B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / New Adult / Recommended Reads / Sports3 Comments
Dear Ms. Wyllys: When MinnChica from The Bookpushers recommended this book to me, I admit a lot of reluctance. She said it was dark and gritty. Most of the dark and gritty books I’ve read lately have featured heroes who are criminals and into humiliating the heroine and I just ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCarina Press / Contemporary / England / rugby / Sports / sports romance / virgin32 Comments
Rugby player Spencer Bailey is determined to win a spot on England’s World Cup team. But with a month break before the selectors start watching him, he’s eager to have fun with a woman who knows the score: the relationship will end when rugby season begins. The lovely American Caitlyn ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / gymnast / Sports / Young-Adult5 Comments
Dear Julie Cross: A few YA authors here and there have been writing stories that cross the boundaries of New Adult and Young Adult – they’re either a little on the mature side in characterization and/or situation to be YA for some publishers, or they’re a little younger in voice ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / enemies to lovers / opposites attract / Sports24 Comments
Dear Ms. Packard: I liked everything about this book from the tall, athletic heroine who had some body issues but still loved herself to the baseball hero who was coming out of a bad place in his life. Most importantly for me, I got to watch as the two actually ... more >
D ReviewsAthlete / Contemporary / opposites / Sports4 Comments
Dear Ms. Seasons: This is one book wherein I think the grade looks harsher than it really is but I had so many problems with this book, I felt like it was the best reflection of my interaction with the story. Others may have had a much different experience. The ... more >
C+ ReviewsContemporary / Native American / Sports / Young-Adult3 Comments
Dear Ms. Fichera: This story had so much wasted potential. Fred Oday lives on the reservation. Her mother is an alcoholic. Her brother is working for a gas station, doing some minor repairs on cars. Her father is the groundskeeper of the golf course at the country club. One summer, ... more >