Reviewed by Mal
TITLE: On Thin Ice
SERIES: Portland Evergreens #3
AUTHOR: Beth Bolden
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 364 Pages
RELEASE DATE: April 15, 2025
REVIEW:
I’ve been dying to read Finn’s story and it was absolutely spectacular. The push and pull and all that delicious resistance from Jacob makes the pages crackle with chemistry right off the bat. Finn needs to get out of his head, step away from his dad’s looming shadow and he’s hit on the perfect plan (and that plan comes with a gorgeous side of Jacob hehehe).
Jacob is on his own journey to reclaim parts of his life that he had put aside for Hockey. He is also dealing with re-establishing his identity after the sudden halt in his career and that’s a tough one for him to stomach and adapt to, specially with the iconic status he enjoyed. Finn, surprisingly mature for his age is just the one provide ease and confidence that Jacob needs. There is also the whole issue with Morgan’s extreme rivalry with Jacob that these two have to deal with not just from a professional PoV but also the very personal (cough cough) turn their relationship has taken. I found it very sweet that they realise early on that this isn’t a fling for either of them when they finally give into the pull.
The way Beth Bolden writes is phenomenal, transporting you on to the ice in the middle of all the action, but also into the sweet emotional moments and the incendiary chemistry on fire between the two protagonists that keeps you hooked completely while reading this story. I do wish a little bit that they had been allowed to have a bit more fun and giving in moments before getting serious, but considering where they both were in their life and in relation to each other this was probably a prudent course. There is so much growth and evolution, Finn really comes into his towards the end and Jacob is right there with him. and their HEA isn’t an easy one.
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