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rainydaysinautumn's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I enjoyed the story overall but found a lot of things incredibly annoying.
Jasmine's brother is called Jojo by the family but has a full name of Jonathan. The author really needed to choose ONE name for Jasmine to use when she thinks of her brother, using both in the same paragraph or even sentence after the first introduction was confusing and unnecessary.
When I think of a friend of family member with a nickname that is the name I use.
There were a few things like that, that got repeated over and over again that did not need the repetition at all.
Also two of Jasmine's siblings are throwaway characters with little to no reason for existing other than to say she is the youngest of five. The other two had more screentime but would have been nice if their characters were developed more.
The same goes for Ivan's sister, she is mention several times but isn't really relevant to the plot or character development other than she exists.
There were also a lot of spelling and formatting errors in my Indigo printed copy.
One very small and completely unneeded, and not well placed sex scene that just felt like an add in because "oh wait I wrote a romance they need to have sex don't they?".
People said it was a spicy romance...there is no spice.
The story itself kind of dragged, a lot of training montages with no real climatic greatness, and the ending, even with the epilogue, felt unsatisfying.
Timeline was a bit messy.
I was hoping for something a bit more like "Blades of Glory" or "The Cutting Edge".
Jasmine's brother is called Jojo by the family but has a full name of Jonathan. The author really needed to choose ONE name for Jasmine to use when she thinks of her brother, using both in the same paragraph or even sentence after the first introduction was confusing and unnecessary.
When I think of a friend of family member with a nickname that is the name I use.
There were a few things like that, that got repeated over and over again that did not need the repetition at all.
Also two of Jasmine's siblings are throwaway characters with little to no reason for existing other than to say she is the youngest of five. The other two had more screentime but would have been nice if their characters were developed more.
The same goes for Ivan's sister, she is mention several times but isn't really relevant to the plot or character development other than she exists.
There were also a lot of spelling and formatting errors in my Indigo printed copy.
One very small and completely unneeded, and not well placed sex scene that just felt like an add in because "oh wait I wrote a romance they need to have sex don't they?".
People said it was a spicy romance...there is no spice.
The story itself kind of dragged, a lot of training montages with no real climatic greatness, and the ending, even with the epilogue, felt unsatisfying.
Timeline was a bit messy.
I was hoping for something a bit more like "Blades of Glory" or "The Cutting Edge".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content
midnightmoon_dreamer's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Didn’t love the writing style
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
alexklop's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4 Stars!
This was so cute! And while I was expecting a little more spice from all of the posts and videos I’ve seen talk about it, I didn’t feel like the story was lacking because of it. I was almost dad when the epilogue started because I wanted to continue being a fly in the wall during Ivan and Jasmines skating practices.
This was so cute! And while I was expecting a little more spice from all of the posts and videos I’ve seen talk about it, I didn’t feel like the story was lacking because of it. I was almost dad when the epilogue started because I wanted to continue being a fly in the wall during Ivan and Jasmines skating practices.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Stalking, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The slowest of slow burns but still a good read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, and Pregnancy
kristensreading's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved this story but minus one star for the ending seeming very rushed and the main skating event only getting a page??? AND the author’s confusing refusal to use a character’s name multiple times in a paragraph. It’s so odd. Examples:
“I took a step onto the ice and glided off just a couple feet away to give IVAN room to do the same. He followed after me, stopping just two feet away from me as the announcer called out our names. That was when I looked over my shoulder at THE MAN IN THE BROWN AND GOLD COSTUME that my sister had created, and found him already looking at me, with a smirk aimed right at me.”
““She was pinching me under the table,” BEN let me know, like that would surprise me. It didn’t. That was my mom right there. My defender forever and ever. “Sorry about that, Jas,” MY MOM’S FOURTH HUSBAND murmured.”
““Where’s Ben at, MOM?” “He’s out with his friends,” THE REDHEADED WOMAN WHO HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO ME, explained quickly before raising her gaze and aiming her fork in my direction.”
There were points where it truly confused me because I couldn’t even tell the author was talking about the same character. “The man” is used 30 times in the book and “the woman” 37 times, most often for characters that are already very well established. It’s confusing.
“I took a step onto the ice and glided off just a couple feet away to give IVAN room to do the same. He followed after me, stopping just two feet away from me as the announcer called out our names. That was when I looked over my shoulder at THE MAN IN THE BROWN AND GOLD COSTUME that my sister had created, and found him already looking at me, with a smirk aimed right at me.”
““She was pinching me under the table,” BEN let me know, like that would surprise me. It didn’t. That was my mom right there. My defender forever and ever. “Sorry about that, Jas,” MY MOM’S FOURTH HUSBAND murmured.”
““Where’s Ben at, MOM?” “He’s out with his friends,” THE REDHEADED WOMAN WHO HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO ME, explained quickly before raising her gaze and aiming her fork in my direction.”
There were points where it truly confused me because I couldn’t even tell the author was talking about the same character. “The man” is used 30 times in the book and “the woman” 37 times, most often for characters that are already very well established. It’s confusing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Stalking, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
luchikreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, and Abandonment
britt33's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Racism, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
vtorres's review against another edition
4.25
And also like I get the love bullying but they took it too far spectacularly with the fat thing like seriously
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse and Fatphobia
Minor: Abandonment
sophieamreacher's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
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? It's complicated
5.0
I absolutely loved this. Loved the characters, the sport, the slow burn, the mental attitudes, everything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
jessabr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Stalking, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying