Heated Rivalry: Icy Hot

Heated Rivalry: Icy Hot

Awards season for movies means that I am late to watching Heated Rivalry, but I’m not late to it becoming a bona fide cultural phenomenon, with the TV show’s lead actors carrying the Olympic torch in Italy and the mayor of New York City telling citizens to stay inside during the recent winter storms and read the Rachel Reid novel on which the show is based. (The New Yorkers took his advice, too.) TV dramas and sports have historically not mixed …

Heated Rivalry Has Taken Over My Life

As an avid reader, I tend not to watch on-screen book adaptations unless I’ve read the source material. I stayed true to my word with “We Were Liars”, “People We Meet on Vacation”, and “The Housemaid”. That being said, when it came to the hit show “Heated Rivalry”, I couldn’t help but indulge in the adaptation before I dug my nose into the book series. To my surprise, it ended up being one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It took me until m…

‘Heated Rivalry’ & Its Impact on Metro Detroit’s Romance Bookstores

If you have a pulse and keep tabs on general pop culture, then you likely have heard of Heated Rivalry. If you’re a pop culture enthusiast, then there’s a very good chance you’ve not only watched Heated Rivalry, but you’ve rewatched the show multiple times by now. (On social media, rewatches of the series are affectionately known as “Reheated Rivalry” or simply just “Reheated.”) For those unfamiliar with the Canadian series, Heated Rivalry was c…