This was a good book I would definitely read more by this author. The story was a fun one to read since I am in the hockey romance era thanks for letting me read this book

I read Hearts On Thin Ice and enjoyed it. If you love a good hockey romance then this is it. However, there isn't a lot of the actual playing of hockey in this book. It does touch on ptsd and grief. Those are heavy subjects. This book wasn't anything out of this world but I did enjoy it!

Thank you to net galley, Katie Kennedy and the publisher for sending me an Ecopy of ‘hearts on thin ice’ to read and review.

The story follows the two main characters Nick Sorensen and Alyssa Compton both who face their own real life issues but find their way towards each other when Nick needs his apartment decorating.
What I enjoyed most from this book was the character development throughout the book. Both characters deal with some heavy topics and that mixed in with a sweet budding romance and bubbly banter made this a fun read!
This holds some of my favourite tropes of grumpy sunshine, found family and of course it’s a hockey romance!

Hearts on Thin Ice was a sweet sports themed romance. Unlike the popular Icebreaker, this one seemed to target a wider audience in terms of age. Nick, the recovered ice hockey player had a good amount of character development. I liked that he actually had a pretty substantial back story with regards to the plane crash and his recovery, both physical and mental. I had a harder time following Alyssa's backstory and the issues with her father. It wasn't super clear to me as I'd hoped in this book.
For me, I didn't enjoy the amount of misunderstanding between Nick and Alyssa that was taking place in this story. It seemed like a bit too much, though I do understand those issues stem from the character's pasts. However, after a while it made the story seem less plausible.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I'd recommend it to the romance crowd for sure!

thank you so much for sending me this arc i really loved it!! gave it four stars and can’t wait for it to come out in physical so that i can add it to my bookshelf! this had everything i love in a romance book!

Katie Kennedy's debut novel, Hearts on Thin Ice, is a good first offering. Her characters, Nick and Alyssa, weren't quite as fully developed as I would like and their chemistry never felt like it was working as well as it could have. She
included a lot of heavy topics which would be okay, but for a book advertised as a romantic comedy, it wasn't a great fit. I think this author has a lot of promise and I can't wait to see what she writes in the future.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this copy in advance.

I thoroughly enjoyed this sports romance. It was quite intense with the thing our mmc went through. I liked how supportive they were of each other. I did miss an epilogue. The ending felt a bit sudden.

Thank you NetGalley for the advance copy. Going into this the premise sounded so good, and I loved the cover art. I just had trouble even reading to the end of the this one. I've never read any of the author's other work, but the writing just wasn't for me, nor was the character development where I wanted it for the two main characters. I ended up liking some of the teammates better than the main character. Some will definitely find it an enjoyable romance and I appreciated that author addressed mental health.

Decent hockey romance. I expected a light easy romance but this had HEAVY themes of grief etc. If you're looking for an easy or spicy sports romance this is not it.

nice story though I was expecting a little bit more of romance in it. I liked all the drama and the trauma and the way they´ve dealt with it but somehow I didn´t love this story. it was ok, Interesting but not life changing

When I saw a hockey book on Netgalley, y’all know I had to immediately request it and it DID NOT disappoint! The mc, Nick, had just been in a plane crash where he was the only survivor and is trying to get back on his feet and on the ice. The fmc, Alyssa, is an interior designer who Nick was forced to hire when he moved into a new apartment. Nick is your typical grumpy, angsty hockey player while Alyssa is this sweet designer just trying to make it big in the industry. Sparks fly and let me tell you I was immediately hooked. As in I literally finished this in one day, no joke. Nick’s healing process was so powerful and really gave insight to survivors guilt and mental health in athletes. It was so touching, especially when his new teammates showed up for him. Also the amount of art references in this book shocked me but I loved it so much. I think it just added even more to the characters, especially when they would banter through art. It was gold. But seriously, I was actually tearing up multiple times throughout this book, it really had my emotions flowing. This is DEFINITELY a must read for anyone who likes sports romances! This review has already been posted to my goodreads and blog. Also thanks so much again for giving me the opportunity to read this arc.

When I read the synopsis of this book, I was instantly drawn in. It’s a hockey romance, and it sounded promising. But even within reading the first few chapters, I could tell this book wasn’t for me.
Hockey wasn’t the main focus of this book at all, which seemed a bit misleading because of the cover and synopsis. The cover actually made it seem like it was going to be fun and light-hearted, which it definitely was not. It had many depressing moments that I didn’t feel were necessary for the characters. The characters themselves weren’t very developed and they weren’t dynamic with each other, which was disappointing. Nick and Alyssa had zero chemistry, and the miscommunication trope didn’t make this romance any more appealing. Additionally, the spicy scenes were hard to read and made me cringe, and it was difficult to even finish this book because it was a slow burn.
I think this author is a good writer and this is a decent debut, but the characters need some major reworking.
Thank you to Netgalley and Alcove for the ARC!

This was the perfect book to read when you are in the mood for something sweet, but still has deeper elements. Both main characters are working through issues from their pasts and you see them want to be better for each other. I thought the designer/client working together had some great moments and the whole book was full of great banter and loveable side characters. There are a few parts that I wish were more touched on (especially when it came to our FMC working through her issues) and a lot more TWs are needed that I wouldn't have expected but overall it was a fun time!

This novel was so sweet it was honestly almost sickening. I'm not sure what I expected from a hockey romance, but it was certainly not the "not-like-other-hockey-players" male lead having a yelling fight about Michelangelo vs. Monet with the female lead. I get that this is a romance novel and thus by design filled with cliches, but this was honestly hard to read.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

This was a cute, quick read! It was definitely a bit heavy at times due to Nick's grief, but I feel like the author depicted his grief and journey through healing very well. They had good chemistry and they were very sweet together. I'll definitely read more from this author in the future!

DNF at 42%. Honestly, it was slow and not so much romance, but about grieving. Some phrasing was used that I personally couldn’t stand and there was no chemistry… just a lot of trauma dumping.

Nick was one of the faster players in hockey, that is until a plane crash takes the lives of his best friends, leaving him the only survivor.

To prove he’s fine and make-over his apartment with only a single chair and a mattress on the floor, Nick hires Alyssa an interior designer. Alyssa quickly learns that Nick is difficult to work with, and just when she’s about to throw in the towel and give up, Nick shows up for her in a way she didn’t think possible.

This book left me wanting more. I felt that the characters weren’t quite fully developed, and they didn’t really work together. They were kind of at odds and didn’t necessarily need to end up together. I felt that they were lacking chemistry, and I was lacking a connection to them. This book had so many heavy topics that it wasn’t exactly what I look for when I’m trying to find a romcom. I want my romcoms to be lighthearted and carefree with fun characters, and this one didn’t exactly deliver. I’m also not usually a fan of the miscommunication trope, and in this book, I wasn’t a fan, so it was a miss for me. The cover makes it look like a fun hockey romance, but I think that is misleading in a few ways. Hockey wasn’t really the point of this book, and it wasn’t a light read at all. I also struggled with some of the elements of the spice scenes as they felt juvenile and weren’t to my liking at all. On top of everything else, this was a slow burn, so it just made it a slog to get through.

I think that for a debut this book is good. It has a lot of promise, and I can see this author doing great work.

Thank you to the publisher Alcove Press, @alcovepress, and Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I liked the story. I wanted more development in the romance between the main characters. I liked that they dealt with important topics and how those might play out in relationships. I just didn't feel like these were fully fleshed out to make the story as compelling as it could have been.

this book dealt with a lot of heavy topics and I think that Katie wrote them well. there was such a good balance of this book and I enjoyed it. Although there is hockey in this book I wouldn't consider it a sports romance. there was not as muck hockey as I thought there would be. this is not a typical hockey romance, so if that is what you are looking for, then I don't think this is the book for you. I do like these characters, and I would recommend the book if you are looking for something that shows character growth and facing adversity.

Hearts on Thin Ice was not the story I was expecting to read.
Nick and Alyssa were two people that normally would never have met in their lives but with circumstances that happened to them brought them together.
I wanted a romance with two likable people but for me there was no chemistry between them. And the trauma that Nick went through really was a bit heavy for me. I know after reading the book the trauma was a way Nick and Alyssa to meet.
I read the book, but it will not be one I would read again.
Thank you NetGalley, Katie Kennedy and Alcove Press for the ARC of Hearts on Thin Ice. This is my personal review.