The Year We Fell Down (The Ivy Years, Band 1)
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She expected to start Harkness College as a varsity ice hockey player. But a serious accident means that Corey Callahan will start school in a wheelchair instead.
Across the hall, in the other handicapped-accessible dorm room, lives the too-delicious-to-be real Adam Hartley, another would-be hockey star with his leg broken in two places. He’s way out of Corey’s league. Also, he’s taken.
Nevertheless, an unlikely alliance blooms between Corey and Hartley in McHerrin Hall. Over tequila, perilously balanced dining hall trays, and video games, the two cope with disappointments that nobody else understands.
They’re just friends, of course, until one night when things fall apart. Or fall together. All Corey knows is that she’s falling. Hard.
But will Hartley set aside his trophy girl to love someone as broken as Corey? If he won’t, she will need to find the courage to make a life for herself at Harkness — one which does not revolve around the sport she can no longer play, or the brown-eyed boy who’s fighting his own demons.
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I have read Him and Us by Sarina Bowen before, so I have been very excited to start an m/f romance from her feather. I did enjoy this book. I liked the characters, especially that both were dealing with a handicap made it really interesting and a very nice setting. Unfortunately I didn't feel th sparks between Corey and Adam. There were some cute moments and they were great together but to me they was hardly more than friends sparks. I also had the feeling that suddenly things were pretty rushed between them. The overall story was ok and the handicap was the most interesting part of the book. I enjoyed the writing style and was literally flying through the book.
I am actually and honestly and totally suprised by how much I liked that book. Damn. I just wanted to read the first few pages last night and...... well. I finished it. Ups? It's SO not my topic. Sport and then hockey? I don't even know how to play hockey! (Or do any kind sport except book lifting if that counts) Luckily, it didn't deal so much with sport and more with what is left when you can't to what you love most. And I thought that was brilliantly handled. I also liked that there wasn't additional drama in the sense of: You know, you could just TALK with eachother? The drama that was there was believable and heartwarming. And whaaaat? A love interest who isn't a complete douchbag? Yeah, Hartley wasn't always a perfect human being but who is, in the end? I could always understand why he did things he did and I liked that he talked honestly about his motives. Yeah, they were not the most decent, but come one - I'm pretty sure that most of us had a friend or even a girlfriend or boyfriend and stayed with them for the wrong reasons - or wanted to be with someone for the wrong reasons. Not 5 stars because ... I don't know. Even though I liked the lovestory, I was still caught by suprise how FAST Corey was falling for him. That troubled me a bit. But all in all, I really enjoyed reading it. It didn't feel toxic, it was a light, heartwarming read.
Description
She expected to start Harkness College as a varsity ice hockey player. But a serious accident means that Corey Callahan will start school in a wheelchair instead.
Across the hall, in the other handicapped-accessible dorm room, lives the too-delicious-to-be real Adam Hartley, another would-be hockey star with his leg broken in two places. He’s way out of Corey’s league. Also, he’s taken.
Nevertheless, an unlikely alliance blooms between Corey and Hartley in McHerrin Hall. Over tequila, perilously balanced dining hall trays, and video games, the two cope with disappointments that nobody else understands.
They’re just friends, of course, until one night when things fall apart. Or fall together. All Corey knows is that she’s falling. Hard.
But will Hartley set aside his trophy girl to love someone as broken as Corey? If he won’t, she will need to find the courage to make a life for herself at Harkness — one which does not revolve around the sport she can no longer play, or the brown-eyed boy who’s fighting his own demons.
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I have read Him and Us by Sarina Bowen before, so I have been very excited to start an m/f romance from her feather. I did enjoy this book. I liked the characters, especially that both were dealing with a handicap made it really interesting and a very nice setting. Unfortunately I didn't feel th sparks between Corey and Adam. There were some cute moments and they were great together but to me they was hardly more than friends sparks. I also had the feeling that suddenly things were pretty rushed between them. The overall story was ok and the handicap was the most interesting part of the book. I enjoyed the writing style and was literally flying through the book.
I am actually and honestly and totally suprised by how much I liked that book. Damn. I just wanted to read the first few pages last night and...... well. I finished it. Ups? It's SO not my topic. Sport and then hockey? I don't even know how to play hockey! (Or do any kind sport except book lifting if that counts) Luckily, it didn't deal so much with sport and more with what is left when you can't to what you love most. And I thought that was brilliantly handled. I also liked that there wasn't additional drama in the sense of: You know, you could just TALK with eachother? The drama that was there was believable and heartwarming. And whaaaat? A love interest who isn't a complete douchbag? Yeah, Hartley wasn't always a perfect human being but who is, in the end? I could always understand why he did things he did and I liked that he talked honestly about his motives. Yeah, they were not the most decent, but come one - I'm pretty sure that most of us had a friend or even a girlfriend or boyfriend and stayed with them for the wrong reasons - or wanted to be with someone for the wrong reasons. Not 5 stars because ... I don't know. Even though I liked the lovestory, I was still caught by suprise how FAST Corey was falling for him. That troubled me a bit. But all in all, I really enjoyed reading it. It didn't feel toxic, it was a light, heartwarming read.