Stay was fine for me. It didn’t knock my socks off, but it’s a pretty solid hockey romance. The nicknames for one another were a little cheesy for me. In the previous book, the nicknames worked because that was part of the love interest’s personality, but in Stay they just felt forced. The MC and the love interest were more “serious” characters, so the nicknames didn’t feel genuine coming from them.

There was also a bit at the very end where the MC is described as wearing a pantsuit, then in the next paragraph, she’s wearing a tight skirt.

The relationship between the MC and the love interest didn’t develop organically for me and the timeline felt off in some way. I can’t pinpoint it, but something just wasn’t working for me with these two things.

Overall, this is a straightforward hockey romance. I give it a 3/5. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review Stay. All thoughts and opinions are my own.