Book: One True Annoyance by Bethany Monaco Smith
Reviewed by bookwormsally
Rating: 5/5
I absolutely loved this book. When you choose a book by a new to you author you never really know what you’re going to get and that’s half the fun for me. I am lucky enough to have been chosen by the author to receive and advance copy to listen to via ARC Library.
Hockey romance seems to be a trend at the moment, and I had got to the point where I was feeling like it was a little saturated, until I listened to this. Yes, he’s a hockey player, yes, it’s spicy but it’s also so much more. You have the devastatingly beautiful love story between the FMC Harper and the MMC Austin, but you also have unbreakable friendship bonds, both male and female. I never knew I wanted a cuddle pile until now. The book also addresses some difficult topics like homophobia and gaslighting, but it’s done respectfully. If this was a true story it would be enough to restore my faith in humanity.
I only have one criticism, and it happens in a lot of books, not just this one. But the plural of Lego is Lego (no s).
Both the narrators are new to me, but I felt they work well together for the duet narration.