The Friend Face Off by Grace Worthington: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

Getting involved with your brother’s best friend is risky enough. But when he's a hockey player? It's a whole new level of bad idea.

As a ravenous reader, I’ve got a secret: I’m obsessed with hockey romances.

But let me tell you, real life hockey players are nothing like my book boyfriends.

So I threw down the gauntlet on BookTok. I challenged any single guy out there to prove me wrong. Can a real hockey player be as romantic as the ones in my favorite stories?

Enter Dawson Hayes, a goalie with a point to prove and my brother’s best friend. He’s confident he can win me over and take me on the most romantic date of my life.

But there’s a catch: for me to accept, I have to pretend that he’s my fake boyfriend. Now everyone in my small town thinks that Dawson and I are having a fall fling. Even if it’s a fling that can’t last.

Worst of all, I’m starting to believe this fling is real. I’m falling for my brother’s best friend.

DAWSON

The first time I met Emmy, her brother warned me to stay away. As hockey teammates, that made her totally off-limits.

But now I’m back in Emmy’s small town to play in a charity hockey match, and I can’t resist her dating challenge: to find out if any man can be more romantic than the book boyfriends she adores.

Emmy and I are both fiercely competitive, and I’m determined to win her over.

When the moment of truth comes, the chemistry between us turns into something neither of us expected:

A romantic face-off between friends who are insanely attracted to each other.

Now, I’m out to prove to her that you should never judge a book by its cover—or a hockey player when it comes to love.

The Friend Face Off is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet small town hockey romcom series. It's a brother’s best friend, closed door hockey romcom with fake dating, friends to lovers and You’ve Got Mail vibes. It's a small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

The Author

Grace Worthington eats, breathes, and geeks out over sweet romcoms. So it’s no surprise that she believes that laughter and love are a cure-all for pretty much everything in life. After a short stint working in musical theatre (where she was often cast in comedic roles), she instills her books with witty banter, lovable characters, and a story that moves your heart and soul. Her inspiration includes quaint towns by the beach, romantic comedy movies from the '80s & '90s, and the crazy shenanigans of her family. Snag a free sweet romcom at graceworthington.com

Book Review

The Friend Face Off is the third book in the Love on Thin Ice series. This is a multi-author series centered around one charity hockey team in the small-town of Maple Falls so there is definitely some crossover, but all can be enjoyed as standalones as well. 

A brother's best friend hockey romance with all the fall vibes!? Yes, please! We were introduced to Dawson and Emmy earlier in the series (Dan from The Rebound Play is Emmy's brother and Dawson's best friend), so I was really excited to get their story... and it did not disappoint. Despite being an avid romance reader, Emmy doesn't truly believe that boyfriends like those she reads about can truly exist... and especially when they are hockey players as well. Until Dawson comes to town. Oh my goodness, he might just be the most perfect book boyfriend in all of book boyfriends... the way he reads her favorite books and fights to win her over!? I couldn't get enough of it. She was a little more hesitant to let him in, but I loved how patient he was with her. The chemistry between them was absolutely fantastic and that first kiss!? Wow, so good! Throw in a little secret identity, and there was truly so much in this story to fall in love with. I loved every minute--- including the super sweet bonus scene that you'll absolutely want to check out too. 

The Friend Face Off is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. 

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