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***3.0 rating***

"We collide at center ice, arms around each other, cheering as the crowd chants our names and hollers our shared number. The lights are dazzling. The music is pounding. We are untouchable. We are greatness squared. And he is�� Calisse, he is everything I have been searching for."

Je suis triste🙃😔

Me and my elementary French didn't have much to say after I finished reading this but I guess I will write a short review now that I am not a moody bitch.

Gravity had promised me hockey and romance. It had both alright but it was not what I thought it would be.

My main issue with the book was that Tal tried so hard to be francophone and Canadian, and well as a Canadian with elementary French skills (which we have already established), this was kind of cringe to read. I did not enjoy the constant translations and could go without reading Calisse being mentioned on every other page. I do applaud Tal for doing his research on Quebecois culture and hockey as a sport, but it was a bit OTT for me. So I am sorry Tal, the book was trying so hard to be Canadian and well it did the opposite for me. Sometimes less is more.

The other issue I had with this book was the insta love aspect of it. Don't get me wrong, sometimes it works and I am here for it but after the meeting in Vegas, they were already in love with each other. I didn't understand their romance and I had a hard time connecting with the characters. The beginning of the book was very promising and I loved how they gravitated toward each other but after that, it went downhill for me. The constant mon amour, mon coeur was also annoying. I know Tal is a romantic and while I loved that in his other books, it just did not work for me here.

To sum up, this book was an overall miss for me. It tried too hard to sell me that Tal knows hockey and Quebecois culture. Sorry guys, I know the majority loved it but I did not. Hope it's a better read for you than it was for me.