Published: March 22nd, 2016
by: Amanda Cowen Books
Genres: New Adult, Sports Romance, Contemporary
Format: ebook
Source: Blog Tour
My Rating: 3 Stars
He’s gorgeous.
He’s reckless.
And he’s every woman’s dirty fantasy in the state of California.., except one… Quinn Ashby.
Recent graduate of Penn and top of her class, Quinn is whip smart, ambitious and interning as the new marketing coordinator for the Bexley Bruisers American Hockey League team. The last thing she needs is to waste her time on guys…especially one as lethal to her focus as Cash Brooks.
But once the bad boy hockey star tempts her into his world, threatening her professional future, she’s forced to decide whether to let him into her heart…or to leave him behind forever.
Review
Perfect Sense turns out to be a good story, but it lacked something that I can’t quite put my finger on. I think the lack of insta-love is what really kept me reading. At times I found myself not wanting to put it down, but then it would drag and I was forced to call it a night. I haven’t read enough SR to be tired of the trope, but I felt like I’ve read this story before. All-in-all, I liked it but I’m just not head over heels in love with it. I’m sure hockey lovers everywhere will enjoy this book more than I did.
This story focuses on Quinn and Cash. I won’t lie, Cash kept things interesting. If Quinn hadn’t played hard-to-get, I think it would have tore the story apart. I love the fact that she’s smart and knows what kind of woman she wants to be. She’s very studious, so while she was totally in agreement with the entire female population about the hot badboy Cash, she was very much focused on school and her future. And my God, Cash tried to woo her socks off, but she held out for as long as she could. I wasn’t surprised to find that they both had secrets, and were scared to open up to each other. Cash more so than Quinn.
The ending was kind of abrupt, and not at all what I was expecting. I’m not sure yet if I’ll read the next book, but I’m a curious person when it comes to relationship endings and secrets, so I may take that leap. This is a good read that I’m sure lovers of the genre will appreciate. I’m not a hockey fan, but Cash may just make me change my mind. If you like sports romance, this may be the book to add to your shelf. Recommended!
Lekeisha The Booknerd 
I like the cover! But ahhh, only three stars? I do not like abrupt endings! I’ll be skipping this one and moving right along. Fantastic post, Lekeisha! I hope you enjoy your next read more. 🙂
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
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Thanks!
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Sounds like another middle of the road kind of read. I am so not gonna bother. I need some four and five star reads. I don’t have the capacity to deal with anything less right now. I’m doing enough of it on my own.
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Ahh, I love when the heroine doesn’t go all mush brain and fall all over the hot hero at first. I think I like Quinn already.
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She’s definitely easy to like, if you love the type of character she is, like me. Plus, she’s smart as shit and not some trollop. LOL!
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2 claps for the girl who doesn’t immediately fall into the arms of a charming man lol I like that she played hard to get and wasn’t easily won over. I haven’t read any SR but I may venture out a bit. Good review 🙂
Quite a Novel Idea
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Quinn is definitely not one of those love sick protagonists I’ve read so much about.
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I’m glad there were at least some good things about this one, even if it had some faults.
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Thanks! It’s not a bad read, I just wanted more from it.
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Oh this sounds swoony…but I like that she was focused on school and made him work for it!
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It is swoony, because even I couldn’t resist Cash.
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Great review! I’m not really into sports romance, so I’ll pass on this one.
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SR isn’t for everyone. I personally love me a good football romance myself.
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oh I do want to try this book since I love hockey players. Even with the abrupt ending.
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You will probably love this then, if you like hockey. Cash is freaking hot!
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Gotta love no insta-love! Sucks about the ending.
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Yeah, I’m just not in the mood for abrupt endings. I know I may be sounding bitchy, but I can’t help it.
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it’s always difficult when you read a story and you feel that something is missing, that it’s god but you need something more
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I still don’t know what I wanted from this book, but there is just something that’s lacking. I just read some reviews, and everyone else seems to love it. Maybe it’s just me.
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Great review, Lekeisha! Sport romance can really be hit or miss for me. I am not sure about this one. The characters sound great but I don’t like the sound of the abrupt ending.
Carole @ Carole’s Random Life
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I hate cliff hangers too, but I think some authors count on readers buying the next book to finish the story. I think that is what irks me sometimes, but it is what it is. A lot of NA books are written like this, which is why I don’t really read as many as I would like.
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It seems like this one was a good book, but it wasn’t entirely unique. Thank goodness for it having no insta love though! I think what I like most about it is that although it did get slow sometimes, it was never too easy. It was still enough for you to keep happy while reading it.
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I really am glad to have read it, and I think if my mind was more focused it could have been 4 stars.
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I live in TN and our hockey team is pretty good. Annnndd I haven’t seen one game at all. You just added a to-do item on my list… Go Preds!!
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I don’t really watch hockey, but I’m curios to check out the team about 45 mins from where I live. We don’t have a team here in AL (I don’t think, but we may have), but Columbus, GA has one because I see ads all the time when I go that way.
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I don’t read as much sports romance, either. But I like the idea that she keeps her focus. And secrets.
Sounds good!
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Quinn is a very likable character, so that helped a lot. I really liked the playing hard-to-get angle, but it was hard to ignore a specimen like Cash.
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It’s hard to really love a book if it drags every now and then. Glad this wasn’t too bad though and you did still enjoy it.
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Yes, it was good. I just think it was more my mood too because I was so stressed when I read it.
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Great review! Sounds like my kinda read, minus the abrupt ending… I might have to check it out 🙂
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You will definitely love this more than me, because I know you love your SR!
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