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Thrown Off the Ice
by Taylor Fitzpatrick
Easily my most unexpected read of 2022.
I glanced at the title details after it came under the recommended section on Scribd but as I’ve:- 1) never finished a sports romance 2) know nothing about ice hockey 3) dislike like age gap romances and 4) don’t enjoy reading contemporary sex scenes, this clearly seemed like something far out of my realm of interest.
However, it has an absurdly high rating and the few reviews were glowing, calling the book things like heartbreaking and unforgettable. Two descriptions I’m always a sucker for. The one negative review said the book was deceptive, beginning as “steamy” and then dropping off.
It was short enough that I decided to give it a chance and I’m so glad I did.
First of all this book immediately begins with a page describing its content warnings, and it is genuinely the most affecting one of its kind I’ve ever read. The author states that the research they have conducted for this book comes from her brother and she warns him not to read it.
She also says that this is not a romance though it is a love story.
Okay, perhaps when reviewers said heartbreaking they meant it. Clearly this was going to be darker than what I assumed a typical sports romance would be.
There’s actually less hockey in it than I expected and you really don’t need to know anything about the activity to enjoy it.
It follows Mike, whose role on the team is basically to be a brawler type, he takes hits and he does it well. He’s also considered a veteran player, rough but well respected. His team acquires a promising new rookie, Liam, who for reasons Mike can’t fathom immediately takes a shine to him. It follows the development of their relationship through all the clashes of their very different personalities.
I think the age gap was handled well since I didn’t feel as uncomfortable as I thought I would.
It also handled topics I’ve never thought of before. Knowing nothing of ice hockey the injuries associated with it eluded me, but now I’m impressed by how many people put their health on the line to play the sport that brings them such joy.
Even though there are heavy topics dealt with I still believe this book is more happy than sad. Mike and Liam’s dynamic is occasionally frustrating, Mike is the grumpiest of grumps, and Liam is so very sunny but for the most part they are overwhelmingly charming.
I’m glad I took a chance on this and since ice hockey romances seem to a specialty of the author’s, I’ll probably read another of her works.
I glanced at the title details after it came under the recommended section on Scribd but as I’ve:- 1) never finished a sports romance 2) know nothing about ice hockey 3) dislike like age gap romances and 4) don’t enjoy reading contemporary sex scenes, this clearly seemed like something far out of my realm of interest.
However, it has an absurdly high rating and the few reviews were glowing, calling the book things like heartbreaking and unforgettable. Two descriptions I’m always a sucker for. The one negative review said the book was deceptive, beginning as “steamy” and then dropping off.
It was short enough that I decided to give it a chance and I’m so glad I did.
First of all this book immediately begins with a page describing its content warnings, and it is genuinely the most affecting one of its kind I’ve ever read. The author states that the research they have conducted for this book comes from her brother and she warns him not to read it.
She also says that this is not a romance though it is a love story.
Okay, perhaps when reviewers said heartbreaking they meant it. Clearly this was going to be darker than what I assumed a typical sports romance would be.
There’s actually less hockey in it than I expected and you really don’t need to know anything about the activity to enjoy it.
It follows Mike, whose role on the team is basically to be a brawler type, he takes hits and he does it well. He’s also considered a veteran player, rough but well respected. His team acquires a promising new rookie, Liam, who for reasons Mike can’t fathom immediately takes a shine to him. It follows the development of their relationship through all the clashes of their very different personalities.
I think the age gap was handled well since I didn’t feel as uncomfortable as I thought I would.
It also handled topics I’ve never thought of before. Knowing nothing of ice hockey the injuries associated with it eluded me, but now I’m impressed by how many people put their health on the line to play the sport that brings them such joy.
Even though there are heavy topics dealt with I still believe this book is more happy than sad. Mike and Liam’s dynamic is occasionally frustrating, Mike is the grumpiest of grumps, and Liam is so very sunny but for the most part they are overwhelmingly charming.
I’m glad I took a chance on this and since ice hockey romances seem to a specialty of the author’s, I’ll probably read another of her works.