Book: Pucking With The Enemy by Alisha Williams
Reviewed by Booksbystarlightandshadows
Rating: 3/5
My favourite thing about this book was the dynamic between the alphas and it's something I have enjoyed in most of Williams' omegaverse books as it tends to stray away from the usual pack v Omega tension. The main conflict within the pack is between the Alphas in this one and I was on side with Damien when he found out about the other two alphas knowing each other IRL and keeping it from everyone. Of the Alphas, I felt Damien was the most developed character too but I think that's because Reid and Carson came as a pair and they didn't have the same one on one time with Addie that he did. I did love their back and forth though with some cracking one liners and although Damien was my favourite, they won me back with the jersey.
The storyline kept me engaged but as its a standalone there were a few points that had they been developed a bit more would have kicked it up to solid 4. One of the biggest involved Eloise, the FMCs mother, cutting off Addie as she felt she had wasted her time at college. We don't actually find out what Addie studied and considering Eloise works in fashion which is not a guaranteed career by any means, this seemed really strange reason for the initial conflict as did her having a pop at Addie's style and dress sense. We also never find out why Elliott is still with Eloise as even he thinks she's awful; I was waiting for the story after the "it's complicated" line but it never came. The ending felt a bit rushed as the HFN final chapter left me looking for an epilogue as to what happened after the press conference. HFN instead of a HEA isn't a deal breaker for me but in this one, I just felt like I was looking for that little bit extra to finish it off.
My interpretation of the star system;
3 stars - I enjoyed it; would read the author again
4 stars - I really liked it; I am invested and definitely want more from this author/series
5 stars - I loved it; I engaged with this book completely until I finished it and it is one I will re-read