Title: Drawn to You
Series: The Call-Ups Book 1
Author: Hannah Henry
Publisher: Henry Publishing LLC
Pages: 274
Formats: Reviewed on eBook
Rating: 5 stars
Acknowledgment: Thanks to Gay Romance Reviews for providing an ARC
There is a lot of hockey books in the romance genre that covers all ranges of situations, approaches as the author sees fit; Hannah Henry has given us a book that is brilliantly written and has something to say!
On the surface, this book is about a “sugar daddy and sugar boy” vibe, with Gabe the struggling artist reaching out- initially in jest- to various athletes to see if he can get money off them, in return he would be their perfect boyfriend. Not expecting too much of a response from the players, future NHL player Brandon responds and soon we see what is initially a transactionally relationship form, before something magically develops.
While the trope itself isn’t new, Hannah Henry has an amazing writing ability that we soon see heavy topics dealt with aplomb while also challenging the reader to question their own thoughts- some topics covered are masculinity, one’s self worth etc.
The great thing is that you can go as deep or as shallow as you wish- it’s a great, easy and well paced read, but you can stop if you want as I did but it will make you go “huh!” and then you question what’s just happened in such a nice way.
Fiction can be a powerful tool to explore various topics, and frankly Hannah Henry pulls it off convincingly and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!