Publication
May 2010, Harper Collins, 9780061579097
Chinooks Hockey Team #5
In short
TROUBLE...
Chelsea Ross's acting career has been a total bust. The closest she ever came to stardom was her brilliant performance as "Pretty Dead Girl #1." But leaving Hollywood to become the personal assistant to a famous hockey player could be her stupidest career move ever.
MORE TROUBLE...
Injured superstar Mark Bressler's glory days are over. The one time bad boy jock could at least be civil to the pint-sized, pink-haired bombshell who the Seattle Chinooks hired to be his P.A. If Chelsea didn't need the money, she'd be skating away from the world's biggest jerk-on-ice as fast as her feet could carry her.
BIG TROUBLE!
Chelsea can deal with Mark's rotten attitude and dark moods. The problem is those biceps and that red-hot hockey-toned bod! And when the bad boy starts to put the moves on her, Chelsea knows it's time she banished him to the penalty box...if only she could resist the kind of trouble he has in mind!
Enjoyable and fast read, but not that special. This was my first book by Rachel Gibson. I don't know anything about ice hockey and had expected a lot more about it, but hardly any mention was made. I felt for Mark, having the bottom knocked out of his world. I couldn't warm up to Chelsea. Oh, and I almost substracted 1 point for the large amount of typos and missing words!
In numbers
Voice - 2 (max 3)
Characters - 2 (max 3)
Romance - 2 (max 2)
Plot - 1 (max 2)
Conversations - 0
Special setting - 0
Humor - 1
Sensuality - 1
No minus points
Total - 9
B = 8/10 = 4 stars
If you enjoyed this one, you simply MUST read See Jane Score. It's my favourite Gibson book and you learn a lot more about hockey in SJS since Luc, the hero, is still playing hockey - he's a goalie. And he has this tattoo.........
ReplyDeleteRachel Gibson really knows hockey so that makes it even better. Being a hockey fan, it makes it even better when an author is knowledgeable about the sport.
Alright, I was going to try another one by her, so this one it will be... if I can find it of course!
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