649 reviews for:

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

Faith Erin Hicks

4.0 AVERAGE

smalltownbookmom's review

4.0

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This was a sweet, feel-good high school romance between a hockey loving girl and a queer theatre geek. Opposites attract in this heart-felt graphic novel perfect for fans of Heartstoppers. I loved that it's set in British Columbia and all the Canadian references and thought the bullying/anger management rep was really well done. Highly recommended, especially if you enjoyed the author/artist's earlier work on Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell or the series Check, please! by Ngozi Ukazu. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

CW: bullying, homophobia, parental abandonment, domestic abuse

purplepaperback's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny relaxing fast-paced

lydthekid's review

3.5

funny lighthearted reflective tense fast-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

kellylayne's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

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I loved the core premise of this book - a bisexual guy (who people assume os gay) and a tough hockey loving gap fall in love. Adorable!! Loved the way it flipped gendered expectations! The reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is because I felt some of the plot points couldve usesld further expansion, particularly with regards to Alixs future in hockey.

marzhare's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

supersaviii's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective

cailean_renard's review

4.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

a_carlson's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful 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

djl's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful informative reflective tense

growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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I don't think that a graphic novel was the best method of telling this beautiful story. I fell in love with the characters and just wanted more. More depth, more time, more conflict. This read like a novella and I want a whole tv series hahaha