I wasn't interested in the first book in this series, but the idea of a goalie tandem seemed pretty rife with potential and while it wasn't exactly what I was hoping for it was pretty okay. I liked the characters and I liked that it was two leads of color where race was openly discussed as an issue in the league and I liked getting to see them interact both together and separately with a variety of different personalities and on like, different interpersonal planes, but it just wasn't as fun as I'd been hoping for. I really like Gale's characters in the books I've read by her previously and their tendency to be a little goofy and while I think diversifying one's repertoire is good, it just wasn't as fun. A quick, easy read at least!

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I wasn't interested in the first book in this series, but the idea of a goalie tandem seemed pretty rife with potential and while it wasn't exactly what I was hoping for it was pretty okay. I liked the characters and I liked that it was two leads of color where race was openly discussed as an issue in the league and I liked getting to see them interact both together and separately with a variety of different personalities and on like, different interpersonal planes, but it just wasn't as fun as I'd been hoping for. I really like Gale's characters in the books I've read by her previously and their tendency to be a little goofy and while I think diversifying one's repertoire is good, it just wasn't as fun. A quick, easy read at least!