A review by zellapaige
Game Changer by Rachel Reid

emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I normally hate queer books where most of the plot is focused on one or more characters being closeted, but this is the best of the genre. While it is definitely a dramatization, these characters feel real and the reactions to their story feel real. Every important reaction to these characters' queerness is positive, so if homophobia is a big trigger for you it still might be worth a read. Still lots of internalized homophobia though.

It is a fantastic HEA, soppy and loving, but not overdone with marriage and babies, it's the perfect HEA for a hockey romance.

There was a touch more sex in this than I would have preferred, but only because I was so invested in the plot that the sex couldn't hold my interest. I wish the sex had contained big emotional overtones as well rather than just being hot sex, but that might be personal preference.
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