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Misadventures with a Rookie

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Bo and Gus are a super couple. They bring out the best in each other. Misadventures of a Rookie follows Bo, a driven self starter, as she works through PT school in hopes of finding her place in the future. Gus, on the other hand, has almost secured his future in the NHL, only the last step of being called up to the Pros stands in his way. Gus is immediately attracted to Bo and he seeks her out wanting to get to know her more. Will he succeed in getting the girl as well as getting his shot at playing in the NFL?

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4 stars
This is my favorite Toni Aleo book yet!
I could not put this one down!
Gus and Bo were a perfect match! They has amazing chemistry and Gus had me smiling (when he wasn't being a jerk) the entire book! I loved their chemistry and storyline!

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How sweet it is to be loved by you...
Or annoyed by you...?

Gus the Bus is an annoying, arrogant, conceited, play boy, manwhore, Rookie hockey player. Or so Bo thinks.

The Girl With No Name spews hate and it's hot as Hell. Or so Gus thinks.

These two are a train wreck you pray happens. The chemistry and fight is a flare in a sea of gasoline. It's inevitable and it's a beautiful mess. With ER visits that will have you cackling and oral skills that make professional hockey players look like peewee, there's nothing to keep you from loving Gus long and hard. Except maybe a hidden secret and a snarky temptress with flaming red hair...

Misadventures With A Rookie is an absolute blast. It's enemies (just go with it, Bo swears she hates him) to lovers in a fiery path to forever!

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Sparks fly from the very start in this latest Misadventures standalone. Which is definitely my favourite of the series so far.
As not only did it grab me from the very start. But it was packed full of banter, great characters and a fun, sexy and extremely entertaining storyline. That I really did not want to end. And it's why I would happily recommend this particular Misadventures story to others.

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3.5 stars
I happen to enjoy Toni Aleo. All of her Hockey books have real meat to them. You feel the lice, the skating and always Alpha guys. This was no different, just wrapped up in the misadventures series. Smart writing, humor and heart.

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I've never watched a hockey game, but Ms. Aleo makes it so easy to understand in all of her books and Rookie is no exception. She provides great background story and her character development is amazing. I love how Gus is persistent with Bo, but not pushy. They stand by each other through a lot of things and it of course helps that they have amazing chemistry. It takes Bo some time to bury the demons from her past, but once she gets through it, she goes all out to show Gus just how much she wants to share a life with him.

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I loved this book! It was not a perfect romance, but it was fiery and insecure at times. I love that there were similarities between their insecurities, although they existed for different reasons. I also liked that there wasn't a ton of sports stuff, as I'm not really into sports but could still love the story.

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This was my first book by Toni Aleo, and I must say that I LOVED it. This book had me laughing out loud on more then one occasion. I love the way Bo and Gus where with each other. The chemistry and banter between them was awesome and very believable. The book ended way too soon, would love to read more about Bo and Gus. Highly recommended.

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Thank you Net-Galley, PR Company, Publisher and Author for the opportunity to read an ARC of this story. These are my thoughts on the story and no form of payment was received.

OMG I totally loved this story. This is my all time favorite of the Misadventures series so far and made it into my all time favorite reads of all time. I so didn't want the story to end. I was hooked from the get go and when I finished the book I was so sad to be done with the characters and the story. I would love more of these characters for sure.

Gus is a hockey player looking to make it to the NHL. He is cocky, he is hot and he is an awesome hockey player. He knows it and he shows it.

Bo is going to school to be a sports PT, she works as an Ice Girl and she wants nothing to do with hockey players. She really wants nothing to do with the cocky Gus, but as much as she fights him off, there is a chemistry there that she can't fight forever.

I love that this hockey book actually had hockey in it, not just a player. We get game action and that is one thing I look for in a sports romance, is that the sport is actually part of the book. This book gave me the feels. At times I was laughing at the antics of Gus, times I was really sad when we get to know more about the main characters and what they went through in life. There is some hot and steamy scenes. I figured out part of it really easy but it didn't take away from the story at all. I loved the secondary characters, the teammates of Gus and the other ice girls. I would love their stories.

I didn't love Bo's mom, I really wanted to smack her upside the head a few times.

Thank you for another great book! Like all the other Misadventures books this book is a standalone.

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This title started off slowly, but soon gave way to a fiery relationship between Gus and Bo. This isn't the strongest in the misadventures series, but is a solid steamy hockey book.

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I read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review

It took me a few chapters to get into this book as Gus was a bit too arrogant for me. But, once I got into it, I couldn't put it down! Loved the humor, sarcasm, and of course the chemistry! Would like to have another book to continue the story!

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🦉🦉 5 Star Night Owl Read 🦉🦉

Could not put this book down - read in just one sitting ...

Toni Aleo is an amazing author & I just went to Amazon to see what other books I could find ....

Bo & Gus are just 2 amazing characters!!
So many sparks watch out for the flames 🔥🔥🔥
Definitely have a fan - pail of water on hand - whew!!

Where to even start ...this book had it all 4 me ...
Funny - sarcastic humor
Just get these 2 a room already
Date night at the ER...
Sexy amazing chemistry
Great story line
Strong heroine - who can kick ass when needed
Pull at your heartstrings HEA

Highly recommend this book !! Would love a sequel pretty plz ???

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Started a little slow for me but once I could focus fully on Gus and Bo it picked up just like their relationship did. It was a good story for a quick Hockey fix book. I would love to see more of their story.

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I recieved a copy of this book from netgalley for an honest review.

This is my first Toni Aleo book. It started out rough and almost didn’t want to finish the book but I am glad did. I have never read any books about sports and was hard to relate to hockey.

I really liked how Gus and Bo were together. You could tell that Bo was fighting an inner issue by being with Bo but in order to understand you had to see how their relationship grew. At first I hated the character Gus as he was so cocky and arrogant but grew to love him. This is a highly recommended story to read. I really enjoyed it.

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I received an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This is my first Toni Aleo book and I was not disappointed! Like every other Misadventures book it is absolutely amazing!!! Bo definitely scored when it came to Gus and Gus deserves major applause for his patience when it came to dealing with Bo and her insecurities with her past. I enjoyed how from page 1 they had instant attraction to each other

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This is my first Misadventures book. I have seen them floating around for a while now, and when I saw Toni Aleo was writing one AND it was a hockey book, I decided to give it a go. Toni writes the best hockey stories!

Gus ‘the Bus’ P is just got drafted to play for NHL team, The Tornadoes. Temporarily he’s playing for the Suns, a lower level team and that’s where he meets Bo, a PT student. There is a thin line between love and hate when it comes to Bo and Gus. Honestly, the first 25%+ is of them bickering and I ended up skimming a lot of that, but as the story went on, it did get better for me. I started to like Gus more, the more I got to know him and it’s obvious that he and Bo have major chemistry!

I love sports romance (hockey especially) and I love Toni Aleo’s writing. Although this wasn’t my favorite book of hers, it was still enjoyable for me overall and got better the more I read. I wish we would have had more of an epilogue, I think that would have made it all the better. Misadventures with a Rookie is a sexy and fun enemies to lovers story. Recommended to those who love sports romance and that trope!

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Gus the Bus and Bo (who's full name I won't reveal) have such weird and funky names, it amused me. So I had to mention it first. To be honest, I didn't like Gus at first, and not in a He's a jerk but redeemable way. I really did not think I was ever going to warm up to him. All it takes is a fiery redhead to bring out a whole other side of him, though.

This was super funny. These two kind of have some bad luck and are injury prone! They have a ton of passion, too. Like whoa. It was electric! I haven't read anything by this author before but I definitely will in the future, as I really enjoyed this story.

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4.5 Stars!

This book really surprised me. In the beginning, I actually thought this was going to be my first book of Toni Aleo's that I wasn't going to like. I've loved everything I have read by her to date, but I learned real quick that the Hero in this book was the exact type that I do not enjoy in my books. He's arrogant. He's a player. He thinks he's God's gifts to women and hockey and I was just as disgusted by it as our heroine was. If you start out feeling the same way...keep reading. Man did I do a 180 about Gus. By the end, he became one of my favorite types of Hero's.

The best thing about a womanizer is when they find the one woman to knock them off their feet. Gus became a new man the more time he spent with Bo. The more they were together, the more I fell in love with him right along with Bo. I am so glad I kept reading. What an amazing transformation he made as a man in love.

Bo... while I sneered right along with her in the beginning, I still thought she was way too bitter. After learning more about her situation in the last half of the book. I got it. This poor girl. She got screwed 10 ways from Sunday and I get it why she was so bitter. Be patient. Gus is good for her.

I don't always mention side characters but I got to mention Gus's parents. I loved them! I loved them almost as much as I loved our main characters. They were an awesome addition to this story. I really enjoyed this book.

ARC provided by NetGalley.

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I normally really like this author, especially her hockey romances, but this one didn't work for me. A big part of it was the main characters. I disliked Gus from the start, he was just too cocky, his one and done philosophy for women made me want to thump his head like a melon. Bo wasn't much better, she came off as a raging bitch. Even as I guessed her secret, her bitchiness didn't seem justified. As the two of them got together I had a hard time buying into them as a couple, especially as they tried to keep it light. You knew one of them, would have a freak out about things, so when that happened it wasn't surprising, nor was how things were resolved.

If you like this author, definitely check this one out as it seems like I'm in the minority with my thoughts on the book.

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We're with the Misadventures team once again, the newest being from Toni Aleo.

Misadventures with a Rookie, a sports romance, is the first work I've read by Toni Aleo but it won't be the last.

The reason for this is simple. From the minute Gus 'the Bus' Persson appears, my heart sped up. He is quite simply the man of everyone's dreams!

Bo and Gus, as one would expect, have some issues to overcome before finding their HEA. The first hurdle being that Bo hates Gus on sight, he's just too ...everything!

The ultimate dream that is Gus wins the chance to show the once betrayed Bo what it means to be loved. All she has to do is believe in him and, them.

I can't wait to delve into whatever the next Misadventure might be, especially if it's from this new-to-me author.

A well deserved 5 stars

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