Review: Could have been better, but it was okay...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
I do like a feel good story that even offers a little insight in sports.  This is the third book I have read from Ms. Davenport and I did like it... to a point.  I just felt that this book dragged and dragged and dragged.  It is painfully obvious that we get it....  conflict and sizzle is the body of the story, but it felt like one too many times of the rinse and repeat of these two.The first third of the book was interesting, but the constant struggle with Lavender's conflict over falling for a football player was really getting old.  The build up to knowing (or even understanding her reasons) was painfully slow and had me skip forward with hopes that there was going to be growth in this story before I even reached the halfway point.  Ty's issues were not even focused upon as much as I figured it should.  His mourning over Ryan was a bit touching, but his attitude really had no solid ground to be anything to create such an angst-ridden hero.While I liked the growth of Ty getting in touch with his feelings, I just could not stand the denial that Lavender had regarding her father.  In fact, I actually had issues with her grandmother being so controlling and to have a husband that is a psychology professor not noticing a classic text-book case of a control freak.  He was just a lump if whipped man following his vicious wife around like a love-sick puppy willing to take daily tongue-lashings for affection.  I guess that is where I felt this story taking a serious turn into a less than enjoyable book to read.  Now, if it was condensed to less of the rinse and repeat that it was doing... it would be worthy of more stars, but sadly.... I was just not feeling this one.Please take note that all books in this series are stand alone and will be different enough to not feel lost if you read them out of order.