Review: AN EPIC READ!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2013
Oh my gosh, I so didn't want this book to end. I've been reading as much as I could every day, inching towards the finale, but hoping upon hope it would never end.*sigh*I think I'm in love with about three characters in this book...Alex...Jack...even Dom. Game, Set, Match oozes sexiness. I don't know how the author managed it, but she wooed me with this amazing book and her superb writing. Even the girls were hot, okay? Is it possible to be in love with a book, cause I think I am.OK, swoon session over. I loved this book from the first chapter and the more I was drawn into the story, the more I adored these characters. Penny is undoubtedly my favorite and I'm so happy things between her and bad boy Alex developed the way it did, but then it ended the way it ended, and I'm just so confused. Are they on or are they off? I guess I'll have to wait for the next book. Indy is a great character and I liked her from the word go. She brings that positive, happy-go-lucky sort of vibe to the story. Jasmine took some getting used to, but even with her surliness I couldn't help but like her, especially nearer towards the end. Honestly, I loved all the main characters. They grew throughout the story and I was incredibly sad to say goodbye to them at the end. I take comfort in the fact that this is only the first book in the series and I'll soon meet up with them again.The world building in this book is done beautifully. OBX didn't feel like a fictional tennis academy from a book, but more like a place I've been to in real life. Plus, it's right next to the ocean, so it was even easier for me to imagine being there with all these extraordinary characters. The story is simply fantastic. Filled with romance, drama, excitement and nailbiting suspense whenever a tennis match was in progress, Game, Set, Match kept me riveted to the edge of my seat. Lately I'm into sports novels and I'm not a big fan of romance. This novel has both, but the author effortlessly keeps both these elements balanced in such a way that tennis fans and romance junkies will enjoy this book to its fullest extent (I'm neither, but this book took my enjoyment level to new heights). Oh, and you don't need to actually know the ins and outs of tennis to enjoy this story. I don't know a thing about tennis, but the author keeps it simple and now I know a lot more about this game than I did before I read this book.I can't express enough how much I enjoyed this book. It's definitely going on my favorites shelf. I loved absolutely everything about it, including the ending, and I can't wait to read the next installment in this mindblowing series!  I enjoy books with strong, self-assured female protagonists and this novel reminded me of Georgetown Academy by Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz; another series with similar strong and self-assured female leads. Game, Set, Match is an absolute must-read!