The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy on November 1, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Romance / Sports
Pages: 489
Format: Paperback
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Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women’s national hockey team, win Olympic gold, and step out of her famous father’s shadow. So far, so good, except for two little things. Fine–a little thing and a big, grumpy thing. She needs to improve her game behind the net, and she needs help from Luke Ryder.
Ryder is six-foot five, built, opinionated, rude…and sexy as hell. But he’s still the enemy.
Briar’s new hockey co-captain has his reasons, though. The men’s team just merged with a rival program, leaving Ryder with an angry roster where everyone hates one another’s guts. To make matters worse, the summer coaching spot he’s angling for with the legendary Garrett Graham is out of reach after he makes the worst possible first impression on his hero. So, really, this compromise with Gigi is win-win. He helps her make the national team, she puts in a good word with her dad.
It feels so good to be back in the Briar world! Garrett and Hannah were so wonderful to see again! The off-campus series will always be a series that I will never forget. I think about these characters more than you care to know. It is really because they feel like family to me. They are my best friends and we are all one big happy family. I loved this book so much and it has easily become a new favorite. This felt like reliving a favorite memory. Like I was reading my favorite universe again for the first time, and nothing can beat that!
4.5 stars for this one! This book met my expectations for sure. Entering this universe and having my absolute favorite characters back was the most heart-warming feeling possible. Garrett and Hannah as parents is everything I needed to fill my heart. And having Dean and Logan in a scene as Gigi’s uncles? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.