Gold Rush by Jennifer Comeaux Pages: 338
Published by Createspace Independent Pub on January 9, 2017
Genres: Young Adult, contemporary, Romance, Sports Romance, Ice Skating
Source: eARC from Author
Will love wait for gold?
Liza Petrov's entire life has been about skating and winning her sport's top prize - Olympic gold. She's stayed sheltered inside her bubble, not daring to stray from her destined path.
Until she meets Braden Patrick.
He makes her heart flutter with possibility, and for the first time she gets a taste of a normal teenage life. She longs to have both the boy and the gold, but stepping outside her bubble comes with a price. As Liza begins to question both her future and her past, can she stay focused on the present and realize her ultimate dream?
Gold Rush is a standalone young adult ice skating romance set in the same world as Jennifer’s Edge series and Ice series. I have read, and the loved the entire Ice series, which is Josh and Courtney’s story. I still have not read the edge series, which is the story of Liza’s dad, but I am so going to. I loved the Ice series to pieces, and Gold Rush gave me all the same great feels. I love the feel good romance that Jennifer Comeaux is so excellent at delivering. This was a great book for new and old fans of Jennifer’s work.
Gold Rush is Liza’s story, a two time world champion ice skater. Liza has been so focused on skating her whole life that she has missed out on all the boy, and dating, aspects of growing up. In fact, she has never even been on a date at 19, much less anything else with a guy. And then along comes Braden. I loved Liza and Braden from the very first moment I saw them together at the slushie stand. Their story is a real feel good romance. Sure, there are roadblocks and hurdles, and lots of skating. (and falls) but in the end it is so satisfying. That is what I love most about Jennifer’s stories. They are all so satisfying.
Gold Rush is so many things wrapped up in one book. It is an awesome ice skating story. liza seriously kicks butt on ice. It is also a great friendship as well as a romance. I loved Braden. Him and Liza clearly like each other but Liza gets cold feet pretty early on. She is a people pleaser like I am, so I totally understood how her parents pressure and expectations caused her to put the brakes on. But Braden takes it all in stride, and it made me love him even more. The result makes Gold Rush an awesome instant chemistry but slow burn friendship to romance. My favorite kind.
Bottom line: If you have read one of Jennifer’s ice skating romances before, you will love rejoining this world to get to know a new couple. Gold Rush is an awesome addition to her other equally awesome books. And if you are new to Jennifer’s stories, you need to read Gold Rush! It is a feel good ice skating romance, with great character, plenty of tense, and cute moments, awesome skating and a really satisfying story. I love all of Jennifer’s books. Gold Rush was an excellent read.
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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
Giselle
Great review, Michelle! I like how this combines skating and romance! I like sport romance stories! 🙂 And the characters seem very well developed and easy to like, too!
Mary Preston
Makes me want to take up ice-skating.
sam
I read the other Ice books, and am looking forward to Liza’s story.
william gossage
this book sounds like a great read
Janet W.
This sounds like such a great read!
Becky Richardson
What a cute cover!
Becca
Great review! So glad you enjoyed this one, I did too!
Rita Wray
Great review, I can’t wait to read it.
Kim Holliday
Jennifer is a new author to me and I’m looking forward to reading Gold Rush.
Linda Romer
Gold Rush sounds like a sweet read. Thank you
Ally Swanson
Excellent review! I am an ice-skater so this book is totally my kind of read! Can’t wait to read it!
Jennifer Comeaux
Thank you so much for being part of the tour and for another awesome review, Michelle!!
Victoria
Great post – thanks for sharing your review!
Bridgett Wilbur
I would love to read your book.
Julie Waldron
This sounds like a great book & a great series. 🙂
Dan Denman
I like the book cover. Thanks for the great review. This sounds like a good story.
Thomas Murphy
sounds like a great book! Thanks for the giveaway.