All Laced Up
I had high hopes for this one.. I got exactly what I was hoping for and then some.
Fletcher did an great job at telling as sweet story, keeping it light and yet insightful. Being raised in Heidiland means I am not only fond of winter sports, but I have lots of personal experience with it.
This being a skating novel means there is lots of sport bits I can relate to. Fletcher showed the beauty of it, but also the pressures and to a degree the ugly. It's one of my favorite bits of this novel. The descriptions of the skating are simply perfect!
The writing style reflects all of this. It's easy yet beautiful and insightful.
The story line is sweet, fun, cute, swoony- exactly what I want in a cute & fluffy. I literally read this in one go. I just couldn't put it down. I was captivated and when I finished all I wanted was the next novel!
As the blurb says, everybody loves Pierce, I'm not being an exception here. I was won over by Pierce right from the first POV. He is sweet, thoughtful, funny, strong, clever and a Hockey player.
Lia is interesting. Because to be honest, at first I found her so conceited. She was so opinionated and rater presumptuous. I love her feistiness and her strength of character.
The novel has interesting characters. All of which are well rounded. The support cast is interesting. I found myself hoping that Fletcher will write book on basically the entire support cast.
Another aspect I loved were the families. It's interesting to see Pierce and Lia interact with their families, there past and trying to cope with their future. It felt real and it felt grounded. Wonderful aspect of the novel.
This a feel good, swoony cute & fluffy that left me with a big smile and eager anticipation for the next installment!