Off Sides (Off, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Mar 07, 2013 Lesley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I am a hockey fan who happens to love romance stories, so imagine how happy I was to find Off Sides and how thrilled I was that it was offered for free on the day I had found it. So I read it, all in one day, as it is on the short side, and LOVED it beyond any expectations that I had.

Ryan is a the captain of his college hockey team with dreams of playing in the NHL He's also the son of a well-to-do politician and a super snobby mother. He meets Danny, a waitress whose place in life is completel I am a hockey fan who happens to love romance stories, so imagine how happy I was to find Off Sides and how thrilled I was that it was offered for free on the day I had found it. So I read it, all in one day, as it is on the short side, and LOVED it beyond any expectations that I had.

Ryan is a the captain of his college hockey team with dreams of playing in the NHL He's also the son of a well-to-do politician and a super snobby mother. He meets Danny, a waitress whose place in life is completely opposite to Ryan's. She lost her dad tragically and had to drop out of Julliard when her mom was dying from cancer yet she is now determined to make her way in life, working many hours at the diner, paying her own way through college while holding onto her dream of returning to Julliard in the future to pursue her education in music.

Despite the strong attraction between the two of them, Ryan fights his own inner battle before deciding that yes, a relationship with Danny is worth fighting for. And fight he does.. some of his friends and teammates as well as his ex-girlfriend and mother make it clear to him constantly that they all find Danny unworthy of being with him. They don't let the naysayers get in the way of their quickly growing relationship. But then Danny is tricked into a bad situation which Ryan walks in on and the end result is him being arrested on assault charges when he stops the attacker. Ryan's mom offers Danny a way for her to help him with the legal repercussions, but at what price?

Off Sides is an amazing story and is easily one of my favorite books that I've read this year (and I've read several other good ones!). Sawyer Bennett delivers a wonderful love story, complete with hockey, a gorgeous nice guy with a touch of bad-assness when it comes to protecting the girl he loves, and an intelligent girl who stands tall when faced with constant reminders from people convinced she's not good enough for him. If I had to pick something that I didn't like about the book, it would just be that it's too short and I want more of Danny and Ryan.

I look forward to reading more by Sawyer Bennett!! ...more

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Jun 07, 2013 Connie N. rated it liked it

Shelves: first-in-series, romance, sports-hockey, new-adult

#1 of the Off new adult romance series

This was pleasant and nice, but just really had no pizazz. The main characters were both enjoyable--Danny is a girl who had a music career ahead of her but had to drop out when her mother got sick, and now she's working as a waitress and going to school. Ryan is a successful college hockey player, son of a prominent politician and one of the privileged. When they meet, it's pretty much love at first sight. On the plus side, I loved how they were both open an ...more

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May 08, 2013 Angel **Book Junkie** rated it really liked it · review of another edition

So where other people found this book a bit rushed I think it was just the speed I needed for the night. I felt like Yes they fell in love a little fast but the book was so fast paced that I did not really mind.

I felt for the most part the author did a great job of character development and incorporated this with the two characters falling in love. I did not feel that we really got to know Ryan's background except that his mother was a royal bitch. I would have liked to known his dad's stance on ...more

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