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Hated On The Ice: Un romance MM di hockey – seconda possibilità (Frozen Rivals)
Lui è il Ragazzo d’oro da 64 milioni di dollari. Io sono il cattivo che tutti amano odiare. E qualcuno ci ha appena beccati.
GRAHAM
La mia vita è una recita.
In qualità di capitano della squadra professionistica più iconica di Toronto, ho perfezionato la maschera fatta di trofei e sorrisi studiati per i media. Sono un marchio, non una persona. E per un marchio non c'è spazio per un uomo come Ty Macek.
Dieci anni fa, fu il primo a vedere il caos sotto la mia corazza. Poi me ne andai, lasciandolo solo nel buio.
Ora siamo compagni di stanza nel Team Canada, e il rumore nella mia testa si placa solo quando lui è vicino. So che il mio piedistallo sta per crollare. Solo che non mi rendevo conto di quanto volessi cadere.
TY
Vivo per lo scontro. È più facile essere il picchiatore più odiato del campionato che farsi conoscere davvero.
Non mi sarei mai aspettato di indossare la foglia d’acero. E di certo non mi sarei aspettato di dividere la stanza d'albergo con l’uomo che finse di non vedermi la mattina dopo avermi spezzato il cuore.
Il mondo vuole che siamo rivali. Ma qualcuno ci osserva dall’ombra. Qualcuno ha delle foto di ciò che accade a porte chiuse.
Se non mi allontano subito da Graham Holt, le persone che governano questo gioco ridurranno in cenere la sua reputazione.
Sul ghiaccio, giochiamo per l’oro. Fuori dal ghiaccio, sono l’unica cosa che si frappone tra lui e la fine del suo mondo.
GRAHAM
La mia vita è una recita.
In qualità di capitano della squadra professionistica più iconica di Toronto, ho perfezionato la maschera fatta di trofei e sorrisi studiati per i media. Sono un marchio, non una persona. E per un marchio non c'è spazio per un uomo come Ty Macek.
Dieci anni fa, fu il primo a vedere il caos sotto la mia corazza. Poi me ne andai, lasciandolo solo nel buio.
Ora siamo compagni di stanza nel Team Canada, e il rumore nella mia testa si placa solo quando lui è vicino. So che il mio piedistallo sta per crollare. Solo che non mi rendevo conto di quanto volessi cadere.
TY
Vivo per lo scontro. È più facile essere il picchiatore più odiato del campionato che farsi conoscere davvero.
Non mi sarei mai aspettato di indossare la foglia d’acero. E di certo non mi sarei aspettato di dividere la stanza d'albergo con l’uomo che finse di non vedermi la mattina dopo avermi spezzato il cuore.
Il mondo vuole che siamo rivali. Ma qualcuno ci osserva dall’ombra. Qualcuno ha delle foto di ciò che accade a porte chiuse.
Se non mi allontano subito da Graham Holt, le persone che governano questo gioco ridurranno in cenere la sua reputazione.
Sul ghiaccio, giochiamo per l’oro. Fuori dal ghiaccio, sono l’unica cosa che si frappone tra lui e la fine del suo mondo.
332 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2025
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December 27, 2025
3 Stars are only because I enjoyed reading it and like the dynamic of ty and graham but this is by far not edited. There are more timeline and continuity errors in this book than water on the earth. I’m overdoing it but yeah if this book gets re edited and the mistakes fixed it can be a solid three star book maybe even four stars
December 21, 2025
so many continuity errors and just all around crappy editing
Yet another book with potential let down by shoddy editing skills.
So many chapters where the POV switched so many spelling mistakes typos and so many continuity errors in the timeline of the story.
Yet another book with potential let down by shoddy editing skills.
So many chapters where the POV switched so many spelling mistakes typos and so many continuity errors in the timeline of the story.
April 5, 2026
Don't expect edits ...
A mere 41 pages in, and the inconsistencies are seriously frustrating already.
Graham is stunned by the coaches speech after dinner, when he finds out (for the first time supposedly) that some guys will be doubled up. He's shocked to be paired with Ty. But why??! He'd already barged into Ty's room and told him they were sharing- this was BEFORE the dinner btw. And after they both checked into their own separate rooms across the hall from each other, (NOT adjoining like the coach states later). The author even mentioned the king beds in both. Yet another discrepancy; later the coach says they're twins. Best of all, far before either got to Montreal, Ty gets a text from Graham saying they'll be roommates. WTF?! All of these inconsistencies should have been caught during writing and proofing. No clue how the author confused so much, so often. I'm already dreading how many more times these characters will completely contradict themselves and each other. Roughly 300 pages to go. To be continued...
A mere 41 pages in, and the inconsistencies are seriously frustrating already.
Graham is stunned by the coaches speech after dinner, when he finds out (for the first time supposedly) that some guys will be doubled up. He's shocked to be paired with Ty. But why??! He'd already barged into Ty's room and told him they were sharing- this was BEFORE the dinner btw. And after they both checked into their own separate rooms across the hall from each other, (NOT adjoining like the coach states later). The author even mentioned the king beds in both. Yet another discrepancy; later the coach says they're twins. Best of all, far before either got to Montreal, Ty gets a text from Graham saying they'll be roommates. WTF?! All of these inconsistencies should have been caught during writing and proofing. No clue how the author confused so much, so often. I'm already dreading how many more times these characters will completely contradict themselves and each other. Roughly 300 pages to go. To be continued...
January 15, 2026
Ça aurait pu être bien. Mais :
- C'est sans doute écrit et traduit avec l'IA
- Il y a de grosses incohérences au fil de l'histoire
- C'est vraiment très rapide (3 jours)
La prochaine fois, j'irais me renseigner un peu avant de cliquer sur acheter.
Néanmoins, il a le mérite d'être divertissant et j'ai malheureusement lu pire.
- C'est sans doute écrit et traduit avec l'IA
- Il y a de grosses incohérences au fil de l'histoire
- C'est vraiment très rapide (3 jours)
La prochaine fois, j'irais me renseigner un peu avant de cliquer sur acheter.
Néanmoins, il a le mérite d'être divertissant et j'ai malheureusement lu pire.
June 22, 2026
3 stars for the idea of the plot only (1 star for the writing)
Well. I read “Punished on the ice” and thought it was well written, so then I decided to read the other books in the series in order.
What the heck happened here? There were so many continuity errors I kept going back and reading and re-reading over and over to make sure I had not missed something. The main characters meet for the first time twice? They have their first kiss twice? They become roommates before it is announced that the rooms have switched and some of them have roommates? Tays dad text him but he’s also dead? I like the plot, in theory, because it had a bit of a mystery. Big fan of Joel! Other than that, I speed read until the end basically, just looking for spice, but it was nothing drastic. I’m going to find another book to read instead of continuing the series right now.
Well. I read “Punished on the ice” and thought it was well written, so then I decided to read the other books in the series in order.
What the heck happened here? There were so many continuity errors I kept going back and reading and re-reading over and over to make sure I had not missed something. The main characters meet for the first time twice? They have their first kiss twice? They become roommates before it is announced that the rooms have switched and some of them have roommates? Tays dad text him but he’s also dead? I like the plot, in theory, because it had a bit of a mystery. Big fan of Joel! Other than that, I speed read until the end basically, just looking for spice, but it was nothing drastic. I’m going to find another book to read instead of continuing the series right now.
February 12, 2026
I really liked them. Golden boy and the bad boy are ALWAYS a good match. Their relationship goes from 0 to 100 in a day, but who cares? 😂
BUT I don’t think the book was properly edited. Why does Ty get a message from his dad on his burner phone and says Mom probably helped because his dad isn’t good with technology… when a few chapters later the dad has already been dead for a long time and the mom has had Alzheimer’s for years?
And even if that did make sense, how would she even get the number of a burner phone when the only person who knows about it is a teammate?
And in an earlier chapter, a reporter asks, “You and Tyler Macek are roommates for this tournament. What’s it like sharing space with the league’s most notorious enforcer?” But a few chapters later there’s this huge storyline about someone leaking the room assignments and exposing that they’re roommates. That’s basically where everything starts to spiral.
But… the author already let the media know earlier. So yes, you definitely have to overlook a few plot inconsistencies 😂
BUT I don’t think the book was properly edited. Why does Ty get a message from his dad on his burner phone and says Mom probably helped because his dad isn’t good with technology… when a few chapters later the dad has already been dead for a long time and the mom has had Alzheimer’s for years?
And even if that did make sense, how would she even get the number of a burner phone when the only person who knows about it is a teammate?
And in an earlier chapter, a reporter asks, “You and Tyler Macek are roommates for this tournament. What’s it like sharing space with the league’s most notorious enforcer?” But a few chapters later there’s this huge storyline about someone leaking the room assignments and exposing that they’re roommates. That’s basically where everything starts to spiral.
But… the author already let the media know earlier. So yes, you definitely have to overlook a few plot inconsistencies 😂
January 1, 2026
Errori e refusi a più non posso, oltre al fatto che è il secondo, e ultimo, libro che leggo di questo autore e che è una copia del primo per diverse dinamiche, soprattutto quelle famigliari dove il padre cerca di sottomettere il figlio e quando non ci riesce cerca di boicottarlo in tutti i modi, poi anche la cosa che prima padre e figlio si danno del tu, come è normale che sia, e poi dopo poco passano al lei. Anche il cognato coreano che poi ad un certo punto si scopre donna?? Insomma traduzione pessima ma anche scrittura pessima e con poca fantasia.
Dimenticavo che prima il padre di Ty é morto, poi ad un certo punto il ragazzo dice di aver ricevuto un suo messaggio e poi dopo un po salta di nuovo fuori che é morto!
Dimenticavo che prima il padre di Ty é morto, poi ad un certo punto il ragazzo dice di aver ricevuto un suo messaggio e poi dopo un po salta di nuovo fuori che é morto!
March 18, 2026
Needs some attention to detail
The story was sound, but it felt like the author had written various bits individually and then cobbled them together. Plot points didn't always line up, details go confused. Hell, Tys dad msgd him one page, then a few pages later he was dead.
These inconsistencies are a shame because it could have been a decent read otherwise.
The story was sound, but it felt like the author had written various bits individually and then cobbled them together. Plot points didn't always line up, details go confused. Hell, Tys dad msgd him one page, then a few pages later he was dead.
These inconsistencies are a shame because it could have been a decent read otherwise.
June 28, 2026
I am Joel Tanaka's #1 fan. He is the only good thing in this book. I am not sure how Joel Tanaka has time to be a goalie when he runs around doing so much to save Graham and Ty's asses. No, no. Joel Tanaka thinks of everything. I believe that Joel Tanaka and I care more about the MCs and story integrity than the author. We surely attended to the story and the MCs with more care than Ellis Rhodes did.
I've read two of these Ellis Rhodes Frozen Rivals novels today, and my brain feels like its made of Swiss cheese. I feel like one of those rats that lives in isolation in a rat park science experiment who keeps pushing the lever for water dosed with drugs. But instead of a water bottle suspended from a cage wall, I have Ellis Rhodes' Frozen Rivals series, air conditioning, my couch, and a KU membership. This one was better than Brutal On The Ice: A Dark MM Enemies-to-Lovers Hockey Romance, but the bar is on the floor here.
What kind of an author is Ellis Rhodes, drafting 12 (?!) novels in 7 months? At that rate, they're pumping out more than 12 pages of writing every day. That doesn't even include any brainstorming, plotting, planning, revising or editing. I think anyone reading these books is aware that Rhodes is not using the writing process as we mortals experience it, and no revising or editing is occurring. Come for the hockey and smut, endure the plot holes, retcon, and AI, and stay for Joel Tanaka.
Anyways, not sure if I'l keep reading Frozen Rivals or literally do anything else with the one life I was given. 2 stars for Joel Tanaka.
I've read two of these Ellis Rhodes Frozen Rivals novels today, and my brain feels like its made of Swiss cheese. I feel like one of those rats that lives in isolation in a rat park science experiment who keeps pushing the lever for water dosed with drugs. But instead of a water bottle suspended from a cage wall, I have Ellis Rhodes' Frozen Rivals series, air conditioning, my couch, and a KU membership. This one was better than Brutal On The Ice: A Dark MM Enemies-to-Lovers Hockey Romance, but the bar is on the floor here.
What kind of an author is Ellis Rhodes, drafting 12 (?!) novels in 7 months? At that rate, they're pumping out more than 12 pages of writing every day. That doesn't even include any brainstorming, plotting, planning, revising or editing. I think anyone reading these books is aware that Rhodes is not using the writing process as we mortals experience it, and no revising or editing is occurring. Come for the hockey and smut, endure the plot holes, retcon, and AI, and stay for Joel Tanaka.
Anyways, not sure if I'l keep reading Frozen Rivals or literally do anything else with the one life I was given. 2 stars for Joel Tanaka.
June 19, 2026
1/5*
This book is bad. For multiple reasons. Its badly - if at all - edited, with so many continuity errors its hard to keep track at times.
The two main characters have
The photo that the media are circulating that starts all of the main drama of the story
And most importantly. TY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEFENSEMAN
This book is bad. For multiple reasons. Its badly - if at all - edited, with so many continuity errors its hard to keep track at times.
The two main characters have
The photo that the media are circulating that starts all of the main drama of the story
And most importantly. TY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEFENSEMAN
July 21, 2026
Potential
2.5/5 ⭐️
This book would have been a 4/5 read if not for the timeline change and the constant alterations throughout the book that were mentioned earlier in a different context. The book and its story had potential, but the timeline changes and repetitive elements were simply too much.
*spoiler*
Also, in one of the chapters it’s mentioned that Ty’s dad text him “I’m proud of you” and probably the mom helped him send the message because he’s never been tech savvy, but in a later chapter it’s mentioned he died and Ty’s mom has Alzheimer’s.
It’s incredibly confusing, and I wish authors would use proofreaders before publishing their books. A clear flow would be much better, rather than a strange timeline that feels like it’s being written in the moment, rather than following what’s already been written.
2.5/5 ⭐️
This book would have been a 4/5 read if not for the timeline change and the constant alterations throughout the book that were mentioned earlier in a different context. The book and its story had potential, but the timeline changes and repetitive elements were simply too much.
*spoiler*
Also, in one of the chapters it’s mentioned that Ty’s dad text him “I’m proud of you” and probably the mom helped him send the message because he’s never been tech savvy, but in a later chapter it’s mentioned he died and Ty’s mom has Alzheimer’s.
It’s incredibly confusing, and I wish authors would use proofreaders before publishing their books. A clear flow would be much better, rather than a strange timeline that feels like it’s being written in the moment, rather than following what’s already been written.
March 9, 2026
I couldn't finish due to continuity mixups. It's pretty bad.
It seems written by AI, a human editor would have caught this. The roommates situation is revealed three different ways??
First theres an anonymous text Ty seems to know is from Graham.
Then Graham goes to 1215 then moves to 1214, walking into the room, pushing past Ty.
THEN there's a physical list of room assignments after the team dinner where they both find out for the first time???
It's like the book was written with the same overall ai prompt but fed in different times then the individual chapters got picked at random... I can't find the author on social media either and aaalll the mm hockey romance authors are online.
It seems written by AI, a human editor would have caught this. The roommates situation is revealed three different ways??
First theres an anonymous text Ty seems to know is from Graham.
Then Graham goes to 1215 then moves to 1214, walking into the room, pushing past Ty.
THEN there's a physical list of room assignments after the team dinner where they both find out for the first time???
It's like the book was written with the same overall ai prompt but fed in different times then the individual chapters got picked at random... I can't find the author on social media either and aaalll the mm hockey romance authors are online.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 26, 2026
Terrible editing- spoilers so dont read if you dont want to know
This book could've been good. But unfortunately the absolute state of the writing/editing ruins it. One minute they know they're roommates, the next they're just finding out. One minute Ty receives a text from his dad, the next his sister says "when dad died". Graham calls his sister and tells her about the relationship with Ty, whilst Ty is say with him. Then later on Ty is shocked that she knew. The story is good, but it was a hard read
This book could've been good. But unfortunately the absolute state of the writing/editing ruins it. One minute they know they're roommates, the next they're just finding out. One minute Ty receives a text from his dad, the next his sister says "when dad died". Graham calls his sister and tells her about the relationship with Ty, whilst Ty is say with him. Then later on Ty is shocked that she knew. The story is good, but it was a hard read
July 5, 2026
El plot está okey, aunque van de 0 a 100 en 5 segundos. Pero la cantidad de inconsistencia que hay en el libro es flipante, he tenido que ir a las reseñas para asegurarme que no estaba yo alucinando e inventandome cosas. Padres muertos que envían mensajes , personajes a los que se les cambia de nombre, conversación que nunca pasan y se repiten, .... yo se que releer cosas es dificil pero alguien debería haberlo hecho.
Si lo editarán he hicieran coherente podria ser un libro de 3 estrellas tranquilamente.
Si lo editarán he hicieran coherente podria ser un libro de 3 estrellas tranquilamente.
May 30, 2026
Meh
It's fine. There are enough things that felt like continuity issues that it bothered me and took me out of the story. And I'm pretty okay at suspending belief, but some of the elements involved with handling the conflict situation seemed so out of the blue and over-the-top, it was difficult for me to engage. I made it through almost all of it, then was just too bored to finish.
It's fine. There are enough things that felt like continuity issues that it bothered me and took me out of the story. And I'm pretty okay at suspending belief, but some of the elements involved with handling the conflict situation seemed so out of the blue and over-the-top, it was difficult for me to engage. I made it through almost all of it, then was just too bored to finish.
April 25, 2026
Obviously AI-generated.
Clear editing mistakes, short/choppy paragraphs, blatant copying of this work in other books by the same "author". Also clear looking at the authors page, publishing multiple books a month and lack of any details.
If you're ok with AI slop, go for it, but definitely don't pay money for this book.
Clear editing mistakes, short/choppy paragraphs, blatant copying of this work in other books by the same "author". Also clear looking at the authors page, publishing multiple books a month and lack of any details.
If you're ok with AI slop, go for it, but definitely don't pay money for this book.
February 15, 2026
story line: ***
main characters: ***
side characters: ***
world building: **
editing: *
The story had potential, but I didn't feel a connection between the mc's and some serious editing needs to be done.
main characters: ***
side characters: ***
world building: **
editing: *
The story had potential, but I didn't feel a connection between the mc's and some serious editing needs to be done.
March 26, 2026
All over the place
I thought I was going crazy reading this book. Pretty sure they said "I love you" for the first time in two different chapters. I kept having to reread parts as it repeated then plit of the story but in a different way.
I thought I was going crazy reading this book. Pretty sure they said "I love you" for the first time in two different chapters. I kept having to reread parts as it repeated then plit of the story but in a different way.
May 4, 2026
An enjoyable and easy read about parental control and not being able to be yourself. I liked the way Ty and Graham really saw each other. And their honesty with each other. I certainly didn't like Graham's dad!
June 28, 2026
Yes there were typos and inconsistencies, yes it needed one more round of editing, but it made me cry so I'm willing to overlook those issues and just enjoy it for what it is--not a serious piece of literature, just a "turn off your brain and read" kind of book.
July 6, 2026
Heated Rivalry Dupe
If you’re missing heated Rivalry, this is a great reminder of that book. Loved the characters and the story. Made me happy and now I want to rewatch my favorite show hehe.
If you’re missing heated Rivalry, this is a great reminder of that book. Loved the characters and the story. Made me happy and now I want to rewatch my favorite show hehe.
January 8, 2026
I liked the story but there are so many continuity errors, like it was written by ai without human Editing
January 14, 2026
2.5⭐️ It was an easy read, but don’t expect anything spectacular
March 18, 2026
I'd bet good money this is AI generated. The inconsistencies are terrible and pull you right out the story
March 29, 2026
Needs editing for continuity.
April 8, 2026
If this was a multiple choice question, I would be f*cked.
May 5, 2026
too many inconsistencies
Not bad but not great. Needs some editing due to some inconsistencies from chapter to chapter. Try’s too hard in places to be like heated rivalry series
Not bad but not great. Needs some editing due to some inconsistencies from chapter to chapter. Try’s too hard in places to be like heated rivalry series
May 16, 2026
ai slop
They don’t even try to hide it, I wouldn’t trust anything by this account. I’m not going to investigate any of the other entries but I’m sure they’re the same
They don’t even try to hide it, I wouldn’t trust anything by this account. I’m not going to investigate any of the other entries but I’m sure they’re the same
May 19, 2026
Ironically the author forgot they'd given an MC's mum dementia part with through the book.
The dad also came back to life temporarily and the best friend's name changed in the final few chapters.
The dad also came back to life temporarily and the best friend's name changed in the final few chapters.
June 29, 2026
Disappointing
So many inconsistencies and poor editing. Wondering if this is a product of AI, difficult to continue reading with all the timeline issues.
So many inconsistencies and poor editing. Wondering if this is a product of AI, difficult to continue reading with all the timeline issues.
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