š§”The Defending Goal (For Puck’s Sake 8)by Crea Reitan -review tourš§”
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 15, 2024
Not only the net should be protected.
Felton
Iām a disappointment, a failure, a shit show. Every decision is wrong. None of my accomplishments are good enough. I donāt do anything right.
This is what Iāve been told my entire life.
For more than thirty years, no one knew. What the world sees is a lie. I do a good job of hiding it.
Until I donāt.
Ren
Sometimes, all it takes is a single moment to realize youāre needed somewhere and in that moment, your entire life changes. Felton has so many broken pieces that he can barely breathe.
But thatās okay. Iām going to show this man what love is. If he doesnāt have the capacity to protect himself, Iāll do it for him. The abuse ends now.
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REVIEW: If I could reach into a book and hug/protect a character, then Felton would be it.
He may be a huge goalie, a mountain of a man , but heās been belittled and terrorised all his life, and not by kids at school, no, far worse! By his own father!! His family, especially his mother didnāt really try to stop it! So Felton has no confidence at all, in fact when hearing his fathers voice, Felton goes into panic/shut down mode (his way of trying to protect himself!)
Then Feltonās world falls apart! His career is on the line. And Felton begins to spiralā¦..
Ren plays on the same team as Felton, they know each other, but not really friends. Ren has his own set of friends and a loving family. So when Ren begins to notice Felton, itās firstly as a concerned team member. And the more Ren gets to know about Felton (the one behind the fake smile) the more Ren
Itās a sloooowburn, but watching as Ren slowly comes to realise that Felton is it for him, has me not minding the spice scenes being missing. In fact, if theyād gone at it from the get go, I think we would have lost a beautiful story.
Ren becomes Feltonās friend/confidant/mentor and cheerleader. He becomes the wall that Felton needs against his father. And Ren shows him that family can love each other unconditionally. Felton hands over the reigns to Ren, and lets him make ALL of his decisions. Suddenly a huge weight is lifted, and Felton can finally breathe.
I squealed as a crossover character is mentioned. Puzzled to myself as to who will be in the next book. And sighed, as I close yet another emotional book. I love this series.
I like how the author builds the story and the characters. This one has less crossovers, but it does have a few hockey moments. (Which the last few have been lacking. This one is possibly another āgay for youā as Ren has slept with women, and has never really looked at men āthat wayā, until Felton.
Felton and Ren are probably my second favourite couple in this series.
No need to read in order. You can dip in and out.
Another recommended read from me šš»
Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Shiver
Starting Line
Lucky Shot
The Crease
Wingman Score
Coach Stare Down
Stick Lessons
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Reviewed by Julie Bš¦
Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous ā meaning itās not just all the men for one woman. Thereās also some M/M action going on. When she canāt fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center ā and utterly swoon-worthy! Donāt ask her how many book boyfriends she hasā¦
When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (donāt even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!
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