Middle life MMC 34-35 / FMC 29-30 

Single/widowed Dad 

Ballet/hockey 
Mild heat

Duet narration 

 

Is it second chance? Kinda… 

 

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I requested this ARC. I was 100% going off the title/cover. 

Romancy? Check. 

Hockey? I’m in. 

Canadian plot line? My blood is red for a reason, eh? 

 

What I thought would be a light funny romance filled with, “isn’t it funny” moment’s, instead was a wonderfully emotional story of hurt, growth and love. I’m not saying this book isn’t funny, it was, but this book was wonderfully complex. Both the FMC and MMC were working through their own hurt and trauma, helping each other without even knowing it. Rory’s parent woes were incredibly relatable even for this plus sized non-ballerina. 

 

While this book was slightly slower paced in my opinion, I was just happy to listen. 

 

The narration was a whole thing for me. I didn’t realise Joshua Jackson was a narrator until I started the book - I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t super weird to listen to Pacey Witter reading to me…sadly he wasn’t the narrator of my dreams. I guess it just goes to show that screen acting and voice acting are different skills. Emily Ellet - Super job I could listen to her all day.