New Release: Superfan by Sarina Bowen + Review!

Superfan by Sarina Bowen is now available!

A new stand-alone hockey romance from Sarina Bowen!

Sometimes lady luck shakes your hand, and sometimes she smacks your face. Sometimes she does both on the same day.

Three years ago I met the most amazing woman. We were both down on our luck. Then I got that call—the one that tells you to get your buns on a plane to go meet your destiny.
But the girl was left behind. I didn’t have her phone number, and she didn’t know my real name.
While I became a professional hockey player, she became a superstar, with platinum records and legions of fans. And a slick, music producer boyfriend who treated her badly.
But fate wasn’t done with us yet. When Delilah turns up at a hockey game, I can’t resist making contact. The internet swoons when I ask her out on a date.
She might not remember me. But her jerkface ex does. He’ll do anything to keep us apart. 
Good thing athletes never give up. This time I’m playing for keeps.

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REVIEW:

3.5-3.75 stars

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 This was a pretty good book. Superfan is the third book in the Brooklyn series. This is Silas and Delilah's book. Silas is one of the goalies for the Brooklyn Bruisers pro hockey team. Before he was called up to a pro hockey team, he met an up-and-coming singer in the bar where he was bartending. Delilah was in town performing for a small music festival, hoping to get a music deal. The two have a fun, flirty banter but it never leads to more because of miscommunication. Now, a few years later, Delilah is a big pop star. Silas plays pro hockey and has crushed on Delilah from afar. One day while watching a rival hockey game on tv, he sees her attending the game as a fan. He tweets her about it and ends up asking her out. When the two meet, Delilah is shocked that Silas is the bartender she never forgot. The two have an immediate connection, but circumstances between them make it hard for a relationship to take off. They are both are dealing with a lot and are long distance, but they manage to finally make things work out between them and get their HEA. 

I liked this book, but I did have a few issues with it. The story was cute and interesting. I really liked Silas. He adored Delilah from the minute he met her and never forgot her, following her career from afar. He was such a sweet, fun guy who was all-in with her whenever she gave him any attention. Delilah's character was a bit trickier and more complicated. She had to learn to stand on her own and be an adult before she could be in a relationship.  I felt like she held back from Silas a bit too much. I understood her past, her career, and the long distance made her cautious about getting in a relationship. It was hard to see her hold back for pretty much the whole book when he worshipped her so much. She was too cautious for me to really love her character. It was a little bit hard to believe in Silas and Delilah's HEA because we don't get to see them together and happy for very long, except for in the epilogue, which felt a little too late. The actual book never quite got there for me. 

Also, I found the book a little heavy. There were little happy times, lots of emotional times and "worried about the future" times. Silas and Delilah deserved some happy together and we don't often get to see it. Their blossoming romance was overshadowed by long distance, their busy careers, Delilah's jerky ex who was her music producer, a stalker and more. It was just a lot. Still, I enjoyed the book. Silas was just a doll and his positive energy helped the book so much. I enjoyed that he was down to earth, not egotistical despite that he was a hockey star in his own right. He came off as just a regular, sweet guy. The fantasy of dating a pop star that you have been fangirling (fanguying?) over from afar is such a fun premise. 

Overall, I enjoyed this book in general. Silas and Delilah were really good together once they got everything figured out between them. This story was entertaining and I enjoyed catching up with the rest of the couples from the series. I really enjoy this series and look forward to more from Ms. Bowen in the future!