I liked this one a lot better than the first game changers book. Shane and Ilyas relationship felt really natural moving from intense chemistry and sexual tension to actually developing feelings. It's kinda funny how they have such good communication skills even when they're "enemies". Like mostly whenever one of them had an issue they would eventually bring it up. There was no weird miscommunication or resentment because of things they hadn't discussed. And sure, they both have their own things to figure out - Shane accepting that he is fully gay and does not like to be with women sexually, and Ilya actually letting someone past his wall and trusting Shane not to let him down. But they never take it out on the other person. Even when Shane dates someone else as Ilyia is starting to figure his shit out, he doesn't resent Shane for it. He's jealous yeah but it's not like a big break up moment or anything because at that point they hadn't actually talked about maybe being exclusive. So yeah, as someone who HATES stupid miscommunication tropes this book really worked out great.

As for negatives, this book also doesn’t really have a “plot” other than the romance. The time skips literally just move from moment to moment in their relationship. Outside of that there is nothing else. Ilya and Shane already have everything they want in their private and professional careers. I kinda wished there would maybe be a bit more focus on the hockey - maybe getting to know more teammates as they compete for the stanley cult but there wasn’t really anything else. The side characters were also really flimsy. I guess the one we get the most of is Shanes friend Hayden but really all we learn is that he’s a baby making machine. There’s like…one scene of them talking and nothing else. We don’t get anyone from Ilyas team for longer than like a second. I feel like, for them both being captains maybe we could have gotten a bit more there. Like them both struggling with being a lot younger or smth idk…just..hockeys a team sport right? Feels weird that we never learn anything about the teams. This could have been switched out with ANY other sport and nothing would change 😅

I mean it is a romance so I guess it’s not expected to have a plot. But that's where it lost some points from me.