Discovering Amy Aislin and her fantastic M/M novels was the highlight of my month so far. After peaking at her work I was immediately certain that these are the novels I needed at the time.
What is On the Ice?
It is a M/M hockey romance telling Mitch and Alex's story.
Mitch is a loud, outgoing college sophomore playing hockey and dominating the ice with his talent. At least that's what he shows to the world.
In reality, his a smart, dedicated student who won't stop until he's drafted to the NHL despite the family drama that pulls him back.
And his new tutor who tries to save him from loosing his scholarship is his hockey crush who in no uncertain terms rejected him in two sentences.
Alex is a defensman for a Florida team. When he's put on the IR list he visits back to Vermont to see his grandpa.
To pass the time between visits and writing his own book he is roped into tutoring the annoying yet smart student who came on to him when they first met.
And this book basically tells their story together.
The Story:
It was a simple but well constructed story about hockey, what people do to achieve their goals, dealing with Alzheimer's, demisexuality and finding the one person you can open up to and be safe with.
There were so many great angles to this book I don't even know which one to focus on.
My absolute favurite part was probably that one of the main characters were demisexual. There are only a few books dealing with this kind of sexuality and it was really nice that I got to know a lot more about the experiences.
My other favourite that I could actually relate to as well was Grandpa Forest's Alzheimer's. It is a brutal disease and it mostly puts the family in pain not tje patient.
All in all, there were a lot of great aspects in this book that made it unique and enjoyable as well as relatable and heartbreaking.
The Characters:
Mitch's younger character was very complex due to the family issues he needed to deal with. He was impulsive yet planned out his whole life. He was cockey yet extremely vulnerable. His two face was known to only a few pepple so his shock when Alex figures him.out is priceless.
Alex is a much more reserved character but with some more issues to figure out for himself. In his case, his sexuality and how he can build his full life around it is the most interesting.
To sum it up, it was a great book. From start to finish I loved it. The characters were loveable, the story entertaiming, the issues mentioned relatable.
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Charleyrose
So damn good, can't wait for Cody's book. Highly recommended.
Reviewed in Australia on June 13, 2018