it's not a leap to realize what the plot of just one of the boys is going to be. i mean there is a very famous movie that outlines it perfectly and nearly shares a title with this book. but alice "al" bell is a delightful character.
her whole focus in life has been hockey. it's a spectacularly single-minded obsession that she has with the sport. and she's good. so good. and when she isn't added to the team strictly because of her gender she is heartbroken. but when her twin brother breaks his leg she sees an opportunity to play. disguising herself as her brother she takes his place on the hockey team. and she gets to shine.
especially as she develops a rapport with hayden tremblay on the ice. he's a star player with a huge chip on his shoulder and is initially steamed at the rookie who keeps showing him up. but as they start to work together, it becomes clear that together they are magic on the ice.
and the more time they spend together, hayden lets his guard down and lets someone in. and al knows this. and it kills her because she knows she's keeping a huge secret from hayden. he's her teammate. but more than that he's become her best friend.
and even more complicated, he might also be the guy she wants in her life. but he thinks she's a guy. and somehow she's broken his trust without meaning to. and when it all blows up, she's not sure how she'll ever be able to fix it.
but maybe hayden can help her out there. because as conflicted and angry and hurt as he is. he's not stupid. and even he can see that having al at his side on and off the ice makes everything better. and that makes for a very sweet young adult romance.
**just one of the boys will publish on october 2, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/entangled publishing (crush) in exchange for my honest review.
her whole focus in life has been hockey. it's a spectacularly single-minded obsession that she has with the sport. and she's good. so good. and when she isn't added to the team strictly because of her gender she is heartbroken. but when her twin brother breaks his leg she sees an opportunity to play. disguising herself as her brother she takes his place on the hockey team. and she gets to shine.
especially as she develops a rapport with hayden tremblay on the ice. he's a star player with a huge chip on his shoulder and is initially steamed at the rookie who keeps showing him up. but as they start to work together, it becomes clear that together they are magic on the ice.
and the more time they spend together, hayden lets his guard down and lets someone in. and al knows this. and it kills her because she knows she's keeping a huge secret from hayden. he's her teammate. but more than that he's become her best friend.
and even more complicated, he might also be the guy she wants in her life. but he thinks she's a guy. and somehow she's broken his trust without meaning to. and when it all blows up, she's not sure how she'll ever be able to fix it.
but maybe hayden can help her out there. because as conflicted and angry and hurt as he is. he's not stupid. and even he can see that having al at his side on and off the ice makes everything better. and that makes for a very sweet young adult romance.
**just one of the boys will publish on october 2, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/entangled publishing (crush) in exchange for my honest review.
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