Reviews - It's a Love/Skate Relationship

341 reviews for:

It's a Love/Skate Relationship

Carli J. Corson

4.01 AVERAGE

ohjessican's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

cupofnoodilies's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cute but it had some issues

rachelsreads554's review

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

hannahboni's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

rubadubindabathtub's review

4.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lydslibrary's review

4.75

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved this. I loved this sweet romance full of heart, passion, and love of the sport. I binged it in two days, which isn’t out of the ordinary for me, but there was something special about this story.

Charlie and Alexa are really strong characters. They both have a deep love for their sport, and a stubbornness to be the best at it. But they also have big hearts. And complex feelings. Charlie’s drive has her prioritizing herself over others and Alexa’s perfectionism forces her to isolate. These were dynamic characters with fleshed out backstories. I found myself caring for them and rooting for them from the first pages.

This is a YA, written for teens. Which sounds like it should be obvious, but there is a lot of YA books out there that are written for an older audience. It was fresh to read Charlie’s first person POV and really feel like I was inside her head. She had big dreams but also flaws, like every other sixteen year old. She was confident in who she was on the ice, but an anxious teenager off it. It felt REAL, and I really appreciated that.

This was such a cute book. The premise was simple and it delivered in such a fun way. It made me miss hockey season (it literally ended this week lol), and want to see if I have any skills on the ice (I do not). I’m rooting for Charlie and Alexa, even after the final page.