Shutout: Rules of the Game, Book 2

I LOVED IT, I love tyler, The smut is great although I wish I could know more about Chloe and her love life

Hades and Tink. Grumpy goalie and sunshine pink-haired girl. They are a match made in heaven.⭐ - 5 / 🌶- 4​🇵​​🇱​​🇴​​🇹​ & ​ ​🇷​​🇪​​🇻​​🇮​​🇪​​🇼After reading Offside, I couldn’t wait to read Shutout and Avery Keelan did NOT disappoint.A one-night stand on Halloween led to unforgettable memories for Seraphina and Tyler, but they never thought they would see each other again. That is until Sera walks in the front door of Tyler's house after transferring schools and moving in with her brother Chase (MC in Offside). Surprise - Chase is Tyler's roommate and teammate.I loved everything about this book. The chemistry between Tyler and Ser is so intense from the very start and really keeps its momentum through the story. Tyler is your typical goalie: intense, broody, hyperfused, and intimidating; whereas Seraphina is a ray of sunshine with her own personal demons to conquer.Sera had so many obstacles in the book and the way that Tyler was there for her through all of them was so sweet. She moved schools and states to be closer to her mom while she went through cancer treatment. This leads Sera to be tested herself for BRCA and the result wasn’t what she hoped. Mixed with her dealing with her ADHD and crappy friends throughout the story, it really does a good job of showing real struggles that women face during their college years.The spice in this book was unreal. From their anonymous hookup in the club bathroom to Tyler listening to smutty audiobooks with Sera in the car… WHEW the spice and chemistry were there. And an honorable mention to Tyler's triple piercing. This book did not lack in the chemistry and spice department.I wish this book had been as long as Offside but the plot lacked nothing and I was devouring each page as I went. If you love hockey and you love spice, this book needs to be on your TBR.Swooning over:✸ Tyler’s ladder 🥵🥵✸ Sera’s ADHD rep✸ The pink coffee maker✸ Audiobooks in the car-----​🇹​​🇷​​🇴​​🇵​​🇪​​🇸✸ Forced proximity✸ Secret dating✸ Brothers teammate✸ Grumpy/sunshine✸ ADHD rep​🇹​​🇷​​🇮​​🇬​​🇬​​🇪​​🇷​​🇸​✸ Cancer in a parent

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♾️SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥🔥Words cannot express how much I love this book! If I could give it more than five stars I would! It deserves all the stars. I think Sera might just be my favorite heroine this year and Tyler 🥵🥵🥵 I didn’t know I needed a dominant dirty talking cinnamon roll in my life… but he is perfection.On Halloween, Sera had a smoking hot one night stand with a hot tattooed man dressed as Hades. Imagine her surprise when she moves into her brother’s apartment, that his roommate Tyler is her scorching hookup. Tyler never expected to see Tink again, but the pink haired sprite that now lives in his house is too much for him to resist.I’m the chemistry between these two was out of this world! Like so good, and you can just feel the tension and longing between them. Sera is a great FMC and I feel for her so hard. She has ADHD and so many of her own struggles are so real to me. And Tyler, he has it so bad, and he never treats her like a burden. Instead he treats her like a wonder, and it’s beautiful to see how much he cares for her.Plus when that man starts his Dom dirty talk 🔥🔥🔥 it makes me want to be called a “good girl.” I love a good praise kink, and this is so hot. Like how can you be super obsessed and rough but also a tender softie…. Idk but Tyler is all of it!I also loved that there was no third act break up and the emotional turmoil the characters go through was so well handled!I will recommend this to absolutely everyone! I loved the first book, but this one was 😘 Chef’s Kiss Perfect!HIGGLY RECOMMEND TO ♾️❤️.

“Wear whatever you want, Tink. I know how to fight.”Sera’s life is thrown off course and sends her transferring and moving in with her brother and two of his teammates. One of which happens to be the stranger from her one-night stand on Halloween.Sera was such a relatable character for me and there were such empowering moments that had me cheering for her. Tyler was so swoony with the way he took care of Sera and watching him fall so in love with her. Tyler is bordering on burnout pushing himself for his hockey career and Sera is managing her mother’s cancer diagnosis, what it could mean for her own future, and trying to declare a major — I loved how these two supported each other and their characters were developed!You’ll Find —Brother’s TeammateNo Third Act BreakupSteamy FaceTime SceneSneaking Around

“Hi Tinkerbell.”“Hi, Hades.”This was one of my most anticipated releases and it did not disappoint.Shutout has officially claimed its spot for my favourite 🏒 romance. I have always been a fan of Avery ever since the Wattpad days (IYKYK) with Offside being a read I still hold close to my heart, but my gods this was everything and more.I practically had to stop myself from devouring it up in one sitting because I knew once that last page ache hit, I would be gone. And I was. Their chemistry mixed with the banter was off the charts. Tyler and Sera = everything. The amount of plot to smut ratio was so well done and the overall story line was so gripping.→ Hockey Romance→ Brothers teammate→ Forced proximity→ ADHD / mental health rep→ Praise→ Found family / inner circle shenanigans→ Tattooed + pierced→ Sweet and spicy→ Softest only for her→ Plot driven→ Cutest nicknamesIn my opinion Sera is one of the most relatable character I came across who is neurodivergent and has ADHD. She was all too real, raw, and relatable. How she handled situations, even what others might consider “minor” was like looking at a mirror. I have not felt this seen in such a long time. Her drive though is something special. She is a little firecracker and is unapologetically herself... She goes after what she wants, and her confidence is inspiring. She was such a mature, well-rounded wholesome character, who at the same time had this innocence about her that I hope never goes away.Tyler though... This man is the epitome of what book boyfriends are made of because the way he has simply overtaken all my thoughts in just a few pages has to be a record. He is an enigma and, in more ways, than one a lot like Sera. His mouth quickly became my weakness. His protective side left me melting away like butter on toast. His only soft for her attitude got me swooning but his heart captured mine and it truly is his biggest gift.I loved how open they both were and how they handled situations... I appreciated that when it got tough, they didn’t walk away from each other but instead they held on. When he fell first and came to that realisation, he made it known.Seeing my favourites from Offside pop up was also such a treat. This found family group is golden.The plot/character development was perfect. The right amount of slow burn and tension but once the spice hit, it was indeed spicing away.Simply put I cannot recommend this series more 💙Please check TW before starting <3

New rule - If Avery Keelan wrote it, IMMA BUY IT!This book was so much fun to read! Sera & Ty’s lovestory was adorable, I immediately fell Inlove with both of their characters.Throughout the story it showed their weakness and their strengths as a couple and individuals. They just complemented each other so well, and I adored how gentle & understanding Ty was with her and in turn how supportive Ser was with him.This is definitely going to be on the reread rotation cause it was too damn good!

The obsession Tyler has for Sera is honestly one of the best things I’ve read. From the get go you can feel the chemistry between the two of them. I wish there was a little drama between them or with her ex or even more with Chase but I can’t complain really with how the story went.I love that they have nicknames for each other that aren’t cringe but are stuck to. I absolutely loved this one! Can’t wait for anymore in the series!