ARC Review: Cross Check by Lynn Stevens

My review: 3.25⭐

This is book 1 in the Ridder U Hockey series. Here is my review of book .5 Hooked

Sweet, naïve Elora was used to living on a boat her whole life, so when she gets to Ridder U she doesn’t know what she’s in for. And I’m not just talking about with possessive and sweet hockey player, Wyatt. Wyatt had his heart broken, can he ever trust anyone again?

I really love that it’s told in dual point of views, which shows Wyatt’s apprehension to trust again and Elora’s eagerness to experience new things. It was refreshing that it was a slow burn and they took their time to get to know each other..

I really enjoyed the first half, but the second half was meh for me. Some of the characters choices had me saying, really? But, overall, I did like it and will read the rest of the series when they come out.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Book blurb: Release date ~ January 27, 2022

She’s too trusting…

Elora has never been so cold. Growing up in the tropics did not prepare her for a new life in Minnesota. For the first time, she’s living in a place that doesn’t float and her best friend isn’t also her family. Everything is a new experience, a new adventure. Including hockey. The arena is freezing, but the game is fierce, fast, and fascinating. She can’t take her eyes off the action… or off a certain player.

He’s wary of everyone…

Wyatt is done with puck bunnies. He just wants to play, go to class, and be left alone. The opposite sex dishes out nothing but misery. School and hockey must come first. Then he meets Elora, and she’s totally clueless about hockey, about school, about a little bit of everything. And she’s the opposite of the ice queen who crushed his heart. But he’s not ready to light that lamp.

When Elora suffers a crisis of confidence, Wyatt’s willing to help her regain her faith in people, especially him. Even if it takes confronting his past to have a future.

Can Wyatt show Elora that he’s the man she thinks he is or will they end up being two ships passing in the night?