Hearts On Thin Ice, A Review

Taylor Ellison
1 min readDec 12, 2023
Hearts On Thin Ice, Alcove Press
  • Please note, this review does not include any spoilers*

Synopsis
Nick is a hockey player and the sole survivor of a plane crash where five of his teammates and friends were aboard. His coach gives Nick two options following the crash, 1) therapy or 2) decorate your apartment. After meeting Alyssa, an interior designer, at a teammates party, he decides to hire her to fix up his apartment to appease his coach.

Tropes include:
Grumpy/sunshine
Hockey romance

Mentions of:
PTSD

My Opinion
Hearts On Thin Ice had me in tears within the first chapter. Nick is a multi-faceted character; He is sensitive, competitive, easy-going, fun. I really fell in love with Nick and at times felt a lot of empathy for his experience.

I wish there was more hockey action. The only mention of hockey is being that Nick is a hockey player.

Overall, this was a great book and I will recommend to friends and followers.

Rating
4.5 stars; Very good book, shelf-worthy and will be recommending to friends/followers.
2.5 spicy pepper emojis; 1–3 sex scenes.

Thank you
Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Taylor Ellison

Happily divorced, single mom, reviewing books and managing a Bookstagram account as if people actually care about what I have to say. Posting weekly.