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Time to Shine
by Rachel Reid
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
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:
Complicated
And in the 11th hour, your girl found her favorite book of the year. This review is going to be completely unhinged so buckle up. Huge thank you to my friend Courtney for sending me this mf GEM of a story for the holidays.
Time to Shine is a holiday-esque romance about two hockey players, Landon Stackhouse (Stacks) and Casey Hicks. Landon is on the Calgary AHL team but is called up to the big leagues after their backup NHL goalie suffers an injury. Landon is super introverted and finds comfort in being alone. But his new teammate, Casey, is a social butterfly. He’s bubbly, outgoing, and an actual ray of fucking sunshine. He tries to pull out all the stops to get Stacks out of his shell, but it’s only after Stacks moves in with Casey that he starts to see Stacks hard exterior begin to soften. The two form a deep bond, opening up to one another about things they’ve never discussed with anyone.
This was… an absolute fucking delight. 10/10 would recommend. My new favorite comfort read. I’ve already submitted it for a Pulitzer and Nobel Peace Prize.
So first and foremost I would commit all the crimes for Casey Hicks. He can do no wrong EVER. He is the smartest, kindest, most angelic human being to ever exist. And Landon is a sweet and sensitive little angel that deserves all the love. I’m just completely obsessed with these two and how much they better one another 😭 Honestly, I adored everyone in this book. Every. Single. Person. I’m giggling and kicking my little feet just writing this review because I’m 97% sure my brain chemistry has been permanently altered and I’ll be riding this serotonin high for as long as possible.
Run, don’t walk. Get this book ASAP. Give your heart a much needed reprieve from all the chaos around you. And then come back here and ask me how you can ever repay me because you’ll be so thankful I put this story in your orbit.
Time to Shine is a holiday-esque romance about two hockey players, Landon Stackhouse (Stacks) and Casey Hicks. Landon is on the Calgary AHL team but is called up to the big leagues after their backup NHL goalie suffers an injury. Landon is super introverted and finds comfort in being alone. But his new teammate, Casey, is a social butterfly. He’s bubbly, outgoing, and an actual ray of fucking sunshine. He tries to pull out all the stops to get Stacks out of his shell, but it’s only after Stacks moves in with Casey that he starts to see Stacks hard exterior begin to soften. The two form a deep bond, opening up to one another about things they’ve never discussed with anyone.
This was… an absolute fucking delight. 10/10 would recommend. My new favorite comfort read. I’ve already submitted it for a Pulitzer and Nobel Peace Prize.
So first and foremost I would commit all the crimes for Casey Hicks. He can do no wrong EVER. He is the smartest, kindest, most angelic human being to ever exist. And Landon is a sweet and sensitive little angel that deserves all the love. I’m just completely obsessed with these two and how much they better one another 😭 Honestly, I adored everyone in this book. Every. Single. Person. I’m giggling and kicking my little feet just writing this review because I’m 97% sure my brain chemistry has been permanently altered and I’ll be riding this serotonin high for as long as possible.
Run, don’t walk. Get this book ASAP. Give your heart a much needed reprieve from all the chaos around you. And then come back here and ask me how you can ever repay me because you’ll be so thankful I put this story in your orbit.