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nuklearblonde's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
shaykay's review
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Okay, so this is the sequel to Junior Eh, and there's like a 5-10 year time jump between the two books. Kayla didn't reach out to any of the three guys between the two books. It was like she was done with that life once she was gone. I get it, and she deserved to wash her hands with her father and stepmom. But I don't get how so many characters just disappear. We don't hear about them ever again, or they just pop in for a quick scene and vanish again, such as Kayla's brother. I don't believe he would've let her suffer her stepmom, especially not alone. He was super protective in the beginning before the stepmom really got involved, but then he's gone. We ever see him again in the first or second book, and this man was the sole reason why she and her father were going to the ice rink together. He was the reason she started learning about ice hockey. It was crazy that this character was just gone. But one character's disappearance can be overlooked, okay, but then there was the aunt. There was no way her aunt wouldn't have reached out to her after she could finally move in with her mom, especially since that aunt is the mom's sister! I wish we would've gotten to catch up with the dad/stepmom because I wish to see some character growth from them. Not necessarily a redemption arc, but I wish we would've gotten to see the dad maybe reach out since that is his daughter. We don't even really get to see the mom, but we do get updates about her and Kayla's life at college. When we started this one, she had just got out of a relationship with a hockey player! It was just wild. Anyways we shift gears when her ice hockey players are in need of some help raising a baby, and who else to call than the girl who stayed in a hospital for a month with a premie! It was such a crazy reason to be brought back together, and it was so sad, but she finally got closure and learned what really happened all those years ago. But guess who turns out to be the baby's doctor? The same intern she fell in love with all those years ago! So this one turns into a reverse harem, and it was a lot more romance involved than the first book, and it was just a crazy ride. This one also had more professional hockey since the two hockey players she loved all those years ago went pro.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, and Sexual content
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