ARC for The cutting edge - Lisa Daily.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.25

Thank you to Netgallery for this arc.

. Single dad
. Insta love
. Sport romance

This book was an okay-ish read, it was slow. I’m giving it the rating I am because while some points throughout the book were tough at times I really liked some of the characters. Especially Poppy who actually had me laughing at one point.

I think if you’re looking for a quick and easy read this would be a good buffer between other books. It’s cute.

This was delightfully awful! I mean, you know how it’s going to end from about page 2 but I enjoyed getting there! It needs a serious edit before hitting the shelves - more mistakes than I’m used to in an ARC copy. Devoured in a day, an easy beach read.

3.5 stars!
Imagine falling for the hockey player who may have just ruined your dream of competing in the Olympics.
Coco takes an accidental hockey puck to the head while trying to do a good deed one day and finds her life totally derailed. Suddenly she’s unable to work or practice her figure skating, she’s being showered in gifts by the burly, gorgeous hockey player who hit the slap shot, and has somehow fallen into a new role as his “lucky charm”
Watching Coco and Logan navigate their relationship was super cute. Logan is riddled with guilt while also dealing with some major feelings for Coco who is struggling to juggles her romantic feelings for the man who may have just ruined her life.
This was a super cute, fun romcom with some great banter between characters!

Tropes:
Sports romance
He falls first
Single dad

When the story deviates from the blurb it feels like cheating. I was expecting hockey and figure skating to be fodder but it was the hospital (60% of the story happens there) and the lucky charm thing was like an afterthought.
There were typos, errors, and repetitive paragraphs and it was weirdly structured.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book received from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

2.5

A little disappointed if I’m honest.

The pacing for this felt so off and all over the place-it both felt like things were going too fast but that the story was moving too slowly at the same time-14 chapters for 3 days of story is absurd!

The conflict was far-fetched and also lacking in tension. Both of them screwed up but only one got angry and then suddenly she’d forgiven him. Oh and don’t forget the random arrival of her apparently violent ex who served no purpose other than to let our cinnamon roll MMC go all alpha for a split second.

I did like the main characters and I’m even intrigued by Cam and Lana’s story. Logan’s relationship with Poppy is adorable, and I enjoyed the he falls first and hard aspect.

The book could’ve easily been closed door with only one smut scene more than 80% into the book.

I don’t allow editing issues to affect my review but it’s important to note that the NetGalley edition needs some serious editing-from repeated paragraphs, characters names changing two or three times (Mrs.Markham, Marham, and Markle!!), to the odd switch to third person for a very short spell at 91%-and those were just the glaring issues.

This book had a lot of potential.
I just feel like it wasn’t executed properly.
So much of the story was at the hospital.
The balance of love scenes didn’t make sense.

Would read another book by this author though!

A sweet hockey romance! This book was a fun read filled with some of my favorite tropes. Coco is an Olympic figure skater with dreams of winning her first gold medal after a 4th place finish at the last games. Logan is a professional hockey player and single father trying to bounce back from a few goalless games. After a 103 mph slap shot to the head forces them together, sparks fly and their chemistry is undeniable. Logan might have found his new good luck charm and Coco might have finally found a man who will support all of her dreams. First they just need to get out of their own way.

This book was so cute! It was a slow to medium burn with a cinnamon roll mmc who falls first. The book was exactly what you want from a sweet sports rom com. There was some miscommunication and a third act break up. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and the fun characters.

If you’re into cute hockey/sport romances then this book is for you! “The cutting edge” by Lisa daily is perfect for those looking for a quick and easy romance. Lisa’s writing had me wanting to learn more and more about the characters and their personalities while also being invested in their happy ending. This book had just the perfect amount of drama and romance and only took me about 3 days to read. Would highly recommend and can’t wait to read other titles by Lisa daily.

This is a really lovely meet cute- it has all the elements that I love- strong fmc, sweet mmc- he falls first. I think that one of the things that makes this one unique is that the author brings up issues such as being under insured, the economic uncertainties of being a gig worker, the problems with workmens comp. This really helps to make the story more realistic, I think the toughest thing for many olympic hopefuls is funding their dreams and this does not get glossed over.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review

"Like the tide pulling me under, I'm losing myself in Logan Rivers. And the truth is, I don't know if I want to be saved."

Summary
Coco is a figure skater looking ahead to Nationals and then the Olympics. Logan Rivers is the captain of his NHL team, headed to the playoffs, and he hasn't scored in weeks. He accidentally injures Coco during practice, preventing her from prepping for competition. He visits her in the hospital and the two start to catch feelings. This greatly improves his on-ice performance, giving them the idea she might be his lucky charm. She and his coach agree, behind Logan's back, to make her Lucky Charm status official (and paid), but how long can she keep the ruse up while falling for him at the same time?

Why did I pick up this book?
I was browsing available titles on NetGalley and love the prospect of any self-proclaimed "Steamy Hockey Romantic Comedy," so I decided to check it out, in exchange for an honest review.

What did I enjoy about it?
I have read other books where the male MC is a brawny hockey player and the female MC is a dainty figure skater, each with competitive spirits and ambition to the moon – I love the premise so much. I particularly love when we start to see the hypercompetitive partners start to rely on each other, and the gooey center of the tough male reveal itself. This book had all of these qualities, plus an adorable five-year-old adopted daughter of Logan's, so it had the makings of a story I could have loved. Sadly, the ideas did not come to fruition in a way that I felt was a strong execution.

What did I not enjoy about it?
The setup/summary were extremely misleading. This book is far more focused on Coco's financial struggles, head injury, and overall downward spiral than it is about Logan's success and need for a lucky charm. Also, the author calls this a Steamy Romantic Comedy but had multiple "potentially steamy" scenes that faded to black and I don’t recall chuckling once. It is unclear to me how/why the characters fell for each other as I couldn’t really tell you any personality traits they demonstrated, other than Logan's wealth and ability to grovel, and Coco's one-track, selfish, hypocritical mindset towards her Olympic goals. So many parts fell flat, despite the potential.

This story left me quite conflicted. I loved the premise of this book, and the story started off very strong, but unfortunately, it fell a little flat to me at around 60%. Below, I'm going to summarize my thoughts for my 3 ⭐️ rating:

(+) Poppy is one of the most adorable book-children ever
(+) Logan 🥵
(+) Coco is a sweet and adorable FMC
(+) The buildup of Logan's and Coco's relationship was so perfect - sweet and flirty, with just the right amount of banter and tension.
(+) Wonderful side characters - each of them had a unique part to play in furthering Logan's and Coco's relationship

(-) Coco not knowing who Logan was when she was taking Poppy to find him was pretty implausible: she had seen him in a suit so many times, but then couldn’t figure out who Poppy’s dad actually was; she even assumed he was a hot dog vendor
(-) Brent entering the picture randomly at 70% - it was too much of a coincidence and the timing was a little too predictable.
(-) Did I miss the part where it was Logan’s idea for Coco to take on that job? Because it seemed very convenient when it was finally revealed that he knew the truth the entire time right when Poppy was ready to come clean.
(-) Poppy signing an NDA and taking the deal in the first place - if she really was falling for him, she shouldn’t have kept such a huge secret from him to begin with

Overall 3 ⭐️ and a potential re-read.

NOTE: ARC received in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Honestly, when I went into this I didn't have high expectations. I thought maybe a 3 star read, but I really enjoyed this one. So much fun, and I loved Logan and Poppy. I wish we got a bit more father daugther scenes tho, or Coco & Poppy scenes just cuz she's the cutest! This was also my intro to hockey romance! It was such a fast enjoyable read. I feel like this series is gonna be so cute and I really hope we get more of that found family kind of feeling I got with the WAG's.
The only reason this isn't higher is because sometimes it was a bit repetitive in the writing, I had to go back and chech I wasn't reading the same page. And at some times Coco was just too annoying, she complained alot which to some, I understand but I just wanted to shake her and say "Not everyone is out to hurt you, he has done nothing wrong!"

The Cutting Edge

Thank you NetGalley, Siesta Key House publishing, and Lisa Daily for this ARC!

I cruised through this book, it was easy to read and entertaining. More than half of the story took place in the hospital but it didn’t slow the story down.

Logan is truly a man written by a woman. He was too perfect! I wanted more insight and development from Coco. She was quite the hypocrite when she got made at Logan for lying about the same thing she lied about.

The banter was great and the characters were fun, especially Poppy. I will most likely be reading the next book about Cam and Lana!

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This was a really lovely romance. It was really well written with great dialogue and plot and a fantastic set of characters, both the main ones and the peripheral ones. Would really recommend. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publishers for giving me access to a review copy of this book.

Unfortunately I didn't love this book. The idea of it was great and I did enjoy that their meet-cute, as it isn't one that has been overused, at least in the books that I've read.
I did love that there is single-dad rep, even more so in the way that it is shown, there were parts of the book though where I felt that Poppy had either been forgotten about as a character or was simply there as an accessory.

Everything else felt quite empty, there was no real tension, it was VERY insta-lovey which isn't a trope I particularly enjoy, the third act miscommunication breakup seemed extremely hypocritical to me. For a hockey romance I was expecting more hockey, or at least more ice hockey rink, the majority of the book took place in a hospital over a short period of time and by the third day of knowing her he was already in love.

There were also consistent grammar issues, I'm not 100% sure if this was a formatting issue for the e-book as it appeared different on my kindle app to my netgalley app but it was something that I was continuously noticing throughout my read and it would always remove me from the scenario that was happening.

Aside from this, it was a fast read and if you're looking for something fast and cute, something that you don't really need to use brain power on I could see someone enjoying it, it just wasn't for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Lisa Daily for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

This was a super cute book, I lost count of how many times I found myself smiling while reading it.

The plot was inventive, I like the way Logan and Coco. I liked how their relationship developed but as usual, I got frustrated for the third act break up, I never like them.

I'm very curious to find out what happens in book 2

I really enjoyed the concept of the book but there were a few inconsistencies for me that threw off the story.
The first was the whole aspect of their relationship in the middle, Logan calls Coco his girl to his teammates and she questions it before quickly confirming that she'll have him but then a few pages later she's shocked that the team thinks they're dating.
Another thing was how quickly coco took him back after she kicked him out of her hospital bed.

Overall the story was cute, and we love a single dad NHL player romance, it just needs some tweaking

This was a quick little read under 250 pages. Coco and Logan are good together. I like the pace of the book as well as the humor and slow burn. It you are a fan of slow burn this book is for you. The conflict i saw coming from halfway and was easily remedied. So, over all I like the book not loved but it was pretty good.

Thank you, Net Gally for the Arc.

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.

Thanks to Siesta Key and to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book.

From the moment i saw the cover of this book i knew id love it . That is because i love both hockey and figure skating romance. But to have a book put the two together was amazing. At first i thought it was gonna be like icebreaker but i was surprised and happy to find out it wasnt .

i loved the premise of the book and i loved how smitten logan was for fl . That may be because i love mmcs who are instantly in love with / crushing on the fmc .

The way he was so caring and sweet had me swooning . Everything he did was so sweet . i would definitely reccommend this book and it deserves 5 stars