I received a digital copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Hockey Saint values the importance of friendship between main character Tom Leonard and hockey legend, Jeremiah Jacobson. Jacobson is also a hockey saint as he is charitable, good-natured, and an all-around good man in the public eye. However, Jacobson struggles with the pressures of stardom and turns to alcohol to relieve some of that stress.

One of the main issues I had with this novel is the writing style. I didn’t like the way that conversations were conveyed with no indication of who the speaker is at the moment. At first, I thought the novel was in verse because of the layout. Then, I realized that it’s a novel with graphics conveying some scenes. It is different and took some getting used to.

The second thing I didn’t really enjoy were the character’s themselves. Although there is heavy content involved, I didn’t feel any empathy for Jeremiah. I think it was the execution coupled with the writing style that fell flat for me.