I received an electronic ARC through Gay Romance Reviews.

Co-authors Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James turn their attention to the ice rink with Ice Ice Babygirl. Retired hockey goalie Robbie Zeiger has just received news that his nephew signed him up for a Dancing With the Stars-type ice dancing show. It's for a good cause, so he doesn't mind, but he wasn't anticipating a staff injury that leads to him being part of the first same-gender Ice dancing pair on the show. Finn Graham was a competitive ice dancer before an injury led to his early retirement and role as choreographer for the show. He has to get back in the game to partner Robbie, but wasn't expecting his hockey partner to be so kind and attentive. And Robbie's nephew is best friends with Finn's stepsister. Suddenly Finn and Robbie are going to be seeing each other quite a lot. But there is the tricky thing with the non-fraternization clause for the show.

This story was cute and lighthearted. Finn and Robbie mostly communicate well aside from when the plot demands that they don't. Robbie's care for his nephew as his would-be guardian is great to see, particularly given that Robbie's nephew is a trans teen. The external complication of a custody battle wasn't necessarily something that I felt added to the overall story beyond compiling reasons to keep a queer relationship hidden temporarily. The sexual content was spice and kink forward which seemed to be a bit of a tonal shift from the rest of the book, though everything continued to come from a place of care and sweetness.

Overall, this was a fun time that I would recommend to anyone who is interested after reading the synopsis.

This was a fun take on a game within a game. Reminiscent of the vibes from The Inheritance Games, but missing the strong character ties. I was still entertained, but mostly surface level. Still, fun twists and turns of the story.

Also, shoutout to the audiobook narrator, Imani Jade Powers, who did great accent work for the characters of different origins.

I didn't realize this graphic short story collection was inspired by a book I also happen to own. This collection was a mixed bag for me. I liked the stories very much and there were a wide variety of artists, which is great, but some of the art styles were not to my taste. In addition, some of the font choices were difficult to read on a screen since I had borrowed the ebook version from my library. Given the graphic novel format, art style and legibility tends to make a big impact on my enjoyment overall. Glad to have read this and glad it exists, but I'm left feeling a bit mid.