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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
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
I really loved this read. It's been a while since I've read a sports romance that gave me the warm and fuzzy feels, but this one ticked the boxes. It was perhaps a little too mushy in terms of lacking dirty talk etc, but it was still mildly sexy.
The audiobook is just as good as the Kindle version if not better!
Whew. This book put me in my feels! Both Hartley and Callahan had to overcome so much and I loved that they supported each other along the way. I tend to gravitate to romances with external conflict rather than conflict within the relationship and this showcased it perfectly. With every other challenge they were facing they were able to be vulnerable with each other and I just loved to see it.
Loved it! Beautiful story, well developing friends to lovers romance that had a lot of depth. The chemistry/connection between the main characters was amazing and am super excited to read other companion novels set around this group of characters!
Sometimes taking KU suggestions and not reading the book descriptions works out for me. Sometimes I get books like this. This is so problematic and terrible and repulsive!
I really enjoyed this, especially since the author seemed to deal sensitively with the issues surrounding disability instead of trying to minimize them or ignore them. I did find the time jump at the end of the book to be very jarring though, and I wasn't quite sure what to make of the change in Stacia's character after that jump especially.
I was looking for a book where the guy wasn't an asshole as I was fed up with books where the guy is a jerk but the love of a good woman sets him straight.
Hartley does an asshole thing but isn't one, none of us are perfect after all, but he is pretty close.
Callahan could so easily have been a moany damsel in distress but I really really liked her.
Great story, looking forward to more in this series.
Hartley does an asshole thing but isn't one, none of us are perfect after all, but he is pretty close.
Callahan could so easily have been a moany damsel in distress but I really really liked her.
Great story, looking forward to more in this series.
3.5
A quick read. I liked Corey's perspective seeing the things she had to deal with due to being in a wheelchair. I also liked how Hartley and Corey were able to bond over both being disabled (even though his was temporary) and Hockey. My favorite parts were when they played the hockey videogame.
A quick read. I liked Corey's perspective seeing the things she had to deal with due to being in a wheelchair. I also liked how Hartley and Corey were able to bond over both being disabled (even though his was temporary) and Hockey. My favorite parts were when they played the hockey videogame.
So Corey had a really rough year. She was an All-American star hockey player who suffered a career ending injury. And by career ending, I mean partial paralysis. So she heads out to college - a thousand miles from home - in order to gain some independence and get some distance from her well-meaning, but over bearing parents.
Enter Adam. Adam has broken his leg in two places doing something stupid while drunk. Ergo, he lives across the hall from her in the other disabled access room. They hit it off right away. Small glitch. He has a rich, spoiled girlfriend. True, he can barely tolerate her, but she is still his girlfriend and he loves the status she brings him.
And that's where this book loses me. There's a lot of objectifying going on in this book. Corey loves Adam for his hot body. Presumably there are other reasons, but she focuses on that the most. Adam loves Stacia for her status and the way she makes him feel - successful. And quite frankly, when he switches from Stacia to Corey, it's more of the same. He loves Corey because she makes him feel like a man.
Full disclosure - I find it very hard to enjoy a book that starts a relationship with cheating - and this one is no exception. Adam's excuse is especially flimsy in that he cheats b/c Stacia stood him up. So somehow, we as the reader is supposed to cheer for a man who is willing to cheat on his girlfriend b/c she's inconsiderate. Ok. How about being a man and tying up lose ends before starting on the next one. Anyway, it was all too shallow.
Overall, it was an easy read. Nice style which gave us both Corey and Adam's point of view, but the writing style and the premise were probably the only good parts of the book. Oh, and maybe Dana, Corey's roommate. She was pretty cool.
Enter Adam. Adam has broken his leg in two places doing something stupid while drunk. Ergo, he lives across the hall from her in the other disabled access room. They hit it off right away. Small glitch. He has a rich, spoiled girlfriend. True, he can barely tolerate her, but she is still his girlfriend and he loves the status she brings him.
And that's where this book loses me. There's a lot of objectifying going on in this book. Corey loves Adam for his hot body. Presumably there are other reasons, but she focuses on that the most. Adam loves Stacia for her status and the way she makes him feel - successful. And quite frankly, when he switches from Stacia to Corey, it's more of the same. He loves Corey because she makes him feel like a man.
Full disclosure - I find it very hard to enjoy a book that starts a relationship with cheating - and this one is no exception. Adam's excuse is especially flimsy in that he cheats b/c Stacia stood him up. So somehow, we as the reader is supposed to cheer for a man who is willing to cheat on his girlfriend b/c she's inconsiderate. Ok. How about being a man and tying up lose ends before starting on the next one. Anyway, it was all too shallow.
Overall, it was an easy read. Nice style which gave us both Corey and Adam's point of view, but the writing style and the premise were probably the only good parts of the book. Oh, and maybe Dana, Corey's roommate. She was pretty cool.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book! The way the relationship between Adam and Corey developed seemed natural, respectful, and realistic to their ages and setting. There was a lot of honest, healthy communication between Adam and Corey, plus lots of examples of emotional maturity within the other platonic/familial relationships in the book.
But I felt like, in some ways, Corey’s permanent physical disability relied on a lot of tropes, some of which were really disappointing. And the author perpetuated some disrespectful attitudes regarding disability by not presenting any kind of objection or challenge to several of the problematic views/opinions that Corey has regarding disability (e.g. calling the accessible van the “gimpmobile” and suggesting only “losers” use it). There are other small instances of problematic vocabulary or ideas, like “ghetto,” that are casually used throughout the book, too.
In general, I felt like it was a good story and I found myself laughing out loud in several places, but that enjoyment was diminished a little by the insensitivity regarding disability.
But I felt like, in some ways, Corey’s permanent physical disability relied on a lot of tropes, some of which were really disappointing. And the author perpetuated some disrespectful attitudes regarding disability by not presenting any kind of objection or challenge to several of the problematic views/opinions that Corey has regarding disability (e.g. calling the accessible van the “gimpmobile” and suggesting only “losers” use it). There are other small instances of problematic vocabulary or ideas, like “ghetto,” that are casually used throughout the book, too.
In general, I felt like it was a good story and I found myself laughing out loud in several places, but that enjoyment was diminished a little by the insensitivity regarding disability.