Check The Halls: A Second Chance Hockey Holiday Romance

The Ottawa Otters, Book 2

By: K.M. Gillis

Narrated by: Andi Eloise, Brandon Francis

Book two in The Ottawa Otters Series

©2025 K.M. Gillis (P)2025 K.M. Gillis

Such a great book!

This was such a cute book. I absolutely loved the MMC, Ben. The MFC, Maddy, was great as well. I loved seeing the growth in Ben from the first book. He became an extremely lovable character in this book! Maddy and Ben were perfect for each other from the time they were teenagers. I loved how the book jumped back to their past so we could see their special relationship and why they initially broke up.
I read the book and listened to the audiobook. I enjoyed the narrators in the audiobook. They did a great job bringing this story to life. I look forward to reading the next book in this series coming next year!

Second Chance Sports Romance Perfection

The voice narrators were absolutely incredible and they bring the story to vivid life. The plot and characters in this story are amazing and as a reader I was instantly hooked.

Love this series!

✨𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰✨

“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜,” 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙥𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧. 𝙊𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙄 𝙖𝙢. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 25, 32 & 37
𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧: 63%
𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: Sports romance (hockey), it’s always been you, second chance romance, forced proximity
𝐏𝐎𝐕: 1st person, Dual POV
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Dual
𝐊𝐔: Yes

Don’t get me wrong, I still really enjoyed this book, but I kept wondering where the holiday magic was. It definitely lacked the Christmas spark that we got in book one. That said, I still had a great time reading it.

I was not a fan of Ben in book one, but I absolutely loved his redemption arc here. Ben and Maddy are such a cute couple, and Ben being completely down bad for her was one of my favorite parts. He is not afraid to show how much he cares, which made their relationship really enjoyable to read.

I also loved getting to see what Beth and Foster are up to after book one, and the Easter eggs hinting at future books were a lot of fun. I am especially excited for Elliot’s book next and am looking forward to the new series with her and Coach Stetson. Overall, I definitely recommend this series to hockey romance fans, and I am looking forward to continuing it.


⚠️𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:⚠️
Multiple open door scenes with explicit descriptions
Strong language