This is my first full length novel by Maya Hughes and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The prequel gave us background into the characters and what I really liked is that it wasn’t repeated in the book which I find some authors do, in order to make the book appear longer which just makes me upset as I’m not getting a full length story. Anywho, I loved Declan and Mak together! Their rivalry started in High School and now Mak has transferred to a University closer to home, to be closer to her parents, and worried she’s going to bump into Declan again after all this time. Declan is playing University level Hockey and is now a senior so he doesn’t have much time left before he graduates. But life spins out of control when he’s suspended from the team due to a course he didn’t pass when he first started and of all people he is paired up with Mak, for all future assignments:( They make it work, but their relationship slowly transitions from enemies to friends to more!
I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good romance:) I’m also praying that we get more stories as I’d love to know more about all the boys that were Kings at school that played Hockey together, especially Emmett and Avery!
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but sometimes life had a way of interfering with the best laid plans
"I hadn't planned on him at all, but sometimes life had a way of interfering with the best laid plans."Hockey romance became my favourite with Ms. Kennedy's Off-Campus series, featuring delicious muscled college students. And Kristen Callihan's Game On series made me fall in love with sports romance. It is always exciting discovering new authors, especially when they promise an upcoming hockey sports romance.So, when Maya Hughes appeared on my radar, I almost died of happiness. Shameless King features my sacred triad: college setting, sports romance and enemies-to-lovers trope. I couldn't want anything more. So why not five stars? Because after some deliberation, I realised some things prevented me from wanting to rate Shameless King that.» Too much repetition during the beginning.» Character development could have been more rounded. Relationship wise, Declan and Makenna showed significant progression and this was demonstrated well. However, their individuality felt flat and two-dimensional at times.» Declan's personal issues were kind of awkward, making it difficult for me to fully wrap my head around it. It could have become a significant point of contention with some more work, rather than leaving it as what feels to me to be a minor background annoyance.Outside of these points Shameless King is still an enjoyable read that matched my criteria. I've been desperate for another hockey romance."Seeing her this open and needy and demanding, all wrapped into one beautiful package, made my c*** throb in anticipation of giving her everything she needed."Something readers either don't mind or absolutely detest is an overwhelming amount of character introductions. And that happens in Shameless King.In between meeting the five Kings of Rittenhouse and various side characters, Ms. Hughes doesn't divulge too much information, leaving an air of mystery to surround these vastly different personalities. While Declan wasn't my ideal candidate, Ford one hundred percent is, with his shy and mysterious personality. I cannot wait for his book!
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- NovelMommaReviewed in the United States on 28 June 2018
Long Live the Kings!
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Too Much Smex And Not Enough Heart
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Reviewed in the United States on 1 January 2025
I flew through the first 65% or so of this book at a rapid pace. The writing has an even tone that flows smoothly. The ansgt-filled banter was really great. There are quite a few laugh out loud moments. Then, it grew a bit boring. So, I flew through the remaining 35% just to be done with it.
There was too much sex and not enough meaningful moments between Mak and Declan. The sex overpowered the plot, making it difficult to care too much about the character's struggles. It was so overpowering that absolutely no room was left for Declan to have his moment to share with Mak anything pertaining to his 'dad'. I don't even know why the author bothered to write the dad into the story. He was basically this shadow character hovering in the background, causing grief for Declan just for appearances. There was no real point to having him there at all. He just shows up to practices and games, Declan takes notice of him while Declan thinks to himself what a shoddy presence his dad is and then nothing! The only resolution that comes from that situation is when Declan tells him off towards the end and just walks away. We don't learn what the dad was thinking because that is all there is to it. It was a big pointless nothingburger. Ridiculous!
Overall, it's a fast, fun-enough read. I'm going to give the next book a shot and see how I'm feeling about this series then. I'm on the fence with continuing. If it seems like it's going to keep on this same path of smex, smex, smex, and even more smex, I might be looking at my 1st dnf of the year. Not how I wanted to kick off 2025.
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