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The Understatement of the Year

By: Sarina Bowen
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton,Christian Fox
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What happened in high school stayed in high school. Until now.

Five years ago Michael Graham betrayed the only person who ever really knew him. Since then he's made an art of hiding his sexual orientation from everyone. Including himself. So it's a shock when his past strolls right into the Harkness College locker room, sporting a bag of hockey gear and the same slow smile that had always rendered Graham defenseless.

For Graham, there is only one possible reaction: total, debilitating panic. With one loose word, the team's new left wing could destroy Graham's life as he knows it.

John Rikker is stuck being the new guy. Again. And it's worse than usual, because the media has latched on to the story of the only "out" player in Division One hockey. As the satellite trucks line the sidewalk outside the rink, his new teammates are not amused. And one player in particular looks sick every time he enters the room.

Rikker didn't exactly expect a warm welcome from Graham. But the guy won't even meet his eyes. From the looks of it, his former...best friend/boyfriend/whatever isn't doing so well. He drinks too much and can't focus during practice.

Either the two loneliest guys on the team will self-destruct from all the new pressures in their lives, or they can navigate the pain to find a way back to one another. To say that it won't be easy is the understatement of the year.

Warning: Unlike the other books in this series, this heartbreaking love story is about two guys. Contains sexual situations, dance music, snarky T-shirts, and a poker-playing grandmother.

©2014 Sarina Bowen (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

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Fun and sweet

The book was wonderful and really fun, but emotional and sweet.

The biggest issue I had was with the audio quality. It was a bit grainy but I still enjoyed the book a lot!

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Recommend!

This book was so well written and such honest, real life reactions to highs and lows of all aspects of life. Particularly felt the struggles of carrying years of guilt and how that impacts our everyday actions.
The narration as expected was perfection! I am a long time fan of Teddy H, but new to hearing Christian Fox and will definitely be on the look out for his books moving forward. Both narrators did an amazing job with distinct voices for characters, a great job with the female voices, and above all else - made us really feel the pain, heartache, vulnerability, through to joy, love and all that’s in between. Did not disappoint!

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Beautiful!!

I loved this book so much! I wish there was more at the end of them just being in love. 10/10 would recommend 😊

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Deceivingly GOOOOOD

I was expecting a cliché plot with a cheesy narrative. Dude, was I WRONG. The plot was interesting and unraveling at a good pace. Every character felt well thought out and with a clear purpose to the story, which is hard to come by in this genre. I also found myself interested in learning the ins and out of hockey. My only complaint is that the ending felt a bit rushed.

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Loved it

Gosh, what a beautiful thought provoking story above love and acceptance. I loved everything about this story and I’m so glad that Michael and Graham found each other again ♥️

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So good!

Gah, I loved this so much!! I don't usually read MM but Sarina had well and truly sucked me into the story by this book and the writing was amazing! I loved Rik and G and their story together. Narration was on point as well.

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Exceptional

I was not really interested in trying this book due to the fact that I have not been well enough educated in sexual areas of life. I decided to give it a try to see what info could assist me to understand and what terms meant, and how difficult it is for young person to find their sexuality. I was Mesmerised By the story. The narration was good and I would look forward to a follow-up … brilliant.

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Decent storyline

The story was good. It got a little repetitive as it went on but kept you engaged

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Angsty Goodness

Wow, these boys seriously needed hugs all the way through this story. Their childhoods left them with so much baggage. Of course it was great that they got it together eventually but the HFN was pretty hard to come by. If you are looking for an angsty read then this one fits the bill.

🎧 I found it difficult to distinguish the different characters from these two narrators 🎧

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loved it

This book has it all. It was beautiful and sad and I fell head over heels for these two boys who deserves to find some happiness.

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