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A review by _isabel_
Between the Pipes by J.J. Mulder
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
This was absolutely freaking gorgeous!!
I loved Nico and Anthony's romance so damn much. Actually, I feel like I need to re-read the other two SCU Hockey books just to get more glimpses of them now that I know their story.
I loved this book so much. Apart from a few niggles (mainly, I wanted Nico to meet Con and Troy and Nigel and Sam a bit more properly; and also a longer epilogue!), I enjoyed the hell out of it, and I literally could not stop reading.
This book is absolutely packed with hurt/comfort (my FAVOURITE trope ever, and the way J.J. Mulder writes it is unparalleled) and I adored the grumpy/sunshine dynamic Nico and Anthony had going on.
I admit, sometimes I wasn't too keen on the way Nico kept kinda mistreating Anthony, but I understand where he was coming from, and regardless, I still ended up loving him. Anthony was the absolute best; he's so damn sweet and lovely and loving, and ughhhhhh, where do I find an Anthony? I loved that he was so unbothered about his attraction to Nico.
I adored the disability rep of the book. Seriously, more authors should follow J.J. Mulder's lead: we need more sports romances with disability rep. (Also, any recommendations?!)
I can't wait to read the next book. I'm so sad I've now finished these books 🥹
TWs/CWs: homophobia, hate crime, violence, injury, hospitalisation and illness.
I loved Nico and Anthony's romance so damn much. Actually, I feel like I need to re-read the other two SCU Hockey books just to get more glimpses of them now that I know their story.
I loved this book so much. Apart from a few niggles (mainly, I wanted Nico to meet Con and Troy and Nigel and Sam a bit more properly; and also a longer epilogue!), I enjoyed the hell out of it, and I literally could not stop reading.
This book is absolutely packed with hurt/comfort (my FAVOURITE trope ever, and the way J.J. Mulder writes it is unparalleled) and I adored the grumpy/sunshine dynamic Nico and Anthony had going on.
I admit, sometimes I wasn't too keen on the way Nico kept kinda mistreating Anthony, but I understand where he was coming from, and regardless, I still ended up loving him. Anthony was the absolute best; he's so damn sweet and lovely and loving, and ughhhhhh, where do I find an Anthony? I loved that he was so unbothered about his attraction to Nico.
I adored the disability rep of the book. Seriously, more authors should follow J.J. Mulder's lead: we need more sports romances with disability rep. (Also, any recommendations?!)
I can't wait to read the next book. I'm so sad I've now finished these books 🥹
TWs/CWs: homophobia, hate crime, violence, injury, hospitalisation and illness.
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Outing