North (Pittsburgh Titans, #16)
Sawyer Bennett
New to the Pittsburgh Titans but no stranger to relentless ambition, North Paquette knows exactly how to put in the work to ensure the win. But this time, the stakes are personal because the game isn’t just on the ice. Life as a member of the Pittsburgh Titans is pretty freaking fantastic. I live in one of the best cities around, get paid to play the game I love and enjoy all the perks of being a professional hockey player. While many of those perks are because of who I am, one in particular is because of who I know. Farren Abrams wasn’t on my radar until she came to town to visit her brother Rafferty. She’s smart, sarcastic, sexy as hell and can talk hockey like a pro. So when a night out with the team became a drunken hookup with Farren, there were zero complaints from yours truly. We had our fun and then she went back home—no harm, no foul. Now she’s moved to Pittsburgh permanently and while she’s still looking for some fun, I’m starting to look for more. The more time I spend with Farren the more I like her, but to say she’s relationship averse is an understatement. Something in her past has caused her to head for the hills whenever someone gets too close, but she shuts down whenever I push for details. When she rejects my attempts to take this thing to the next level, I’m forced to seek help from none other than Rafferty, who has no idea I’m banging his little sister. With his assistance, I set out to do the one thing none of those chumps in Farren’s past have taken the time to do—help her face her demons and give her something worth staying for.
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I love North so much, so it pains me to admit that this was not a favorite. Sawyer Bennett is a go-to author for me, often getting me out of reading slumps, so it also pains me to say I think Farren is underdeveloped. There was a lot of telling and not showing when it came to that character. That means that while I liked North and Farren as a couple and absolutely believe they are meant for each other, I wasn’t feeling that they were meant for each other. Something I have come to expect from this author is feeling the chemistry. The book was over halfway through before Farren admitted that she is aimless. For the whole first half of the book, I couldn’t get a bead on if she was selfish, had anxiety issues, was unmotivated, or some other issues were holding her back from living her life once she showed up in Pittsburgh. Let me be clear, the things Farren is holding onto from her past that have shaped her romantic life are not what I’m talking about. I appreciate the author showing that something that seems like a tiny blip to one person may cause lifelong trauma for another person. I’m talking about Farren’s lack of a job and seeming to do nothing about not having a job while living off her brother’s kindness. It made it hard for me to connect with the character. Again, I do believe North and Farren are meant for each other. He can be laid back when it’s needed, but also has a way of pushing Farren without it feeling like he’s pressuring her. I enjoyed seeing her learn to trust. And I absolutely love how much of a cinnamon roll North ended up being. We’re gearing up for Penn’s story and I found myself more invested in the tidbits on Penn’s past than on the North/Farren story. That’s a problem. So while I enjoyed this story, it wasn’t necessarily the couple that it focuses on that kept me engaged.
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