Book Review: Splitting the D
He’s the fire I was never meant to touch. I’m the ice prince who can’t seem to stay frozen. Artemis: Graduate. Dominate. No distractions—especially cocky sophomores like Xavier Martinez. Every stolen kiss in the shadows, every brush of his hand, sends cracks splintering through the walls I swore would never break. He sees the mess underneath the ice prince. And now the sight of him across the rink feels less like rivalry and more like self-destructive obsession. He’s bad decisions in gray sweatpants, sin-slick confidence, the rival team’s golden boy. My antithesis. My counterpoint. My favorite chaos gremlin. One slip, and I hand my father the proof he's always wanted—that I was never enough to bear the de la Peña name. I can’t afford to want him, but he’s determined to prove that imperfection tastes better than any win. Xavier: I’ve spent my life chasing light—now I’m falling for the man who makes the dark feel like home. Artemis makes me feel chosen, but at the rink, I'm st...