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Review to follow. ( )

3.5 star read to be precise.

I'm struggling a little with the rating of this one, to be honest. I'm quite a big fan of these authors, and usually love their hockey collaborations. And I did enjoy this one as well, it just isn't as strong as I've come to expect from them.

I felt there were some things missing, particularly in a story where one of the characters is in a very bad place. I feel the authors, in this instance, have done themselves (and Scott and Hayne) a disservice by, what feels like, rushing through all the issues.

All in all, not my favourite book of the series, but still a good read overall.

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This is a story of Scott and Hayne who between themselves have several issues—bereavement and grief for one in both cases, but not limited to it. I found it quite hard to start to care about the characters, because the bereavements were in the past and the story seemed to handle them, as well as all the other issues, in a rather shallow way and attempt to resolve them in a too-easy fashion. Despite not really getting on with this book, I will still probably check out the next book in the series. ( )