Tigger warning: addiction (but recovery) Well... the VERY few spice scenes were ok. I liked how the "drama" was the male main character's personal demons and how he overcame them and fell in love. Story overall was boring and drawn out. But I plan on finishing the series.

3.5 stars. There’s a lot to like about this book, unfortunately there’s also a lot not to like about this. First off, this is my first Natasha Madison book. I have others on my TBR but you know how that is. I’m sorry to say I found the writing style a bit clunky. The non-use of contractions was a big part of it. In my opinion it makes everything seem a bit robotic. It is rather than it’s. I am rather than I’m etc. it made it hard for me to read the book without thinking, it wasn’t wasn’t a smooth experience. I also found the everyday action, getting up, eating, showering, getting dressed, all of that was robotic as well and a tad bit info dumpy. For those not familiar with the characters, they’re hard to follow, I’m still not sure what Max’s role in the organisation is, which is strange considering the over attention to the mundane details. I also found the hockey action sequences, for someone not overly familiar (I can follow, just not in great detail) really hard to understand and picture in my head. There’s also timeline rushes, no breaks between paragraphs when the day changes that I found to follow (which could be an early formatting issue but also may not be which is why I’m mentioning it her). Still, I loved how vulnerable Viktor was. I loved his story and how he struggled. I liked how tough Zoe was, her attitude and how she went about things. Together, as a couple, is great. I loved the passion they had. All in all, I found this to be an okay book. The story is great, but the writing style made it hard for me to get lost in it like I wanted to, sorry!