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A review by lmrivas54
Slapshot by Rebecca Jenshak
5.0
This was a great read and I loved both characters. Initially, I didn’t love Kaitlyn, I thought she was one of those spoiled princess, who was thrown out of college, so her father exiled her to remote Vermont to finish her degree with a specific amount of money, which she promptly spent. Kaitlyn’s father is Declan Dalager, a hockey legend who graduated from Moo U, the same university she’s attending now.
Kaitlyn behaves as if she has a chip on her shoulder. And the world seems to have conspired to rain on her parade constantly. Broke, living in a dorm with a roommate, then finding that her ex-boyfriend is now dating her roommate, it all seems dire. And yet, she dealt; she looked for a job in order to eat, and she’s studying hard to keep A grades.
Ironically, the job she finds is as equipment manager of the university’s hockey team. Having grown up under the shadow of her father’s fame, she’s suffered being used by friends to get close to her father. Therefore, she didn’t want anything to do with hockey. She also feels that her father loved hockey more than her, and her relation with her father is rocky. Eventually you realize that she’s conflicted, she loves her father and wants her father to love her. She’s just accustomed to keeping people away in order not to be disappointed.
Lex Vonne is the new hockey player in the team. He’s driven and determined to find a place in the team and assist in the team’s wins. His motto is to work hard until he achieves his goals. It’s a good thing, because he falls for Kaitlyn and with her issues, he has to work hard to win her trust.
I loved this story, not just because the characters were fascinating and multi-layered, but because the story was so emotional and complex. Both had family issues, goals they were working for, and issues to overcome. Lex wanted to cement his place in the team, and Kait wanted to be able to study and not be overshadowed by her father’s fame. I loved how supporting Lex was about Kaitlyn’s issues and tried to help her overcome. I loved their easy relation, and how integrated they were with the hockey team.
For a girl who decried she hated hockey, it was in her blood and she reveled in the games and her work helping with the equipment. In the end, it was her emotional turmoil that was the determining factor in this couple’s final outcome. By this time, I was emotionally involved and rooting for this lovely couple. I loved how all the lose ends were all tied off and all issues eventually resolved. And I was especially grateful for the extra epilogue that shows where this lovely couple are directed.
Kaitlyn behaves as if she has a chip on her shoulder. And the world seems to have conspired to rain on her parade constantly. Broke, living in a dorm with a roommate, then finding that her ex-boyfriend is now dating her roommate, it all seems dire. And yet, she dealt; she looked for a job in order to eat, and she’s studying hard to keep A grades.
Ironically, the job she finds is as equipment manager of the university’s hockey team. Having grown up under the shadow of her father’s fame, she’s suffered being used by friends to get close to her father. Therefore, she didn’t want anything to do with hockey. She also feels that her father loved hockey more than her, and her relation with her father is rocky. Eventually you realize that she’s conflicted, she loves her father and wants her father to love her. She’s just accustomed to keeping people away in order not to be disappointed.
Lex Vonne is the new hockey player in the team. He’s driven and determined to find a place in the team and assist in the team’s wins. His motto is to work hard until he achieves his goals. It’s a good thing, because he falls for Kaitlyn and with her issues, he has to work hard to win her trust.
I loved this story, not just because the characters were fascinating and multi-layered, but because the story was so emotional and complex. Both had family issues, goals they were working for, and issues to overcome. Lex wanted to cement his place in the team, and Kait wanted to be able to study and not be overshadowed by her father’s fame. I loved how supporting Lex was about Kaitlyn’s issues and tried to help her overcome. I loved their easy relation, and how integrated they were with the hockey team.
For a girl who decried she hated hockey, it was in her blood and she reveled in the games and her work helping with the equipment. In the end, it was her emotional turmoil that was the determining factor in this couple’s final outcome. By this time, I was emotionally involved and rooting for this lovely couple. I loved how all the lose ends were all tied off and all issues eventually resolved. And I was especially grateful for the extra epilogue that shows where this lovely couple are directed.