BEYOND LOCAL: Library has over 350 holds on Heated Rivalry book series

BEYOND LOCAL: Library has over 350 holds on Heated Rivalry book series

While long wait times are not uncommon for popular books, it's the first time a queer series has sparked 'significant, sustained' interest from the community through the library's digital library

This Is Heated Rivalry's Greatest Romance (Not Shane & Ilya)

I adored Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov’s love story, but it wasn’t the greatest romance in Heated Rivalry. Technically, Heated Rivalry adapts the second book in Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series, which sees the Canadian captain of the Montreal Voyagers fall for his nemesis, the Russian captain of the Boston Bears. That’s the main story we followed for most of the six-episode first season.

What Made Heated Rivalry So Successful?

If you’ve been paying attention to pop culture in recent months, you’ll have noticed a particularCanadian-made limited series that has completely transcended all it’s expectations. Yes, I’mtalking about Heated Rivalry, the Crave Original show starring Conner Storrie and HudsonWilliams. It’s safe to say that the show has taken the world by storm, completely infiltratingmainstream media, even landing the leading men a spot at the Golden Globes. So…