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chels984's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
awe they were cutie and the library date was literally everything and more like are you kidding i want a rich football boyfriend!!!!😛
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Car accident
Moderate: Grief
jelkebooks's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was such an underwhelming read to me. I don't know. I just don't really have any feelings about it. It was such a big book, and it did nothing really memorable or special. I just feel like everything was so underdeveloped, and there was A LOT of telling and not showing. However, there was never a point in this book during which I really was not enjoying my time reading it. I overall did have fun, and I liked the premise of it. Depsite its size it also read relatively quickly.
My favourite part of this story was Scarlett's story around getting back into ballet, and the aftereffects of her accident even years later. I thought that was just really interesting. Asher's storyline with the pressure of his transfer and being seen as a traitor by people he used to care for was also interesting but I just had a hard time caring. I don't know. I know enough about the football world to know it was all very realistic but as someone who is also far enough from the football world it all just seemed so incredibly unnececarily dramatic. I don't know why though.
Overall, the romance wasn't bad. I just thought it was a bit insta-lovey and I never really bought it fully. Like I said before there was a lot of telling and not showing, and I think that kept me from fully getting invested in them as a couple. However, there truly wasn't anything in there that I actively disliked either.
My favourite part of this story was Scarlett's story around getting back into ballet, and the aftereffects of her accident even years later. I thought that was just really interesting. Asher's storyline with the pressure of his transfer and being seen as a traitor by people he used to care for was also interesting but I just had a hard time caring. I don't know. I know enough about the football world to know it was all very realistic but as someone who is also far enough from the football world it all just seemed so incredibly unnececarily dramatic. I don't know why though.
Overall, the romance wasn't bad. I just thought it was a bit insta-lovey and I never really bought it fully. Like I said before there was a lot of telling and not showing, and I think that kept me from fully getting invested in them as a couple. However, there truly wasn't anything in there that I actively disliked either.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
witcheep's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The story is good, but I'm still unsure whether I like it or not. I've read better sports romances, and both better and worse Ana Huang's books before.
This is a millionaire romance that wears a mask of a sports romance. The sports play a surprisingly small (but not insignificant!) part in the plot, even though it is the starting point to create forced proximity and the cause of small vonflicts throughout the plot. However, the plot revolves more around the personalities, struggles, and the insta-lust romance of Asher the football superstar and Scarlett the ex-ballerina.
Usually millionaire romance and insta lust are hard tropes to win me over properly, and this book joined that group of reads. It was hard for me to relate to or like the characters much, because their lifestyle and some characteristics feel so unrealistic it jars the reading experience.
Every now and then the MCs showcase how entitled they are in life regardless all the struggles they have gone and are still going through. Asher being a star athlete has made him filthy rich, and his lavish lifestyle of almost thoughtless luxuries feels so foreign – especially when the main couple seems to mostly consider it something normal in life. They have a casually entitled and selfish attitude in life (it seems like money really can fix everything when you don't have to think about it at all). Scarlett goes as far as calling herself a hypocrite who likes rules as long as they are hers.
The couple has many good qualities as well, such as Asher being very thoughtfull towards those he cares about (and seems like he is a mind reader in bed, doing everything just right with barely any communication 🙄) and Scarlett being a stubbornly resilient person who encourages resilience on others too.
This is a millionaire romance that wears a mask of a sports romance. The sports play a surprisingly small (but not insignificant!) part in the plot, even though it is the starting point to create forced proximity and the cause of small vonflicts throughout the plot. However, the plot revolves more around the personalities, struggles, and the insta-lust romance of Asher the football superstar and Scarlett the ex-ballerina.
Usually millionaire romance and insta lust are hard tropes to win me over properly, and this book joined that group of reads. It was hard for me to relate to or like the characters much, because their lifestyle and some characteristics feel so unrealistic it jars the reading experience.
Every now and then the MCs showcase how entitled they are in life regardless all the struggles they have gone and are still going through. Asher being a star athlete has made him filthy rich, and his lavish lifestyle of almost thoughtless luxuries feels so foreign – especially when the main couple seems to mostly consider it something normal in life. They have a casually entitled and selfish attitude in life (it seems like money really can fix everything when you don't have to think about it at all). Scarlett goes as far as calling herself a hypocrite who likes rules as long as they are hers.
The couple has many good qualities as well, such as Asher being very thoughtfull towards those he cares about (
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
bsikora002's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
steen19's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Fun, but totally a brick of a book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident
77marlenek87's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Car accident
Moderate: Medical content and Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
cdoubet's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Death, and Vomit
erwikka's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
After the shit week I needed a fast trashy romance and this completely fit the bill. I really loved Scarlett and Asher and as a previous soccer player and ballerina this was right up my alley. I thought the author did really well with those aspects and you could tell she looked into the subjects. The banter was fun and my favorite part. The spice was good and even though I think 595 pages is way too long for a romance book it didn’t feel that long at all. Overall it a fun can’t put down romance and it was completely what I needed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
sdupont's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
While I enjoyed this book it was extremely long. The length of this book did not add to the story and did not make the romance more compelling. Truly an equally strong romance could’ve been crafted in less pages. That being said, I did enjoy Asher and Scarlett’s story. We love a little forbidden moment and what better tension than your brother’s rival? Asher and Scarlett’s relationship developed into something deep and meaningful. They both were vulnerable with each other and offered the support the other needed. While I understood the third act conflict, I did find it a little frustrating. While Scarlett had a revelation that she too displayed self destructive behaviors she did not own up to that in the reconciliation. The connections to the Ana Huang universe offered up fun little moments for fans of her work. I recommend this to fans of Throttled by Lauren Asher.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Blood and Murder
dcnireads's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
this story had a lot more flaws than i'm usually able to put aside in an ana huang book. i dont particularly like how certain character conflicts and motivations were handled in this one writing wise, but that kinda stuff i can sometimes ignore, though mostly in the romance genre (im a just a girl and i like love and spice and whimsy, idc). so in all honesty and seriousness, i did have a lot of fun and i'm not ashamed to say my rating is mostly carried by the fact that i just really missed love stories and i'm glad to be back reading them again.
so if you're looking for a simple, quick paced, fun, spicy, romantic read with angst and emotional stakes that aren't too heavy? maybe just to pass the time? then i think you'll be satisfied with this one. 3.75 stars. as i like to say quite often in my reviews, im a simple reader without too many specific standards. this book entertained me more than enough, there just wasnt anything else that special about it.
so if you're looking for a simple, quick paced, fun, spicy, romantic read with angst and emotional stakes that aren't too heavy? maybe just to pass the time? then i think you'll be satisfied with this one. 3.75 stars. as i like to say quite often in my reviews, im a simple reader without too many specific standards. this book entertained me more than enough, there just wasnt anything else that special about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident
Minor: Death and Mental illness