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Updated review after I got even more annoyed with it, lol. (NSFA - not safe for author)

The rampant sexual harassment in the workplace certainly wouldn’t fly in an M/F romance book, and it shouldn’t be okay just because there’s two men either. It's super problematic that it's being excused on the basis of 'he wants it'. The other character doesn't know that. He's just harassing his physical therapist for weeks. He even makes the physio MC nearly touch his hard dick during treatment he doesn’t actually need, just to trick him into putting his hands near his crotch. I know it’s not supposed to be that serious, and these guys are into each other, but that doesn’t make it okay and it made me super uncomfortable. This aspect never should have made it to the page, let alone get past alpha readers, beta readers, and I'm assuming multiple editors.

ALSO, to whom it may concern: handjobs and blowjobs are sex. I lost count of how many times one of the MCs said he hadn’t had sex in years, but had in fact both given and received both oral and handjobs several times. Sex isn’t exclusively penetration, and if I'm being extra about it, it's exclusive and offensive to say that it is.

There were some moments in there that kept me reading even when I kept complaining about all the shit annoying me, and kept me from giving up, hoping it would get better. Chief annoyance of them all; how the entire main conflict was severely contrived. Spoiler warning:

You can probably count on one hand how many times an NHL player has been traded while on injured reserved. It just doesn’t happen, AND it was a relatively minor injury and was blown way tf outta proportion. Most of the plot revolves around this thing that should be a non-issue. Just get the physical therapy and get back to playing when you can. I don’t even know what league this book was based on, but they mentioned the NHL. The regular season is literally 82 games. Stop freaking out about missing the preseason. Also, why are you so angry at your physical therapist for doing his goddamn job? I swear the British guy spent half the book throwing a tantrum, and not in a remotely cute way, unfortunately. The physical therapist also spends the first half being the 'uptight, rule-following professional', and then spends the second half breaking all the rules.

There was some good tension, but I had a hard time getting past the unrealistic plot and the awful sexual harassment. Oh, and it’s really long.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Hockey player
Team physio
Size difference
Age gap
Former professional hockey player
British MC/american MC
Clean-cut-but-secretly-tattooed MC
Slow burn
Outdoor shenanigans

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Drinking to deal with emotional problems
Partying and binge-drinking (SCe and MCs, on page)
Vomiting
Sexual harassment (between MCs)
MC calls other MC ‘kid’ a lot
Explicit sexual content

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: Kinda, but they don’t talk for a few days.
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Sports romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 25 and 37
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 374
Happy ending: Yes


How was it possible to want to grab someone by the scruff of the neck and hurl them bodily from the room—and kiss them at the same time? I should not want the latter.



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