Aww I thought this book was incredibly cute! I think it definitely had more potentially to be longer and some more character development but the bones of a great hockey romance (my kryptonite) we’re definitely there.

Thank you so much for the ARC NetGalley!

I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book, provided by Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

WHAT AN ADORABLE BOOK! I laughed so much and smiled so big my cheeks hurt. I love stories with little kids, right? And Poppy? She's the sweetest! After Logan is late picking up his daughter from Coco's figure skating class, things go slightly awry, and let's just say that Logan and Coco end up spending a lot of time together. Through the ups and downs, they start to fall for each other - while everyone around them pushes and pushes.

I loved the team camaraderie and the WAGs. I also liked that Coco had her own life and dreams, and Logan never asked her give them up. He was always encouraging her. He was also kept in check by his sassy daughter. Of course, their interactions as a family were my favorite. I just really loved everything about this story. I can't wait for more in this universe!

I am a fiend for a sports romance so when I this I had to read it.

The Cutting Edge is about Bella a figure skater who is currently working towards the next Olympics and Logan the star and Captain of the St Pete Slashers, pro Ice Hockey team. Both are in a bit of a slump, Bella as she's trying to work out how she can afford to the go to the Olympics as well as afford everything that goes with it. Loga, well he is in a slump, he can't seem to score and if it continues his team won't be playing in the finals.

Well this book certainly was funny from start to finish, with lots of sweet moments as well as those you cringe at, laugh and swoon at. This is what I would call the epitome of sports romance, you have the star of the team down on his luck and the heroine swoops in to make everything better. She makes him a better person and to think more about the bigger picture rather than just himself. There was mishaps from start to finish, I did want to smash the pair of their heads together towards the end of the book but as we know with all HEA it comes together at the end.

It was a really enjoyable read, it was full of book tropes - friends to lovers, single dad, miscommunication. It also had a really good set of side characters that I am sure we are going to see in future and I am looking forward to that. The banter between the characters was also something that I really enjoy seeing in a romance book and I felt that Lisa Daily did do this well to a degree.

My only gripe with the book as I wished it were slightly longer and fleshed out a little more. Be warned that this is an insta love book and I know some people are not a fan., I am looking forward to seeing more from this author as she writes more from this series.

This was a cute story about a random accident that blossomed two practically strangers into lovers. I enjoyed the story and the concept, although there was basically no spice at all for a book described as a "steamy hockey romance" it was very closed door in my opinion. My issue with not giving the book a higher rating is the editing. Although that's not the authors fault directly it caused some annoyances when reading with the repetitiveness and also some confusion because it didn't quite make sense.

When Logan visits the at the hospital there's a paragraph about Poppy noticing the nurse's grip on his arm and how everyone tries to catch his attention, but this is said literally the page after about not bringing women home and making sure she knows she's his number one girl. This could have been combined, I swear I had to check multiple times to make sure I wasn't reading the same page.

There where quite a few other minor mistakes that just bugged me like "a text from dings" - what?
Random capital letters, switching from first to third person while in a first person POV, missing letters for certain words, and missing punctuation. But the thing I could not figure out was why on my kindle app on my phone random parts are in italics, but it wasn't like that on my kindle?

I am hoping since this was a NetGalley copy these edits were changed in the final product but not sure! Again, this took away from my reading experience, but overall it was a cute book and story and I would be willing to read the next in the series.

i thought the concept was so adorable but i thought there would be more pretty figure skating descriptions :( the pacing was okay but the mistakes really distracted me from the book—bella or coco?? at first i was super confused but then i just realized the blurb was wrong? the description on netgalley is correct though. and i liked the humor but the ex showing up in the end was kinda. overdone. and i felt like there could be more tension overall it's really just coco being stubborn that's preventing them from being together lol. idk. overall not terrible but will get better with less repetition & more proofreading.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lisa Daily for providing me with an EARC!
This was a cute rom com about a figure skater and a hockey player. This book was very sweet! Low angst, fast-paced and some of the best witty and flirtatious banter I have ever read in a book, I was practically grinning throughout!

Being sent to a hospital after getting hit by a hockey puck slapshotted by one of hockey's best players is never a good start to a relationship, but in The Cutting Edge it works. Coco is a figure skating champion with goals to medal in the Olympics. Logan is a single father who doesn't make the best first impression on his daghter's skating teacher when he injures her with a hockey puck to the head. Wanting to make it up to her, Logan spends a lot of his free time at the hospital with Coco where sparks start to fly.

I thought this was a cute and fun sports romance. It isn't so dark and dirty as some of the other hockey romances that are all the rage right now, but I enjoyed it a lot for what it was. I always gage a book on whether I'm happy to get back to reading it, and I was always excited when I got to go back to this one. I liked the characters a lot and enjoyed the light heartedness of the book.

Perhaps my expectations were high coming in to this, but when it is the same title as a favorite movie and romance, I don't think they were unwarranted. The story was cute, Logan and Poppy were cute, and it was...cute.

It was also not well-researched and implausible in a lot of ways (there is absolutely no way a player would be allowed on their phone during a game). I found myself getting distracted by these pieces and trying to figure out what the overall plot was supposed to be. The first 70% of the book takes place in one location and that could've been cut back to spend more time with Coco and Logan as a couple. Overall, it was cute and enjoyable. While I won't be reading it again, I look forward to the next plot the author brings us.

This stated as a solid 4 stars a single daddy with a frenzy life and professional athlete and another athlete
Cure banter nice wooing the puppy loved that a lot
Then disaster
: same chapter repeated odd grammar and punctuation
The Olomouc are in Milan or Madrid?!?
The ex come back awful unnecessary drama
The Bea /lucky charm agreement unnecessary bad communication
The third act break up
Behind the curtains first time and the smut
This had potential but should be revised and re edited
2 stars 1 for Poppy and one for Rufus and the puppies

Logan Rivers is the ultimate cinnamon roll, golden retriever boyfriend! This book was so cute and the relationship between Coco and Logan was the sweetest. Poppy stole the show for most of the book. She was so funny and sassy.
I think the only reason this wasn’t 5 stars for me is because certain parts felt rushed, whereas others were a bit slow. I would have liked to see more of Coco’s time outside the hospital.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC, the following is an honest review.

I’m a huge hockey fan so there aren’t many hockey books I haven’t read. I’ve got a soft spot for hokey romance in particular (we all know they’re cinnamon rolls under all that padding).

Our FMC Coco is a figure skater with her eyes on an Olympic gold, she teaches to make ends meet and one of her students is our MMC Logan’s daughter. Their relationship starts with a puck to the head and very quickly escalates. I usually prefer a bit of a slower burn so found the speed at which these two fell for each other a little far fetched (we spent half the book in a hospital and I think by chapter 13 we were still only 3 days in). I did however like that the 3rd act drama wasn’t quite what I expected. I also liked the fact that our MCs actually spoke to each other so we didn’t get that infuriating miscommunication trope to the same level as other romances.

I was a little confused by the closed door scene early on which was followed by some spice later on. I’m not sure why we didn’t get more insight into that side of their relationship from the start. I presumed based on the first scene the book would be smut free but it definitely isn’t so if you prefer fade to black there is a chapter that won’t be for you.

I really liked Poppys character (Logan’s daughter) but struggled with some of the things she said. The kids either a genius or a bit older than she is written 😆. I don’t think that detracted from her lovable personality though.

Overall I enjoyed the book. It wasn’t a 5⭐️ read for me as I just didn’t feel the same relationship I’ve felt with other characters. It might have been a 4⭐️ were it not for the typos and grammar errors that are scattered throughout. They distracted from the reading at times which was a shame.

When Logan Rivers' recklessly shot veers off-course during practice, he collides with Olympic candidate Coco Charmont. Their fortunate meeting alters their paths in the face of NHL pressure and Olympian sacrifices.

This sports romance is packed with realism, hospital-bound flames, and NHL glitz, with banter-filled dynamics that will have your heart racing for their unpredictable love journey.

This book was so fun and easy to read! I’m a sucker for single dad romances. The characters were well thought out and lovable! Cute story, I love when books can make me smile which this one very much did! Sports romances are always great but this book did take place in places other than the skating rink! 3.5/5

I had such high hopes for this because I am a sucker for hockey romance especially when it’s local, but this book was a mess. From the punctuation and grammar being sloppy - I am really hoping that it hasn’t been proofread yet - to the obsessive dialogue to the lack of tension and plot. This book had potential but the pacing was so slow, the characters were flat, there was too much dialogue, and there was no conflict.

Oh this was a great read!!!
The figure skater, Coco, gets with the hockey player, Logan, is a trope I love, especially because I was a figure skater myself. The characters were really likable and Logan’s daughter is so cute like she knows that Coco is the real deal throughout the book but despises other women who throw themselves at her dad.
I really liked the story and the plot, however if it was me in Logan’s place I’d be really hurt that Coco lied or in the opposite case that Logan orchestrated the whole thing.
I feel like there was a bit of tension missing between the main characters, but otherwise great story.
4/5 ⭐️

I am in such a hockey romance spiral right now, and the cutting edge fit right into my library. Logan and Coco were fun and sweet and they showed real chemistry together, I just wish the story was organised differently. I really enjoyed their meet-cute moment. After accidentally giving his daughter's figure skating coach Coco a concussion, NHL player Logan finds himself becoming intertwined in Coco's life and wanting to stay there.

Single dad romances can be hit or miss for me, but the inclusion of Poppy lite as I referred to her was welcomed and brought a lightness to certain heavier moments. The pacing of the story could be more spread out, while some moments felt rushed or sped through, others felt like they dragged on a touch too long (I, like Coco, was ready to leave that hospital).

Overall a fun and light read, I haven't read any other books by Daily but this has definitely intrigued me into checking out some other stuff of hers.

Thank you to Netgalley and Siesta Key House for the e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars (rounded up to four)

Coco is an Olympic figure skater but trains kids during her off-time to cover her expenses. When one day a dad of one of her students, Poppy, is late for pick-up and she is in a rush, she decides to track him down, since he happens to work at the ice rink as well. What Coco doesn‘t know is that the dad in question happens to be NHL player Logan Rivers AND she has just entered the closed-off practice area. Next thing she knows, she‘s got a puck flying to her head with the speed of 103 miles per hour, courtesy of Rivers himself. Ouch! But can this be a blessing in disguise?

This book was very sweet! Low angst, fast-paced and some of the best witty and flirtatious banter I have ever read in a book, I was practically grinning throughout!
Coco is an incredibly kind and compassionate character and so is Logan, our cinnamon roll hero who also happens to be a single-dad to an adorable five year old. What more could you ask for?
If you are looking for a quick and light-hearted hockey romance, this one is good!
I only wish we would have seen more interactions between Poppy and Coco, especially in the second half of the book.

What I do have to add is that the book did still have some formatting mistakes and things that should have definitely been edited. It is not perfect but since I read the earc I kindly received from NetGalley, I don‘t know if the published version is different.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lisa Daily for providing me with an earc! The Cutting Edge is out now!

immediate DNF for single parent romance. i wish this had been included in the synopsis for those of us who are not fans of the trope.

Sigh.

To get right into this review, I want to say that the concept of this book really appealed to me but I was unfortunately disappointed with its execution. The h and H were cute but lacked the instant attraction and chemistry that can make or break a story. Not to mention that there was absolutely no conflict between them. Their romance read as a little juvenile, even though these are full grown characters. One literally has a child.

Daily's writing wasn't the worst I've read, but it certainly wasn't the best either. Grammer and punctuation errors were glaring and it impeded by ability to get though this story as flowingly as I would have wished to. I think a story like this reads a bit younger, if not for the jarring smut scene that didn't really fit in with this story. All of this to say that this book was not for me.

If you are a fan of no angst/insta-love/little conflict love stories, this may work for you!

Thank you NetGalley for a complimentary copy of this book!

This is a super cute modern romance that quenched the easy-read spot I was needing while busy with mum life. I am an ex-National Figure Skater from Australia myself, so I felt connected to the story from the beginning. It was a little hard in places to keep track as there were a few repetitive sentences and phrases, but you got the idea. Apart from some grammatical errors throughout, this was a lovely book and I am very keen to read Book 2!