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A review by dobbsthedog
Time to Shine by Rachel Reid
5.0
Reread September 2023, rating increased to 5 stars
Something that I neglected to mention in my previous review and that I really loved about this book is how much fun Landon and Casey have together. Like, they truly have fun with each other, are able to laugh at or with each other, and I think that’s something that a lot of romance misses. It’s all serious, super deep feelings 100% of the time, and they miss out on how much fun it is to find someone who really gets you.
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4.5 stars
Received from NetGalley, thanks!
Okay, I have had time to think about it, and I am ready to review! =)
I really enjoyed this book. It definitely has a different feel than the Game Changers books, but it is still 100% Rachel Reid. I really liked both characters, Casey and Landon. They each has some stuff in their pasts that they needed to work on, and while it didn't magically go away when they got together, they helped each other deal with it.
There are some things about Landon's identity that aren't really spelled out and labeled, but I actually kind of liked that. And on the whole, I think Reid did a good job writing a character with that identity. Some aspects may have been a bit stereotypical, but then everyone experiences things differently, and just because it can be a stereotype, doesn't mean it's not necessarily true? Trying to careful work my way around this without actually saying anything, as I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
Throughout the book, though, Casey is always calling himself dumb, and while Reid did try to counter that, I don't feel like it was done quite as successfully as it could have been. But then maybe that's just me?
What I especially loved about this book is that there really isn't any homophobia. Which, being a fictional version of the NHL, is pretty fantastic, because hockey is a pretty homophobic sport.
And one of the reasons that I will read pretty much anything Rachel Reid writes is that SHE GETS THE HOCKEY RIGHT. I have read a few other authors who have written hockey romance, and they truly just don't get anywhere near to as accurate as she does (I'm sorry Tal!!!). Being a big hockey fan for all of my life, playing hockey, coaching hockey, etc, it is always really clear to me when the author doesn't actually know hockey, and it completely pulls me out of the story. So, thank you Rachel, for writing a sport you know.
Very much enjoyed this book and look forward to any other hockey romances she wants to write for us!
Something that I neglected to mention in my previous review and that I really loved about this book is how much fun Landon and Casey have together. Like, they truly have fun with each other, are able to laugh at or with each other, and I think that’s something that a lot of romance misses. It’s all serious, super deep feelings 100% of the time, and they miss out on how much fun it is to find someone who really gets you.
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4.5 stars
Received from NetGalley, thanks!
Okay, I have had time to think about it, and I am ready to review! =)
I really enjoyed this book. It definitely has a different feel than the Game Changers books, but it is still 100% Rachel Reid. I really liked both characters, Casey and Landon. They each has some stuff in their pasts that they needed to work on, and while it didn't magically go away when they got together, they helped each other deal with it.
There are some things about Landon's identity that aren't really spelled out and labeled, but I actually kind of liked that. And on the whole, I think Reid did a good job writing a character with that identity. Some aspects may have been a bit stereotypical, but then everyone experiences things differently, and just because it can be a stereotype, doesn't mean it's not necessarily true? Trying to careful work my way around this without actually saying anything, as I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
Throughout the book, though, Casey is always calling himself dumb, and while Reid did try to counter that, I don't feel like it was done quite as successfully as it could have been. But then maybe that's just me?
What I especially loved about this book is that there really isn't any homophobia. Which, being a fictional version of the NHL, is pretty fantastic, because hockey is a pretty homophobic sport.
And one of the reasons that I will read pretty much anything Rachel Reid writes is that SHE GETS THE HOCKEY RIGHT. I have read a few other authors who have written hockey romance, and they truly just don't get anywhere near to as accurate as she does (I'm sorry Tal!!!). Being a big hockey fan for all of my life, playing hockey, coaching hockey, etc, it is always really clear to me when the author doesn't actually know hockey, and it completely pulls me out of the story. So, thank you Rachel, for writing a sport you know.
Very much enjoyed this book and look forward to any other hockey romances she wants to write for us!