Y'all, I was so excited about this book. I love sports romances and I love figure skating. I've also watched all season of THE AMERICANS which has led to me to a fascination with Russia. A book which scratched all these itches?

COUNT. ME. IN.

But, meh. The whole thing just didn't work for me. I found Amy to be a frustrating heroine; someone who felt more like a caricature than a character. I never fully understood her motivations or her reasons for certain decisions and overall, she read as a dramatic child. I know us romance readers tend to be hardest on the heroines, but sometimes it's with due reason. Also, personally, I'm not a huge fan of the particular plot device used to provide dramatic tension between Mischa and Amy, so that had me emotionally checking out of their relationship.

Mischa, on the other hand, I could have read reams about. He felt realized and developed, and deserving of someone who knew herself better than Amy did! I really enjoyed getting to know him, and his character arc.

This isn't an awful book by any means. It's enjoyable and many aspects of it are well written. Just because Amy didn't work for me doesn't mean she won't for you (there are loads of folks on the Internet who love her, so perhaps you'll be one of them!). If you like figure skating, I'd still give this a whirl, as just about everything to do with that in the book was fun and fascinating.