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Summary: Supposed to be a beach book..but I couldn't wait to read it!
Review: I originally bought "Body Check" by Deirdre Martin to take to the beach with me and read, however, I don't leave for another week, and already, I've read it twice.This book is AWESOME. I am a huge hockey fan (Go Pittsburgh Penguins!), and having met some hockey players before, I can honestly say that Ms. Martin really portrayed the hockey players well. I love the character of Janna...a strong and independent woman, just as I see myself as. This book was relatively short, and very much worth the time it took to read it. I am left hungering for the sequel, "Fair Play"...it is unbelieveable that this is Ms. Martin's first book. I will be anxiously awaiting future novels from her!
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Summary: a good fast read.
Review: This book is really good. I was hesitant to read it at first, but once I started, I read it all the way through and couldn't put it down. It's fast paced and highly enjoyable. I felt what the characters were feeling. I laughed and cried in this book. The depth and the good plot make this book one of my favorites.
Ty and Janna are perfect for each other. They are antagonists at first, then start understanding each other. They remain antagonists professionally but in a friendly way. I learned quite a bit about hockey and public relations and can't wait for her sequel book to come out. I can't wait to see what happens with Theresa, i just wish the guy had teeth.
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Summary: Not thrilled...
Review: I was really looking forward to reading this book after all the wonderful reviews it has received. I was eagerly looking forward to reading another fabulous hockey book after reading See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson. I was greatly disappointed. I am not a religious zealot by any means, but I was really turned off by the amount of times the name Jesus, or Jesus Christ was used in profanity. If fact, it happened so often that I eventually put the book down and still have not finished it. Nor do I have any plans to. I don't like to read in every other paragraph the name Jesus Christ taken in vain. I know that it may be a small thing to some, or no big deal, but this is my personal opinion and feelings. Other than that, I had no real problems at all with what I'd read. So, if you don't mind that sort of thing, I'm sure you will greatly enjoy the book. It had wonderful potential.
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Summary: Fun and Entertaining Read
Review: Deidre Martin's first novel is a gem. As a sports fan, it was fun to have the interweaving of the world of hockey in a romantic comedy. Here's the breakdown: PR miracle worker, Janna MacNeil, faces her biggest challenge. Clean up the image of the Stanley Cup winning New York Blades to the satisfaction of their new (family oriented) owner. (Think Disney owning the Ducks here). To accomplish this feat, she needs to get them seen doing charity work and staying out of trouble. In order to accomplish this, she needs the backing of the Blade's captain, Ty Gallagher. Ty is a man on a mission...to win another Stanley Cup. He thinks that the owners only deserve his time on the ice. He is the leader and it is his task to make sure the player's heads are all focused on the same prize. When Janna approaches Ty, he flat-out refuses. In his mind, PR is a distraction and not something he wants to be told what to do. If he feels like helping, he'll do it on his own without media around. Needless to say, sparks fly between Ty and Janna as they try to work together for the common good of the team. The story makes you feel like you are part of the team for the entire season. You meet the different players, the team's staff and the families. The main subplot involves Janna's roommate, Theresa and is the topic for Ms. Martin's second book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait to see if the next one holds up to the same standard.
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: First of all, I LOVE Hockey. When you are from Minnesota, you learn to skate hours after you make that first baby step. And the problem I have with this book is that this is not written by someone who loves..or knows Hockey. The writing is good...and very fast paced--but the characters are not very believable. It is hard to like our heroine--...--and that the players would even like her. There is not much to like except for her relationship with her young brother. She is brash and obnoxious and unfortunately some of the most intimate moments with the hero are told not shown...and thus there is a lack of chemistry. My guess is that the editor wanted her to write something like Rachel Gibson (why I read this in the first place) and I think she would have been better off writing about the Soap Opera world..where she came from. (and which she refers to lovingly..) I think that would be more interesting. BTW, I will not be reading the next book about the roommate. This woman is even scarier.
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Summary: I was bored
Review: I usually like books like this, but this novel just couldn't keep my interest. I didn't feel connected with the characters like I do with some other similar authors. I guess I will keep reading the book someday... but at this point I have no desire to finish the story.
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Summary: So much fun
Review: I loved this book. For anyone who likes books like this and hockey, this is a must read. I couldn't put the book down, not only was I excited about Janna and Ty, but I was just as excited about the New York Blades games and run to the Stanley Cup. For anyone who loves hockey, this is a great read.
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Summary: You don't have to love hockey to enjoy this one!
Review: Rather fluffy, but still well-written. Jenna is a tiny, insecure - yet somehow tough and no-nonsense - PR professional. She's been brought in by a mega-conglomerate to help makeover the image of a bad-boy pro hockey team. Ty is the captain of the team - and not interested in doing anything for the (typically cliché, but clichés are based on reality) heartless corporate owners. And he's not especially interested in doing anything for Jenna, with her annoying habit of pestering him. And we all know where this is going to lead - and it does, with enough fun and enough angst to keep you reading on. A subplot involves Jenna's best friend who is assaulted by another member of the team - and pay attention, because this comes back in Martin's second book, Fair Play. I do find it interesting that most reviewers just love this book, but many come down hard on Fair Play. As readers, are we only willing to accept that the male character is the pig-headed one that needs to be brought 'round to the joys that love and marriage can bring? I actually liked Fair Play a bit more - and I think it was the twist that that woman is the difficult one that made it a better read for me. Just a thought. At any rate - buy 'em both, read them in order - all in all, good fun.
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Summary: Very Appealing Characters
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. I liked the drama in the relationship between Ty and Janna. The backdrop of New York and the pro hockey scene kept me interested as well. I work in pro hockey and noticed that for all the research the author obviously did, there were some clunker hockey references. They frequently called Ty "Captain Gallagher". Now he may be the team captain, but no one calls a player who is captain using that title. It sounded strange. There were some other small but forgivable technical missteps related to hockey (such as the playoffs, which were incorrectly described--the Blades could not have started the Eastern Conference Finals already knowing who their Stanley Cup opponent would be, the playoffs in the Eastern and Western Conference occur simultaneously). Overall, though, the book was enjoyable and kept me up late finishing it. There was drama and a good, complicated love story. Thumbs up.
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Summary: Marvellous!
Review: I loved this book. Read it in one sitting, and I look forward to reading the next in this series.
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