Review: ‘Mile High’ by Liz Tomforde
Mile High
by Liz TomfordeSeries: Windy City #1
Published by Golden Boy Publishing LLC on June 7, 2022
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 515
Source: Purchased
Audience: 18+/Adult
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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.
I’ve had Mile High by Liz Tomforde on my TBR for a while and decided to make time to read it. It’s a good thing I listened to the book at 2.5x speed since it was lengthy. I don’t mind lengthy books as long as they keep my interest. It took me a while to get into the book because the beginning seemed to drag on, but once it got to the middle then, it picked up pace, and I was thoroughly invested in Zanders and Stevie’s HEA.
I love reading books where the MMCs are players initially, but once they find the one, they change their ways. When it came to the MMC, Zanders, it did take me some time to like his character. His player ways were just too much for me. He did redeem himself whenever he stood up for the FMC, Stevie. He wasn’t going to let her talk down about herself and let others do the same about her.
I liked Stevie’s character because she wasn’t going to make it easy for Zanders. I loved how she handled Zanders whenever he tried to convince her to go out with him, but she wasn’t going to give in right away. She was a down-to-earth character who loved animals and her family, even when some of her family treated her horribly. I loved her interaction with her twin brother and how protective he was of her, but she knew how to handle him. (I can’t wait to read his book next in the series.)
Liz Tomforde wrote about two characters who struggled with their vulnerabilities in different ways. One was seeing a therapist because they knew they needed the extra help to deal with what they were going through, while the other had to stand up for themselves, especially when their family treated them horribly. I’m so glad that therapy was mentioned in this book because there still seems to be a stigma behind it, and I really hope it’s changing for the better. (There’s nothing wrong with talking to someone about what you are going through and asking for help.) When Stevie and Zanders did give in to each other, let’s just say it was off-the-charts steamy.
Here’s the reason why I only gave the book 3.5 stars, and it’s mainly due to Zanders, but there is another reason, too. Zanders drove me crazy most of the time with how he handled certain things, especially toward the end of the book and when the third-act breakup happened. He could have handled things a lot better, but he went back to his usual ways because he thought it would be for the best. Then, there was how unnecessarily long this book ended up being. I would have easily enjoyed it more if it was shorter, but that is just a preference. Other than those two main things, the book is enjoyable and I wish I would have liked it more because it easily could have been a 4-5 star rating for me.
Would I recommend it? Yes, especially if you don’t mind reading lengthy books about a hockey player who falls for the flight attendant, but she won’t make it easy for him.
Trope(s)/Element(s):
🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🏒Workplace Romance
🏒Forbidden Romance
🏒Celebrity Romance
🏒Instant Love/Lust
🏒Reformed Player Hero
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About Liz Tomforde
Liz Tomforde writes sports romance novels that depict realistic and healthy relationships. Her books offer a mix of witty banter and real-life struggles. Her heroes are alpha yet vulnerable, and her heroines are strong.
Born and raised in Northern California, Liz is the youngest of five children. She loves all things romance, traveling, dogs, and hockey.
When she's not traveling or writing, Liz can be found reading a good book or taking her Golden Retriever, Luke, on a hike in her hometown in Sonoma County, CA.
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