211 reviews for:

Rookie Mistake

L.A. Witt, Anna Zabo

4.09 AVERAGE

papercranestitches's review

4.0

I liked this one, but it was FAR longer than it needed to be. There were a lot of sections that had the characters treading over the same old ground in a marginally new way that could have all been cut for pacing.

cxcarlislevilas's review

4.5
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense

caoimheunique's review

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring 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

elleam's review

4.75
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

bonnierochelle's review

4.0

Listened to most of this as an audiobook and loved it. 
It was heartbreaking and uplifting, a great exploration of moving on from trauma and allowing people into your space and life all wrapped up in a hockey romance. 

Most MM sports romance plots deal with homophobia, so this book’s queer-friendly world was so refreshing. It let the writer talk about how queer couples experience emotional and sexual abuse, and how rookies can be vulnerable to manipulation without anyone in the league noticing. I liked the new perspective, and honestly now I’m wondering how much situations like these happen in professional sports.

It also has a healthy take on kink and D/s dynamics, and I love it when the younger, shorter person is in charge.

5/5 spice

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caia_reads_queer's review

4.0
challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

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monicaholm's review

4.5
emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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m1mi's review

4.25
challenging emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes