3,5⭐️
It was alright, I was hoping for a bit more ice hockey/sports action. Plus, I was really excited by the disability rep in the beginning only to find out it gets "solved" through the book...
Pretty cute, it's a bit of a slowburn and Hartley's a couple with some other girl for literally 70% which isn't exactly my cup of tea but the characters are great :) I listened to the audiobook since it's free on audible, narrators are really dope too!
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.
This was such a fun and quick read. The characters' chemistry is great and I loved their banter! I you're looking for a sweet romance to escape reality I would definitely recommend this book!
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.






