Superfan by Sarina Bowen

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Title: Superfan
Author: Sarina Bowen
Series: Brooklyn #3
Published by: Indie
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Format: eARC
Pages: 300
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Sports Romance
Source: Nina Bocci PR
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2019 Finishing the Series Challenge, Lenoreo's 2019 New Release Challenge, Lenoreo's COYER Summer Hunt
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My rating:

Blurb:

A new standalone novel in the Brooklyn Bruisers world!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 girl in the world. 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.

More information at SarinaBowen.com

My Review:

I received a free copy through Nina Bocci PR in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.

5 stars — Welp, it’s official.  I think I have a new favourite Sarina Bowen hero.  Also, this book was amazeballs.

Silas is….SWOONTASTIC.  He is everything I LOVE in a fictional book boy.  He’s got some major beta boy vibes going on, though I suppose he’s a bit more gamma…but I’m gonna group him as beta, because I absolutely adore him and love all his sweetness.  He’s genuinely kind, thoughtful, sweet, and seriously romantic.  I LOVED the way he cared about all his friends and family, and obviously for Delilah as well.  He said some of the sweetest things that just made my heart melt.  Don’t get me wrong, he was NOT perfect.  He sort of had a temper, he made some bad decisions on occasion, and he let his emotions get to him in the wrong ways here and there.  But that kind of just made him more believable.  I ADORED that he grew into his own confidence, and he wore it so well.  I also loved how introspective he was about his past, and he was always wanting to be better in the future…which, I know, everyone sort of is, but for him it was something he actively pursued.  And, for reasons I can’t define, I was actually taken off guard by how forthright and determined he was when pursuing Delilah, particularly in the bedroom.  Not in a bad way, I just wasn’t expecting it.  Silas made that sexy as hell though.

So you would think that with all that gushing that it was a one man show, but YOU WOULD BE WRONG!!  Delilah is NOTHING like me, but she was so complex and intriguing all the same.  She had this rough upbringing that really coloured her perceptions of the world, and gave her a cynical bent.  But she wasn’t all cynicism…deep down I think she had a really soft heart, she was just wanting to find someone to trust it with.  I ADORED her covert acts of kindness, they made me melt.  I also really loved how confused and uncertain she was, because I think we often assume celebrities are littered with confidence, but I think it’s often the opposite.  She had the WORST case of imposter syndrome.  But that just made *her* real too, you know?  Honestly, I don’t think I could have picked a heroine who deserved Silas’s devotion more than Delilah did.

As for the two together?  Their love story was both fast and slow, with lots of twists and turns.  I LOVED the glimpses of the past where they first meet, you could FEEL their immediate connection, and I just happy sighed all over the place.  They just made sense together, and I was so happy when they finally got to a place where they could make it work.  And dudes, steamy scenes were on point.

As always, the cast of secondary characters were amazing.  I loved seeing characters from past stories (and if you haven’t read them, I dare you not to want to go back and read them).  I think the bond that the Brooklyn Bruisers teammates and staff have is enviable and fun and just happiness inducing.  I hope it’s really like that in real life.  I also loved Becky, Charla, Danny, Mr. Muscles, and more.  Obviously I did not love Brett, and I was bummed that his name was Brett…no one wants the villain to have the same name as their hubby.  But I did appreciate that the way that bit of mystery played out was not over the top, but actually believable.

As always, I’m looking forward to more in this world, even if it branches off slightly from the hockey part.  Ms. Bowen knows how to reward readers with great cameos and tantalizing bits for the future.  But for now, I’m going to bask in Sweet sweet Silas, and Delilah and the Sparkle Puppies.

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