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clemfandango69's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

When I said eat the rich, I didn’t mean the Koteskiys.

As soon as I saw Mitski, boygenius, et al. on the playlist, I knew it was gonna slap. A darker hockey romance to be sure, but the content was handled thoughtfully, the characters (even minor ones) had endearing depth, and the cringe was very minimal (phrases like “the flirty forward” or “the meticulous goalie,” plus abundant descriptions of how smol the FMC is, but I’m guessing that’s for the size-difference-kink folks and who am I to judge).

It hurt so good. Ouch and thank you.

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katelynndzindzio's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

After an unfortunate hit, Rhys experiences anxiety like no other. The way that it's portrayed in the novel is well written and exactly what it feels like. Sadie spends most of her life fighting the same anxiety and doesn't feel love, like truly, until Rhys shows her. They help each other through the worst times of their lives and fall in love through the process.

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dark_sk8r's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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patelyne's review

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3.75

I liked the story, emotional sports romance between a figure skater and a hockey player.

This was full of emotion, and not a light and fluffy romance.

Rhys and Sadie dealing with a lot, and (in the beginning especially) they are understandably not coping in a healthy way. Not to mention, Ollie and Liam about broke my heart.

Be sure to check your CWs, themes include parental abandonment, abuse and neglect by an alcoholic parent, abuse by an authority figure (coach), recovery from physical injury, anxiety/panic disorders - I feel like I could on, but you get the idea.

Emotional hockey books are usually a big win for me. The thing that kept me from loving this is that the timing/pace seemed off at times. The three months between his (very significant) injury and return to play seemed far too fast. The wrap up of things with her skating coach and The Kane Issue seemed rushed at the end. But in the middle the relationship build felt slow.

That said, the epilogue is sweet, taking things from hopeful to happy. A good ending, and what bumps my rating closer to 4.

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isabellabolanos's review

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emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Shameless if Fiona had less kids to take care off, skated, and made better choices about the men she dated.

No but in all seriousness, I was very much invested in this book in a way I did not expect to be. Most of the plots in the book wrapped up pretty nicely by the epilogue except for

Rhys’s mom dropping that she was pregnant with another child before Rhys?? We also don’t get any explanation for it or shock from Sadie when this is mentioned and we move past it as of it’s the most normal thing in the world? Did she have this child?? Where is it or what happened to it?? Truly left me speechless with that one.

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bookswithangeli's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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lindsaymc74's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So so good. Maybe I thought it was so good because I relate to it in some ways, but this book breaks your heart and mends it back together again. Readers will fall in love with Rhys

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nicoleochel's review

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Perfectly angsty with some spice! This was the warm hug I needed! It follows a figure skater with too much on her plate and a cinnamon roll hockey player trying to heal mentally from an injury. They help each other heal while also having the capacity of being self aware when they are not always going about things in a healthy way. I really enjoyed the acknowledgment of how both the character’s trauma was manifesting and how they were able to overcome it and build a healthy relationship. I also found the side characters interesting. Hopefully we get some books following their story. Not the most action packed book but it was a perfect angsty romance book.

Content Warnings (likely not all): Anxiety, Alcohol Abuse (not by MCs), Abusive Coach.

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