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allmadhere106 's review for:
The Year We Fell Down
by Sarina Bowen
I was so excited to find this book! Not only is it a different take on the sports romance, but the heroine is differently abled and it was nice representation. The book constantly discussed how she was able to maneuver in her surroundings, her physical therapy, and medical issues. I would have liked there to be more discussion of certain elements, especially during the intimate moments. There was a lot of veiled conversation and I felt like I was missing things/the narrative had a few choppy moments with these scenes.
I was also confused by the cheating aspect. We learn that he and his girlfriend have an "arrangement" while she's studying abroad, but it's an overheard conversation that doesn't have defined rules, so I'm not sure what the arrangement is. We know that his girlfriend was cheating on him while away, but he wasn't entertaining his side of the "arrangement" until the day his girlfriend was supposed to come home and was in the country. So did they cheat or not? Unsure...
I wish we could have either gotten more from his POV or all of it from her's. I think a lot of it wasn't explained as much as I wanted or it was explained from both of their perspectives. It just felt a little odd with pacing.
Tropes: m/f; confident hockey player male meets snarky used-to-be hockey player female with a spinal injury; friends to lovers; slow burn--one scene of fooling around and one sex scene toward the end; some crude language and sensuality throughout; cheating (sort of)--he has a girlfriend who is studying abroad but they have an "arrangement" that isn't fully explained/rules aren't defined; he is recovering from a broken leg; she had a sports related spinal injury 8 months ago and is now in a wheelchair or on crutches with braces; daddy issues--he was never recognized by his father publicly
Heat rating: MEDIUM—no explicit descriptions and a lot of vague scenes; fades to black or quick paragraphs; more of a focus on feelings/emotions rather than body parts.
I was also confused by the cheating aspect. We learn that he and his girlfriend have an "arrangement" while she's studying abroad, but it's an overheard conversation that doesn't have defined rules, so I'm not sure what the arrangement is. We know that his girlfriend was cheating on him while away, but he wasn't entertaining his side of the "arrangement" until the day his girlfriend was supposed to come home and was in the country. So did they cheat or not? Unsure...
I wish we could have either gotten more from his POV or all of it from her's. I think a lot of it wasn't explained as much as I wanted or it was explained from both of their perspectives. It just felt a little odd with pacing.
Tropes: m/f; confident hockey player male meets snarky used-to-be hockey player female with a spinal injury; friends to lovers; slow burn--one scene of fooling around and one sex scene toward the end; some crude language and sensuality throughout; cheating (sort of)--he has a girlfriend who is studying abroad but they have an "arrangement" that isn't fully explained/rules aren't defined; he is recovering from a broken leg; she had a sports related spinal injury 8 months ago and is now in a wheelchair or on crutches with braces; daddy issues--he was never recognized by his father publicly
Heat rating: MEDIUM—no explicit descriptions and a lot of vague scenes; fades to black or quick paragraphs; more of a focus on feelings/emotions rather than body parts.