As Luck Would Have It

       

Title: As Luck Would Have It

Author: Sonya Lalli

Publisher: Audible Originals, October 10, 2024

Read Time: 9 hours 37 minutes

Genre: YA Hockey Romance

Hockey coach Ashley Jaswal doesn't take nonsense from anyone … except her overbearing and superstitious family. They believe she's a good luck charm for her brother Jas, the newest Vancouver Canucks draft pick, forcing Ash to attend all his games as he rises up the NHL ranks, sacrificing her personal life (not that she has one—who decided hockey season needed to be 10 months long anyway?).

Ash also clashes with Jas’s teammate, Canucks captain Devin Snyder. Devin is yet another arrogant hockey bro—and admitted total babe—who is fresh off a scandalous break-up with a global pop-star. But she soon finds the ice melts between them, and they share an unexpected chemistry. As Ash wrestles with her family’s demands, her brother’s career and her feelings for Devin, will she find a way to take a risk and make her own luck? Or will she puck this up?

This captivating Audible Original is an essential listen for fans of sports romance, strong heroines, sizzling chemistry and the diversity within the hockey community.

Please note: This project is a work of fiction. Names, characters, companies and events are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, companies or events is entirely coincidental.

This was very cute. It's hockey, there's great rep. I love it. BUT it is YA. And that's obviously not a full deal breaker for me, but I just didn't realize it was going to be. These people are in their 30s so having it be specifically YA is unexpected to say the least. I just looked at the run time for this book and I'm shocked that it was 9 hours, that feels false to me. I would have bet that this was a short story.

The misogyny was tough to read. It was heavy. And the fact that it was all centered in the house was harder. Ashley really struggled to communicate her needs and feelings to her family specifically, and that hit pretty close to home. She figured out how to talk to them eventually though. 

Ratings

Stars: 3/5