. I will say I didn’t see the twist (spoiler) coming. And I did like the camradarie with the hockey players. And Chloe was adorable. Thank you for the ARC.

A great start to a new series Reckoning on Ice, book one You're the One by Lia Jordan. A new to me author that I'm looking forward to read more by. I enjoyed the storyline of single mom and hockey player possible romance. The characters Lauren (her daughter Chloe) and Trevor plus all the other side characters. The character development was perfect for the storyline. I can't wait to see what the next book in the series brings to up.

I really really really wanted to like this and I was overall impressed that it started off in a high note with the brutal murder of Trevor sister and the hockey star finally nhis way to Lauren and Chloe but over time… The story, dialogue and characters just became boring. It became a little more than difficult to focus and I was struggling to keep myself indulge in the read. Sadly, nothing was holding me on to the series and I have ultimately decided to drop the book.

Quick question; do sportsmen/athletes/hockey players talk smack all the time?

Trevor's depicted as the bad boy, the grieving brother and more than that- he's got alpha instincts, sets his eyes on something and does everything to get it. In this case, it happens to be Lauren.
She's a single mom to Chloe struggling to make ends meet and a chance encounter with Trevor is all it takes to set the ball rolling for their romance.
The story is told from both their views and that makes for an interesting read. All in all, aside from the talking smack, sexual references and innuendos- this makes for an entertaining read, just like a romance would.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.

The story of Lauren and Trevor.

He is a hockey badboy, and she is a single mum struggling to make ends meet.

They get off to a bad start, but he is determined to make it up to her. Twist in the story that you are kind of expecting, but overall an enjoyable read.

I really enjoyed this contemporary sports romance. The story is told in a dual POV (Trevor and Lauren) which I really enjoyed. The story flowed well and seemed fairly realistic to me, which isn’t true of some contemporary romances. I liked that it spanned a few months rather than a couple days (I hate insta-love). There was also a twist I didn’t see coming at all which I enjoyed. My only complaint was there was a little too much drama for me but other than that I loved it!

Wow wow wow!! I loved this book!! I've never read this author before and I'm so glad I did! This is Trevor and Lauren book, Trevor is a Hotshot goalie for a hockey team, and Lauren has a beautiful little girl from a jerk of a hockey player that left her when she told him she was pregnant! Lauren bestie takes her to a hockey game for her birthday even though Laurens not really into hockey at all! Lol she wins a chance to go down on the ice to win $5000. Trevor is the goalie she's trying to score on! This book had everything! Right from the beginning it was heartbreaking! I didn't expect the book to go the way it did but I'm glad it did!! It was very exciting! Lots of suspense! And really really hot 🔥🔥🔥 lol definitely don't miss out on this one! It's so worth the read! Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!