Thank you so much NetGalley and JPC publishing for this eARC!

Romancing the grump is the 2nd book in the Appies series and tough I didn’t know it at first ( my fault entirely) it was nice to see this can totally be read as a standalone.

This is a YA romance and we follow Summer Callahan, who just took a job as a legal counsel for the Appies, small Hockey Team. There, she meets Nathan again, the guy she is attracted to but rejected her a few months ago and who also happen to be one of the players on the team. He is grumpy and is against relationships.

I’m usually not into love at first sight, I prefer slow burn romances but this was a truly cute, swoon worthy kind of romance. It’s grumpy x sunshine, fake relationship, friends to lovers, we get a dual POV and I loved the fact that Summer is a girl who owns her feelings and isn’t afraid to say whatever she thinks. Nathan felt a lot more complex character though, with his daddy issues and his no dating rule. I really appreciated his character nonetheless, and the way he can always tell her apart from her twin sister.
Their relationship was really sweet and there’s a lot of respect and protectiveness on both parts.

I feel like I have to say that this has no spice whatsoever but if you’re into feel good, cute love story, this might just be the one for you!!!