Reviewed by Jen
TITLE: Brutal Titan
SERIES: North Shore Titans Hockey #2
AUTHOR: E.V. Olsen
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 156 Pages
RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2024
BLURB:
Jackson Reed has been a thorn in my side since the day we met–always running his mouth, always itching for a fight. Our rivalry on the ice has left us bruised and bloodied countless times.
When our teams end up at the same hotel for the Regional Championships, the brutal Titan gets under my skin in a whole new way. A fight turns into a chase through the woods, and when I’m caught, it ignites a forbidden fire within me that can’t be stifled.
Our secret encounters grow more intense, and I find myself craving his touch, his taste, his infuriating smirk that both turns me on and makes me want to punch him in his perfect face.
As captain of the South Shore Serpents, getting involved with the star of our rival team is reckless. A betrayal.
Forbidden.
But Jackson Reed doesn’t stop until he gets what he wants, and this time–it’s me.
Falling for the brutal Titan was never part of the plan.
Except he’s the most addictive bad idea I’ve ever had, and I can’t get enough.
REVIEW:
I’m a sucker for a good hockey story, so I grabbed the opportunity to jump into this series. I have not read book one, but I don’t think I missed much of the layout by doing so. This story started off a bit rough for me. It has rival teams going after each other like the worst schoolyard bullies, on the ice and even more so off the ice. It was a bit over the top for me, honestly, but I trudged through.
I’m glad I did, because that tempers a bit as the story gains momentum. Jackson and Killian begin their physical relationship much in the same way as their outward relationship shows, love/hate with aggression and violence. This makes for a pretty steamy first encounter and even when they come to terms with there being more love than hate, is still just under the surface throughout their actual relationship.
I ended up enjoying this story, but perhaps it could have been better had it been more fleshed out into a longer story. As it was, it felt a bit crammed getting from the hate/want to beat you up and kill you phase to the possessive love/don’t anyone dare touch you phase. There are some other interesting characters on these teams that have me looking forward to the next installment. P.S. Hockey Rules.
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