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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Written well, and loved how it ended up and seeing Corey stand up for herself. Felt like a real friendship evolving.
Let’s start off by saying that Him and Us are two of my favorite romance’s ever. If those books represent what Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen can do together, I’ll be a guaranteed reader. However, I’ve only read one book from each of the author’s backlist. Seeing as I’m ‘On the Hunt’ I guess reading books by Kennedy and Bowen would be a good lead to follow.
In The Year We Fell Down Corey suffered an injury and is unable to play hockey anymore, but she refuses to give up her dream of attending Harkness College, where her brother graduated. So, armed with her crutches and wheelchair, she sets off for her freshman year. Across the hall, in her new handicap accessible dorm, she meets Hartley, also a Hockey Player (much like Him, Us, and Understatement of the Year this is a good theme for me) and also one that is injured with a broken leg. They strike up a friendship and things grow from there.
What I really thought stood out about this first book was that Sarina Bowen wasn’t afraid to give her main female character a disability that wasn’t going away. For me as the reader, Hartley never making a big deal of her disability made the romance even sweeter. I also loved how the angst level was pretty low. Yes there was strife and problems, but for me it’s only really angsty when the characters drag it on and on, punishing their SO and themselves over and over. I hate that. I don’t feel like Corey or Hartley did that. They were mature characters who made healthy decisions.
Even though this wasn’t necessarily epic, meaning I get consumed by the story the way I have before, I still consider this read a win.
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In The Year We Fell Down Corey suffered an injury and is unable to play hockey anymore, but she refuses to give up her dream of attending Harkness College, where her brother graduated. So, armed with her crutches and wheelchair, she sets off for her freshman year. Across the hall, in her new handicap accessible dorm, she meets Hartley, also a Hockey Player (much like Him, Us, and Understatement of the Year this is a good theme for me) and also one that is injured with a broken leg. They strike up a friendship and things grow from there.
What I really thought stood out about this first book was that Sarina Bowen wasn’t afraid to give her main female character a disability that wasn’t going away. For me as the reader, Hartley never making a big deal of her disability made the romance even sweeter. I also loved how the angst level was pretty low. Yes there was strife and problems, but for me it’s only really angsty when the characters drag it on and on, punishing their SO and themselves over and over. I hate that. I don’t feel like Corey or Hartley did that. They were mature characters who made healthy decisions.
Even though this wasn’t necessarily epic, meaning I get consumed by the story the way I have before, I still consider this read a win.
For this review, and others like it, please visit Badass Book Reviews
DNF at 49%
This is not the story I expected and so far I'm more weirded out than anything else.
Also: Who calls their literal romantic partner by their last name? That's just odd.
This is not the story I expected and so far I'm more weirded out than anything else.
Also: Who calls their literal romantic partner by their last name? That's just odd.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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:
No
This is a solid hockey romance. I really enjoyed the chemistry between the main characters. I hated how long it took Adam to realize his girlfriend was terrible (though since she was abroad, I guess it makes sense).
A decent light read that takes on an uncomfortable topic of being paralyzed after a sports injury. The author managed to keep it up beat but still real and didn't descend into depressing prose that is easy to fall into when writing about this type of topic.
I've put off reading this book because I read from the synopsis that Corey is crippled. But having read The Fifteenth Minute and The Shameless Hour, I've finally convinced myself to give this a chance.
And... while reading the first chapter, I just had to sneak a peek in the last chapter to know if she'll be able to walk again. As I scanned the chapter, I saw that they went to a dance and I thought "Whew! Okay, so it'll be a real happy ending" and happily went back to the first chapter.
But she didn't! SHE DIDN'T walk again on her own. At least not in this book. And it totally broke my heart. >_<
At least she had Hartley who loved her no matter what.
I loved Corey. Because she was strong, and smart, and not petty at all. I liked that even if her dreams were shattered and she was confined to a wheelchair and leg braces, she chose not to be the depressed-suicidal type. She chose to live her life. When she finally broke down on the ice rink (when Hartley surprised her by bringing her there), I broke down with her. :'(
I loved both characters and think they're both awesome! Ugh. The whole series is awesome! Love it!
And... while reading the first chapter, I just had to sneak a peek in the last chapter to know if she'll be able to walk again. As I scanned the chapter, I saw that they went to a dance and I thought "Whew! Okay, so it'll be a real happy ending" and happily went back to the first chapter.
But she didn't! SHE DIDN'T walk again on her own. At least not in this book. And it totally broke my heart. >_<
At least she had Hartley who loved her no matter what.
I loved Corey. Because she was strong, and smart, and not petty at all. I liked that even if her dreams were shattered and she was confined to a wheelchair and leg braces, she chose not to be the depressed-suicidal type. She chose to live her life. When she finally broke down on the ice rink (when Hartley surprised her by bringing her there), I broke down with her. :'(
I loved both characters and think they're both awesome! Ugh. The whole series is awesome! Love it!