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Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday

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tamsterdam_reads's review

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Canadian Boyfriend was a lovely story about a struggling dance teacher and widowed hockey player who is trying to juggle a lot with his daughter and career. There were some deep important issues woven within the foundation of the story that I wasn’t expecting, however, the growing feelings between Aurora and Mike and Mike’s adorable daughter were raw and beautiful. It included the messy and complicated intricacies of life, but it also had love, support and growth. Overall, this story is for those looking for a little more depth to their romance novels.

Both Joshua Jackson and Emily Ellet did a great job with their narration.
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jenar's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Would absolutely recommend the audio book version! Having Canadian Heartthrob Joshua Jackson reading for Mike was like listening to Pacey Witter all grown up. Absolutely lovely. 
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readingonthefly's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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hmurphy11's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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sking785's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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hjb_128'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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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balletbookworm's review

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emotional funny hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I was going to read this with my eyeballs but then it was announced that Pacey was going to read the MMC's part and, well, I decided to switch and wait until it came out (wasn't cool enough for an ALC). And the audio production is really fun. They had the narrators read all their dialogue (or other similar-gendered character's dialogue) no matter the POV chapter so there wasn't any of that awkward "this is what the other narrator thinks this character sounds like" business.

I really enjoyed this romance. It was perhaps a bit too-slowly plotted - definitely a slow burn - but that does make sense since Mike's only very recently been widowed (like, less than a year before the book opens) and he and his daughter are both still working through some things. I really loved how Aurora came back into loving dance again - not just the parts she was able to handle, but all of it, including ballet. The line where Mike tells her that not becoming a professional ballet dancer is not a moral failing...oof. Gut punch line for those of us (maybe especially us dancers, but could apply to anything) who had a dream and didn't achieve it, not for lack of trying.

When I got to the end I was like "Mike Martin better f-ing grovel!" and then
he wrote her a letter! (this is a call-back to a plot point throughout the book), omg all is forgiven
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juicy_juice's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective 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? No

3.25

  • Hot NHL player 
  • Slow burn
  • People who go to therapy to become the best versions of themselves
  • Mature topics
  • Bad ending
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wendahh324's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

3.25

I should have DNF’d when I immediately realized I didn’t like the author’s writing style but I ended up finishing it. Also, not sure if I ended up with an ARC copy or something, but I found it irritating that she used the MC’s full name every single time the FMC talked about him. It pulled me out of the story and felt like a bad find and replace job. 
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christinesmith205's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

2.5

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