Mile High
Zanders: Chicago hockey isn't complete without me—everyone's favorite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night. What I don't like is the...
- Pages
- 557
- First published
- 2022
- Language
- English
- Edition
- ISBN
- 9781399728546
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Finished July 21, 2025
Started September 5, 2026 · Finished September 12, 2026
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Started September 5, 2026 · Finished September 12, 2026
Started February 18, 2025 · Finished February 24, 2025
- funnylightheartedMedium-paced
Started April 10, 2024 · Finished April 15, 2024
Even though this is the first book in the series, I picked it up well after reading the other two. The premise of "bad boy bullying service worker" didn't seem remotely redeemable in any way. But I'm glad I gave it a chance. The "bullying" (for lack of a better word) was really just insistent pestering and the story moved past that plotline pretty quickly. Everything after it was the kind of romance I'm coming to expect from the author. As always, the main characters were likeable, each with their own flaws that actually made a difference in the story. Stevie's body image issues were all too relatable; the story handled them in such a sensitive and respectful way that I really appreciated. The same can be said for Zanders' abandonment issues, and I also loved how (once again) Liz Tomforde wrote a male lead who is capable of being emotional and addressing his issues and communicating with his partner effectively (for the most part). On top of that, their romance was really well-executed. No notes. I also really enjoyed the emphasis on family and (in Stevie's case) generational trauma; it really helped to flesh out the characters' flaws and made it that much more satisfying to see them overcome. Though I wouldn't call these complaints, there were two things that I think kept me from enjoying this book enough to give it five stars. The first is that this book is long. I don't think this necessarily detracted from my enjoyment, because I'd rather it be too long than too short, but now that I've finished the book, I'm not sure the length was wholly justified. At this length, I almost wish we'd gotten a stronger secondary storyline (maybe to have more about the dog shelter?). The second was the lack of Indy. With how much Stevie was in Indy's book, I kind of expected to see her more in this one to give us a bit more background on her and to set up her story. Again, I'm not really upset about either of these things; they're just things I'd wished we'd gotten. All in all, this was a really good read and I can't wait until the next book in the series releases.
Finished July 5, 2023
Finished October 7, 2023