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Hunter Valentine is a junior at North Chicago University. He spends his college days playing ice hockey, hanging out with his best friend and getting tormented by his team captain.
The kid who was once a prodigy with promise is now a bench-warming, insecure center who sees the puck even less than he sees a good night's sleep. For a reason Hunter can’t figure out, his captain has made it his mission to make sure the younger player hates the game even more than he hates himself.
When one ice-shattering lapse of judgement leads to a brutal fight with even worse consequences, Hunter is faced with the truth of his teammate’s intentions. He’s now forced to decide if he should let the echoes of self-doubt or the pleasure of a forbidden touch dictate his next move.
CHANGING ON THE FLY is a queer love story about trusting yourself, listening to your heart and going for what you want, no matter the risks.
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anxiety, internalized homophobia, minor violence, drinking, smoking
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This was a nice story.
I liked that Hunter had emotions and that though he didn’t cry in front of others at first, he didn’t push that down and did let it out, especially with his parents. I liked that even thinking Chase hated him he still stood up to him and didn’t cower away.
However, I did feel like there were moments where Hunter came across a bit pathetic. I felt like Chase quickly went from being mean to confessing how he felt all along about Hunter and that given how demoralised Hunter was after 3 years of torment, he gave into Chase pretty quickly. I would have preferred a bit of longer slow burn in that aspect. I would have liked to see things from Chase’s POV. I think also the spice was a bit too repetitive and could have done with a little less of it to push the story along. I also felt like Hunter coming out to his parents was quite sudden and almost entirely brushed over via a quick conversation with Chase about it. I would have liked the conversation to be included.
Overall, I liked the story and could see where the author was going with it, but I think it could have been a bit shorter (cutting out some of the similar spicy scenes would have shortened it the right amount I think) and I think it would have been more interesting to have Hunter not forgive Chase so quickly.
