Fake Skating
Fake Skating is a YA hockey romance for high schoolers, following 17-year-old Dani and her childhood-sweetheart-turned-hockey-star Alec as they navigate a fake-dating arrangement, family upheaval, and real feelings. It is written squarely for teens and carries strong language, underage drinking and pot references, physical fights, and vividly described kissing throughout.
Best suited to confident teen readers, roughly 14 and up, who enjoy swoony contemporary romance.
Chapters to know about
Strong profanity appears consistently from the opening pages onward; readers who are sensitive to swearing will encounter it on almost every page.
Vividly written kissing scenes and extended romantic tension are woven through the second half of the book as the leads' feelings escalate.
Underage drinking and a marijuana reference appear in party and social scenes involving secondary teen characters; the main duo are present but mostly abstain.