Book review: FLURRY, by Alison Rhymes

Seattle Blades #2

Zander & Willa

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Flurry is a beautiful love story between three persons. It is a little unconventional but completely romantic. I didn’t know what to expect about this story, maybe some kink, but what I got was a lovely story of three individuals who felt complete for the first time when they got together. 

Willa is Isla’s little sister (Rainfall) all grown up. She’s been in love with Alexander, Isla’s best friend, for years, but she thought he was gay. Zander is not gay but bisexual and he’s been loving Willa for some time but didn’t dare approach. And last comes Damian, a guy with whom Zander has been developing a relation for some years. Zander is very closed-off, very private, mostly in defense of his job. The hockey world is not inclusive for non-straight men and he was just promoted to the majors.  Damian is aloof, a product of his upbringing and of feeling he’s not enough to hold someone’s love since he never felt loved by his parents.

In spite of their restraints, when the three share time for the first time, something beautiful and deep forms between all three, and it makes total sense that Willa belongs with them and to them.  She develops a deep bond with Damian, as she and Zander explore the feelings they have had for so long.  The love scenes, both in couples as in the three of them together, were passionate, very sexy, but also very loving.  There was love, communication, consideration, and lots of pleasure for all.  What I liked the most was the insistence on honesty and communication, all in an effort so no one feels ignored or pushed aside in favor of other.  Such is the beauty of this trio, who preferred to call themselves a tryptic. 

I loved this beautiful and sweet story, as the author gives us an unconventional love story, and opens our mind to the concept that love is love, no matter the form it takes.  I loved the open mind set of all their friends and family, and how they had support as they faced public scrutiny.

It was beautiful, as I’ve said before but it bears repeating many times, because this story enchanted me.  I loved Damien, Willa, and Alexander; loved seeing Isla and Cillian living their rescued love with their daughter, loved how the story progressed, always in a positive note.  Wonderful reading!

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About the author

 

Alison lives somewhere in the shadow of a Pacific Northwest Mountain, bordered by the Puget Sound, and not too far from the country roads she grew up on. 

When not writing, she can be found avidly reading, traveling with youthful wanderlust, or slowly turning the inside of her house into her own personal houseplant jungle. 

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Book review: ON THIN ICE, by L.A, Cotton

Lakeshore U #2

Mason & Harper

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 It’s funny that as I was reading this book, I thought that the characters were being very juvenile and then realized that of course, they are college students, who still haven’t got it together yet.  They are juvenile! And what makes then adorable is precisely the fact they are getting ready to adulting.

Mason is under a lot of stress from the pressures of hockey, studies and his brother back home.  His father abandoned them when his brother was diagnosed as autistic, and his mother is struggling dealing with twelve year old Scottie alone.  That’s why Mason drives so often home, in spite of the 1.5 hour drive, to help his mother deal with Scottie.  He has no time for girlfriends, not even the puck bunny variety and he’s always going around like a cold-eyed grump.

Harper is hanging with the hockey crowd because of her bestie Rory who is Noah’s girlfriend.  She’s very extra, so Mason clashes with her a lot, keeping her away from him.  Immediately I knew he was afraid because he was very, very attracted to her.

The story is rich in contrasts, grumpy Mason to kind Harper.  We learn that her father is a hockey legend but he’s always ignored her, which explains why she’s clingy.  When she volunteers in a center where Scottie spends some afternoons, she wins Scottie over because she’s kind and patient with him.  She accepts him with all his quirks and tics and this is when things start to change between Mason and Harper.

I loved their story, there was a lot of trust and acceptance.  For Harper, being seen for the good person she is instead of the girl always looking for approval was important; she felt seen.  And Camden felt like some of the weight on him was alleviated because she got him and helped with his little brother.  

What I didn’t like was how much she griped about her father and how he doesn’t love her, and how much Mason kept talking about the pressures he’s under.  I felt they needed more action and less whining.  Even so, their story is lovely and entertaining, and it is has many emotional moments and sexy times.

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About the author

L A Cotton is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over forty mature young adult and new adult novels, L A is happiest writing the kind of books she loves to read: addictive stories full of teenage angst, tension, twists and turns. 

Home is a small town in the middle of England where she currently juggles being a full-time writer with being a mother/referee to two little people. In her spare time (and when she’s not camped out in front of the laptop) you’ll most likely find L A immersed in a book, escaping the chaos that is life.

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