Hard Knocks

New-to-me author. This was fine. Helen, a neurologist who is a panicky mess about brain injuries because her father's faculties are slowly disappearing after boxing in his youth, and Adam, an older hockey player for a team that's not very good, who has a lot of insecurities about what he'll do when he's forced to retire from a game he's not sure he even likes anymore. And you know, hockey can be a violent sport, thus their meet-cute. It was described as enemies-to-lovers but it was more like verbally sparring rivals who bang, and otherwise have nothing in common. There's a rich Russian billionaire guy who's a terrible caricature of a person, who happens to own Adam's team, but it's never clear why, because he has absolutely no interest in anything that's happening in hockey or in the city his team is in?

So. It was fine. I suspect I will not remember it in a few weeks.

(Disclaimer: the author is a friend.) This book was such a great read - I loved all the characters and wanted more when it ended! I love when both characters need to grow and change to get to the happily-ever-after, and it's not about one person being entirely right or totally wrong. This had that and it was so satisfying to watch these two great characters work their way toward each other. Love love love.