I thought this book had great premise, because who doesn’t love a hockey romance, and there were bits I like but it just feel a little flat for me, it felt very slow at times and I found myself getting pulled from the story because of it (almost a DNF)

my copy also came with A LOT of editing errors (typos, dialogue errors etc) which made it difficult to read at times

This was a 4 star read for me!

The characters were really nice and I loved Poppy in this story! I don't always love the way children are written in books but she was written brilliantly. I am becoming a fan of the hockey romances especially with my connection to the Ice Hockey and Figure Skating world, these just have me inhaling each page.

I found the story cute; but I did find the 'on again off again' parts very frustrating which I get is kind of the point but for me once is enough! I would have loved a bit more of Coco and Logan in Coco's world as well for the story. I love a strong woman main character but i found that Coco became very much just happy to be in Logan's world which is not how she started the story but I still loved the story and how easy this was to read.

Coco is a kids’ figure skating coach training to get to the Olympics. When one of her students is left behind after class she goes to return her to her father, who plays hockey in the same facility. She wakes up in the hospital after getting hit in the head by a puck from the father’s slap shot. This leads to the father, Logan, doting on Coco in the hospital and both of them falling for each other.
This was a sweet hockey romance but I felt like it needed a little bit more development. It felt like it went too fast and moved through the conflict too easily. However, I liked how Logan was all in and did everything he could for Coco even when she was angry at him. And of course he had the adorable single father, hockey star thing going for him. Vic was a little dramatic and hypocritical when she found out about a secret that Logan kept, but overall I liked Coco’s character. And it had an adorable HEA that made me smile.

Absolutely adored this book.
Super cute, but also has its annoying moments when you just want to knock the two main characters heads together.

I'm not normally one for a romance when a kid was involved but this was really well written and didn't over power the story.

Any fans of a sport romance should definitely read this book.

I know we're supposed to ignore typos in ARCs, but my god this was actually hard to read there were so many.

Rating — 2.5 stars ⭐️
Vibes — Just missed the mark
Read — December 2023


2 ish stars ⭐️

From the top of my head (because I forgot to review this since I had mixed feelings about it and then uni picked up 🥴) The Cutting Edge was an entertaining book but it feel short in a few areas.

I will admit that the language and dialogue from Poppy, Logan's daughter, threw me off quite a bit because it didn't feel like a 5 yer old was speaking... but that could also be the fact that I'm rarely surrounded by children. Hence, the "ish" in my rating.

Full review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5857622160


~ Thank you Lisa Daily and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review ~

This was a great entry in the world of hockey romances. It was a feel good read that left you wanting more.

The Cutting Edge had some potential, but definitely needed some additional editing, both punctuation, grammatical and story line development. There was a paragraph that repeated itself word for word and had me thinking I went backwards by accident in the ebook.

I didn't feel invested in the characters at all which made I ended up DNF'ing at 52% because I almost cringed every time I saw that I still needed the read it. It's not often that I DNF and I needed to at least give it a good try - but 52% was enough. I even tri to read a few books in between while slowly working away at it, but wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt before writing it off completely.

Good book with a well done story inside the pages. I loved the main characters and how well they played off each other the whole way through the story.

Logan Rivers is the captain of his NHL team, nearing playoffs, and in a slump. He hasn't scored a goal in three games or in practice. Just his luck then when a rogue slap shot hits his secret crush and knocks her unconcious. But that may just be the shot to change his game... and his life.
Irritated by the no show of one of her skating student's parents, Coco attempts to track him down but she wakes up in the hospital with a wicked headache and a hot hockey player hovering over her. She's charmed by his groveling for forgiveness, then attracted to his personality but can she ever forgive the fact that he may have ended her skating career?
I thought this was a cute story with a cinnamon roll "hero", lots of funny banter, and a slow burn attraction. The scenes with Poppy were sweet and hilarious and I loved the closeness between her and Logan. I love when the hockey star isn't afraid to show his feelings and Logan literally gives her his heart in front of thousands of fans and national tv. One of my favorite scenes in the book!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Cute! I enjoyed this a lot. I love a hockey romance and this one delivered. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

This ticked all my boxes as a hockey romance. It had a large helping of popular tropes and was an all around fun read! The third act conflict was a little off putting however overall a cute read with two professional athletes at its core.

The cover was what initially drew me in to this book. That and the fact I love hockey romances.

It was a fun read, but I felt it could've been shorter, a lot of the book was spent in the hospital, and I didn't feel like we got to see them both in action.

I liked the interactions between Poppy and Logan but felt like some of these were just filler bits.
I enjoyed the idea of this book but there were just some things I didn't enjoy and couldn't get past.

If you like these tropes, this could be the book for you:
- Hockey x Figure Skater
- sports romance
- Single Dad
- rom com

I will definitely try another one of Lisa Daily's books, thank you for the opportunity.

This was cute. It made me smile a lot.
I don't think she should've got as mad at him as she did. He did almost kill her.

This is a good book. The two main characters are Coco and Logan. Coco is an Olympic skater. Logan is a professional hockey player. There is an attraction. Coco is training Logan’s daughter to skate, Logan is late picking her up. They go looking for him and when they go to the skating rink he is at. He hits Coco in the head with a hockey puck. Coco lands up in the hospital for a week with a concussion. They start dating and wind up falling in love.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Cutting Edge by Lisa Daily was a vite light hockey romance. While I enjoy the tropes freighted in this book it didn’t quite hit the mark fully for me. I felt like the story could have been more developed along with the characters.

3.5 stars. I did enjoy this book but I found certain parts annoying. Like repeating of desires and wants constantly. I really liked the characters though. I will definitely continue with the series.

I love me a good hockey romance book, but the single parent trope isn't my favorite which is why this gets a 3 out of 5 from me. While Poppy was very well written, the single parent trope feels messy to me and I don't enjoy it.

I enjoyed the book, it was so easy to read and just switch off from work. It's too old for the children I teach but would be great for young adults.

I loved every page of this book. It’s a very heartwarming gushy romance with two adorable main characters. The other characters were also just as loveable. Logan Rivers has my heart! If you’re looking for drama and seedy characters this isn’t the book to read but if you’re looking for falling in love with the characters while they fall in love it’s definitely one to read!