A review by sarahbook
Power Plays & Straight A's by Eden Finley, Saxon James

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? No

3.0

This book helped me discover something about myself. I knew I didn’t like hockey boys when I was in high school, but I didn’t realize just how deeply and long-lasting that dislike would go! Every time it was mentioned that the one character was a hockey boy, I would sort of come out of the story and scrunch up my face. Because running fingers through hockey hair during a game isn’t sexy! That hair is gross and sweaty and snarly! No thank you!!

All of that said, I did enjoy the two characters and I liked watching them fall in love. I thought they made a lot of boneheaded and unlikely choices throughout the story, but they were cute.