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A review by romancingthereader
Desire or Defense by Leah Brunner
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I read a clean romance and I didnโt throw it against a wall, so thatโs something.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Desire or Defense by Leah Bruner
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: DC Eagles Hockey character series. Book 1.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: Audiobook on Libby App.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Sports romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Hockey, opposites attract, single mom (well, sister), strangers-to-lovers.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Mitch is suspended for his temper, cursed to coach youth hockey as a punishment. There, he meets Andie, who has custody of her brother and is struggling to connect with him after losing their parents.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: I honestly donโt believe in knocking a book down because it was closed-door. Thatโs my bad for not educating myself. But as I got to the 75% mark and realized this out hadnโt even kissedโฆ whew. It had to be because I listened to it - I would have noticed faster if I read it.
The book was otherwise solid - I liked the characters enough, loved the mental health and therapy rep, enjoyed the banter and tension. The hockey aspect was well written.
And when it comes to the audiobook, the dual narration was really good. Both narrators helped create a picture in my mind, and it felt like an easy listen.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 3.5/5 โญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 1/5 ๐ถ
๐๏ธ on KU
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Desire or Defense by Leah Bruner
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: DC Eagles Hockey character series. Book 1.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: Audiobook on Libby App.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Sports romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Hockey, opposites attract, single mom (well, sister), strangers-to-lovers.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Mitch is suspended for his temper, cursed to coach youth hockey as a punishment. There, he meets Andie, who has custody of her brother and is struggling to connect with him after losing their parents.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: I honestly donโt believe in knocking a book down because it was closed-door. Thatโs my bad for not educating myself. But as I got to the 75% mark and realized this out hadnโt even kissedโฆ whew. It had to be because I listened to it - I would have noticed faster if I read it.
The book was otherwise solid - I liked the characters enough, loved the mental health and therapy rep, enjoyed the banter and tension. The hockey aspect was well written.
And when it comes to the audiobook, the dual narration was really good. Both narrators helped create a picture in my mind, and it felt like an easy listen.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 3.5/5 โญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 1/5 ๐ถ
๐๏ธ on KU