I found this book truly average. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. Unlike the other books in this series which I found (mostly) inoffensive, there was some stuff in this book that pissed me off more than the others, which is why I'm giving it a lower rating. Maybe it's because I've read a lot better hockey romances than this one, or maybe it's because I found Lennon more annoying than any other character in this series (so far).

Seriously, Lennon doesn't want to be with Ollie at first because he doesn't want to be in the closet, then turns around as says he doesn't want to be in a public relationship with him when he does come out. Then, Lennon gets fired from his job for something that is in no way Ollie's fault, but blames him for it and lashes out. Even if Ollie hadn't come out with Soren, Lennon would have lost his job because he told his boss he wouldn't out someone in an article. LITERALLY NONE OF THAT IS OLLIE'S FAULT. Ollie didn't even mention Lennon at all during the press conference, so it's not like he revealed anything he shouldn't have.

Lennon wouldn't have annoyed me so much if he had actually apologized for this, but he gives a generic "I'm so sorry" to Ollie and then it's never brought up again. I just found it really weird, considering the care the book takes in every other issue

(like Ollie's family trying to force him to come out)

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To be honest, if all you're looking for is a gay hockey romance, you can probably skip this one. I'm glad I read this because I'm trying to catch up on all the "lore" for the Puckboys series, but if you just want some good hockey romances, read the Game Changers series by Rachel Reid.