ARC Review: Breakaway by Deirdre Martin

Breakaway

by Deirdre Martin

(New York Blades # 11)



This was a classic case of "This cover is so hot!" and then the book falls a bit flat.  Having not read the previous books in this series I can say I wasn't lost and was able to enjoy this book as much as the story allowed me.  Mostly because we are not in New York with the team, or even around hockey.

Nope, we are in Ireland.  Turns out Rory Brady was a bit of an ass and a jerk.  He left his hometown to go become a big NHL star and then dumped his high school sweetheart, Erin O'Brien.  Erin has been devastated and has not been able to move on much with her life.  And then Rory comes back for the summer with the goal of getting her back.  You know what they say, you don't know what you have until it's gone and all that.

But here's my problem.  Instead of Rory coming back and doing some serious groveling to get in her good graces again, he's very much so his regular self.  He just expects Erin to fall back at his feet just because he came back for her.  To take her away from the little town she's always wanted to leave behind.  And in a way she does kind of give in to him easily.

The writing was good and I will probably try out some other books in this series or look out for the next one.  I just think I picked the one that seemed to do a lot of talking in circles and going to the pub to get drunk.  But it was a light and fast read.

*ARC provided by publisher

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