A review by romancingthereader
The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson

hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This one had sweet AND spicy. And it was very cute, but not my favorite hockey romance.

๐Ÿ“• ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson

๐Ÿ“™ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Standalone

๐Ÿ“— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: E-book on Kindle. Borrowed from Libby.

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Sports romance

๐Ÿ“” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Hockey romance, brotherโ€™s best friend, age gap, unrequited love, fake dating.

๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: Delilah has a ratings problem with her baking show. To help get her more viewers, she brings on hockey resident bad boy Ian Chase, her brotherโ€™s best friend who is back in town after a whole ton of bad press of his own

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: This book definitely had its moments, but toward the end it dragged on a bit and I think thatโ€™s why I lowered its rating.

Delilah was a sweet character, but lacked some depth - I felt like her crowing achievement the entire book was her decades long crush on Ian. While the love story had its moments - I definitely highlighted some key moments, especially when the slow burn wore off and the pair gave into their tensionโ€ฆ Lana Ferguson writes some awesome Steam.

This might be an issue of timing. I really loved new hockey releases by Tessa Bailey and Becka Mack, and this one just didnโ€™t compare. It was a little bit of a bummer, since I really enjoyed The Fake Mate.

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 3.5/5 โญโญโญ

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น: 3/5 ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ