B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / coming out / Contemporary / Gay / hockey / NetGalley / queer / Sports3 Comments
Dear Rachel Reid, I read Common Goal a while back and more recently, Heated Rivalry (I am completely an Ilya Rozanov fangirl now) and I jumped on (aka begged for) an ARC of Role Model immediately after because I wasn’t ready to leave this world. (Now I’m reading Game Changer ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsfootball / Historical / Historical fiction / Sports / Womens-Fiction / World War IIComments Off on REVIEW: When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis
Autumn: 1944: For the folks of Brownwood, Texas, the only thing more important than winning the war is—football! It’s a man’s game, until now… Football is the heartbeat of Brownwood, Texas. Every Friday night for as long as assistant principal Tylene Wilson can remember, the entire town has gathered in ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCollege basketball / college sports / Contemporary / football / gender equality / gender inequality / Sports / sports romance5 Comments
She’s earned her position Kate Snyder is at the top of her game. She scored her first national championship at Wolcott University in her undergrad days, and now she’s the coaching legend of the #1 college women’s basketball team. No one knows the meaning of the phrase “work your way ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / C ReviewsAthletes / Australia / Canada / Korea / novella / Olympics / skater / snowboarder / Sports4 Comments
Two couples tread on thin ice at the Pyeongchang Winter Games in this captivating duology—but love has Olympic-sized impact on their dreams. Fighting Their Attraction: Snowboarder Brady Thompson landed in Seoul favored to win elusive gold. But instead of fresh powder, he finds that a past he can’t escape is ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewshorses / non-fiction / Sports / Young-Adult1 Comments
When Victoria meets Moonshine, an ex-racehorse saved from the slaughterhouse and abuse, she despairs at having to ride such a difficult horse. The pair compete in dressage, a sport that tests the unity of horse and rider as they engage in what can only be called dancing. They compete against ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAustralia / Contemporary romance / m/m romance / Series / Sports6 Comments
Young Australian Micah Johnson is the first AFL player to be out at the beginning of his career. Retired professional football player Declan Tyler mentors Micah, but he finds it difficult, as Micah is prone to making poor life choices that land him in trouble. Nothing Dec can’t handle. He’s ... more >