This is a the first book in the Windy City Series which has taken Booktok by storm! I kept seeing this book all over my FYP for months! I told myself its probably over hyped and does not deserve my time… Man oh man was I wrong!
This book along with the next three in the series are all currently on Kindle Unlimited if you would like to give them a try!
“That maybe one day I will love this woman, and maybe somehow, she will find a way to love me.”
Liz Tomforde, Mile High
My “Windy City” Series Reviews
The Right Move – By Liz Tomforde
About The Book
Author: Liz Tomforde
Publisher: Golden Boy Publishing
Published Date: June 4th, 2024
Page Count: 488 Pages
Main Genres: Romance
GoodReads Rating: 4.09
Format: E Book
“Being vulnerable and authentic is scary, man. Terrifying. But to the people who matter to you, the ones you’ve shown your true self to, they love you unconditionally. Why not let others love you unconditionally too? At least give them a chance to.”
Liz Tomforde, Mile High
Synopsis
ZANDERS
Chicago hockey isn’t complete without me – everyone’s favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.
What I don’t like is the new flight attendant on our team’s private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I’ll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she’ll be begging to quit her job.
But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can’t quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it’s more than that.
STEVIE
I’ve been a flight attendant for years. I thought I’d seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be.
Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it.
Everything but him.
Synopsis From GoodReads
“There’s only so much oxygen on an airplane. I don’t want his ego to suffocate the rest of us. You know, safety and all that shit.”
Liz Tomforde, Mile High
Rating
“It hurts a whole lot less to be hated when you’re not being yourself than it does not to be loved for who you are,”
Liz Tomforde, Mile High
Review
**Small Spoilers Possible**
This book was wonderful right from the start! I have been really into hockey the past year so following a hockey player was right up my alley but the part that surprised me the most was how much I enjoyed following the point of view of a flight attendant. This was a really great dynamic that caused forced proximity and I just ate it all up!
Stevie is quite insecure about her body which I would say is a trigger warning to be aware of. A lot of the book focuses on her thoughts and perceptions of herself and what others are going to think about the way her body looks. I think the book handles this insecurity very well but regardless it was hard to read these parts at times. Her mother plays a huge part as to why she has these insecurities which makes me so sad! You should love your children despite of the way their bodies look.
Stevie may have some insecurities about her body but Zander loves every inch of it! The fact that he practically worships this woman despite of her insecurities really had me swooning for him! But Zanders is not free from his own troubles. His family life is also not so great coming from divorced parents which causes his own insecurities in relationships. He needs a woman who is going to pick him and stay with him but how can he trust that they won’t up and leave him much like his mother did in his formative years.
Both of our characters are struggling in their own ways and the way Liz Tomforde wrote these struggles really worked! I felt like I could feel every emotion as if I were the characters themselves. This is a very big reason why I fell in love with this book. The struggles they each have felt like things typical people would face which in turn makes the book relatable.
I really hope you guys give this book and series a try if you haven’t already!
“Stevie,” Zanders says. “You following me?”
Liz Tomforde, Mile High
QOTD: Do you plan on picking this series up? – or – if you have read it already what did you rate it?
“You don’t have to love your body every single day. That’s unrealistic to expect, but I’ll be here loving it for the days you can’t.”
Liz Tomforde, Mile High
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