A cute hockey romance staring Elias and Sage! Very swoon-worthy and lots of steamy chemistry between the two mc's to create that tension us romance girlies LOVE. The emotional connection was paced super well which is very important for a good romance, which made it feel very authentic. The plot itself, apart from the romance scenes, were also entertaining! Overall, enjoyed the characters, the romance and chemistry, and the plot. It's a win for me!

Side note - I was surprised the smut was a bit more tame in this one vs book one, but I'm not complaining! Just an observation.

I had a lot of fun reading Spiral by @authorbalkhabra! This slow burn, fake dating romance is about Elias, a young NHL player who is seen by the media as a player off the ice and is struggling to get his first NHL career goal. Sage is an aspiring ballerina but is struggling to get chances to audition and has heard that increasing her following on social media is the key. Hence the perfect pair up, Eli needs a long-term girlfriend so that the media can get off his back and he can focus on the game, and Sage could use the following that would come from dating a NHL star in order to be noticed, but of course with all fake dating romances, you know someone will catch feelings!

I loved that this book is set in Canada (and the author is Canadian). I also didn't find it as predictable as similar books which was really refreshing. This is the second book in the series and you could tell there were references to the other book, but it was easy enough to follow and just made me want to check out the first book, Collide. I would definitely recommend this book to sport romance fans, and plan to check out the author's other books! Thanks to @netgalley and the publisher, @penguinrandomca for giving me the chance to read and review this book!

Spiral was a great second book in the Off the Ice series by Bal Khabra. I really enjoyed Sage and Eli's story and getting to see all the characters from the first book as well.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

A sweet hockey read. I quite enjoyed the characters. It was a quick and easy readable romance. Thanks for the read.

Super cute book!!! An excellent addition to the first book :D Had a fun time reading this on vacation and was just what I needed on the beach

This was a cute read and my favourite in the series so far. I loved Eli and Sage as characters and they had excellent growth throughout the story. I liked the slow burn of their relationship and I thought their chemistry was great. While I would have loved there to be exposition for certain elements earlier in the book (i.e., Eli's backstory), I thought everything came together in the end. I also enjoyed seeing the characters from the previous novel, and how this story took place in a different setting.