I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Home Ice is a solid debut romance, but unfortunately, some things didn’t completely work for me. I mainly struggled with Lily and Brant's choices throughout the story, especially the third-act breakup didn’t work for me at all regarding the reasons for it. I liked their reconciliation, especially the team's collective acceptance and Brant’s being so nicely showcased. The way Lily’s trans identity was accepted was for me the highlight of that part and the whole story overall. It was so wonderful to see a trans woman being centred in a hockey romance, which is a genre that still lacking when it comes to trans representation.
I liked the two main characters for most of the story and enjoyed their romance. I don’t think it took that much from the overall story, but sometimes I couldn’t see the reason for their behaviour. I liked Lily as a main character a lot, but struggled a bit to enjoy Brant’s POV at the beginning of the book. Chloe was a sweetheart, that’s for sure, and I loved how her story had an important part in Lily and Brant's lives. Other characters like Em and Kayden were really nicely written, too. I definitely want to read about them in the future.