Will Willow go back to figure skating or continue playing hockey?
Willow Covington
Willow is our first main character, and she is trying to get back in shape to return to figure skating. The problem with that, though, is that what she is already doing isn't enough. Wind is helping her to get better while she helps his hockey team by being their goalie. Brodie also said that he would help her train for both. Now that is an accomplishment. The question is, will Willow loves playing hockey more than she does figure skating? That is the biggest question that she has to ask herself a lot throughout the book. Along with will she keep her figure skating dreams in the forefront of her mind?
Willow is a great character, and I loved following her journey of recovering from her injury to figuring out that maybe going home wasn't such a bad thing. She is great because Willow knows that she might not be able to make it back to figure skating, but she is hoping to, yet maybe she could find another passion on the ice that won't hurt herself even more.
Brodie "Wind" Windhom
Brodie is focused on getting to State Championships again to get into the same college as his grandfather and dad and be on the hockey team to get through college. He has two problems with those dreams. Will that be enough to get his dad to stay at home again? And is spending so much time with Willow be a good thing in the long run for him? Those two questions he has to ask himself throughout the book.
Brodie has two different sides to him that he shows throughout that makes him such a great character. He is a typical jock type of character when he is near his friends, and only certain people see his gentler side that is reserved for his home life. Brodie's homelife is complex, and I feel so bad for him. I hope that something good happens to him.
Five Stars
In the Penalty Box by Lynn Rush and Kelly Anne Blount is such a fantastic book that I didn't want to put it down for anything. I admit I love watching the Cutting Edge films, and this book did such a great job of representing both hockey and figure skating life. Both sports require a lot out of the athletes, and that if it helps some people recover from injuries as it does with Willow, that is fantastic. I love the banter between Brodie and Willow. In the Penalty Box by Lynn Rush and Kelly Anne Blount deserves a five-star rating and a recommendation to anyone that likes a young adult sports romance.
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