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emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
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:
No
This was incredible. Heartwarming, heartbreaking and breathtaking, Bryce and Hunter were written so incredibly well and their love story was immaculate. I can’t even find fault in how quickly Bryce fell in love when every conversation and interaction the two men had was so moving.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
No
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:
Yes
Trigger warnings: graphic descriptions of injuries, blood, hospitalisation of a loved one, internalised homophobia, violence.
24/2/2025
On reread, I'm bumping this up to five stars. I adored it on reread, and while I definitely stand by what I said last time about the constant smattering of French words, it didn't annoy me as much this time. Precious characters. A precious romance. A heartfelt story. What's not to love?
1/5/2023
4.5 stars
I kind of wish I'd read this book before I read The Rest of the Story because as delightful as this was, I think I would have loved it just that liiiiiittle bit more if I hadn't been comparing it to that.
Anyway, the protagonists were precious and I loved the relationship that develops between them, not to mention the awkwardness that comes with it - neither of them has been in a relationship with a man before, and Hunter has never been attracted to a man before, so neither of them are entirely sure what it means or how to proceed or whether the other is feeling the same way.
I love that neither of these books have featured a third act break up, and that any drama in the romances comes from external sources and is about their safety rather than their relationship.
My one gripe is that I got really sick of how often Bryce drops random French words into the middle of sentences. Like, don't get me wrong, I know he's Quebecois and that French is likely his first language. I understand him cursing or swearing in French. I understand him expressing his feelings in French. But dropping random French words into practically every sentence like Salt Bae is sprinkling them in from above? No thanks. It kept pulling me out of the story.
But despite me having complained for an entire paragraph, it's a very minor gripe and I genuinely did adore this.
24/2/2025
On reread, I'm bumping this up to five stars. I adored it on reread, and while I definitely stand by what I said last time about the constant smattering of French words, it didn't annoy me as much this time. Precious characters. A precious romance. A heartfelt story. What's not to love?
1/5/2023
4.5 stars
I kind of wish I'd read this book before I read The Rest of the Story because as delightful as this was, I think I would have loved it just that liiiiiittle bit more if I hadn't been comparing it to that.
Anyway, the protagonists were precious and I loved the relationship that develops between them, not to mention the awkwardness that comes with it - neither of them has been in a relationship with a man before, and Hunter has never been attracted to a man before, so neither of them are entirely sure what it means or how to proceed or whether the other is feeling the same way.
I love that neither of these books have featured a third act break up, and that any drama in the romances comes from external sources and is about their safety rather than their relationship.
My one gripe is that I got really sick of how often Bryce drops random French words into the middle of sentences. Like, don't get me wrong, I know he's Quebecois and that French is likely his first language. I understand him cursing or swearing in French. I understand him expressing his feelings in French. But dropping random French words into practically every sentence like Salt Bae is sprinkling them in from above? No thanks. It kept pulling me out of the story.
But despite me having complained for an entire paragraph, it's a very minor gripe and I genuinely did adore this.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
in my top hockey romances and one of the only ones deemed worthy to grace my storygraph account. emotional as fuck
adventurous
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
sad
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:
Complicated
4.5⭐
I'm a huge fan of Tal Bauers books as no matter the subject or storyline I know that you're going to get a beautifully written story filled with great characters and lots of emotion.
And whilst this one was a little hard to get into once Bryce and Hunter met the story really came to life and I was hooked and with characters that grew and were relatable and a storyline that was detailed and full of feels. This was a fabulous read and it's one that I'd happily recommend to others.
I'm a huge fan of Tal Bauers books as no matter the subject or storyline I know that you're going to get a beautifully written story filled with great characters and lots of emotion.
And whilst this one was a little hard to get into once Bryce and Hunter met the story really came to life and I was hooked and with characters that grew and were relatable and a storyline that was detailed and full of feels. This was a fabulous read and it's one that I'd happily recommend to others.
emotional
tense
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful