Reviews

Scoring Position by Morgan James, Ashlyn Kane

juliareadz's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

delainey_hutch's review

emotional funny 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

3.25

tenou0's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-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

3.5

kaysdoodle's review

emotional funny 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

4.25

hidingincorners's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

astreakoflavender's review

emotional funny tense fast-paced

harrow_nash's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

4.5

_bethypaige's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

rebeccabadger's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

heabooknerd's review

5.0

SCORING POSITION was a great follow up to book 1 and even though it's a similar set up of grumpy and sunshine teammates it's a very different story to WINGING IT. I especially loved Ryan and how much of a team player he was; he's not happy about his trade but he jumped right in with the new team by helping out the rookies, boosting morale, and trying to help Nico out of his playing slump. He's also affectionate, silly, and a dirty talker so of course Nico had no chance against his charms. Nico was also a great character and a good match for Ryan; Nico's quieter and more thoughtful but he's also intense and hard on himself so I enjoyed watching Nico grow as a character and a hockey player.

While both Nico and Ryan are already publicly out, the media still had a field day over whether or not they were dating, and I loved the subtle ways Ryan would play with that narrative without ever actually confirming anything. His playful personality was exactly what Nico needed to get out of his head and remember his love for the game.

While this still had the inevitable third act breakup, and boy was it a doozy due to some additional things happening in the plot, I did like that these two put in actual work when it came to making up. It wasn't all waved away with a single "I'm sorry" and that made it feel more meaningful and like the breakup actually served a purpose rather than just being drama.

As a bonus we also got lots of Yorkie and Kitty who were side characters in book 1 and are now on the same hockey team as Nico. There's a 6 year time jump between book 1 and book 2 so it was great to see how far Yorkie has come from being an unprepared rookie in book 1 to a captain in book 2.