Scott Graham
Anxiety ridden hockey enforcer, Ryan Price, is in love with Fabian Saleh, a femme violinist he’s known known since his high school days. The characters are sympathetic and likeable, but they lack the depth of Ilya Rosenov and Shane Hollander from Heated Rivalry, or the sturm und drang of Scott Hunter and Kip Grady from Game Changer for that matter. Each character has some deep seated insecurities, but their mutual affection is finally revealed well into the narrative. The obstacle for Ryan and Fabian is so manufactured and transparent as to be almost inconsequential, but the positive potrayal of LGBTQ+ characters in Rachel Reid’s series is difficult to fault. Ilya Rosenov and Ryan Price even get to meet at the funeral of a fellow player, which brings Ilya’s and Shanes charity and relationship back into the ongoing story. Lighter than the other stories, certainly, but overall just as enjoyable.
Anxiety ridden hockey enforcer, Ryan Price, is in love with Fabian Saleh, a femme violinist he’s known known since his high school days. The characters are sympathetic and likeable, but they lack the depth of Ilya Rosenov and Shane Hollander from Heated Rivalry, or the sturm und drang of Scott Hunter and Kip Grady from Game Changer for that matter. Each character has some deep seated insecurities, but their mutual affection is finally revealed well into the narrative. The obstacle for Ryan and Fabian is so manufactured and transparent as to be almost inconsequential, but the positive potrayal of LGBTQ+ characters in Rachel Reid’s series is difficult to fault. Ilya Rosenov and Ryan Price even get to meet at the funeral of a fellow player, which brings Ilya’s and Shanes charity and relationship back into the ongoing story. Lighter than the other stories, certainly, but overall just as enjoyable.