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Ice League #3
Our Teammate
Three periods, two referees, one figure skater…
After a rough first billeting experience, best friends Nick and Griff have finally rigged it up to live on their own and enjoy playing hockey together.
But when Nick taunts the other team and ropes Griff into yet another fight, their Coach gives them a final ultimatum: Either learn to respect the game by becoming referees at the rink… or get kicked off the team…
That’s how they find themselves reffing a squirt game on a Friday night at the Ice League.
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Savannah Callahan’s little brother, Duke, is her best friend. It’s the two of them against the world.
That’s why she takes her job as an older sister seriously and tries to help him with his hockey skills… and with his game temperament. The parents of Duke’s teammates unfortunately call him “a little ball of hate” because he loses his temper and racks up so many penalty minutes…
During Duke’s Friday night game, he gets a breakaway and is making his way to the net when a kid trips him to send him flying toward the goalie on his stomach. Savannah can’t blame him for fighting this time… and she watches through her hands as Duke lands a couple punches on the other kid.
When the refs finally separate the kids, Duke is being dragged by his jersey to the penalty box instead of being given a penalty shot, which is definitely unfair.
Savannah immediately stands up to yell at the refs, but they just shake their heads and look back at her with smirks…
She tries to watch the rest of the game in peace… but she can’t help but notice that the refs keep looking her way…
At first she thinks maybe they were just checking to see if the net in front of her is off…
But nope.
As the play comes down to her end of the ice, she notices blue eyes looking directly at her…
After a rough first billeting experience, best friends Nick and Griff have finally rigged it up to live on their own and enjoy playing hockey together.
But when Nick taunts the other team and ropes Griff into yet another fight, their Coach gives them a final ultimatum: Either learn to respect the game by becoming referees at the rink… or get kicked off the team…
That’s how they find themselves reffing a squirt game on a Friday night at the Ice League.
_____
Savannah Callahan’s little brother, Duke, is her best friend. It’s the two of them against the world.
That’s why she takes her job as an older sister seriously and tries to help him with his hockey skills… and with his game temperament. The parents of Duke’s teammates unfortunately call him “a little ball of hate” because he loses his temper and racks up so many penalty minutes…
During Duke’s Friday night game, he gets a breakaway and is making his way to the net when a kid trips him to send him flying toward the goalie on his stomach. Savannah can’t blame him for fighting this time… and she watches through her hands as Duke lands a couple punches on the other kid.
When the refs finally separate the kids, Duke is being dragged by his jersey to the penalty box instead of being given a penalty shot, which is definitely unfair.
Savannah immediately stands up to yell at the refs, but they just shake their heads and look back at her with smirks…
She tries to watch the rest of the game in peace… but she can’t help but notice that the refs keep looking her way…
At first she thinks maybe they were just checking to see if the net in front of her is off…
But nope.
As the play comes down to her end of the ice, she notices blue eyes looking directly at her…
299 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 6, 2022
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About the author
S.C. Kate
13 books433 followersAs a former competitive figure skater, S.C. Kate grew up in rinks and loves them as settings for her contemporary sports romance stories. She lives in metro-Detroit and still frequents arenas to cheer on her siblings during hockey games.
When not writing, she is obsessed with outdoor skating, iced coffee, and traveling around Northern Michigan.
When not writing, she is obsessed with outdoor skating, iced coffee, and traveling around Northern Michigan.
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May 9, 2022
This one wasn’t for me because I’m not a fan of the “well the first one died, so let me bag his friend” trope. I feel like that cheapened what Sav felt for Griff, especially after he’s been all in for her for so long. And having Nick pimp her out and admit he knew how Griff felt didn’t help.
I haven’t felt this cheated since Tucker in The Goal.
I haven’t felt this cheated since Tucker in The Goal.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 10, 2022
I’ve been a fan of the Ice League books for a while now and while I enjoy a good hockey romance, I found myself skipping through the parts I didn’t enjoy.
To be honest, I’ve never been a fan of love triangles nor the ‘finding love again’ tropes. Since I knew that Sav was gonna end up with Griff thanks to the previous books, I found myself waiting for Nick to die. Obviously I know that losing a partner is a reality people face everyday and I don’t mean to discredit that, but it’s not something I typically choose to read. The only reason I read this book is because I had read the previous two and wanted to find out what happened with Sav and #33.
This whole issue of me waiting for Nick to die was exasperated by the fact that I was not drawn to Nick’s personality at all. There was nothing inherently unpleasant about him but I simply had more of an appreciation for Griff’s calm and quiet.
Saying that Nick was her fiery young love and Griff was her calm after just seems quite strange to me.
Obviously I know that people evolve as they grow but that implied that Sav and Nick grew less compatible with time. I feel that with Sav and Nick’s relationship I just wasn’t happy. I’m not really sure how to put it into words but even from the start I would have wanted to see her with Griff.
In regards to the letter Nick left for Griff, I was honestly just upset. I was upset because that letter tells us that Nick knew that Griff liked Savannah and that he ‘saw her first’ so he technically had dibs. Obviously it’s hard to navigate a friendship where you are both interested in the same person, but there was no exploration of Griff’s interest in her because he wasn’t given a chance.
I’d however like to extend my appreciation to the author for their inclusion of EDs in her book. I think it’s very important to show through fiction, that people are not alone in their struggles and while I think the issue could have been explored to a greater extent, it was still great to see.
Overall, the book was well written and had moments that I enjoyed, however I would have preferred Sav and Griff’s story to potentially have another trope entirely and spend more time exploring their relationship as opposed to Sav’s relationship with someone else
To be honest, I’ve never been a fan of love triangles nor the ‘finding love again’ tropes. Since I knew that Sav was gonna end up with Griff thanks to the previous books, I found myself waiting for Nick to die. Obviously I know that losing a partner is a reality people face everyday and I don’t mean to discredit that, but it’s not something I typically choose to read. The only reason I read this book is because I had read the previous two and wanted to find out what happened with Sav and #33.
This whole issue of me waiting for Nick to die was exasperated by the fact that I was not drawn to Nick’s personality at all. There was nothing inherently unpleasant about him but I simply had more of an appreciation for Griff’s calm and quiet.
Saying that Nick was her fiery young love and Griff was her calm after just seems quite strange to me.
Obviously I know that people evolve as they grow but that implied that Sav and Nick grew less compatible with time. I feel that with Sav and Nick’s relationship I just wasn’t happy. I’m not really sure how to put it into words but even from the start I would have wanted to see her with Griff.
In regards to the letter Nick left for Griff, I was honestly just upset. I was upset because that letter tells us that Nick knew that Griff liked Savannah and that he ‘saw her first’ so he technically had dibs. Obviously it’s hard to navigate a friendship where you are both interested in the same person, but there was no exploration of Griff’s interest in her because he wasn’t given a chance.
I’d however like to extend my appreciation to the author for their inclusion of EDs in her book. I think it’s very important to show through fiction, that people are not alone in their struggles and while I think the issue could have been explored to a greater extent, it was still great to see.
Overall, the book was well written and had moments that I enjoyed, however I would have preferred Sav and Griff’s story to potentially have another trope entirely and spend more time exploring their relationship as opposed to Sav’s relationship with someone else
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 20, 2022
3.5/5
This hurt to read, in a really good way. Griff is a sweetie and I adore him.
This hurt to read, in a really good way. Griff is a sweetie and I adore him.
November 4, 2023
DNF
I really should have put down this series before I had even gone through book one. Sometimes I really think I should be less stubborn and persistent and trust my initial instincts.
I really should have put down this series before I had even gone through book one. Sometimes I really think I should be less stubborn and persistent and trust my initial instincts.
May 6, 2022
our teammate review
I enjoyed this book overall. At times I did feel like it dragged out but still enjoyed the storyline. Wasn’t expecting the twist with Nick and Savannah’s story but happy with the ending and Griff’s HEA. I was team Griff from the start.
I enjoyed this book overall. At times I did feel like it dragged out but still enjoyed the storyline. Wasn’t expecting the twist with Nick and Savannah’s story but happy with the ending and Griff’s HEA. I was team Griff from the start.
May 16, 2022
Oh my happy tearjerker!
This book is such a great read. So much emotion comes out in the story, young love, second chances. Such a great story!!
This book is such a great read. So much emotion comes out in the story, young love, second chances. Such a great story!!
December 24, 2022
Bu net 5 yildizi hak eden bi hikaye oldu, giris gelisme sonuc olarak ayirirsak giriş ve gelişme bölümlerine 5 tam sonuca 4 yildiz veriyorum.
Bu serinin ve yazarin tek sorunu cok kisa kitaplara cok yoğun hikayeler aktarması. Bu hikayenin sonuç kısmının 250. sayfalarda başlamaması lazim. Toplam zaten 300 sayfa yok. O sonuç kısmı dolu ve yüksek duyguları bi highlight reel gibi geçti, ağzımıza bal çaldı gitti.
Ne yalan söyleyim bi iki yerde göz yaşlarımı tutamadım. Bile bile ladesti. Olsun.
Bir mektup var hala, merak ettiğim acaba Savanah hiç okuyacak mi, son kitapta görücez.
Artık son kitap da yarına.
Ama kalbimin bi parçasını bıraktım gerçekten bu hikayeye♥️
Bu serinin ve yazarin tek sorunu cok kisa kitaplara cok yoğun hikayeler aktarması. Bu hikayenin sonuç kısmının 250. sayfalarda başlamaması lazim. Toplam zaten 300 sayfa yok. O sonuç kısmı dolu ve yüksek duyguları bi highlight reel gibi geçti, ağzımıza bal çaldı gitti.
Ne yalan söyleyim bi iki yerde göz yaşlarımı tutamadım. Bile bile ladesti. Olsun.
Bir mektup var hala, merak ettiğim acaba Savanah hiç okuyacak mi, son kitapta görücez.
Artık son kitap da yarına.
Ama kalbimin bi parçasını bıraktım gerçekten bu hikayeye♥️
February 17, 2023
Oh no my lifelong best friend died :(, guess that means I have a shot with his wife now :)
Yeah I get the idea but the execution of this book was so horrible
Time to read the next one!
Yeah I get the idea but the execution of this book was so horrible
Time to read the next one!
September 3, 2023
Someone tell this author the difference between too and to please
December 27, 2022
2.75 ★
I have love the Ice League series— to the point I literally wrote down the release date of this book in my calendar. This one just didn’t hit the mark like the two before it did for me.
It was just a bit painful to read Sav falling in love with Nick so hopelessly when Griff was literally pining for her the entire time. And granted some people love that kind of romance, I just learned it wasn’t for me…
Then Sav and Griff were like whirlwind. The grieving period felt like it was all of one week and then she was moving on? The pacing just felt really off on this one… NOT TO MENTION THE PROLOGUE IS DATED WRONG I WAS SO CONFUSED THAT THE PROLOGUE HAPPENED IN 2016 BUT THE “THIRD PERIOD” STARTED IN 2017?!?!
Generally there were just a lot of editing errors, different colored fonts, strange spacing sometimes, and the previously stated timeline plot hole…
That being said… that letter had me crying… why I really don’t know but I was sniffing loud enough and often enough that my fiancé checked to see if I was okay…
I’ll be excited to read book four, which will hopefully be a Duke book!
I have love the Ice League series— to the point I literally wrote down the release date of this book in my calendar. This one just didn’t hit the mark like the two before it did for me.
It was just a bit painful to read Sav falling in love with Nick so hopelessly when Griff was literally pining for her the entire time. And granted some people love that kind of romance, I just learned it wasn’t for me…
Then Sav and Griff were like whirlwind. The grieving period felt like it was all of one week and then she was moving on? The pacing just felt really off on this one… NOT TO MENTION THE PROLOGUE IS DATED WRONG I WAS SO CONFUSED THAT THE PROLOGUE HAPPENED IN 2016 BUT THE “THIRD PERIOD” STARTED IN 2017?!?!
Generally there were just a lot of editing errors, different colored fonts, strange spacing sometimes, and the previously stated timeline plot hole…
That being said… that letter had me crying… why I really don’t know but I was sniffing loud enough and often enough that my fiancé checked to see if I was okay…
I’ll be excited to read book four, which will hopefully be a Duke book!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 16, 2023
6/10
* Best Friend’s Girl
Thoughts:
* You get snippets into Griff and Sav’s relationship during Our Preseason, but you don’t anticipate how their story truly unfolds. It was interesting to read about Sav’s relationship with Nick, knowing that ultimately Griff and her end up together. I felt almost uncomfortable reading about her relationship with Nick and ultimately reading about his death. The only ease was the note Nick wrote to Griff about protecting and watching out for Sav. You root for both Nick and Griff to have happy endings with Sav and the way the relationship ended with Nick was hard to digest.
* The only way to get Griff and Sav together was either for Nick to mess up badly or for him to die and the author chose the later. Having the letter made it feel easier to enjoy the rest of their love story. However, Griff and Sav’s build-up was rushed and it seemed like certain points of their relationship’s growth was left out. I wish Kate used more of her time to build tension and love between the two of them. However, I do enjoy Griff’s character and his inner thoughts.
* Best Friend’s Girl
Thoughts:
* You get snippets into Griff and Sav’s relationship during Our Preseason, but you don’t anticipate how their story truly unfolds. It was interesting to read about Sav’s relationship with Nick, knowing that ultimately Griff and her end up together. I felt almost uncomfortable reading about her relationship with Nick and ultimately reading about his death. The only ease was the note Nick wrote to Griff about protecting and watching out for Sav. You root for both Nick and Griff to have happy endings with Sav and the way the relationship ended with Nick was hard to digest.
* The only way to get Griff and Sav together was either for Nick to mess up badly or for him to die and the author chose the later. Having the letter made it feel easier to enjoy the rest of their love story. However, Griff and Sav’s build-up was rushed and it seemed like certain points of their relationship’s growth was left out. I wish Kate used more of her time to build tension and love between the two of them. However, I do enjoy Griff’s character and his inner thoughts.
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May 8, 2022The blurb was misleading! This wasn't Savannah and Griff story. It was Savannah and Nick story! What was the point then writing it from Savannah's and Griff's pov?!
And the way Nick finally exited the story (nearly at the end of the book) made any possible romantic relationship between the other two super unbelievable. She was totally oblivious to Griff's feelings the whole time, while he wimped out to win her from the get go. So he gave her up but still carried a torch for like decades?! Makes no sense! And when he and Savannah finally got together everything just happened so fast - one day they're friends, the next a couple. Guess it's to be expected when this was actually a Savannah/Nick story!!!
And the way Nick finally exited the story (nearly at the end of the book) made any possible romantic relationship between the other two super unbelievable. She was totally oblivious to Griff's feelings the whole time, while he wimped out to win her from the get go. So he gave her up but still carried a torch for like decades?! Makes no sense! And when he and Savannah finally got together everything just happened so fast - one day they're friends, the next a couple. Guess it's to be expected when this was actually a Savannah/Nick story!!!
September 25, 2022
Emotional but Oh So Good
I don’t think I’ve ever related to a character more than I related to Sav in regards to skating. I was a figure skater for 14 years and ended up leaving the sport when I left for college. Reading about the mental struggle and eating disorders that plagued Savannah, as well as the struggle of finding your identity after quitting a sport that defined you for so long really hit home.
In addition, the rest of the story took me on a heck of an emotional roller coaster. I absolutely loved it. Definitely my favorite book of the series, even though I love all the characters.
I don’t think I’ve ever related to a character more than I related to Sav in regards to skating. I was a figure skater for 14 years and ended up leaving the sport when I left for college. Reading about the mental struggle and eating disorders that plagued Savannah, as well as the struggle of finding your identity after quitting a sport that defined you for so long really hit home.
In addition, the rest of the story took me on a heck of an emotional roller coaster. I absolutely loved it. Definitely my favorite book of the series, even though I love all the characters.
February 8, 2023
2.75?
This book had a lot of very good statements and views, but it was extremely predictable.
Why couldn’t griff just speak up?
Where did her parents go after she moved to Detroit?
Did nobody think Nick was a little toxic, uprooting her from everything to go to Detroit with him and just leave her there alone most days? Let her drop out of school without so much as confirming that’s what she wanted?
I didn’t hate the story. I just wasn’t overly impressed either.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 11, 2023
Dnf at 20% I don’t do deaths and love triangles thanks
February 14, 2023
Not what I was expecting from the blurb. It felt like Griff was always second.
January 20, 2025
I'm upset. I was tricked into reading this by an Instagram reel and at first I had some hopes for it, but honestly I should have quit at 30%.
The time jumps in this book are so random that they make the story feel disconnected and kill off the possibility for you to experience the character development you would expect in the amount of time indicated. And then let’s get into these characters, because they had so much wasted potential.
Firstly, my girl Savannah… Her biggest achievement in this book was sneaking out of her parent’s house with a busted ankle. I am all for a girl being head over heels for a guy, but come on is that all she’s got to give - she literally drops out of college one month in to move in with him because she was lonely and couldn’t make friends? She had charm and potential as her 17 year old version, but honestly the 7 year jump was probably apt because she did *nothing* in terms of her personal or professional growth. Depth of character was a kiddy pool.
Then sweet lil Nick, bless him he was a cutie. She wrote him to be the happy go lucky, recklessly in love boy who burns bright and burns out. But my word, how difficult is it reading about a relationship from the POV of his best friend who loves her too?? Like WTF?? This means you never get to actually really connect with Nick because you see him either from the perspective of Sav who is a naive teen madly in love or from his best bud who loves the same girl and constantly beats himself up about it. He goes from small beginnings to an NHL star and we get absolutely NOTHING on how that actually goes down or how he develops through all of that? And then his letter? Like I will admit, it tugged on the heart strings, but my man… the fact that you had a feeling you weren’t gonna live long so you snatched the girl from your best mate and then basically guilt him into taking care of her when you are gone? It’s a no from me.
Lastly my boy Griff. You were done dirty! I am sorry, but you deserved better! The fact that this man pined after his best mates girl (sorry wife, since they got married on a lil whim after her month of college) for like 10 years and in that time he never fell in love with anyone else? And then after his bud dies he takes care of the girl, tells her he has always loved her just so she can
tell him oh no my friend stop trying to play family with my and my dead hubbys child???? It’s a big NO from me. This man deserved to be loved and to be someone's first choice.
The timelines were off, the writing was sloppy and the editing was horrendous. I read it on kindle and the font and text colour was all over the place.
So much happened off page, and so little happened on page.
The time jumps in this book are so random that they make the story feel disconnected and kill off the possibility for you to experience the character development you would expect in the amount of time indicated. And then let’s get into these characters, because they had so much wasted potential.
Firstly, my girl Savannah… Her biggest achievement in this book was sneaking out of her parent’s house with a busted ankle. I am all for a girl being head over heels for a guy, but come on is that all she’s got to give - she literally drops out of college one month in to move in with him because she was lonely and couldn’t make friends? She had charm and potential as her 17 year old version, but honestly the 7 year jump was probably apt because she did *nothing* in terms of her personal or professional growth. Depth of character was a kiddy pool.
Then sweet lil Nick, bless him he was a cutie. She wrote him to be the happy go lucky, recklessly in love boy who burns bright and burns out. But my word, how difficult is it reading about a relationship from the POV of his best friend who loves her too?? Like WTF?? This means you never get to actually really connect with Nick because you see him either from the perspective of Sav who is a naive teen madly in love or from his best bud who loves the same girl and constantly beats himself up about it. He goes from small beginnings to an NHL star and we get absolutely NOTHING on how that actually goes down or how he develops through all of that? And then his letter? Like I will admit, it tugged on the heart strings, but my man… the fact that you had a feeling you weren’t gonna live long so you snatched the girl from your best mate and then basically guilt him into taking care of her when you are gone? It’s a no from me.
Lastly my boy Griff. You were done dirty! I am sorry, but you deserved better! The fact that this man pined after his best mates girl (sorry wife, since they got married on a lil whim after her month of college) for like 10 years and in that time he never fell in love with anyone else? And then after his bud dies he takes care of the girl, tells her he has always loved her just so she can
tell him oh no my friend stop trying to play family with my and my dead hubbys child???? It’s a big NO from me. This man deserved to be loved and to be someone's first choice.
The timelines were off, the writing was sloppy and the editing was horrendous. I read it on kindle and the font and text colour was all over the place.
So much happened off page, and so little happened on page.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 10, 2024
okay i’m giving this five stars because ikr emotes to give it either one or five and i want to be nicer to the average rating for the author. I HATED THIS BOOK I HATE THIS TROPE 😭😭 IT MAKES ME SO SAD AND UPSET AND IM JUST A TEENAGE GIRL MY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS NOT MATURE ENOUGH TO HANDLE IT YET. but i also loved the book at the same time which is why i have a five, but i hated it more than i loved it
okay not sure how i feel about this one but i guess ill find out? not feeling it i might switch books
i think its weird that we’re showing their story cause like ive seen them in the present and its gonna be like a whole book about their backstory
i hate how this is sav and nicks love story right now like this is just not my fav trope i actually hate it
OHMYGOSH. I REALIZED WHAT THIS REMINDS ME OF. THE BOOK OF LIFE AND NICK IS JOAQUIN AND GRIFF IS MANOLO AHAHAHAHHAA
im really trying to push through this but we’re over halfway and i just want griff to be happy and NICK JUST MARRIED HER??
i don’t like this book. at all. i hate when people move on when someone dies (unrealistic of me i know) and ive been rooting for griff this whole book but that fucking letter just gutted me and i can’t stop crying
okay this was cute i guess im still upset and can’t bring myself to say many good things about it, but i enjoyed it and there were certain scenes that i had to reread cause i loved them so much but overall i just like can’t handle this trope
excited for duke though!!😆🤘
okay not sure how i feel about this one but i guess ill find out? not feeling it i might switch books
i think its weird that we’re showing their story cause like ive seen them in the present and its gonna be like a whole book about their backstory
i hate how this is sav and nicks love story right now like this is just not my fav trope i actually hate it
OHMYGOSH. I REALIZED WHAT THIS REMINDS ME OF. THE BOOK OF LIFE AND NICK IS JOAQUIN AND GRIFF IS MANOLO AHAHAHAHHAA
im really trying to push through this but we’re over halfway and i just want griff to be happy and NICK JUST MARRIED HER??
i don’t like this book. at all. i hate when people move on when someone dies (unrealistic of me i know) and ive been rooting for griff this whole book but that fucking letter just gutted me and i can’t stop crying
okay this was cute i guess im still upset and can’t bring myself to say many good things about it, but i enjoyed it and there were certain scenes that i had to reread cause i loved them so much but overall i just like can’t handle this trope
excited for duke though!!😆🤘
May 16, 2022
2.5/5
part of the reason the rating is so low is because the whole best friends loving the same person plot isn’t my fav:/
idk the book just sorta dragged on for a bit & i wanted more time between griff & sav bc tbh it kinda just felt like griff was on the sidelines (which i get that’s the point, he’s seeing his bff in love w the same girl he is & can’t do anything abt it, but feel like we barely see him fall in love w her/why??idkkkkk just wanted more)
also it felt like griff was way more in love w her than she was w him?? idk bc for yrs we saw his pov & him thinking abt her, but for sav’s pov she kinda only focuses more on griff once nick passed?? idkkkkkk
also in the prologue chap it’s 2016 when she gives birth but in the present chaps it says it’s 2017 & then she goes on to give birth😭so that bothered me too
sav & griff were sooo cute in the last book, but just wasn’t fully loving this book, wish it focused on scenes between the 2 of them rather than like 70% of the book being when sav & nick were together.
part of the reason the rating is so low is because the whole best friends loving the same person plot isn’t my fav:/
idk the book just sorta dragged on for a bit & i wanted more time between griff & sav bc tbh it kinda just felt like griff was on the sidelines (which i get that’s the point, he’s seeing his bff in love w the same girl he is & can’t do anything abt it, but feel like we barely see him fall in love w her/why??idkkkkk just wanted more)
also it felt like griff was way more in love w her than she was w him?? idk bc for yrs we saw his pov & him thinking abt her, but for sav’s pov she kinda only focuses more on griff once nick passed?? idkkkkkk
also in the prologue chap it’s 2016 when she gives birth but in the present chaps it says it’s 2017 & then she goes on to give birth😭so that bothered me too
sav & griff were sooo cute in the last book, but just wasn’t fully loving this book, wish it focused on scenes between the 2 of them rather than like 70% of the book being when sav & nick were together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 28, 2022
I thought this book was sad, beautiful and heartwarming. I wish that there was a way to not know that the book was about Griff and Sav cause I felt like I was waiting for Nick to die or mess up. The whole spiel about griff being her calm almost implies that Nick and Sav had grown to be incompatible which was right. I didn’t know how to feel that Griff was being called “Dada” by Johnny and that Johnny had his last name. I know that Griff raised him and Griff had Nicks permission to be Savannahs last love but I don’t know there was something odd about Griff being called dad like Johnny was unaware that Nick existed. On the positive note, this found family was amazing, I loved the way Nick and Griff acted with Duke through out the book and how Griffs love language of acts of service or gift giving showed throughout the timeline. I also like how eating disorders and body dysmorphia was portrayed in relation to a sport.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 6, 2023
Unfortunately I didn't like this one... I loved Griffin and he was dealt a shitty hand. We see Savannah falling in love with Nick and nothing happens until 70%+ of the book with Griffin.
I have to say that the letter Nick left sealed the deal for my dislike... He knew Griffin saw her first and he liked her as well but hey Nick knew he wouldnt live forever so he immediately made his move. Pretty selfish and martyr like to me.
The whole relationship between Nick and Sav never worked for me and we don't get any POV from his side. Then "conveniently" he dies and slowly but rather fast Sav sees the light....
I think if we got also Nick's POV, if Sav took longer to fall in love with Griff (basically it was 7 months during her pregnancy) and definitely if he didn't admit his best friend had also feelings for her, I would have liked it better. True there is no time in grieving but everything felt rushed ...
I have to say that the letter Nick left sealed the deal for my dislike... He knew Griffin saw her first and he liked her as well but hey Nick knew he wouldnt live forever so he immediately made his move. Pretty selfish and martyr like to me.
The whole relationship between Nick and Sav never worked for me and we don't get any POV from his side. Then "conveniently" he dies and slowly but rather fast Sav sees the light....
I think if we got also Nick's POV, if Sav took longer to fall in love with Griff (basically it was 7 months during her pregnancy) and definitely if he didn't admit his best friend had also feelings for her, I would have liked it better. True there is no time in grieving but everything felt rushed ...
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September 29, 2022
I think i hated and loved this book
So the thing about this book that messes with me it’s the structure. This book was like divided in two parts, and it really doesn’t make sense to me cause i feel like the first half it’s the first act of the story, and it is waaaay too long, it doesn’t make any sense because it gets kinda boring cause you are just waiting to get to the plot point and it feels like it never arrives, and when it does, it’s so late you already knew.
Also then the confrontation and resolution acts are too small and lack a little of narrative load. I just felt like it was a little disproportionate.
Then about the plot, the first part of the book was so slow and weird i kind of hated it a bit, i almost stopped reading, but i’m really glad i didn’t tho.
BECAUSE THE SECOND PART OMG IT WAS SO CUTE, this shi got me giggling and blushing i really love it.
So the thing about this book that messes with me it’s the structure. This book was like divided in two parts, and it really doesn’t make sense to me cause i feel like the first half it’s the first act of the story, and it is waaaay too long, it doesn’t make any sense because it gets kinda boring cause you are just waiting to get to the plot point and it feels like it never arrives, and when it does, it’s so late you already knew.
Also then the confrontation and resolution acts are too small and lack a little of narrative load. I just felt like it was a little disproportionate.
Then about the plot, the first part of the book was so slow and weird i kind of hated it a bit, i almost stopped reading, but i’m really glad i didn’t tho.
BECAUSE THE SECOND PART OMG IT WAS SO CUTE, this shi got me giggling and blushing i really love it.
December 28, 2022
For a majority of this book, this is Sav and Nick’s love story. I was a little annoyed at first because we all love Griff and want more romance for him. But knowing they do end up together, I enjoyed Nick for what he was-Sav’s first love. This book was tremendously sad. It’s pretty obvious from the beginning what happens for Griff to even has the chance to be with Sav but it happened so quickly. I understand why she wrote their love to happen so quickly after, but I just wish it didn’t. Sav and Griff needed more time to grieve. Yes, he’s been carrying a torch for this girl for a decade and he got the okay-but I think them going from friends to more happened too quick after. Like the other two books, the female was a self doubting figure skater. Idk, this author has yet to write a truly strong female. Hoping to see some female strength in the next one.
December 1, 2024
Spoiled by the Author
This is a frustrated reviewer speaking.
The story is good, the characters are wonderful, the writing is great (although an editor wouldn’t hurt). However, having read the first two books in this series, I can honestly say that I was disappointed to have the book spoiled by the author herself.
I do enjoy how the author introduces her upcoming main characters in previous books, but not this time. Even if you’re reading it as a standalone, you’ll quickly figure out that something horrible is going to happen to Nick. And if you read book two you’ll deduce that #33’s locker is treated as a memorial.
Consequently, if you’re anything like me, you’ll spend 70% of the book unable to enjoy it while you wait for this inevitable tragedy to occur. Definitely ruined my ability to enjoy the story.
This is a frustrated reviewer speaking.
The story is good, the characters are wonderful, the writing is great (although an editor wouldn’t hurt). However, having read the first two books in this series, I can honestly say that I was disappointed to have the book spoiled by the author herself.
I do enjoy how the author introduces her upcoming main characters in previous books, but not this time. Even if you’re reading it as a standalone, you’ll quickly figure out that something horrible is going to happen to Nick. And if you read book two you’ll deduce that #33’s locker is treated as a memorial.
Consequently, if you’re anything like me, you’ll spend 70% of the book unable to enjoy it while you wait for this inevitable tragedy to occur. Definitely ruined my ability to enjoy the story.
March 24, 2023
HELL YES stupid amazon review completely ruined the plot "twist" but whatever i love sav and shes so relatable cuz 1. she says "imagine being a five-year old and trying to learn footwork and being screamed at: "left outside edge, to back inside, right back inside, left forward..no,no,no!all wrong! start over! i think it permanently scarred me. my head would get all clouded by being all anxious and i'd end up just guessing and hoping not to get yelled at." cuz literally same and also she's a swiftie and like watching friends and figure skates literally how can you not love this book oh and i also forgot to mention that the letter and chapter following the completely ruined me even though i knew it was going to happen
February 6, 2023
I definitely had mixed feelings about this book. I hated it then I loved it. It irritated me that 3/4 of the book Was dedicated to the other couple and Griff seeing her fall in love with his best friend . But I couldn't totally hate it cause the best friend was like the perfect hero so it was sort of a bitter-sweet love story .
I would've liked if we had a bit of insight into Nick's mind too if we had his POV too considering he was the hero for most of this book and the main character was more like a side character.
I can't fault the author's writing so I didn't take out more than one star and it was just a matter of preference for me. And I suppose things like that does happen 😕
I would've liked if we had a bit of insight into Nick's mind too if we had his POV too considering he was the hero for most of this book and the main character was more like a side character.
I can't fault the author's writing so I didn't take out more than one star and it was just a matter of preference for me. And I suppose things like that does happen 😕
July 3, 2023
nick war echt goofy, sein brief an griff😭
nick hat savannah einfach ‚smol‘ genannt💀💀💀
mochte sav im zweiten teil der buchreihe mehr, hier war sie irgendwie lost: bricht ihr studium ab, um nick beim hockey zu unterstützen? girl, what???
griff: husband und boyfriend material, er hat sie die ganze zeit geliebt, aber hat sav seinem homie überlassen #selflessking
aber ngl mit der frau deines toten besties zusammenkommen: ganz dünnes eis (no pun intended, rip nick) das ende war ein bisschen rushed
man erkennt gar keine entwicklung von den gefühlen von sav für griff
young duke was cute
nick hat savannah einfach ‚smol‘ genannt💀💀💀
mochte sav im zweiten teil der buchreihe mehr, hier war sie irgendwie lost: bricht ihr studium ab, um nick beim hockey zu unterstützen? girl, what???
griff: husband und boyfriend material, er hat sie die ganze zeit geliebt, aber hat sav seinem homie überlassen #selflessking
aber ngl mit der frau deines toten besties zusammenkommen: ganz dünnes eis (no pun intended, rip nick) das ende war ein bisschen rushed
man erkennt gar keine entwicklung von den gefühlen von sav für griff
young duke was cute
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June 13, 2022
I really liked Sav and Griff's story however i feel like most of the book was about Nick which is nice to have a little back story to his relationship with Sav but it was a bit too much.. because after he died everything seemed so rushed and we pretty much only see Griff fall in love with her but not the other way around.. maybe because she only starts to notice it at the very end of the book and then just goes with it
February 20, 2023
This book was amazing up until about the 60% mark, but then it totally fell apart for me. Just not a believable story in the end. It felt like the author was trying to crunch SO much in to a very short period of time, and on top of that there were some weird time skips/jumps that made it harder to identify with what the characters were going through. Overall still a consumable and fun read though!
February 27, 2023
I guess I’m not the target audience for this book, because I mistakenly assumed the loads of 5 stars were accurate ratings for what turned out a waste of $1.50. I’d recommend this book to readers who enjoy a wildly unbelievable, poorly-paced plot; bad grammar; and weak character development. After committing to DNF, I read some of the other one star reviews (with spoilers!) and should have probably quit this fiasco of a hockey fanfic sooner (like during that wtf prologue).
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