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A review by relly
Blade by V.L. Locey, RJ Scott
4.5
4.25 stars
My favourite of the series so far.
Since the previous book Moral (Dunny) has suffered a career ending injury and is now trying to deal with the aftermath and work out where his place is in the world. I did feel like I had missed a book or something to state what had happened but this was explained throughout the book.
It was powerful watching the big brash happy go lucky player reduced to an angry and bitter man without the ability to see any purpose to his life. You caught glimpses of the old Dunny but his pain about never playing again and being replaced on the team meant he tried to distance himself from his friends on the team and everything they represented. The team wouldn't be denied and I loved watching hem reconnect.
Cooper was great. I loved his unapologetic self. He struggled at times with the social cues and was honest about it, but he never let anyone use his autism as a way to put him down. He hated the people side of his business and would have been happy to be left alone on his lab, but the people he did trust and surround himself with never treated him as anything other than normal. It was great.
I loved how he connected with Moral with the jokes, and how he gave him the outmost truth, gently but he never lied to him. He was upfront that playing in the NHL was never an option but skating was achievable. He pushed Moral when he was going to give up and gave him the encouragement to move forward.
Both of the guys surrounded themselves with good people, people who only had their best interests at heart. It was also great seeing Cooper open himself up more to the ones surrounding him and actually getting to know them.
On to the next one
My favourite of the series so far.
Since the previous book Moral (Dunny) has suffered a career ending injury and is now trying to deal with the aftermath and work out where his place is in the world. I did feel like I had missed a book or something to state what had happened but this was explained throughout the book.
It was powerful watching the big brash happy go lucky player reduced to an angry and bitter man without the ability to see any purpose to his life. You caught glimpses of the old Dunny but his pain about never playing again and being replaced on the team meant he tried to distance himself from his friends on the team and everything they represented. The team wouldn't be denied and I loved watching hem reconnect.
Cooper was great. I loved his unapologetic self. He struggled at times with the social cues and was honest about it, but he never let anyone use his autism as a way to put him down. He hated the people side of his business and would have been happy to be left alone on his lab, but the people he did trust and surround himself with never treated him as anything other than normal. It was great.
I loved how he connected with Moral with the jokes, and how he gave him the outmost truth, gently but he never lied to him. He was upfront that playing in the NHL was never an option but skating was achievable. He pushed Moral when he was going to give up and gave him the encouragement to move forward.
Both of the guys surrounded themselves with good people, people who only had their best interests at heart. It was also great seeing Cooper open himself up more to the ones surrounding him and actually getting to know them.
On to the next one