Series: None
Author: Lynn Rush & Kelly Anne Blount
Published January 5th 2021 by Entangled: Teen
Goodreads Synopsis
The Cutting Edge meets Friday Night Lights in a sizzling new hockey romance from bestselling authors Kelly Anne Blount and Lynn Rush.
Willow
Figure skating was supposed to be my whole world. But one unlucky injury and now I’m down...but I’m definitely not out. I just need to rehab—a boatload of rehab—and who’d have thought I could do it on the boys’ hockey team?
Of course, the infuriatingly hot captain of the team seems to think I’m nothing but sequins and twirls. What’s a girl to do but put him in his place? Game on.
Brodie
Hockey is my whole world. I’ve worked my tail off getting my team in a position to win the championships—hopefully in front of major college scouts, too—so what’s a guy to do when a figure skater ends up as our new goalie?
Of course, the distractingly sexy skater thinks I’m nothing but a testosterone-laced competitive streak. And surely she’s only biding her time to heal, then she’s gone. Game over.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
In the Penalty Box sees injured figure skater, Willow, recuperate and train with her local hockey team. Back in Wisconsin, and at risk of losing her place on her Olympic squad, Willow knows she needs to train, and train hard, if she has any chance of coming back after her Achilles tear. Joining the local hockey team was a way for her to have more ice time, but being a girl on a boys’ team is not without its difficulties, and especially when her feelings for the team captain, and new friend, Brodie, start to complicate things. For Brodie, he’s known as Wind, the captain of the team, and on track to go to Boston College and play professionally, just like his dad, and grandad before him. However, his home life isn’t perfect. His mam was killed by a drunk driver a few years ago, his younger brother has asthma and is ill, and his dad is slowly becoming dependant on alcohol.
This was a book I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I enjoyed it. Willow is on track for the Olympics, until an injury caused her to tear her Achilles’ tendon, and her to be dropped from the team. She’s gutted, and needs to recover, and fast, if she has any hope of achieving her goals. Playing in goal for the hockey team was a lark at first, but soon became really important to her. Some of the team members, like Pax and Eric, were misogynistic and angry that she had taken the spot of one of their friends, but for the most part, people really respected and were glad she was playing for them. The only real issue was the no fraternisation rule, as Brodie and Willow are interested in being more than just friends. I really liked Brodie, too, and felt for him after what was happening at home, and the pressure he is under. Okay, some parts were really over the top, and I was rolling my eyes at times, but all in all, I enjoyed the book.
Dates Read:
February 1-4, 2021
Rating
3 Stars
