Bar Down Book 2: Play Maker by Ava Olsen

 

Bar Down Book 2

Axel 

They call me the play maker. I make hockey wins happen. Until I'm confronted with Jace, my college rival for the coveted center spot. And, my BFF’s ex. I know secrets about Jace and I’m not happy to be on the same team as him, never mind the same line. But as our competition on the ice heats up, things off the ice get complicated. No matter what, I’m not getting outplayed.

Jace 

Axel Lund, the conceited jerk, thinks he’s gonna waltz in and take the top spot on my hockey team? No way. The cocky forward thinks the worst of me, but he doesn’t know the truth. And every encounter with him cracks my icy control. But I’m not getting played by Axel. If anything, I’m going to play him.

Play Maker is a bi awakening, rivals to lovers, college hockey MM romance. Get ready for cocky boys, intense chemistry, and a heated play to HEA.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219347861-play-maker

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Axel’s transfer to Sutton U was much needed. He found a way to escape from his awful family and the town they think they run. But in transferring it means playing on the same team has his best friend’s ex, Jace. The tension between them is thick. On and off the ice. And things are getting heated more and more by the minute. But things start to also change little by little. Especially when Axel learns the truth about what happened between his best friend and Jace. Things that are making Axel realize that he really has no one in his corner. But Jace and this new team, might just have his back if he lets them in. Jace is finally fed up with the hostility and tension between him and Axel. So he braces himself to tell the truth. And in doing so, it sets them both free a bit. Including the attraction that lingers between them. There is no real reason to fight it anymore. Nothing to hide it or push it down. And when they give in? Everything changes in only the best way. If they are brave enough to take it. I really loved Jace and Axel’s story! A def fun enemies to lovers vibe. But I also loved when they were able to put down their walls for one another and actually talk. Their chemistry was so great, on and off the ice. And I loved how they just fought for one another. When they are in, they are in. Another great book in this series and I’m looking forward to the next one!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.