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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
funny
tense
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
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Minor: Gaslighting
The ending…was annoying.
The book was not really about anything but i enjoyed it.
I cannot with the ending SPOILER! but with two professional athletes, I just wish they could’ve ended it with them being accomplished in their sport and not with an unplanned pregnancy.
The book was not really about anything but i enjoyed it.
I cannot with the ending SPOILER! but with two professional athletes, I just wish they could’ve ended it with them being accomplished in their sport and not with an unplanned pregnancy.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
(Reread)
Tropes
✔️ Sports Romance
✔️ Forced Proximity
✔️ (Light) Enemies to Lovers
Tropes
✔️ Sports Romance
✔️ Forced Proximity
✔️ (Light) Enemies to Lovers
✔️ Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine
✔️ Hockey Romance
✔️ Found Family
Anastasia/Stassie, a figure skater with a teammate forced strict diet and schedule obsession is working hard to try and make her dream of competing at the Olympics come true with her skating partner Aaron.
Nate Hawkins, the loyal captain of the hockey team and campus heartbreaker, aspiring to play for the NHL once he graduates.
The Hockey rink gets trashed and the hockey team is forced to share with the ice skating team, much to Stassie’s annoyance and Nate’s delight, trying to get back on her good graces after they got off on the wrong foot.
Aaron Carlisle, they could never make me like you.
- Spoilers Ahead -
Things I liked:
✔️ Nate defending Stassie even though he barely knew her and she’d been nothing but cold to him
✔️ Wholesome friendship of the hockey team among one another and how quickly they welcome Stassie into the house
✔️Jealous Nate
✔️the Halloween costume prank
✔️ character development between Anastasia and her complicated relationship with food
Things I didn’t like:
✔️ Aaron
✔️ Aaron controlling Stassie’s eating habits
✔️ Aaron guilt tripping Stassie about her weight
✔️ Aaron playing the martyr about his injury + blaming Nate
✔️ Aaron controlling who Stassie slept with
✔️ Aaron kissing stassie
✔️ Have I said Aaron?
✔️ Ian Hawkins
Afterthoughts:
JJ is the true hero in this book and he should be listened to more often
✔️ Found Family
Anastasia/Stassie, a figure skater with a teammate forced strict diet and schedule obsession is working hard to try and make her dream of competing at the Olympics come true with her skating partner Aaron.
Nate Hawkins, the loyal captain of the hockey team and campus heartbreaker, aspiring to play for the NHL once he graduates.
The Hockey rink gets trashed and the hockey team is forced to share with the ice skating team, much to Stassie’s annoyance and Nate’s delight, trying to get back on her good graces after they got off on the wrong foot.
Aaron Carlisle, they could never make me like you.
- Spoilers Ahead -
✔️ Nate defending Stassie even though he barely knew her and she’d been nothing but cold to him
✔️ Wholesome friendship of the hockey team among one another and how quickly they welcome Stassie into the house
✔️Jealous Nate
✔️the Halloween costume prank
✔️ character development between Anastasia and her complicated relationship with food
Things I didn’t like:
✔️ Aaron
✔️ Aaron controlling Stassie’s eating habits
✔️ Aaron guilt tripping Stassie about her weight
✔️ Aaron playing the martyr about his injury + blaming Nate
✔️ Aaron controlling who Stassie slept with
✔️ Aaron kissing stassie
✔️ Have I said Aaron?
✔️ Ian Hawkins
Afterthoughts:
JJ is the true hero in this book and he should be listened to more often
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
How could I give this anything but 5 stars? Everyone I know has been raving about this and I can totally see why - it's definitely one of the best romance's I've ever read. The university setting and focus on hockey reminded me a lot of the off campus series but this was a level above that. I absolutely fell in love with Anastasia pretty much immediately, she's so stubborn and funny and passionate about achieving her dreams of being a figure skater. I loved Nathan from the start too - he's the captain of the hockey team but has a heart of gold. He's so caring towards everyone on his team and I loved the focus on friendship that was in the book.
The romance between Anastasia and Nathan was insane. The rivals to lovers dynamic was everything and it was so well executed too! They had a genuine reason to not get on initially and they way everything developed happened so naturally. The chemistry between them was genuinely palpable and I loved every minute of it. My favourite think about thier relationship, and probably the whole book, was how they communicated! They were basically the opposite of the miscommunication trope and really took the time to understand eachother and what they were going through. It was so nice to see that because it's lacking so much in a lot of romance books.
Final note - fck Aaron.
The romance between Anastasia and Nathan was insane. The rivals to lovers dynamic was everything and it was so well executed too! They had a genuine reason to not get on initially and they way everything developed happened so naturally. The chemistry between them was genuinely palpable and I loved every minute of it. My favourite think about thier relationship, and probably the whole book, was how they communicated! They were basically the opposite of the miscommunication trope and really took the time to understand eachother and what they were going through. It was so nice to see that because it's lacking so much in a lot of romance books.
Final note - fck Aaron.