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Now they can go and be awful together

Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

May 5, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Jamie Canning always wondered why his best friend from elite summer hockey camp ghosted him. He has an idea though, and it’s the semi-drunken hookup they had during their last week of camp. Still, to Jamie, one bad decision shouldn’t break up a seven-year friendship. Years later at the Frozen Four (cringe) college national championship, Jamie and Wes manage to chat a bit. It is still awkward, but they both push through it with the hopes that they can at least be friendly acquaintances. So, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Camp counselors, College sports, dude bros, Elle Kennedy, gay romance, Hockey players, hockey romance, jock, queer romance, Sarina Bowen, Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy, summer camp, they were roommates, toxic masculinity

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Camp counselors, College sports, dude bros, Elle Kennedy, gay romance, Hockey players, hockey romance, jock, queer romance, Sarina Bowen, Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy, summer camp, they were roommates, toxic masculinity ·
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This hockey player is one of coolest people you’ll meet

Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir) by Akim Aliu

March 6, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Never judge a book by its cover is usually a good idea. And it was a good one for Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir). I figured it would be a story about how one young man became a hockey superstar despite the odds and be a bit cliché with how race plays a part. Yet, while it talks about race and racism, and is the focus, there is more to things than that. Of course, as said, that is a central piece but Alui […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Akim Aliu, Greg Anderson Elysee, hockey, Hockey players, Karen De La Bega, Marcus Williams, Social Theme, social topic

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:81 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Akim Aliu, Greg Anderson Elysee, hockey, Hockey players, Karen De La Bega, Marcus Williams, Social Theme, social topic ·
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