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***3.5 stars***

I'm on a sports kick lately with my books, and especially into girls playing hockey!! (Perhaps because I'm spending 3 days a week at the ice arena with my daughter!) So Ice in my Veins was particularly appealing.

I struggled with my thoughts on this book for quite awhile. I was torn between feeling inspired and feeling frustrated. And in the end, I enjoyed the story more than the negative aspects.

Christine has to overcome a lot in this book. Her passion is hockey, and her family isn't exactly supportive. (Because she's a girl.) They've told her flat out they'd be more supportive if she was into figure skating or gymnastics, but she's driven to be the best at hockey. She puts herself out there and gets a try-out with a Men's team in Canada (basically like triple A baseball - the farm team to a farm team...) Her story is incredibly inspiring, and despite all their flaws? So are the guys on her team! You can't help but love them.

Kelli Sullivan has a strong story, for the first half of the book. Unfortunatly? After about the halfway point it really feels like an info dump. We follow Christine into middle age, which to me is too much. Starting with a 16 year old and following her until her own children are half grown?? Too much to fit into one book!

And I can't write this review without addressing the grammar and spelling. It's as if there was ZERO editing - not even a reread - on this book. An example that sticks with me? Fanominally instead of Phenomenally. (And that's just one of many.) So with better editing alone? This book would have easily been better.

In the end, this was a great story - worth the read. I read it in an afternoon, so I was definitely hooked to see what happened. The author did a fantastic job of showing the dark and dirty side of hockey - the infidelity, the sexism, the partying. She stayed true to her characters, and overall had an enjoyable story.


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Ice in My Veins Kelli Sullivan 9781452085333 Books Reviews

***3.5 stars***

I'm on a sports kick lately with my books, and especially into girls playing hockey!! (Perhaps because I'm spending 3 days a week at the ice arena with my daughter!) So Ice in my Veins was particularly appealing.

I struggled with my thoughts on this book for quite awhile. I was torn between feeling inspired and feeling frustrated. And in the end, I enjoyed the story more than the negative aspects.

Christine has to overcome a lot in this book. Her passion is hockey, and her family isn't exactly supportive. (Because she's a girl.) They've told her flat out they'd be more supportive if she was into figure skating or gymnastics, but she's driven to be the best at hockey. She puts herself out there and gets a try-out with a Men's team in Canada (basically like triple A baseball - the farm team to a farm team...) Her story is incredibly inspiring, and despite all their flaws? So are the guys on her team! You can't help but love them.

Kelli Sullivan has a strong story, for the first half of the book. Unfortunatly? After about the halfway point it really feels like an info dump. We follow Christine into middle age, which to me is too much. Starting with a 16 year old and following her until her own children are half grown?? Too much to fit into one book!

And I can't write this review without addressing the grammar and spelling. It's as if there was ZERO editing - not even a reread - on this book. An example that sticks with me? Fanominally instead of Phenomenally. (And that's just one of many.) So with better editing alone? This book would have easily been better.

In the end, this was a great story - worth the read. I read it in an afternoon, so I was definitely hooked to see what happened. The author did a fantastic job of showing the dark and dirty side of hockey - the infidelity, the sexism, the partying. She stayed true to her characters, and overall had an enjoyable story.