The Year We Hid Away

De: Sarina Bowen

Narrado por: Nick Podehl, Saskia Maarleveld

She's hiding something big. He's hiding someone small.

Bridger Macaulley used to be a player both on and off the ice. But now, while his teammates chase the next hockey victory, Bridger worries that the dean will discover he's housing his eight-year-old sister in his dorm room. Juggling a full course load and a big secret, it's only a matter of time until the other skate drops.

Scarlet Crowley is the only freshman at Harkness College who had to sneak past TV news trucks parked on her front lawn just to leave town. Her name is as new as the shiny student ID it's printed on. The only way to survive college will be to conceal her identity, even if it means lying to the green-eyed boy she's falling for.

Bridger and Scarlet form a tentative relationship based on the understanding that some things must always be held back. But when grim developments threaten them both, going it alone just won't work anymore. And if they can't learn to trust one another now, the families who let them down will take everything they've struggled to keep.

©2014 Sarina Bowen (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Way more story than I was expecting.

Very complex themes run throughout this book. Proving you don’t know the burdens others are carrying, or hiding.

During Covid I have selected books with lighter story material and almost did not select this book because I didn’t want ‘the drama’ added to daily life already complicated by the incessant barrage of news about politics, gun violence, and human suffering. Yup, I have wimped out after retirement from being a social worker for over 20 years. I liked the way the characters issues were wrapped up. In my work, you seldom get HEAs so it was lovely to see the resolutions of these extremely messy story lines. Brava to the author.

This is the year to love it

Book 2 in the series. 2 souls running from secrets and finding each other . The heroine finds out her dad is not really her dad. Both the hero and heroine are hiding something. Life gave them a rough start and now that they found each other they are making it work.

The narrators performance was fantastic they brought the characters to life

Amazing story

One of my all time favourite books!!
The audiobook is amazing ans I truly enjoyed listening to the book again after reading it a year or so ago.

Charming story

What a charming story. Great characters and narration. Got through it in one day. Couldn’t resist. Loved it.

Emotional and heartfelt new adult romance

Bridger and Scarlet have seen their share of hard times in their lives, and don't expect to find love or happiness while concentrating on their studies. But they do, and they also find a person to confide in, and someone who understands that what's on the surface can hide a lot of scars. It's an engaging and emotional romance, with some tough subjects (child abuse, drug addition, parental abandonment). The narration is good, the voices are the appropriate age for the characters. I found the male narrator not quite as adept as the female at performing opposite sex voices, but overall it's a good listen and they do a great job with the tough subject matter.

Amazing

This book is a great mix of first love, real life and great story. Little bit of tears a little bit of giggles and great happy ending.

Very good

I am listening to these one right.after the other. The characters are good and the stories very enjoyable. The readers do a good job. Sarina knows howbto write great characters and these are romances but much more.

An engaging story with secrets and discovery

I love Bridger and Scarlett's story. My heart really went out to both of these characters. And Bridger's sister, Lucy, just added to this heartwarming story. Sarina Bowen gives us another winning addition to this college hockey romance series and its rocking all the checkpoints in this romance lover's heart. Kudos to Nick Podehl and Saskia Maarleveld for bringing the characterization to life. Absolutely wonderful!

Great continuation

I really loved how this story played out. It was a nice slower build up but no overly so. The narration is done well and made it a really good listen.

Touchy subject but well written

Scarlet tries to escape the camera's scrutiny at home by changing her name and running off th college. She meets Bridger in her first two classes, who has a secret of his own. The story intertwines two tough subjects in very serious situations but does so in a way that works well. The story is laid out nicely, flows brilliantly and was a great book to read. I was lucky enough to have the audiobook and that enhanced the emotional pull of the characters. Nick Podehl does a great job with Bridger but it took me some getting used to his female character voice. Saskia Maarleveid was a great choice for this series and presented a strong but human Scarlet.
I'm excited to read more in the Ivy League series.