Review: Great story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
I should probably start this review by stating that I am not in fact a sports fan, however, this did not actually spoil my enjoyment of the book so you shouldn't really let that put you off in any way if you, like me, have not the first clue about sports. That being said there were occasions I googled things, mainly so I could have the right image in my head as I read. Taylor and Ryan are great characters both individually and throughout their interactions in the book. In fact, all the characters, no matter how big a role they played were great in their own way, I either loved them or hated them but I definitely always had an opinion of them. For the most part, I hated Taylor's family, whilst understanding why she felt she had to put up with them. Ryan's daughter also came across very well, a slightly troubled girl with amazing depth that in some ways catapulted me straight back to my own teen years. Although the book is definitely not YA the portrayal of the teenage angst was really well done and totally relate-able even if (like me) you haven't actually been a teen for a while. Ryan is do dedicated to his job and family that I just wanted thing to go right for him it never seemed to happen though, I was sitting thinking right okay let things go okay now he's had enough but in actual fact there was never more thrown at him that would seem unrealistic, its just that I really wanted him to be given a break. Taylor is also a likeable character, even working in a very male-dominated world she remains down to earth and humble, she doesn't use her gender to get her things but also doesn't really come across as one of the guys. She has her own identity and although she is flawed and has some confidence issues you do see growth throughout the book for her. The story overall flowed really well, it didn't leave you hanging nor did it get to halfway and felt like it had concluded to the extent you knew something had to happen to break up the monotony, everything that happened fit well into the story, there weren't pages of random fillers, however the story did have twists I certainly didn't see coming. This was a good engaging story suitable not only for sports fans but also anyone who is a fan of a good will-they-won't-they romance book.