Review Wednesday: Good Boy by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

*This is a book meant for adults due to some inappropriate content for people younger than 18.*

Title: Good Boy

Author: Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
1st Date of Publication: December 28, 2016

ISBN: 9781942444312
# of Pages: 282

Genre: New Adult

Age Rating: 17+ (Sexual Content and Language)

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Book Description:
Hosting her brother’s wedding for an MVP guest list is the challenge of Jess Canning’s life. Already the family screw-up, she can’t afford to fail. And nobody - absolutely nobody! - can learn of the colossal mistake she made with the best man during a weak moment last spring. It was wrong, and there will not be a repeat. Absolutely not. Even if he is the sexiest thing on two legs.

Blake Riley sees the wedding as fate’s gift to him. Jess is the maid of honor, and he’s the best man? Let the games begin. So what if he’s facing a little (fine, a lot) of resistance? He just needs to convince the stubborn blonde that he’s really a good boy with a bad rap. Luckily, every professional hockey player knows that you’ve got to make an effort if you want to score.

But Jess has more pressing issues to deal with than sexy-times with a giant man-child. Such as: Will the ceremony start on time, even though someone got grandma drunk? Does glitter ever belong at a wedding? And is it wrong to murder the best man?


Setting: Starts in California, but mostly in Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Point of View: 1st person- Jessica Canning and Blake Riley

Goodreads Rating: 4.12

My Rating: 3.75

 

Part of the Book that Caught My Attention: Cover

View on the Cover: Can I please have 5 of those dogs and that man, please?
View on Title: It seems a little demeaning if this is for a person, but if it's for a dog then it sounds like a cute tale.

Pros:

• The main female lead, Jess Canning, should be a comfort to a lot of people. She hasn't really done anything in her life and she hasn't really found her knack for something. She feels like a failure when it comes to seeing her other five brothers and sisters with their successes. She just wants to be able to say that she didn't depend on her parents for her success.
• She is very strong as she doesn't run away or give up while she is in nursing school and continues to fight even through uncertainty.
• This book really concentrates on hockey, and the way the characters act in this is exactly how I have seen hockey games. People act a little crazy at these games and try to encourage the players to play a little too rough.
• The novel states the LGBT issues by showing Jess's little brother, Jamie, get married to one of the hockey players, Wesley, at the beginning of the book. Their relationship is seen throughout the novel.

Cons:

• I wasn't a fan of Blake Riley's character at all. He's very immature and the way he acts reminds me of a high school student.
• In general, I did not like the writing style because it felt like there was there were two different writing styles happening at the same time. This is probably because there are two different authors who wrote this book.

Sarina Bowen's Website:
http://www.sarinabowen.com/

Elle Kennedy's Website:
http://ellekennedy.com/

Other Recommendations:

Slave to Love by Julie A. Richman
Fighting to Breathe by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Ladies Man by Katy Evans