Bella Matthews' The Knockout Review!

The Knockout

By: Bella Matthews

Release Date: April 11 , 2024

Publisher: Bella Matthews

Author Website: https://www.authorbellamatthews.com/

5 Stars

Underneath professional hockey player Ares Wilder's confident and cocky exterior was a standup man few saw but that was just waiting for the right person to love. Grace Sinclair was a people pleaser, she pleased everyone to the detriment of herself. Grace found herself at a place in life where she found no pleasure in her accomplishments and with a heart ready to give to someone.

Ares and Graced really saw each other and their dynamic was both sweet and honest. They could reveal their true selves and knew that the other would love them for who they truly were. When fear and subterfuge took hold of Ares and Grace's relationship their idyllic bubble collapsed forcing them to fight for what they each wanted individually but most importantly as a couple resulting in a testament to the strength of their love.

As is her norm Ms. Matthews mixes lighthearted moments with touching and poignant ones. Ares and Grace were both shown to be more than their face value and their belief in each other made them a couple who left no doubt that their attraction was more than just a passing interest. Well thought out conflict gave this couple depth and built their devotion to each other. Entertaining interactions with friends and family who use the term boundaries loosley added a great layer to this work.

Bella Matthews' loving and snarky family and friendship comradery is some of the best out there. With every one of this author's books you can expect lots of breaking and healing truths. The Knockout gives readers' another great Bella Matthews couple to fall in love with!

*I was given an advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own. *
*While this story can be read as a standalone, reading the previous book in this series and the other series related to this series would enhance the overall reading experience of this work.*