3.5

Overall I did enjoy it, and I think the best part is that the authors clearly know hockey well so it wasn't like most hockey romances where you have to fully suspend your disbelief for it to make sense. I loved Dante and the chemistry between the characters.

I think the biggest downer for me with this book is that I'm not really a fan of forced outings in these sports romance novels anymore, maybe because it's a tired cliche and overdone or maybe because it's frustrating seeing gay characters always forced to suffer for their sexuality in some way. I get why authors still use it, but that doesn't mean I always enjoy it.