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A review by mags_louise
Crossing the Line by Kelly Jamieson
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Crossing the Line is a super engaging, angsty, opposites attract hockey romance featuring Mabel and Ben.
Who ends up living together as roommates. When Mabel leaves a toxic relationship and temporarily moves in with her brother Smitty.
Only to find out that he already has a roommate. None other than his teammate Ben. The boy who Mabel had a significant crush on during high school.
And Ben and Mabel soon come to rely on each other.
As Mabel may be both outgoing and quirky. But her ex-Julian has dented her confidence, and it doesn't help that Smitty and her parents think she made a mistake by dumping him. And Ben, well, he's an introvert and the only time he really lets loose is when he's on the ice. However, he wishes to alter that and feel more at ease in social settings. So he takes the opportunity to hire Mabel as his confidence coach.
And the more time the two spend together, the harder it becomes to resist the attraction between them, and soon they find themselves getting hot and heavy.
But Mabel is hesitant to engage in anything serious. As she feels that her judgment is not reliable when it comes to men. After all, they may start out nice with compliments, flowers, and kindness, but it never lasts and they soon reveal their true selves.
However, Ben's not like that and he'll prove it one terrible poem at a time.
And with the perfect amount of sweetness, spice, and angst Crossing the Line was really enjoyable to read. Not to mention well-written with plenty of character development and likable secondary characters, and I am eager to read more in the future.
I would happily recommend Crossing the Line to all.
Who ends up living together as roommates. When Mabel leaves a toxic relationship and temporarily moves in with her brother Smitty.
Only to find out that he already has a roommate. None other than his teammate Ben. The boy who Mabel had a significant crush on during high school.
And Ben and Mabel soon come to rely on each other.
As Mabel may be both outgoing and quirky. But her ex-Julian has dented her confidence, and it doesn't help that Smitty and her parents think she made a mistake by dumping him. And Ben, well, he's an introvert and the only time he really lets loose is when he's on the ice. However, he wishes to alter that and feel more at ease in social settings. So he takes the opportunity to hire Mabel as his confidence coach.
And the more time the two spend together, the harder it becomes to resist the attraction between them, and soon they find themselves getting hot and heavy.
But Mabel is hesitant to engage in anything serious. As she feels that her judgment is not reliable when it comes to men. After all, they may start out nice with compliments, flowers, and kindness, but it never lasts and they soon reveal their true selves.
However, Ben's not like that and he'll prove it one terrible poem at a time.
And with the perfect amount of sweetness, spice, and angst Crossing the Line was really enjoyable to read. Not to mention well-written with plenty of character development and likable secondary characters, and I am eager to read more in the future.
I would happily recommend Crossing the Line to all.