Review: a perfect way to start out this year’s baseball season!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
Rhonda Shaw is back with another book in her Men of the Show series and The Ace features veteran pitcher for the Detroit Rockets Jerry “Smutty” Smutton and Karen Bently, best friend to Maddie from book one. Because I love the game so much, I enjoyed this story of a pitcher who after signing a huge contract begins to have some trouble with his game. As an avid fan, I’ve seen this happen from time to time so I really enjoyed this aspect of the book, I also enjoyed the sexy fun between Jerry and Karen and seeing the characters from the first book as well.Jerry was one of those characters that was easy to like. He was upfront about what he wanted and his priorities. His job and his team are what keeps him going and makes him the man he is. Karen however, is a piece of work. I loved her ballsy attitude and the advice she gave Maddie in the first book but honestly in this book I wanted to take her out to the ballpark and use her as a target for pitching practice. I understand being hurt in the past, I understand having baggage but I really hate when women hold the things that other men do against the man they are currently involved with. It’s probably a little mean of me to say but the author did kind of make her suffer and I actually enjoyed it. The more these two spend together the lines between friends with benefits and more get crossed creating confusion and hurt feelings.The in depth look at a struggling pitcher, the lesson of living each moment to the fullest, and learning to let go of the past to move forward were all integral parts of this truly enjoyable story. Check out Rhonda Shaw’s Boys of Summer series and her latest release The Ace, it’s a perfect way to start out this year’s baseball season!Review copy provided for an honest review.