Jesse and the Ice Princess

Gulf City High, Book 1

By: Michelle MacQueen

Narrated by: Kim Churchill

Rule number one of the Gulf City High hockey team: Don’t date the coach's daughter.

It's not like Charlotte Morrison will ever speak to Jesse Carrigan, let alone date him.

The coach's only daughter is a robot. At least, that’s what they call her. Robot, Ice Princess...it all means the same thing: She won't lose sight of her figure-skating goal no matter what it costs.

Even if her dad’s team needs her. Even if the captain of said team learns her biggest secret: that the ice princess has game.

And Jesse has to know more. He wants her to teach him, to teach the team how to fix their zero-win record.

As those icy walls of hers start to thaw, Jesse realizes he needs her out there on the ice with him, skating next to him where she belongs.

But she’s been a figure skater her entire life. How does hockey fit into her life of competitions?

Maybe the game isn't the win he needs. After all, hockey is just that - a game. And Charlotte Morrison? She is life.

The only problem? She skates on the outside of his world, and he isn't sure how to make her see they belong on the same ice.

Beware of Zamboni shenanigans, adorable siblings taking care of each other, lots of hockey-playing madness, and a sassy girl who goes after what she wants.

The Gulf City High series:

1. Jesse and the Ice Princess
2. Roman and the Hopeless Romantic
3. Spencer and the Younger Girl
4. Nate and the Invisible Girl

©2020- Michelle MacQueen (P)2020 Michelle Macqueen

YA Sport Romance Hockey / Ice skating

Jesse and Charlotte's story is sweet, it's definitely a YA sports romance, where the ice hockey player meets the ice skating princess, the audiobook narrated by Kim Churchill is very good, the emotions are felt throughout the whole book and the dual voice is done in a good way, definitely a recommendation for any teenager or YA that likes sport sweet romance.

Low angst, sweet, and sporty YA romance

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this sweet story. This is only the second YA romance I have ever read, and I think this one is adorable. I avoid angsty books, and this had virtually no angst and no annoying teenagers. It is a nice, uplifting story in which the main characters make each other’s lives better and make each other happy. It also helps that about 95% of the story happens outside of school. The third person perspective alternates between the two main characters. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a good YA romance with just kissing. The narration was absolutely flawless as well. In addition, fans of figure skating and/or hockey will appreciate the author’s understanding of both sports.

It is so refreshing that Jesse and Charlotte (AKA, Charlie) are not whiny people even though they are going through difficulties. They are a great, likable pair of characters. Jesse’s mother was randomly murdered two years ago, and he and his sister Cassie have basically been raising their twin 6-year-old brothers. Jesse also emotionally supports his sister who has anxiety. Jesse is such a great guy because he is responsible, kind to everyone, charismatic, and is willing to admit when he is wrong. Plus, he is popular and talented at hockey. Charlotte, aka Charlie, is a unique girl in Jesse’s senior class. For over a decade, she has been focused on becoming a champion figure skater like her mother, and her parents keep her on a strict schedule. Charlotte is becoming unhappy that she hasn’t done anything besides figure skating during high school, including her other passion, hockey. Jesse becomes aware of Charlotte and manages to thaw Charlotte's icy emotional shell.

There were only two small faults I could find with the story. Jesse’s classmates are unaware that his mother was murdered two years ago. People being unaware of such a thing in a small town is impossible, even if the murder happened in another state. In addition, it is way too unlikely that Jesse’s classmates would be unaware that he has a sister one year younger who is mysteriously home-schooled online. Other than that, the rest of the story was well written and made sense.

I requested and received a free audiobook copy via #AudiobookObsession, and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.
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For the Love of Hockey

Charlotte Morrison is an aspiring figure skater. She lives, breathes, figure skating, and secretly loves playing hockey.
Jesse is the outgoing captain of the Hurricanes, the losing team, He just wants his team to win one game, so they can feel the excitement of winning. He and the team goes to extreme measures to try to make that dream come true. This is a cute, sweet YA, with teenage angst, friendships and love.
Kim Churchill is a joy to listen to. Her narration was superb. Her portrayal of the characters and emotions really made this story fun, interesting to listen to.
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Sweet YA Romance

This was the first book I've read/listened to by Michelle MacQueen. It was well written with wonderful characters. What a great YA romance! I absolutely loved this storyline. I enjoyed the ice skating /hockey aspect of the story. Parts, towards the end, seemed to good to be true, but at the same time that's what I enjoyed about the book. A happy ending ALL the way around.

Kim Churchill did a great job as narrator. Her performance brought the book to life. Great job with male and female voices.

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Sweet YA romance

Very sweet young adult romance story! I really enjoyed listening to it and would definitely listen to more from Michelle MacQueen. Kim Churchill does a great job narrating, enjoy her style!
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