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mrsherrera's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia and Homophobia
blackcat_readingrainbow's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
2.25
I read this in a day and I had a pretty good time. I didn’t find it stunning or super funny or fall in love with the characters or the main couple. I guess the best way to put it is you might want to read this book if you want a good way to kill 6 hours and have a good time, but don’t want something that will be super emotional or live in your head rent free once you’ve finished.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Biphobia
the gay lead has some slightly biphobic views, but nothing I considered particularly intense; it was mostly the insecurity stuff of worrying that his bf would miss having sex with women and stuff like that. There’s a few slurs thrown around by angry teenagers but that’s quickly corrected by the main characters. There’s an instance in which the main couple is called slurs and told they shouldn’t work around children, but they’re supported by other characters.frantic_vampire's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.0
I’ve fallen in love with yet another lgbtq+ hockey series and I’m not mad about it. I loved Jamie and Wes together. They were funny and sweet and still managed to be total sports dude-bros (in a good way😂).
One of the things that I absolutely loved about this book was the care that the authors took with Jamie figuring out his sexuality. We got to see him questioning what he thought he knew about himself and doing researching and finding a label that works for him. It was really nice, and it was refreshing to see someone going through that process. I feel like that piece is often left out of books were someone is figuring out they aren’t as straight as they thought they were. I also really appreciated Jamie’s family support structure. I loved that the only objection they had to Wes was the football team he was a fan of.
And I can’t forget about Wes! He was just the sweetest, angsty-est, goofball. I loved that he had this golden retriever energy about him and was willing to do literally anything for Jamie.
I think my only objections about this book were some of the wording/phrasing choices. Sometimes they took me out of the story, but otherwise I loved this book so much! I’m giving Him four stars and I can’t wait to get my grubby little hands on the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Biphobia
Moderate: Misogyny
kaitlyng's review
funny
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Biphobia
kermittttt's review against another edition
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
the biphobia is so wild in this like what also i didn’t care about these characters at all until the last 20 pages. hoping the next book is better!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
2.5
this book was definitely...fine. its nothing groundbreaking, its nothing spectacular, but its not horrible either. its just...a fine book. i didnt know it would be so sex-heavy when i got into it so it was a little jarring - it really does turn out to be more porn that substance near the halfway mark - which is fine, i just wish everything else would have been developed more. like there should have been more tension and angst before there was any relationship development, but for what this book is, its okay. i guess the other books in the series can go more into depth on the two characters, but i dont have much hope bc this book was quite shallow :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual content
violetsto_'s review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
is this book very problematic? absolutely. did i ignore the parts i didn't like and have a great time? absolutely!!!
likes:
- wes having a tongue piercing was much more intriguing than i thought it'd be. i'm ... gonna leave it at that. (the tattoos sound so ugly tho, which seems accurate for wes)
- they have some cute friendship moments
- yeah idk most of the good parts were horny, since their friendship didn't have much depth beyond like pranks and talking shit?
dislikes:
- jamie really said being from california is a personality (which felt like a personal attack ngl)
- both wes and jamie are hypermasculine sports bro talking about tits and dicks and the single woman character is meaningless to the story except to be jealous of, so ...
- this book does not handle it's bi mc with care ... wes tries to "call him out" for liking women? like yeah, that's what bi is, bud. (some of wes' biphobic comments could be more sympathetically seen as wes being insecure rather than issue with jamie's sexuality, but this one is ... especially bad)
steam:
- it was a steamy summer camp romp!
- jamie's ... steamy scene dialogue was a particular highlight
likes:
- wes having a tongue piercing was much more intriguing than i thought it'd be. i'm ... gonna leave it at that. (the tattoos sound so ugly tho, which seems accurate for wes)
- they have some cute friendship moments
- yeah idk most of the good parts were horny, since their friendship didn't have much depth beyond like pranks and talking shit?
dislikes:
- jamie really said being from california is a personality (which felt like a personal attack ngl)
- both wes and jamie are hypermasculine sports bro talking about tits and dicks and the single woman character is meaningless to the story except to be jealous of, so ...
- this book does not handle it's bi mc with care ... wes tries to "call him out" for liking women? like yeah, that's what bi is, bud. (some of wes' biphobic comments could be more sympathetically seen as wes being insecure rather than issue with jamie's sexuality, but this one is ... especially bad)
steam:
- it was a steamy summer camp romp!
- jamie's ... steamy scene dialogue was a particular highlight
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia
katiem716's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia and Homophobia
jdf1027's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
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? No
3.5
Honestly, this was way better than I thought it was going to be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Biphobia