This was a cute, fun, quick hockey romance book. I love a figure skater/hockey player couple. I’ll keep and eye out for the next book in this series!

Gosh, I wanted to love this book. The female lead, Coco, was so adorable and determined, and Logan was a true heartthrob. My quibbles are twofold: First, Logan had almost no depth as a character. He was moony from the jump and fell waaaaaaaaaay too fast. It lacked any sort of even suspended-reality credibility. And second, perhaps because I read this as an ARC from NetGalley, just about every page had some sort of formatting or proofreading error. As an affirmed grammar corrector, this was like nails on a chalkboard for me. A heads up from the publisher would've made this more palatable for me.

I guess (?) this story was breezy enough to be mildly enjoyable, but I'll have a hard time remembering anything about it after a week or two. I had hoped for more.

This was a really cute hockey romance, albeit a little too faced paced for my liking. I really enjoyed the premise however and the characters were lovely.

Thank you to Netgalley and Siesta Key Publishing for this ARC, in exchange for an honest review.
Although I enjoyed some parts of the book, I struggled to continue reading. As an avid hockey fan, I found that some of the hockey terminology was used incorrectly, and it made it hard for me to enjoy that aspect of the book altogether. I think it is important to include the correct terminology properly when writing about a specific sport. I found that there was a lot of dialogue in this story, and the way the dialogue was broken up throughout the book was very confusing. I would lose track of who was speaking. I noticed quite a bit of punctuation and spelling errors that I assume will be fixed for the final copy. A good majority of the book was spent with Coco in the hospital, and I wish we had seen more about her getting back on the ice and working towards Nationals and the Olympics. I wish we had seen more of the story progress in general, three days in the hospital took many chapters, and yet she wasn’t even let out after that. There were a few instances where the content of the chapter was so similar I thought I had accidentally gone back. I love the relationship between Poppy and Logan but I felt like Poppy disappeared for a good chunk of the book. I wouldn’t call this a steamy romance, and I unfortunately will not be recommending this book to anyone who enjoys Hockey romance. This had the potential to be a great story, but I feel the execution has just fallen short.

This has to be one of my least favorite books I’ve read this year. So the figure staking FMC is hit in the head with a puck by the hockey playing MMC which puts her in the hospital, where we stay for 60% of the book. Let me repeat that for you! 60% of this book is spent with the female lead sitting in a hospital bed flip flopping between being in love with this guy she just met and mad that he’s the reason she’s in the hospital. Once we get out of the hospital all of the tropes i hate are somehow used, and with 10% of the book left the evil ex boyfriend we’ve never heard about before comes back. He somehow finds them in a BBQ place, calls her the c-word and says she ruined his life, and our male lead can finally show some personality by going all protective on this guy. Like, guys. This was an ARC but still… riddled with spelling errors, random bolded words, and punctuation mistakes it was so distracting. Oh, and he has a daughter who is in maybe 3 chapters, Vera Wang calls to design a skating costume, and even though there’s a fade to black sex scene in the beginning there is a wildly detailed one at the end. So many of these choices made no sense and I did not vibe.

Thank you netgallery, Lisa Daily and siesta key house for this arc for my honest review.
Unfortunately this one didn’t do it for me.
I liked the concept of this book and had high hopes but it didn’t feel like a hockey romance for me but it was more a hospital romance.
I felt it was super cringey at times and I didn’t feel the chemistry between the MCs.
The book felt repetitive and not much happened and the plot was very slow.

I did love poppy’s character though and loved the concept of the book.

"The Cutting Edge" by Lisa Daily seems like an engaging and contemporary sports romance novel that combines the thrilling worlds of professional hockey and Olympic figure skating. The description sets the stage for a story filled with excitement, romance, and a dash of deception.

Logan Rivers, a star pro hockey player, is facing a challenging period in his career as he grapples with a scoring slump. This relatable struggle introduces readers to the pressure and expectations that come with professional sports. The entry of Coco, an Olympic figure skater, as Logan's lucky charm adds an intriguing twist to the narrative. It's an unconventional arrangement that promises sparks and unexpected developments.

The dynamics between Logan and Coco are central to the story, as their connection grows amid the backdrop of the hockey season. The tension is heightened by Coco's hidden agenda, creating a sense of anticipation as readers wonder when and how Logan will discover her secret.

The mention of Coco's financial struggles and her deal with an assistant coach adds depth to her character and provides a strong motivation for her actions. It also sets the stage for potential conflicts and dilemmas that will keep readers engaged.

Overall, "The Cutting Edge" appears to be a promising sports romance novel that explores themes of trust, honesty, and the pursuit of success in the world of professional athletics. It's likely to appeal to readers who enjoy a mix of sports drama and romantic intrigue.

A cute, fast-paced, hockey romance with amazing banter! I loved Logan and Poppy’s relationship. Some of Logan’s and Coco’s relationship throughout the story seemed a bit forced. I wish there was some more spice between the couple. I was satisfied with their career endings and thought this was a cute rom-com story.

Thank you NetGalley and Lisa Daily for this ARC!

This book is not good. There isn't really any plot and none of the characters are written that well. Some of the things that were being written as a five year old child's dialogue was just weird and didn't make sense for a child of that age. The two main characters were not really fleshed out and just felt like cardboard cutouts. The conflicts in this book make no sense and the interaction between the two mains is just....odd. I don't like how fast the supposed relationship progressed when nothing really even happened between the FMC and MMC. I really would not recommend reading this book. Also I don't really think it can be classified as a sports romance considering most of the book takes place in a different location.

I started this book out and really loved it and could see it being one I went back to and read more. I enjoyed the flirty banter between Logan and Coco and Poppy seemed fun. I did have a sense of uneasiness about where this could be going as about 30% in it seemed all was going well and I should be further through. Then at the halfway point my annoyances started. The whole thing with her being hired as a good luck charm made me feel icky from the start and how it’s handled makes it feel too icky to still enjoy their relationship. The Poppy starts becoming somewhat precocious and only ocadsionally mentioned and Logan says he has a dog which is mentioned for half a page and then never again and makes no plot impact though it’s kmplayed Coco will meet him.

It’s frustrating as the interactions between Logan and Coco where their flirting are lovely to read and you hope for your own Logan Rivers. But then the contrived conflict and plot points come in and it ruins the feelings and flow. Plus the ending covers them fighting, being broken up and making up in about 6 pages despite all this guilt building up.

At the halfway point I’d have given this a 4.5 but now it’s a 2 stars

This book had potential in the beginning for sure. Where it lost me was when Coco got the phone call saying that she was in the wrong place/wrong time and she kicked logan out. I feel like she was a very immature character, because she did it again later on. I feel like she was a hypocrite because she was mad at logan for lying about the same thing she was lying about. Also I feel like him being a single father was just added in for effect because poppy didn't really play that big of a role.

I really wish I liked this book more but unfortunately it wasn't for me. I didn't enjoy the romance or the main characters as I felt like their development was really boring.

A good story that opens with a skating coach waiting with her young student for the parent to pick her up. When the daughter says her father works in the building they go looking for him. He is a hockey player who is having a slump and when they open the door he misses the net and hits her in the head with a puck. So, now you have Logan Rivers hockey player with a daughter at the hospital waiting to see if skater, and coach Coco who also is an Olympic figure skater getting the results back on her concussion. He feels bad because she has to stay in the hospital longer and now she is worried about her career and life in general. There is more to this story that really makes this a good read, especially with all of the different characters and the turmoil between the two of them. This is a really good book.

In case you are new here, I LOVE hockey romances! This one was no different! Coco and Logan are so adorable together! I loved the added layer of Coco being an Olympic figure skater took this story to another layer because Logan wasn’t the only talented person in their relationship which so often happens in sports romances.

Actually 3,5.
This is my first romance book I read that takes place in a rink or in this case two rinks, one for hockey and one for figure skating, and I really enjoyed it.

I really liked the characters that seemed down to earth (despite one of them being a really famous hockey player) and that it felt a bit cheesy but not to cheesy sometimes.

The storyline was really good and easy to follow even though I'm not in to hockey (thank you Daily for including some descriptions while Coco asked her friend about some terms).

If you want a quick, cozy, a bit cheesy and not so spicy romance then this is a book for you. Now I am looking forward to read the next one when it comes out even though it isn't about Coco and Logan (what a shame since I want to know how it goes for them and their future).

This story was so cute. The main characters developments along the way and their chemistry and spice was worth reading.
There were a couple parts (not many) that felt like the paragraph was repeated almost exactly. Possible editing issues aswell as a couple formating things to fix. It did get a little tiring about how she was accepting all his gifts and not him though, little gold digger like (just bugged me a bit) but I loved the rest of the story.

Thank you Net Galley for providing me with this cute hockey romance arc.

This is my first hockey romance — but I totally understand the appeal. I found the relationship between Poppy and Coco to be incredibly sweet and though I hate the way Logan became Poppy's father, it did make it easier to find him likable without having a crazy ex-baby mama added into the mix of this storyline.

I'm not a huge fan that we had a fade-to-black hospital first-time intimacy scene and it felt like Coco did a complete 180 with her feelings about Logan after she found out her medical issues were more severe. I also find it really odd that no one pushed the issue to see a doctor more quickly than just letting her lay around in a hospital bed for days with zero answers about a head injury. I've seen Grey's Anatomy too many times and a head injury is nothing to just sit on and wait around for.

Overall, I like their chemistry and the father/daughter storyline with him falling for Coco but I don't understand her finding a moral issue with Logan paying her bills versus letting the coach talk her into being his lucky charm for money and misleading Logan.

I love a good romance, and this one was wonderful! It had witty banter, and lovable characters. I was rooting for them the whole way through!

I really wanted to love this one. The plot was fun, and the beginning was clever. But the writing was repetitive in places and it needed much better editing. The pacing was also off. There was a lot to love here (the characters, the plot) but it tried to do too much. The ex-boyfriend scene in the restaurant should have been left out and that plotline abandoned. It didn't add anything to the story and was too much.
I would still want to read what the author writes next, but I do hope it will be better edited.
Thank you to Netgalley for my complimentary digital copy. All opinions are my own.

This story is super adorable cozy hocky romcom. If I could give half stars its really more of a 3.5. I personally struggled with the pacing and while I truly loved the banter between Coco and Logan and their chemistry was on point- I had moments where I had a tough time stay invested when the stakes felt a little low.

This did change for me around the 60% mark- the stakes and the plot started to feel a lot more fleshed out and I flew through the second half pretty quickly. The spice was pretty clean with one foreplay into fade to black, but the flirtation and the tension between the two leading up to the is just as delicious. I do wish we were able to get a bit more of the side characters and I would have loved some Coco and Poppy moments but all in all this was a delightful read