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Sophomore Surge

(Sophie Fournier #2)

K.R. Collins

4.10 · Rating details · 50 ratings · 26 reviews

Entering her second season in the North American Hockey League, Sophie Fournier sets her expectations high. The Concord Condors will make the playoffs for the time in franchise history. They have the veteran core to do it and the new talent to give them the extra push.

From the beginning, things don’t go according to plan. The season begins without one of their best players ...more

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May 20, 2020 Lex Kent rated it liked it

Shelves: asexual, f-f-ninestar-press, sports

3.25 Stars. An above average read but not what I was hoping for. This is the second book in the Sophie Fournier series. I loved the first installment Breaking the Ice and was excited to read more. I believed that I would enjoy this just as much, but unfortunately I didn’t. With the third book coming out in a few days, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this series will bounce back.

The biggest issue for me is that the story didn’t go anywhere. This is a good size book but nothing significant hap 3.25 Stars. An above average read but not what I was hoping for. This is the second book in the Sophie Fournier series. I loved the first installment Breaking the Ice and was excited to read more. I believed that I would enjoy this just as much, but unfortunately I didn’t. With the third book coming out in a few days, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this series will bounce back.

The biggest issue for me is that the story didn’t go anywhere. This is a good size book but nothing significant happened in all the pages. The only think I can take away from this second book is that Sophie’s teammates trust her more, that’s it. There was no real growth with Sophie’s character. In fact, I’m so sick of her letting everyone walk all over her like her coach, father, and other players. This whole book I just wanted to see her stick up for herself and to show real emotion, but it just didn’t happen

The other part I was disappointed in is the way that a new storyline never occurred. When book one ended, it made me really excited to read book 2 because of where the storyline was going. A big new change was going to happen. I’m reading book 2, ready for that new storyline to start, but then nothing. Again, it does not happen at all. It felt like a bait and switch almost. I wanted to read this book to see how that storyline would play out and the author yanks it out instead. That was really disappointing and gave me a sour taste.

While I was very frustrated with the storyline we were promised not happening and the story being stale, this still was a good sports read. The hockey scenes were well done and very exciting at times. I’m missing sports so badly right now so I’m happy to read about them. But, I do need more. Just the good hockey can’t carry this whole book. I need Sophie to grow and I need some new plot to drive this story.

I still highly recommend the first book Breaking the Ice. It is one of the better sports books I have read in a while. While I don’t feel the same about this book, I’m still hopeful about book 3. I believe Collins is too good of a writer to keep this series in a rut so I still have high hopes and am excited to read it soon. ...more

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Nov 22, 2019 Jude in the Stars rated it really liked it

At the end of Breaking the Ice, many reviewers, myself included, wondered whether we’d get some romance in the next book. It made sense that there wasn’t any in the first one: Sophie was eighteen, the first woman drafted into the NAHL, very focused on her first season and not giving anyone reason to get rid of her, which would have been a disaster not only for her but for any other female player hoping to join the league.

I guess we weren’t the only ones wondering, since right from the beginning At the end of Breaking the Ice, many reviewers, myself included, wondered whether we’d get some romance in the next book. It made sense that there wasn’t any in the first one: Sophie was eighteen, the first woman drafted into the NAHL, very focused on her first season and not giving anyone reason to get rid of her, which would have been a disaster not only for her but for any other female player hoping to join the league.

I guess we weren’t the only ones wondering, since right from the beginning of Sophomore Surge, Sophie has to answer questions from journalists asking if she plans on dating at all. The answer is clear: no. Moving on.

Now that that’s out of the way, the story can go back to focusing on what’s really important (at least for Sophie): hockey. I’m not going to lie, this sequel is a lot like the previous book, there’s not a lot of new stuff happening. While that might sound boring, I enjoyed it just as much. Despite not being interested in hockey at all. The games, the tension, the strategy, it all kept me on the edge of my seat pretty much the whole time.

The real changes happen inside Sophie. She can repeat that she’s not a kid all she wants, she was one in book 1 and at the start of book 2. Probably more mature, more driven and more aware than other young people her age, but still. She grows a lot over the course of her second season as a Concord Condor, working toward her goal of taking her team to the playoffs for the first time in history. She becomes more herself, in a way. She takes responsibility, she shares her experience, she’s on her way to becoming a leader, with all the added pressure the role entails. There are truly sweet scenes, heartwarming friendships and incredibly tough times. Sophie is holding her own with all the men in her life who think they know better than her, be it her father, her coach, her teammates (who fall into the trap of patronisingly trying to protect her, best intentions and all) or opponents who won’t stop at much to break her.

In Breaking the Ice, Sophie had to stay focused so as to prove she deserved to be in the NAHL. In Sophomore Surge, while still focused and as “hockeysexual” as ever, she allows herself to feel more, express more and show more. Her intensity becomes inspirational, and it’s pretty beautiful to watch.

In other good news, there’s a third book coming up.

I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review. ...more

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Nov 26, 2019 Lexxi Kitty rated it it was amazing

Shelves: job-athlete, subject-sports-hockey, genre-sports, lgbt, length-260-519-novel, publisher-ninestar-press, series-book, new-adult, lgbt-demisexual, setting-city-concord

This is the second book in this series that follows Sophie Fournier and her progression in the fictional NAHL (not to be confused with the real NAHL – the real one is a junior league that is 43 years old, the fictional one, with the exact same meaning for NAHL (North American Hockey League) is a top tier hockey league that is 93 years old). Considering that this book is more about hockey than about romance (which doesn’t exist in this book), then the hockey stuff, like above, is important.

Just l This is the second book in this series that follows Sophie Fournier and her progression in the fictional NAHL (not to be confused with the real NAHL – the real one is a junior league that is 43 years old, the fictional one, with the exact same meaning for NAHL (North American Hockey League) is a top tier hockey league that is 93 years old). Considering that this book is more about hockey than about romance (which doesn’t exist in this book), then the hockey stuff, like above, is important.

Just like in the first book in the series, this is a solo POV book, and, already mentioned, follows Sophie Fournier. This is her second year in the league, and Sophie plans that this year she’s a) not going to be the only woman in the league (there’s this goalie that got drafted by a different team, and a forward that got drafted to her own team); and b) she’s going to get her team to the playoffs this year (despite how the team has never made it to the playoffs in their 18 year existence). Sophie is even going to have a roommate in her own apartment (instead of living with the GM’s family), and be a lot more of a ‘normal’ hockey player than some special exhibit.

Shortly before the start of the training camp/preseason, Sophie learns that her teammate, the woman drafted last year, and who was supposed to be her roommate, decided not to come over and join the team. But, instead, signed a one-year contract with her Swedish team (I think Swedish). Slightly before the regular season, the only other woman left in the league got sent to a minor league team. So the season will start with only Sophie representing the female gender in top tier professional hockey.

So, that leaves playoffs. Is Sophie going to be able to get her team into their first playoff game? She does have more power over this than on keeping other women in the league.

The book follows Sophie and her team as they compete in Sophie’s Sophomore season in the league. Battling each other (rarely), rivals (a lot), nasty insults (a lot), body slams and cross-checks and all the other physical hockey stuff (as is usual in Hockey), the media with their pointed questions and tendency to try to find the negative in every positive, family issues (the mother who makes comment(s) about relationships; and the father who never has anything good to say (I’d originally put this as ‘anything good to say about her playing’, but really, the father has nothing good to say about anything, he’s a controlling, stubborn, immature asshole), and has a lot of constant verbal abuse related to Sophie’s play, also he’s something of an immature baby – it’s his way or he is gone), and somewhat pointed questions about relationships.

As might be expected in a book like this one – there’s a ton of hockey action. Action that I, personally, found quite fun to read. There’s a chain of events that occurred right around when I got a hold of this book. I think, though I do not recall clearly now, that I went to a Washington Capitals hockey game because I knew the book would be available shortly thereafter, which in turn probably made reading the book that little bit extra fun to read. Eh, or maybe not. Read and enjoyed a curling book the other day, and I do not recall the last time I saw curling.

In terms of LGBT/relationships/etc.: I know the tags that got added to the first book by the publisher, and wanted to read this one so didn’t look to see how the second book in the series got tagged on the publisher's website. So I knew, going into the first book, that the main character would be on the asexual spectrum (demisexual), and bisexual (though I’d forgotten that bisexual part until I looked again just now at the book description). I do not specifically recall anything in the first book that would relate to either bisexual or asexual issues, beyond the part where there were no romantic relationships in that book. I did see, while reading this book here, that Sophie wasn’t that interested in romantic relationships (beyond the desire to not live in her apartment by herself – there’s a scene that involves Sophie seeing a couple, making a comment to herself, then clarifying it with something like ‘not a relationship, but it’d be nice to have someone to come home to, like a roommate, like I was supposed to have before [insert name here I can’t recall] decided not to join the team’), and that any comment about boyfriends by teammates, family, or the media frustrate her, irritate her, and annoy her (or go over her head). Basically the book conveyed the idea that Sophie was interested in relationships – friendship relationships, but wasn’t interested in romantic relationships. Which would make her aromantic not specifically asexual. But I also got the impression, that Sophie herself did not know what she was interested in, beyond hockey (though her brother’s reactions to certain events indicates that he either knows or suspects). That’s her life. Playing, practicing, watching game tape, preparing for her next game, hanging out with teammates, everything hockey, 24-7. Heck, the one time a sexual tingle occurred, the one time the book noted she even owned a vibrator (and used it), and the one time she was ever shown to have the ability to be aroused it was hockey related. There’s a joke that came up in the book – that she’s hockey-sexual. Well, she became aroused and pleasured herself because of hockey – specifically because she scored her 100th point in the league. It wasn’t mentioned what she did or did not think about while pleasuring herself, but it could very well have been a hockey puck she was thinking of.

Right, where was I. hmms.

Well, I enjoyed reading this book here. I look forward to Sophie’s third season, which, hopefully, will include more women in the league and possibly some self-awareness on Sophie’s part about whether she’s aromantic or not. I wouldn’t normally care, but for how much this seems like something of a tease in, at least, this book here (people making comments about one of her male friends being her boyfriend, the comments not explicit so they go over her head; her brother’s knowing looks; plus other things that slip my mind at the moment; like certain reactions Sophie has when communicating with the two other women hockey players mentioned in the book).

Rating: 5

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Dec 20, 2019 Agirlcandream rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, sports, best-of-2019

Loved this. I didn’t know if K.R. Collins could pull me back into the continuing saga of Sophie Fournier, the first female ice hockey player in the NAHL but she won me over once again.

Breaking the Ice introduced us to Sophie as she is drafted last by one of the worst teams in the league. She has to prove to her coach, the management and her teammates that she deserves to be there. No weakness is allowed.

If you love a sports story with emphasis on the sport this is a wonderful series.
There is Loved this. I didn’t know if K.R. Collins could pull me back into the continuing saga of Sophie Fournier, the first female ice hockey player in the NAHL but she won me over once again.

Breaking the Ice introduced us to Sophie as she is drafted last by one of the worst teams in the league. She has to prove to her coach, the management and her teammates that she deserves to be there. No weakness is allowed.

If you love a sports story with emphasis on the sport this is a wonderful series.
There is potential for romance but Sophie is far too busy trying to survive in a male dominated sport to spend a lot of time dwelling on her personal life. She is under constant pressure to prove she deserves to play at this premiere level yet she is held to a higher standard. . She is not permitted to fight back when taunted by other players on the ice. She’s earned the right to share the men’s dressing room but is still reluctant to drink at the after game parties or be seen alone with other players. She must be a better player and a better person than everyone else on her team. Like women in leadership positions in many walks of life, she must never show an emotional response or be declared a hysterical female.

Sounds heavy handed but this book was a pleasure to read. I love how the author dropped characters and situations from the first book into dialogue making it easy to remember the key players in Sophie’s life. Great for those of us who can't be bothered/don't have time to reread the first book in the series.

The secondary characters are well drawn and add depth to Sophie’s dream of more women playing at the highest level her sport has to offer. You come to care about her teammates as much as Sophie. The game action is easy to visualize and pulls you in like you are at the game and close enough to hear the swearing. Yes, it helps to be a hockey fan and my Canadian roots might show my bias. This book is worth a look if you like to see women fight for their place in a man’s world. Sophie Fournier is the real deal.

ARC received with thanks from publisher via NetGalley for review. ...more

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Nov 18, 2019 Carrie rated it it was ok

Sophomore slump.

The first book in this series surprised me in the best way. We got to know Sophie Fournier and take a journey with her as she experienced her first year in the NAHL. She had to overcome all of the obstacles that come with being the first and only woman player in the league. It was a book about more than just hockey. It had the perfect balance between hockey and relationships. We grew to love Sophie because we saw her softer side as she became friends with her should-be rival Dima Sophomore slump.

The first book in this series surprised me in the best way. We got to know Sophie Fournier and take a journey with her as she experienced her first year in the NAHL. She had to overcome all of the obstacles that come with being the first and only woman player in the league. It was a book about more than just hockey. It had the perfect balance between hockey and relationships. We grew to love Sophie because we saw her softer side as she became friends with her should-be rival Dima. The bond she created with the young girls who shared a roof over their heads. How she had to win the trust and respect of her teammates.

Unfortunately, book two didn't have the same careful balance as the first one. Sophomore Surge had too much hockey. It felt like we played through all 50+ games in the season. The game-play scenes were longer than they were in book 1 and felt repetitive.

While Sophie continued to maintain those relationships she developed in the first book, there was nothing really new or developed. In the beginning, I was excited to see what would happen with the other two female players that were drafted. But none of that led anywhere.

I know books exist with no romance. But the first in the series was tagged with LGBT and this installment with Demisexual. However, there is absolutely nothing that would indicate LGBT or demisexual. Sure, there may be a throwaway reference to a maybe crush on a girl at some point in her life. But nothing. I was really hoping that after the first book, we would be headed toward some kind of romantic interest for Sophie.

The first person present tense narrative really bothered me, too. I don't recall having that issue with the first one, but I didn't feel like things flowed as well this time around.

Overall, I'm a little disappointed. I was excited for this follow up and wanted to see new developments. All we got was more hockey.

I highly recommend book one. I can't say I recommend this. But I will read book 3 in hopes that this was a transition book to get us to the good stuff.

I received an ARC from NineStar Press for an honest review. ...more

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Feb 27, 2020 Joc rated it really liked it

Shelves: sports-fitness, lgbtqia

I don’t really know how to rate this because on the one hand, it’s a season of hockey game by game but on the other, I’m invested in Sophie Fournier. This is Sophie’s second season with the Condors and while some things have changed, many haven’t. She’s still booed by opposing teams’ fans but her own team has come to value her as a player and person. However they still have no cognisance of how much she still has to deal with in terms of bigotry, sexism and what she needs to do for simple self-p ...more

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Nov 14, 2019 Mildred Digby rated it it was amazing

Shelves: demisexual, sports-action

The second book in this series (and it will be a series, I believe) has just as much breathless, on the edge of your seat hockey action plus more. Sophie is more accustomed to her situation and the nonstop hockey focus pulls back to include even more relationship tension within her team, and also outside it.

This is a slight spoiler so be warned. This book doesn’t feature a romance,

Edit: I previously wrote that we discover Sophie isn’t ace, but she very well could be.

There are hints of some po ...more

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Jan 04, 2020 MJS rated it liked it

Shelves: nothing-really-happens, sequel, sport, hockey

ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed the first Sophie book, and was excited to read this when it popped up on NetGalley. But this just felt like a retread of the first book, because the storyline mirrors the first book pretty much exactly. The first book focussed on how Sophie felt as the only woman playing in the league, but set up two other women joining the league, so I was interested to see how that would work, one on her team and the other in opposit ...more

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Feb 09, 2020 Anniek rated it it was ok

Shelves: 1-2019-releases, 2-adult, 3-contemporary

I was sent an eARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

This is purely a matter of taste, but this book really wasn't for me. I generally like sports in books, but I'm not a big enough sports fan and I'm not invested enough in hockey to stay interested in this book. I was just bored for most of it.

Something I felt let down by personally is that Sophie is very clearly on the asexual & aromantic spectrums, if not aroace. But instead of making this explicit, she's called ...more

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Nov 23, 2019 polly rated it really liked it

I read Breaking the Ice and Sophomore Surge back to back and enjoyed both books immensely. The story is about Sophie Fournier, a very talented hockey player who becomes the first women to be drafted and play as a professional in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). As a teen (19) starting off, not only does she need to perform at a professional level, but she needs to grow into a tough and mature women playing in a man's world. Both books describe how she grows into a leader on her team -- B ...more

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Nov 22, 2019 Sarita Chapdelaine rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc

This book was provided by the author via IndiGo Marketing & Design in exchange for an honest review.

This is an excellent addition to the Sophie Fournier series and I really enjoyed it. The main focus of the story is hockey and I wish there was a bit more focus on Sophie herself outside of hockey but the author does a great job bringing the game to life. Sophie is determined to get her team to the playoffs but there are a lot of obstacles to be dealt with if her team is to succeed in their quest. ...more

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Mar 04, 2020 Della rated it it was amazing

Second season finds Sophie ready to make the playoffs. The game by game analysis puts you in the stands, holding your breath and waiting for each game to end. It is awesome and inspiring as hockey should be. This year their opponents try to knock Sophie off her game any way the can. The pressure builds and the story intensifies.
You do not want to miss this one!
Score 5⭐️

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Dec 01, 2019 Sam rated it it was ok

I usually like books about sports, but this one just didn’t do it for me. I had a hard time reading and finishing it. There are too many characters with too many nicknames. I couldn’t keep track, might also be because the book didn’t speak to me.
Sophie, the main character, doesn’t show any development and the plot is super thin.

This just isn’t for me I guess.

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Jan 03, 2020 Kexx rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: series, sport

Really good follow-up that kept me entertained till the last & left me wanting more. This K R Collions can certainly write.

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Dec 24, 2019 Dani(elle) rated it it was amazing

Like with Breaking The Ice, I have a lot of feelings so there will be a short version and a long version of this review. The short is: as a follow up, this does well to build on the themes and characters set forth in the first novel. Again, the conflict is mostly internal, but the quick pace keeps the narrative from being ponderous and the highly relatable nature of Sophie and her supporting cast brings a level of realism to the book that is not often seen in sports themed stories.

Now for the es Like with Breaking The Ice, I have a lot of feelings so there will be a short version and a long version of this review. The short is: as a follow up, this does well to build on the themes and characters set forth in the first novel. Again, the conflict is mostly internal, but the quick pace keeps the narrative from being ponderous and the highly relatable nature of Sophie and her supporting cast brings a level of realism to the book that is not often seen in sports themed stories.

Now for the essay portion.

This is like the sports version of a coming of age story. Because the first book had Sophie so focused on being a model minority, we didn't get to explore her as a new adult in a professional world. With Sophie feeling more secure in her place in the team and the league, Collins takes the time to explore Sophie's relationship with the other players on a deeper level. The subplot with Matty and X is brilliant and showcases both Sophie's youth and how her team has become a family as she desperately tries to hold everyone told. Honestly, it's written almost like she is the child of divorcing parents and I love it. Sophie has had to grow up so fast because of her dominance in hockey and media visibility, so it makes sense that this is where she stumbles.

Once again, Collins handles the double standards for minorities very well and does an even better job of showing how her team has her back by having them not get defensive when she shares her experiences or when she calls them out of their behavior. The writing has the characters grow and learn in a very natural, organic way that I very much appreciate.

Lastly, (for now - I'll probably add more as I reflect on the story) I once again love that there isnt a romance subplot and I love that everyone else is very concerned about her love life as that feels realistic. In the first book, Sophie came off as Ace but in this one she is more clearly Demi and that means that whatever romance we may have to going to be the ultimate slow burn. Collins is definitely setting something up, but honestly I would be completely okay if the only ship to take off is the friendship. ...more

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Dec 21, 2020 Asteropê rated it really liked it

Shelves: cover_purple, fiction, hero-heroine_canadian, present-tense, y_sports-athletic_general, y_sports-hockey-figureskating-ski, zzz_2019-books, g_lgbtq, z_asexual-mc, x_emotionally-tortured-angst-etc

Not bad, still an enjoyable read/series.
Again, though, it's not a romance novel. Those expecting romance (as it seems may past reviewers did?) might be disappointed. On the publisher's website it is listed as: "Category: Literary/Genre Fiction" & "Sex Content: N/A"
The other tags (demisexual, etc) are due to identification of one or more characters and doesn't mean that romance will or has to happen. The only book that does get listed as romance is #4, but even that one has a no sex content tag ...more

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Apr 05, 2020 AMHH rated it it was amazing

Everything that was powerful and interesting about the first book in this series is still powerful and interesting in the second. If anything, it’s even more intense: the unrelenting pressure from fans, the press, and even friends and family; the absolutely heart-breaking (but never exaggerated or melodramatic) levels of misogyny and discrimination; the exhilaration and devastation of games won and lost; they all feel somehow more immediate and weighty. There are more rough edges in this story t ...more

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May 24, 2020 Deborah E Kehoe rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The second book in the series, Sophomore Surge, is the story of Sophie’s second year playing for Concord. After winning the Maddow Award, but not taking her team to the playoffs, Sophie is determined that this will be the year. Still insecure about her position on the team, she again sets the goal of winning the Cup and proving herself to all of her critics and to her team. This year, two other women get drafted, one of whom is drafted onto her team and she’s totally excited to have a female tea ...more

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May 05, 2020 Vilma rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I really liked Collins' debut novel "Breaking the ice" about Sophie Fournier and it was a sure thing I would pick up this one (as well as the coming books).

It is a LOT of hockey in this book and no romance at all, which was mostly okay because all the hockey stuff was enough to keep me on the edge of my seat. Sophie got through her first year in the league and now in "Sophomore surge" we got to read about her trying to win over the new obstacles that appear in her way. I had hope the story woul ...more

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Dec 04, 2019 Kodi Dierker rated it liked it

I really enjoyed this book! I enjoyed our main character, she has a strong personality and that is something I enjoyed. I will say, if you dont like hockey, or don't enjoy reading about it, this is not the book for you. Every page is either a game or a practice or something she is doing for hockey. Overall it was an enjoyable read!

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Feb 02, 2020 Melissa Berube rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Very enjoyable

The story is very well written. The characters are either extremely likable or completely despicable. You can feel their emotions. The hockey is easy to follow , even if you don't know much about it, and often keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Book 1 was very similar. ...more

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May 21, 2020 Catie rated it really liked it

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I love Sophie Fournier, aka Keladry of Mindelan with a hockey stick

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Dec 02, 2019 Valentine Wheeler rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

SATISFYING

this series is so fun and so cathartic and I adore it. The characters are so richly drawn and the hockey is AWESOME even for someone who knows nothing about it. Cannot WAIT for book three.

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Dec 16, 2019 Cariadne rated it it was ok

The 1st in the Sophie Fournier series was so fresh. I didn't even know I needed to read a new style of writing until I read K.R. Collins.

When I stumbled across this on NetGalley, I was thrilled to be approved so I can get the same clear-eyed, visceral play-by-play style Collins uses to write.

So why #2 gets 2 stars when #1 got 5 out of me? This one was just flat out lacking. It didn't have as much personal struggle or character insight as the 1st. There wasn't a much character growth, not enoug ...more

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Nov 20, 2019 Gretal rated it really liked it

I wish this book had a glossary of player names or something because there are so many and they all have more than one name, and as someone who's pretty bad with names, I can't keep track of all her teammates.
There are a bunch of really wonderful friendship moments in this book though, and I'm excited to read the third book. ...more

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K.R. Collins went to college in Pennsylvania where she learned to write and fell in love with hockey. When she isn’t working or writing, she watches hockey games and claims it’s for research.