Genres: Sports Romance 
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3.5 stars for a solid entry in the Chicago Blaze series.
I enjoyed getting to know Victor and Lindy and seeing their “Cinderella” story blossom. Both characters were entertaining and I appreciated the emotional energy they put into their friendship and the natural progression to a romantic relationship.
There were two things that kept this from being a full 4 star read for me.
1) Victor falls into a fairly common trap for a book in the middle of a series. While we have 2 main characters, their story seems to be as much about bridging parts of the series together as anything. The secondary cast features the heros from the first books and we see where they are now, but there is also a large focus on other secondary characters that I’m sure we will see soon. Ms Rothert does this well and the primary/secondary cast interactions feel organic to the story, but I wanted a little more of just Victor and Lindy.
2) The conflict in the story or should I say the lack of conflict. Yes, there were issues to deal with, but they were resolved easily and with minimal stress to the characters. Victor is a fairly short book, I would have appreciated a little more digging into the conflict issues. I think Victor and Lindy’s bond might have felt more real if they had to work just a little more to deal with a few things.
Overall, Victor is a good read and I did enjoy seeing a slightly different hockey hero. More of a “average” guy makes good type. With a fun meet cute, a good friends, and a little jealousy thrown in, this is one I would recommend to followers of the series. If you are new to the Blaze books, I would suggest starting with Anton or Luca.
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Victor by Brenda Rothert
Available Now | Chicago Blaze, #3
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Book Blurb:
He’s a hockey star with a headboard full of notches. She’s a shy NHL concession worker at who’s never been kissed.
Lindy
They don’t call me Belinda Boring for nothing. It’s my name, after all. And for a 23-year-old with plain brown hair who still lives at home and gets tongue tied over nothing, it’s a fitting one. I’m not even one of those quiet girls with a hidden talent, unless making a mean order of nachos at the NHL arena I work at counts. My life consists of working, reading and harboring a secret crush on a hockey player who doesn’t know I exist. At least, until we accidentally meet and become unlikely friends.
Victor
I’m living the dream. A poor kid who worked his way into the NHL, I’ll never forget where I came from, though I try to. My past follows me, a nagging reminder that I’ll never be what everyone thinks I am. As the threat of my secret being exposed looms closer, my game slips, leaving me in danger of being cut from my team–the only family I have. I’m losing my hold on everything when a new friend helps me find hope. She’s nothing like the women I’m used to, but by the time I figure out that’s exactly why she’s right for me, I’ve lost my chance with her. Somehow, I have to convince a woman who thinks she’s invisible that she’s the only one I see.
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