Susan’s Book Blog

  Season’s Change by Cait Nary Published February 1, 2022 Olly Järvinen has a long way to go. He’s got a fresh start playing for a new team but getting his hockey career back on track is going to take more than a change of scenery. He’s got to shut his past out and focus. On the game, not on his rookie roommate and his annoyingly sunny disposition—and annoyingly distracting good looks. All Benji Bryzinski ever wanted was to play in the big leagues, and he’s not going to waste one single second of his rookie season. Yoga, kale smoothies and guided meditation help keep his head in the game. But his roommate keeps knocking him off track. Maybe it’s just that Olly is a grumpy bastard. Or maybe it’s something else, something Benji doesn’t have a name for yet. Olly and Benji spend all their time together—on the ice, in the locker room, in their apartment—and ignoring their unspoken feelings isn’t making them go away. Acting on attraction is one thing but turning a season’s flin...

I have finally gotten the chance to read this book that I’ve been dying to read for MONTHS and it did NOT disappoint. I’m a sucker for a good grumpy/sunshine trope and Robin and Edwin are particularly great. They also bring introvert/extrovert vibes and the bookworm/athlete dynamic and I’m here for all of it. They’re both intelligent and lovely and easy to like. Edwin struggles with self worth because of how his family treats him and it’s hard not to sympathize with him. I loved how his & Robin’s relationship evolved from begrudging acquaintances to unlikely allies to actual friends to desperate lovers. It was a natural, well-paced progression and I can’t wait to see what they get up to in the next two books.  The magical world Marske’s created is wonderful. It’s like nothing I’ve ever read or seen before; it’s fantastical and creative but also… down to earth at the same time? The magic has many limitations, which is part of what makes it feel so much more realistic to me. It w...