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The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer

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theunrealerin's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Another solid Tal Bauer where the drama is not the couple once they get together, it's all external. The drama was a but melodramatic, bur the characters were great.

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astornant's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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alexaeves145's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

Honestly, Tal Bauer is a five star author. The stories he writes leave me enraptured and in tears (both happy and sad) every time. He puts in a lot of exposition and flowery language that, for someone who is a power-reader, can get a bit much but it’s always worth it.

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lststars's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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fireintrouble05's review

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emotional hopeful sad tense

3.0

The romance was adorable. The trauma was traumatic.

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voracious_book_addict's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I went into this blind and right from the start this was unlike any M/M Hockey romance I have read previously. I like to keep as much content as possible from my reviews so as not to give anything away, but Morgan started out as an unlikely hero. A mid range player, not especially decorated or exciting who is traded to the worst team in the league. He walks in and completely upends the team and they build back stronger together. My favorite thing about this book is the camaraderie among the team. They feel like a college team in a great way. Because they are building strong friendships, the friendship between Morgan and Shea is full of piney yearning feelings. Shea is an older rookie who has a level of maturity and protectiveness that bleeds into his feelings of Morgan. He has some interesting and traditional views and I love how Tal Bauer developed a Hockey hero who deviates from the stereotypical expectation.

The first 1/3 and last 1/3 of this book had me hooked to where I couldn't put it down but for a section in the middle I found myself less engaged. This book caused my eyes to leak with both happy and emotional tears at different points. A really beautiful romance.

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