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Best Kept Secret by Emily Silver
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"'I want to be with you, Angie. This future I'm thinking about? I want you there with me. But I don't want to come between you and your family.' ...
'I love you too, Troy. I love you and I want to be with you so badly it hurts. But I don't know how to do that. How do I tell the two most supportive parents there are that I am with the son of someone who caused them so much pain?' ...
'It if means I get to be with you, I'd walk through the gates of hell and back.'
'Okay, I don't think it'll be that bad. Well, maybe.'"
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When I signed up for this ARC, I didn't realize it was connected to her Denver Mountain Lions football series. So, being the compulsive reader that I am, I had to read those first. And I'm happy I did because my favorite couple, Alex and Carter, are the parents to our leading lady, Angie, in this book. But, even if you didn't read the football series, Emily catches you up on the most important pieces in the prologue, so you can just pick this one up if you want!
The oldest child of Denver Mountain Lions Hall of Fame Quarterback and high school Math teacher, Alex and Carter, Angie has grown up knowing the value of educational excellence and the hectic world of dedicating yourself to your sport. Troy is the star on the college hockey team and the kid of the bully footballer from a rival team. Here’s where we have a modern, sports-themed Romeo & Juliet story that is just great! This is a wonderful story about acceptance, bettering yourself, supporting one another, and embracing the movie-moments in your own love story. You can’t help but love Angie and Troy’s story!
Honestly, I struggled with embracing Troy because of his dad, but he totally won me over. Troy and Angie's love story is swoon-worthy (I mean, you don't kiss in the rain after watching a rooftop movie and NOT completely swoon for the characters when you read it). They're so good together, as if they perfectly balance each other out. But, because their relationship is kept secret in the beginning, there are so many stolen moments between them... which we LOVE!
Emily's entrance into the hockey romance world is fantastic and it's full of sweet romantic and familial moments, you will be tearing up by the end. Thank you Margot Rivers for the recommend, you've brought Emily Silver into my life and I'm so happy to have found her!
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When I signed up for this ARC, I didn't realize it was connected to her Denver Mountain Lions football series. So, being the compulsive reader that I am, I had to read those first. And I'm happy I did because my favorite couple, Alex and Carter, are the parents to our leading lady, Angie, in this book. But, even if you didn't read the football series, Emily catches you up on the most important pieces in the prologue, so you can just pick this one up if you want!
The oldest child of Denver Mountain Lions Hall of Fame Quarterback and high school Math teacher, Alex and Carter, Angie has grown up knowing the value of educational excellence and the hectic world of dedicating yourself to your sport. Troy is the star on the college hockey team and the kid of the bully footballer from a rival team. Here’s where we have a modern, sports-themed Romeo & Juliet story that is just great! This is a wonderful story about acceptance, bettering yourself, supporting one another, and embracing the movie-moments in your own love story. You can’t help but love Angie and Troy’s story!
Honestly, I struggled with embracing Troy because of his dad, but he totally won me over. Troy and Angie's love story is swoon-worthy (I mean, you don't kiss in the rain after watching a rooftop movie and NOT completely swoon for the characters when you read it). They're so good together, as if they perfectly balance each other out. But, because their relationship is kept secret in the beginning, there are so many stolen moments between them... which we LOVE!
Emily's entrance into the hockey romance world is fantastic and it's full of sweet romantic and familial moments, you will be tearing up by the end. Thank you Margot Rivers for the recommend, you've brought Emily Silver into my life and I'm so happy to have found her!
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We've lost our minds, standing out here in the rain like this, but I don't care. Stalking toward Angie, I sweep her up into my arms... I couldn't have dreamed up a better night for the two of us.
"I can't believe it started raining." Her head is thrown back in laughter.
"There's no one else I'd rather kiss in the rain than you."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia, Outing, and Alcohol
The conflict between the families traces back to the dads' NFL football days. Troy's father shouted homophobic slurs on the field to Angie's father across the field, which led to Angie's father publicly coming out. Although all of this backstory takes place in Emily Silver's book "Sideline Infraction," this is detailed in the prologue to give the reader a chance to catch up to the rivalry. However, this is also a story about redemption, forgiveness, and becoming a better person.