Review: Wonderful Characters With a Steamy & Thoughtprovoking Storyline
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2013
As a fan of sports romances I found myself completely enthralled by this story and its characters.  It's a fast read but I found the characters to be fully fleshed-out and the romance steamy and believable as it started out slowly, with lots of sexual intensity, and morphed into something more powerful and life altering.See the Light is set in the world of hockey and gives a realistic interpretation of the sport as well as the sport's feelings towards homosexuality.  The issue is brought up but it doesn't overwhelm the story.  There's no outright bigotry portrayed in the story.  The roadblocks holding Jason and Patrick from fully committing are more of an internal struggle, a worry of how others will accept them.  It's not until a life or death event late in the story that makes them fight for their HEA.Jason is the new kid on the block, the hotshot star player who's kept the truth about his sexuality secret from everyone.  He finds himself obsessed with the older Patrick and throws caution to the wind to start a relationship in secret.  He's always been the one calling the shots during his quickies but has never been in a real relationship that's about give and take.  Seeing him and Patrick together shows his naveté and it's sweet yet sexy to see Patrick tutor him.  Patrick is older and wiser and in his role as mentor/coach has much to lose in being with Jason.  He too is obsessed with the younger man and finds the lighthearted and entertaining in his uncertainties.  Patrick is the more serious and adventurous of the two and leads Jason down an exciting sexual path.  Jason is more playful, more like a cute puppy, and their differences mesh beautifully together.  Again, this leads to numerous off the charts hot sexual encounters.Along with the immensely likable and charmingly sexy main couple comes a cast of secondary characters who add to the realistic feel of the hockey world.  Fellow players Rob and Stephen are a great addition to the storyline that shows them in a heroically sexy role that has me hoping this isn't the last we see of them or this sports world.Ms. Carr has written a sexy story that seamlessly incorporates an important issue.  I would've liked to see Jason and Patrick in the outside world as a couple as opposed to constantly hiding.  An event late in the story forces them to admit their true feelings but as the story quickly concludes thereafter, their true HEA is left a bit up in the air.  Ms. Carr's knowledge of the sport is apparent so here's hoping she'll return to these characters soon.  Fans of the m/m genre will find this couple worth rooting for and their romance to die for.