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Cold Day In The Sun by Sara Biren Review

Hey Guys!

I hope you're summer is off to a great start, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.

In case you didn't already know this about me, my all time favorite genre is young adult contemporary.

I read lots of different genres, and love a lot of different genres, but my absolute favorite continues to be contemporaries aimed at the young adult audience.

Today I'd like to share a review with all of you guys for a book that I completely loved the story, but have to mention that I can't completely recommend it either as the amount explicit language scattered throughout is beyond horrific. I've heard it mentioned a few times now that as more and more adults are reading young adult, that publishers and authors have decided to include more "adult" content within the genre. This honestly makes me so sad as one of my favorite reasons for reading young adult in the first place is that it did have less of that kind of content. 

I don't like this trend we're continuing to see in the young adult market, and honestly guys, the book I'm about to share with you all today would have been an absolutely amazing story if it had only been a little bit cleaner.

I did review this author's debut novel a couple of years ago, and you can find that review here.

For now, let's dive into the review.

Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren:



Source: Library

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Publication Date: March 12th, 2019

Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Contemporary


Synopsis:


Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. But when her school team is selected to be featured and televised as part of HockeyFest, her status as the only girl on the boys’ team makes her the lead story. Not everyone is thrilled with Holland’s new fame, but there’s one person who fiercely supports her, and it’s the last person she expects (and definitely the last person she should be falling for): her bossy team captain, Wes.

(synopsis from goodreads)


My Review:

I really loved this book guys. I loved the romance between Holland and Wes, I loved how strong the familial element is, I loved Holland's love for music, I loved how it showcases the struggles girls go through trying to fit into a world that's never been accommodating to females. I loved the writing style, I loved the plot and premise, I loved the friendships portrayed, I loved how fast paced it is, and the fact that I finished it in barely any time at all. I'm not a sports fan in the slightest, but I often enjoy sport romances, and that was definitely the case here. This actually would have been a five star read for me, if it hadn't been for the multiple uses of explicit language. I loved this one, but I can't completely recommend it without putting a content warning on it, as the language included is extensive and explicit, and I definitely did not feel it was necessary to be included for the story. I gave this one a rating of three out of five stars, and if it had been clean, it would have without a doubt been a five star read.

Such a beautiful story, but the language definitely hindered my enjoyment of it. I do really love this author's writing style though, and thoroughly enjoyed her debut novel as well.


Since my blog is first and foremost always a Christian book blog, I cannot recommend this book entirely because of the content. I'm saddened by just how many books could be completely amazing if the content could be kept clean.

Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day. 


This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photo does not belong to me and all rights to the respective owners.



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