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3.79 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book. It was unique and well written. I really loved the heroine Corey. She was very strong and had a great personality. I loved the relationship development between the characters and really liked the supporting characters as well. I also like that this book really doesn't have a bad guy. I really debated on what to rate this because I really don't like love triangles but I knew this book had one before going in. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I'm so glad the author made this a series!
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!
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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:
Complicated
5.0/5.0
I was worried about the representation in this book, I was afraid that a non-disabled author couldn't write a good disabled character. I was wrong.
I absolutely loved Cory, she was sweet and strong and honest. It was so good to read about her friendship with Hartley, to see their love to grow more with time. I love when there is this companionship that comes with friendiship. I think being friends with the person you love is one of the most important aspects of a relationship, and when friendship comes before the romance, intimacy is natural. I love friends that become couples , it's the kind of love that happens in real life.
About the partial paralizy that Cory has, I have a dear friend with a similar condition, so it was easy for me to understand why she could use crutchs sometimes, but still, it would be good if the author had explained this kind of detail.
Hartley was really sweet, but the reasons why he insisted in stay with Stacia were poor for me, I didn't buy his excuses, but I still liked the way things were solved, without much drama. I LOVED to see that they didn't need to much talking, they just knew that they loved each other.
I wish I had seen more of their families, more of Cory's parents learnin that she could still be an independent woman and that she needed space. But even their few interactions along the sotry were really sweet and good to see.
This book was so good, I loved its characters and to fall in love with them.
I was worried about the representation in this book, I was afraid that a non-disabled author couldn't write a good disabled character. I was wrong.
I absolutely loved Cory, she was sweet and strong and honest. It was so good to read about her friendship with Hartley, to see their love to grow more with time. I love when there is this companionship that comes with friendiship. I think being friends with the person you love is one of the most important aspects of a relationship, and when friendship comes before the romance, intimacy is natural. I love friends that become couples , it's the kind of love that happens in real life.
About the partial paralizy that Cory has, I have a dear friend with a similar condition, so it was easy for me to understand why she could use crutchs sometimes, but still, it would be good if the author had explained this kind of detail.
Hartley was really sweet, but the reasons why he insisted in stay with Stacia were poor for me, I didn't buy his excuses, but I still liked the way things were solved, without much drama. I LOVED to see that they didn't need to much talking, they just knew that they loved each other.
I wish I had seen more of their families, more of Cory's parents learnin that she could still be an independent woman and that she needed space. But even their few interactions along the sotry were really sweet and good to see.
This book was so good, I loved its characters and to fall in love with them.
after a couple books from sarina i have made my mind, i'm def a fan. A HUGE FAN. and the year we fell down just made even clear.
i love the book so much, i just wish we saw more of hartley get to knowing his father. that's literally the only littleeee complain, but besides it NONE. corey's how struggle felt so geniune, i never knew someone who had a spinal injury so i wouldn't know how close to the actually think all of it was, but it did felt very closed to the reality.
also it's always nice to see some disability rep that didn't resume it all in her limitation. she was just another freshman girl but w a wheelchair. i love it.
i love the book so much, i just wish we saw more of hartley get to knowing his father. that's literally the only littleeee complain, but besides it NONE. corey's how struggle felt so geniune, i never knew someone who had a spinal injury so i wouldn't know how close to the actually think all of it was, but it did felt very closed to the reality.
also it's always nice to see some disability rep that didn't resume it all in her limitation. she was just another freshman girl but w a wheelchair. i love it.
Fun little college book. I would be curious about the accuracy of the main characters struggles... I found it very interesting
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Year We Fell Down is the first book in Sarina Bowen's The Ivy Years college hockey series.
It is a truly sweet story about overcoming difficulties and learning again how to live.
Corey is disabled due to a life altering injury. She has to sit in a wheelchair and say goodbye to her life in hockey. The bright side of going to college is that she leaves her overbearing parents behind.
She moves into a handicapped accessible room and the last thing she suspects is to find is a true friend across the hall...
Hartley broke his leg and now he's off the hockey season. He struggles with his injury but the freshman girl who moved into the next room seems to ease his pain of missing out.
They find friendship and peace with each other and do anything to help the other cope with the situation.
The story brings an aspect to the genre of romance with a disabled heroine that is no conventional and I loved how this was incorporated in the story.
What I found lacking was depth and seriousness. I think the storytelling was too bright and positive. I could've seen more of the struggles of a life changing injury. I wanted to know more about the stress and pressure Hartley was under because his father left him. The more heavy topics were a little faded and handled with gloved hands.
I think the ending would have been more appriciated if we knew more in depth of their hardships.
Nontheless, the book had its wonderful moments. How Corey finds herself and her strength again, how she manages to change Hartley's view on life. How the whole disability concept is described.
I could have used more hockey but I can't complain. It was lovely as it was.
It is a truly sweet story about overcoming difficulties and learning again how to live.
Corey is disabled due to a life altering injury. She has to sit in a wheelchair and say goodbye to her life in hockey. The bright side of going to college is that she leaves her overbearing parents behind.
She moves into a handicapped accessible room and the last thing she suspects is to find is a true friend across the hall...
Hartley broke his leg and now he's off the hockey season. He struggles with his injury but the freshman girl who moved into the next room seems to ease his pain of missing out.
They find friendship and peace with each other and do anything to help the other cope with the situation.
The story brings an aspect to the genre of romance with a disabled heroine that is no conventional and I loved how this was incorporated in the story.
What I found lacking was depth and seriousness. I think the storytelling was too bright and positive. I could've seen more of the struggles of a life changing injury. I wanted to know more about the stress and pressure Hartley was under because his father left him. The more heavy topics were a little faded and handled with gloved hands.
I think the ending would have been more appriciated if we knew more in depth of their hardships.
Nontheless, the book had its wonderful moments. How Corey finds herself and her strength again, how she manages to change Hartley's view on life. How the whole disability concept is described.
I could have used more hockey but I can't complain. It was lovely as it was.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
I really enjoyed this. I wasn't sure how I felt about it going in. It was definitely a hard subject to read. Part of me kept waiting for a miracle cure, but this was much better than that would have been. Watching Corey come to acceptance of herself was really beautiful. Hartley was awesome and I'm really glad the author explained his crazy reasoning for some of his decisions.
I can't wait to read more of this series and catch lots of glimpses of Corey and Hartley in the future.
I can't wait to read more of this series and catch lots of glimpses of Corey and Hartley in the future.