Love Falls Short of a Perfect Score

This review was initially shared on Nov 19, 2023, on a former platform. In my quest to maintain harmony and unity, I've decided to repost this review, preserving its essence and integrity.

Book: Love's Perfect Score
Author: Amelia Lark
Genre: Romance
Rating: ⭐⭐
E-Book
Dual First Person POV
Steamy one-night stand turned coworkers turned lovers with age gap
Release Date: Out Now!


Disclosure: I would like to clarify that this review is based on an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) provided by the talented author, Amelia Lark. I want to assure my readers that this is not a paid review, and all opinions expressed here are my honest and unsolicited thoughts on the book. If you have any queries or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly.



 
Love's Perfect Score follows young rookie sports agent Claire and passionate former pro-hockey player turned club coach, John.

New to Chicago, Claire hits up a bar/club trying to get her barring's straight and just loosen up when she meets a handsome, yet older man named John. An instant lust connection is made on the dancefloor and leading them steaming up John's bedroom. After sneaking out from the would be one-night stand, Claire shows up to her first day on the job at a hockey arena only to realize the person she had slept with the night before, turned out to be the person she needed to convince to let her be the teams agent. 

Amelia Lark is no stranger to the spice filled Hockey Romance game, and with her previous release (my first time being introduced to Lark) Forbidden Score, hitting the mark with enough cheese to make Hallmark envious. While the premise was great and the story started off strong and hot right out of the gate, Love's Perfect Score, fell short of a clapper. 

For me, this one just skates on a thin patch of ice being weighed down by plot holes that can blaze through any net, incoherent thoughts and drama just for the sake of drama. I honestly felt cheated of something that had so much potential to be great and a strong story about how girl's have the power to do anything and can beat out any male dominated field. Instead I was met with writing that had zero understanding of how a sports agent works, plus everything about this novel just felt rushed and lacked any proper editing or research as to how a sports agent actually works. Perhaps I'm just super biased as my professional career is not too far off from what Claire's career is. 

In my opinion, Lark can do, and has done, so much better than this one.