I'm sorry I just can't any longer. I really really tried. There's just something about this narrative that's a bit too OTT... Discomforting for sure, and I know this sounds strange, but I want to say this reads somewhat overly aggressive. This is a weird thought for me because I'm a huge fan of hockey and in game fighting etc., so I don't know what this feeling is but I know that I don't like it. Maybe this is why I'm not connecting to the characters? Anyway, I can't see myself pulling a 180 in the last quarter of this book, so I have to politely bow out. The bones of a great, emotionally impactful story are here, but the execution is simply not for me.

I would like to thank NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

No rating: DNF 72%