#goaltender interference

✨ interpretive dance ✨

Meanwhile Letang is on screen like: I have played 900 games and I still do not know what this is.

But this = goal??

Credit Letang his goal and I’ll shut up about what a joke the officiating in this league is.

So Not My Type by Dana Hawkins (January 5th) Sophie Black has clawed her way up from coffee runs to project manager at a top Seattle ad agency. She’s laser-focused on her career—until the CEO’s daughter, Ella Northwood, joins the team. Forced to work together on a high-stakes campaign, sparks fly as Sophie’s scrappy determination clashes with Ella’s polished privilege. But there’s more to both…

*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Summary & image from Goodreads*

Will two struggling hockey players grab their second chance at love, or will it slide right through their grasp?

Newly retired hockey star Aiden Campbell should be a man with no regrets. Instead he is consumed by them. When he runs into his ex in New York City ten years after they broke up, he’ll have to confront his biggest regret of them all. Montreal hockey captain Matt Safaryan never expected to see his old flame again. Now that he has, he can’t forget what they had, no matter how badly Aiden hurt him. Which is why Matt finds himself on Aiden’s doorstep late at night with only a deep want driving him. One passionate night has them hooked all over again, but great sex was never the problem. Life after hockey has left Aiden adrift. Watching Matt push himself through chronic injuries isn’t helping, but this time around they’re determined to make this thing between them last. If only they can rebuild the trust they destroyed a decade ago. Giving their relationship a second chance might cut sharper than a blade, but it may also end up being their best play ever.

As someone who empathizes strongly with book characters, this was a tough one to get through. Aiden's depression and identity crisis post-retirement hits hard, especially as he grapples with the lingering guilt and pain of his decade old breakup with Matt. The book starts off with an explosive reunion between Matt and Aiden, and hurtles into a summer of being together. Matt is a great supportive partner who does his best to offer Aiden love, happiness, and security, but Aiden is lost and can't see a way to a happy future. In the midst of a lot of emotional, very well written and realistic angst, there's equal amounts of sweet domestic moments, high heat, and hockey. There are great supporting characters, including Matt's teammates and Aiden's former teammates. The setting is so immersive and definitely made me want to travel to Montreal! If you're looking for a book with second chance romance, two men in their late thirties, hockey, and healing - this book is for you!

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