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A review by tmadams88
Icebound by Meredith Trapp
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
SO OBSESSED with this hockey romance! After seeing teases of this book for months and months I could not wait to dive in and let me tell youโฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฃ๐!! One of my top favorite hockey romances ever!
๐Hockey Romance
๐Meet Cute
๐คซFake Dating
๐ซCollege Student
๐Reformed Player
๐๏ธAge Gap
๐ฅฐHe Falls First
๐ง Mental Health Rep
๐คThere is so much I loved about Icebound that made it easy to read from cover to cover! Itโs got ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ from the start, one of my ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, so many moments that will have you swooning/smiling/laughing, ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ, a fun yet also loving and supportive dynamic with teammates, and ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ!!
๐The story all begins one night when Rhodes and Nina have a crazy chance meeting situation. Rhodes is a hockey goalie who is 33 years old and ready to settle down while Nina is a 22 year old art student in her last semester of college with big plans when she finishes. Now they both find themselves in a fake dating situation and from there the story has hockey games, raw moments, hot & sexy romance, and life issues plus all the funny and touching moments between teammates! The book is so perfectly paced and everything happens is such a realistic progression that never felt out of place or unnecessary which made it such an easy to read story!!
๐ง The mental health representation in this book was beautifully written and incorporated! Nina struggles with anxiety and there were so many relatable moments that just made her feel even more authentic. Add in the support from Rhodesโฆthis man set the standard!!!
โจ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฝ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ! I easily read it cover to cover and instantly fell in love with everything about the characters and storyline! If you love sports romance at all, I cannot recommend this book enough!!!