LitPick Review
Face-Off is a story that follows hockey playing, hockey loving brothers. Twins T.J. and Brad are both at the height of their high school hockey playing careers when their plans take a turn neither are happy about. Throughout the book, we get to see how each brother deals with the disappointment of life and the genuine kindness for a sibling. As they approach the most exciting aspect of their adolescent hockey career, they are given difficult family news. Throughout the book, we get to see these brothers face-off in more ways than one.
Opinion:
Overall, I enjoyed reading Face-Off. It was a well-written book. The characters were well thought out, and there is a deeper story underlying the story being told, which I believe made for a second book for this author. It was easy to feel as though you were watching the story and not just reading it. I enjoyed the secondary characters and how they gave the story more depth and helped the reader like the main characters more.
Yet, I felt like the book didn’t have a good plot line to it. While there is a plot line, it felt flimsy and unsubstantial. If I was to only gain a like for the characters and have a feeling of sympathy and happiness for them, then it was a great read. If I was to follow a plot from point A to point B, then it failed. The characters grew but the plot didn’t unless the plot was to watch the characters grow. I feel like most books you see the characters grow through the plot’s twists and turns, and this didn’t do that.
