Superstar by Kate Meader
He never saw her coming ...
After almost a year away from hockey, Bastian Durand’s return to the game should be a triumph.
Instead he’s taken down by the Chicago Rebels mascot.
It can’t get worse. Or maybe it can. Because the human inside the Rowdy Rebel costume is none other than Pepper Calhoun.
His friend’s sister.
His coach’s daughter.
And the woman Bastian has wanted for the longest time.
Pepper has always been a magnet for bad luck and now she’s ruined superstar Bast Durand’s big comeback. So that tracks. Everyone, from her father and brother to the fans and press, heck, even the NHL commissioner, hates her.
Everyone but the one guy who should.
Hiding away is the only thing she can think of, except Bast has the same idea. To her utter dismay, he’s determined to protect Pepper from anyone who dares breathe a word against her.
And to convince her that crashing on the ice isn’t all that different from … falling in love.
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Review:
3.5-3.75 stars
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This was a cute book. Superstar is book seven in the Rookie Rebels series. This book is Bastian/ Bast Durand and Pepper's book. Bast is Reid's younger brother and is new to the Rebels, having been traded from another NHL team. Pepper is his coach's daughter, who is between jobs after a bad situation with an ex, who was also a pro hockey player. They happen to meet in a bar, not knowing who each other was, and have an instant chemistry and connection. But Pepper soon realizes who Bast is and she's not interested in dating another hockey player. When Bast figures out who Pepper is, he is angry and treats her badly. She got a reputation for dumping her ex-player boyfriend and is blamed when his career tanked after that. So, they don't have plans to see each other again, despite their attraction. When her father asks her to play substitute for the team mascot on game day, she and Reid collide on the ice and he breaks his wrist. He blames her for not being able to play, as do the press, fans, her father and team, when it wasn't her fault. She really gets raked over the coals by the public, which is the last thing she needs. When she tries to escape a particularly tense situation with the paparazzi, Bast steps in and they end up holing up together for a bit. The sparks between them get stronger as the spend time together and feelings grow stronger, until they fall for each other.
This was a good story. I really liked Pepper but I felt so bad for her. The first half of the book was everyone in the world hating on her, including her father and it was all too much. Her father was too mean and I never really got over it. Even Bast was pretty awful to her for a while. She really had done nothing wrong to deserve the treatment. The second half was better though. I did need more grovel and apology from Bast to be able to fully forgive him. I also wanted more couple time spent falling in love and less separation afterward. I needed more drive from the both of them to act like they really wanted to be together and make a relationship work between them so that I could feel their love better. It was cute, but I felt like their falling in love period had just started and then the book ended. Still, after the first half, the book ended up being a cute, easy and enjoyable read. I just wanted more resolution.
Overall Superstar was a good addition to this fun hockey romance series. I look forward to more from it and from Ms. Meader in the future!
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