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A review by lenoreo
You Had Me at Hockey by Kelly Jamieson
4.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/12/02/you-had-me-at-hockey-by-kelly-jamieson/
I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — This book actually delighted me in quite a few ways. And I’m giving it a half star bump for great hockey depiction. I’m not an expert, but as someone who watches hockey quite a bit, it rang truer than most hockey books do.
I was surprised by all that was lying in Josh’s psyche, if that makes sense. It was weird, because finally understanding a bit of what made him up and had dominated his thoughts since the accident made me dislike him a bit…and yet, we find it out around the same time as he finally accepts it for himself and starts to turn things around, so yay? So I definitely had conflicting feelings for that boy.
On the other hand, I loved the quirkiness of Sara. Not just quirky, but strangely vulnerable too. I read a lot of heroines with self-esteem issues, and sometimes it gets to be a bit much even as I can connect with that. I kind of appreciated the way hers was depicted…it was definitely there, but I guess I felt I got her inside her head, and it was nice that it was balanced by these other moments of self-confidence.
They kind of had an adorable romance in so many ways. They were so hesitant, but they couldn’t help but be drawn together. I could have done without quite so many thoughts from Josh of how he shouldn’t be with her, because they didn’t always fit the story for me (sometimes they did, sometimes it felt forced). But wow, their chemistry was unbelievable. Not *just* the steamy chemistry, but also, holy wow *definitely* the steamy chemistry. I think I just also loved how they connected on so many other levels as well — friendship, fun, support, understanding.
This book made me laugh in quite a few moments, and Sara definitely belongs on the girl crush list. And now I want to read about Lilly and Easton as well.
I will admit that as a born and raised Saskatchewan girl, and Swift Current in particular, this one hit a bit close to home with the accident. I know the author was inspired by Humboldt, but I wonder if she knew about the Swifty one in the 80s — I was just a kid, but I definitely remember it, and the use of SC as the town felt…well, it was hard.
So yeah. This was just what I was needing in the moment — something fun and quirky, but with depth.
I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — This book actually delighted me in quite a few ways. And I’m giving it a half star bump for great hockey depiction. I’m not an expert, but as someone who watches hockey quite a bit, it rang truer than most hockey books do.
I was surprised by all that was lying in Josh’s psyche, if that makes sense. It was weird, because finally understanding a bit of what made him up and had dominated his thoughts since the accident made me dislike him a bit…and yet, we find it out around the same time as he finally accepts it for himself and starts to turn things around, so yay? So I definitely had conflicting feelings for that boy.
On the other hand, I loved the quirkiness of Sara. Not just quirky, but strangely vulnerable too. I read a lot of heroines with self-esteem issues, and sometimes it gets to be a bit much even as I can connect with that. I kind of appreciated the way hers was depicted…it was definitely there, but I guess I felt I got her inside her head, and it was nice that it was balanced by these other moments of self-confidence.
They kind of had an adorable romance in so many ways. They were so hesitant, but they couldn’t help but be drawn together. I could have done without quite so many thoughts from Josh of how he shouldn’t be with her, because they didn’t always fit the story for me (sometimes they did, sometimes it felt forced). But wow, their chemistry was unbelievable. Not *just* the steamy chemistry, but also, holy wow *definitely* the steamy chemistry. I think I just also loved how they connected on so many other levels as well — friendship, fun, support, understanding.
This book made me laugh in quite a few moments, and Sara definitely belongs on the girl crush list. And now I want to read about Lilly and Easton as well.
I will admit that as a born and raised Saskatchewan girl, and Swift Current in particular, this one hit a bit close to home with the accident. I know the author was inspired by Humboldt, but I wonder if she knew about the Swifty one in the 80s — I was just a kid, but I definitely remember it, and the use of SC as the town felt…well, it was hard.
So yeah. This was just what I was needing in the moment — something fun and quirky, but with depth.