This book almost felt like a prequel since it took place in college, before Troy made it to the NHL. It was light and pretty low angst and I really enjoyed the amount of on page hockey. It was a good college romance with a Romeo and Juliet feel that kept me invested throughout the story.
Angie is the daughter of Alex and Carter from Emily Silver’s Denver Mountain Lions series. And Troy is the son of the man whose taunting led Alex to coming out. While it was a little bit of a Romeo and Juliet story, the feud was largely one sided. Angie had been told her whole life to stay away from the Hollins, while Troy had understood his dad’s mistakes and that his dad wasn’t the man he had been when he made them.
I liked the development of Angie and Troy’s relationship. Troy was the ultimate book boyfriend and it didn’t take Angie long to loose her preconceived notions of him. I loved that Angie gave him a chance and even gave his dad a chance. Their relationship seemed to blossom all on its own and I loved the way they both showed up for each other. They seemed much more mature than college seniors but it really worked for the story.
The third act conflict was unsurprising but no less heart wrenching. I loved the way it played out and the effort Troy put forth to mend all the fences. I loved the ending and thought it was the perfect way to preface the series as a whole.
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A swoon worthy hockey romance 😍
As with many of Emily Silver's books that I've read, I thoroughly enjoyed it! I spent so much time swooning so hard as I read how Angie had Troy wrapped around her finger essentially from the beginning. I ate up every crumb of their mutual pining while trying to keep up the tutor / mentee boundary! I don't choose to read college romance very often, but these two felt much more mature than many characters in college romance books. My heart hurt so much for both Angie & Troy as they went through the main conflict of the book. But I'm so glad that everyone was eventually able to communicate & come together for the sake of love & happiness. I haven't read the Denver Mountain Lions series yet but it makes me happy to see that the last loose end of Alex and Carter's story was wrapped up in Best Kept Secret! I love how much you see of Derek's growth from when he was young & stupid to use the "F" slur that should never be used to doing the work behind the scenes to atone. I definitely teared up when he revealed that he'd been working with Team Rainbow on the down low without anyone on Team Rainbow knowing it was him.
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