A review by tdekorte
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

This might be one of the best hockey MM romances I’ve read in a long time. And I have read dozens. 

Enemies to lovers who are lovers the whole time! The way they naturally started to evolve their feelings. 

Spoiler: 
I really loved the ending. Instead of the traditional HEA I expected where they announce their relationship to the world and it’s wildly accepted, they follow through with a plan to keep their relationship private but find a way to be together. At first it made me really sad and a little annoyed that they didn’t get to make it public and have that acceptance but that’s just not the reality of the word and so by finding their own happiness it was bittersweet and real and  I loved it all the more for that