Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid: An In-Depth Chat with Your Book Besties

This week on Can I Bring My Book, Kat and Amanda lace up their skates (emotionally) and dive into Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid- the hockey romance that refuses to stay off all our feeds. With the book suddenly back in the spotlight thanks to the new HBO Max adaptation, we finally gave it a read… and then promptly spiraled.  Kat thought it was fine. Amanda had fun. But somewhere between locker rooms and very enthusiastic sex scenes, the conversation took a sharp turn into bigger questions: 👉 Should straight women be writing MM romance? 👉 Is this representation, fetishization, or something in between? 👉 And why did that specific word choice bother us so much? We talk hockey (kind of...?), Booksta hype, audiobook narration beef, the show vs. the book, and whether good intentions are enough when it comes to queer stories. It’s messy, opinionated, occasionally spicy, and exactly the kind of conversation besties have when a book is fun and complicated. Bring your book. Bring your hot takes. And maybe don’t Google things mid-episode like we did. 💙📚 Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links: Instagram: @canibringmybook_club TikTok: @canibringmybook_club Facebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook