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A review by shelfgremlin
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
5.0
holy shit this book was everything.
i love ilya rozanov ten ways to tuesday. this book hit me right in the emotions. ilya is... for all intents and purposes, a very closed off person. he has a mask, he hides behind a shell, and he only shows the world a version of him that is strong and confident. he's the troublemaker, the womanizer, the cocky hockey player that antagonizes everyone on the ice.
and shawn hasn't been able to stay away from him since the day he met him.
and shawn. shawn is so genuine, so sweet, so caring. he's vulnerable and lonely but scared of losing his weird relationship with ilya. even if they're always rivals on the ice, even if they never talk about it, ilya is the one thing he can't give up no matter how hard he tries. and he does try. he tries so hard, but nobody loves him like ilya does. he's ruined him for anyone else.
what started as two rivals getting off after games gets complicated when feelings get involved. and damn, do feelings get involved.
i don't think i've ever read a book that was so heavy on the pining, the way your heart breaks when you love someone with your entire soul and are powerless to do anything about it. the kind of love that is so completely beautiful and tragic at the same time.
shane teaches ilya how to open up and depend on someone again, teaches him what it's like to have people around who care about him, and ilya teaches shane what it's like to feel a love like fire. something so passionate and beautiful it hurts but you can't stay away.
the ending was a bit of a HFN, but i'm looking forward to their HEA in book 6.
i love ilya rozanov ten ways to tuesday. this book hit me right in the emotions. ilya is... for all intents and purposes, a very closed off person. he has a mask, he hides behind a shell, and he only shows the world a version of him that is strong and confident. he's the troublemaker, the womanizer, the cocky hockey player that antagonizes everyone on the ice.
and shawn hasn't been able to stay away from him since the day he met him.
and shawn. shawn is so genuine, so sweet, so caring. he's vulnerable and lonely but scared of losing his weird relationship with ilya. even if they're always rivals on the ice, even if they never talk about it, ilya is the one thing he can't give up no matter how hard he tries. and he does try. he tries so hard, but nobody loves him like ilya does. he's ruined him for anyone else.
what started as two rivals getting off after games gets complicated when feelings get involved. and damn, do feelings get involved.
i don't think i've ever read a book that was so heavy on the pining, the way your heart breaks when you love someone with your entire soul and are powerless to do anything about it. the kind of love that is so completely beautiful and tragic at the same time.
shane teaches ilya how to open up and depend on someone again, teaches him what it's like to have people around who care about him, and ilya teaches shane what it's like to feel a love like fire. something so passionate and beautiful it hurts but you can't stay away.
the ending was a bit of a HFN, but i'm looking forward to their HEA in book 6.