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Once in a while I fold and read a tiktok viral book and I always regret it. I will acknowledge I dinged this book for having singing scenes with lyric passages which are a personal ick. I think lgbt contemp romance always struggles with this but like the amount of homophobia in these books never feels proportional to the characters anxieties in a wide range of ways. I also felt like there was just a really strange pacing issue with this book. Very lesbian coded for a book with no wlw rep đȘ I also remembered why I donât read sports romance it is just such an ick usually and I canât pinpoint why other than that everyone is so dramatic in strange ways. Like the whole âempires rose and fellâ during a 2 minute penalty was such a bffr moment I think I never got back into it. I will disclaim that I did skip over all the horndog scenes bc I read lots of this at Panera and have a sense of shame so I apologize to the tiktok girlies if thatâs where all the critical explanations of why the relationship moved so quickly. I will simply never know.
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Turns out, Hallmark-esque hockey romance smut from Kindle Unlimited is not really my thing.
emotional
hopeful
sad
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
No
For some unknown reason i feel very compelled to do a small review with this book.
The story was cute but too fast for my liking. They met, they were heartbroken and confused and then in love and also living together in less than what? Two weeks?
Like i said, the story was alright , they were a cute couple who were very in love but thatâs it, they were a bit bland, like outside of them being in love and playing hockey there is nothing else to them. I think i would like it a bit more if the characters had a bit more depth, something more memorable about them.
But the real reason for my low score was the french, my book app didnât translate it directly and even if it did, i wasnât going to stop reading to go google what it was, also it didnât add much to the story. Like if phrases here or there, it would make more sense but the amount was a bit too much, entire conversation between two characters and not much of context explained afterwards, so either you had to ignore it, know the language or go out of your way to translate which can take you out of the reading zone.
The story was cute but too fast for my liking. They met, they were heartbroken and confused and then in love and also living together in less than what? Two weeks?
Like i said, the story was alright , they were a cute couple who were very in love but thatâs it, they were a bit bland, like outside of them being in love and playing hockey there is nothing else to them. I think i would like it a bit more if the characters had a bit more depth, something more memorable about them.
But the real reason for my low score was the french, my book app didnât translate it directly and even if it did, i wasnât going to stop reading to go google what it was, also it didnât add much to the story. Like if phrases here or there, it would make more sense but the amount was a bit too much, entire conversation between two characters and not much of context explained afterwards, so either you had to ignore it, know the language or go out of your way to translate which can take you out of the reading zone.
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is likeâŠa solid B-
The first half is honestly good, period
Its intense in its flowery a little over the top way
An unapologetic instalove situation with two people who meant to just share reciprocal admiration for each otherâs ability in their job i.e. hockey! The sport they love more than anything else!
And then they meet and boom. Soulmates shit
I LOVED IT
And the second half? It was kinda just there?
The issue, in my opinion, its just that the style (which relies heavily on repetition) started to strangle the story
Basically, this could have been a novella and i think it would have SLAPPED
The ending with the huge injury was fine but the the team? Usually i eat that shit up but in this case the team unity was so fucking over the top? It was -and i hate to use the word- cringe as fuck
I would read more of the author, tho, i think but i def need some distance first
The first half is honestly good, period
Its intense in its flowery a little over the top way
An unapologetic instalove situation with two people who meant to just share reciprocal admiration for each otherâs ability in their job i.e. hockey! The sport they love more than anything else!
And then they meet and boom. Soulmates shit
I LOVED IT
And the second half? It was kinda just there?
The issue, in my opinion, its just that the style (which relies heavily on repetition) started to strangle the story
Basically, this could have been a novella and i think it would have SLAPPED
The ending with the huge injury was fine but the the team? Usually i eat that shit up but in this case the team unity was so fucking over the top? It was -and i hate to use the word- cringe as fuck
I would read more of the author, tho, i think but i def need some distance first
Being from Quebec myself, I think a French person should really edit this book! The amount of grammar and spelling in about 50% of the French sentences + the awkwardness of the French spoken in this book, it really ruins the story.
3 stars
I loved the slow-burn and pining that came along with the initial relationship build up. But once they got together, the story fell pretty flat and got pretty boring. Conflict was an injury, but it didnât feel like enough.
I find Tal Bauerâs writing style to be pretty mediocre as well. His stories have great premises, but he canât write well enough to deliver an enjoyable read.
I loved the slow-burn and pining that came along with the initial relationship build up. But once they got together, the story fell pretty flat and got pretty boring. Conflict was an injury, but it didnât feel like enough.
I find Tal Bauerâs writing style to be pretty mediocre as well. His stories have great premises, but he canât write well enough to deliver an enjoyable read.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A