katybooklover's review against another edition
5.0
Adoro i romanzi di Sara Ney, mi sono innamorata del suo stile quando ho iniziato a leggere la serie How to date a douchebag.
Quando ho letto la trama di Zero Assoluto ho immediatamente pensato che mi sarebbe piaciuto e anche molto. E sono molto contenta di non essermi sbagliata nemmeno questa volta.
Il baseball, in quanto sport, resta sullo sfondo ma solo all’apparenza, in realtà se il nonno di Miranda non avesse posseduto delle figurine così rare probabilmente Noah e Miranda non si sarebbero mai conosciuti. Inoltre, l’amore che Noah prova per questo sport è chiaro e ha moltissima importanza.
La trama evolve in modo avvincente e grazie al Pov alternato è facile entrare in sintonia con i due protagonisti. Ho amato i dialoghi tra Noah e Miranda ed ho amato ancora di più gli interventi non richiesti di Buzz.
Lo stile si scrittura di Sara Ney mi piace tantissimo: scorrevole, divertente e anche molto romantico. Per me è sempre facilissimo affezionarmi ai suoi personaggi e i suoi libri non solo li leggo in fretta, spinta dalla curiosità di sapere che cosa accadrà, ma mi mettono anche sempre di buon umore.
Recensione completa: https://virtualkaty.blogspot.com/2022/01/recensione-zero-assoluto-di-sara-ney.html
Quando ho letto la trama di Zero Assoluto ho immediatamente pensato che mi sarebbe piaciuto e anche molto. E sono molto contenta di non essermi sbagliata nemmeno questa volta.
Il baseball, in quanto sport, resta sullo sfondo ma solo all’apparenza, in realtà se il nonno di Miranda non avesse posseduto delle figurine così rare probabilmente Noah e Miranda non si sarebbero mai conosciuti. Inoltre, l’amore che Noah prova per questo sport è chiaro e ha moltissima importanza.
La trama evolve in modo avvincente e grazie al Pov alternato è facile entrare in sintonia con i due protagonisti. Ho amato i dialoghi tra Noah e Miranda ed ho amato ancora di più gli interventi non richiesti di Buzz.
Lo stile si scrittura di Sara Ney mi piace tantissimo: scorrevole, divertente e anche molto romantico. Per me è sempre facilissimo affezionarmi ai suoi personaggi e i suoi libri non solo li leggo in fretta, spinta dalla curiosità di sapere che cosa accadrà, ma mi mettono anche sempre di buon umore.
Recensione completa: https://virtualkaty.blogspot.com/2022/01/recensione-zero-assoluto-di-sara-ney.html
maudd's review
4.0
Sweetest book ever! Once I was reading it, I couldn't stop. Hard Pass is the perfect book if you are looking for an imperfect hero, a very sweet love story, but with quite a bit of steam too.
Sara Ney is one of my favourite romance authors and for me the best sports romance one. I was so excited that she was releasing a new sports series and I was not disappointed. She uses the same style as in her other books, sweet characters, amazing sense of humour and low drama (my FAVOURITE). I always judge how good a book is by how ashamed I am of the highlights I made on my kindle... and I am very very ashamed! Buzz, one of Noah's teammate, adds the perfect dirty jokes to the book and makes it more than a sweet love story.
Novels with imperfect and shy heroes are always my most-liked stories. Sara has already a couple of them in her previous series (Rhett Rabideaux *swoon*) but Noah is quite different from what we've already seen. He is very sensitive and shy, he doesn't have a lot of confidence, even less around women, and has lived quite a handful of bad experiences. He is not the typical jock and that's what I loved the most about him.
I didn't give Hard Pass five stars because this book is way too short. With only 200 pages, I feel like we don't know much about Noah and Miranda, I'd have loved to know more about their pasts or just to have more scenes of the two of them together. This book is also not as focused on the sport aspect as in her other series, but it is still quite a main subject in the book. I feel like it's such a shame because I adored Noah and Hard Pass could have easily become one of my favourite Sara Ney books. I would love to get at least a novella about them, because they were truly the sweetest.
So, if you are looking for a quick read, very swoon-worthy, but also funny, go check out Hard Pass by Sara Ney.
Sara Ney is one of my favourite romance authors and for me the best sports romance one. I was so excited that she was releasing a new sports series and I was not disappointed. She uses the same style as in her other books, sweet characters, amazing sense of humour and low drama (my FAVOURITE). I always judge how good a book is by how ashamed I am of the highlights I made on my kindle... and I am very very ashamed! Buzz, one of Noah's teammate, adds the perfect dirty jokes to the book and makes it more than a sweet love story.
Novels with imperfect and shy heroes are always my most-liked stories. Sara has already a couple of them in her previous series (Rhett Rabideaux *swoon*) but Noah is quite different from what we've already seen. He is very sensitive and shy, he doesn't have a lot of confidence, even less around women, and has lived quite a handful of bad experiences. He is not the typical jock and that's what I loved the most about him.
I didn't give Hard Pass five stars because this book is way too short. With only 200 pages, I feel like we don't know much about Noah and Miranda, I'd have loved to know more about their pasts or just to have more scenes of the two of them together. This book is also not as focused on the sport aspect as in her other series, but it is still quite a main subject in the book. I feel like it's such a shame because I adored Noah and Hard Pass could have easily become one of my favourite Sara Ney books. I would love to get at least a novella about them, because they were truly the sweetest.
So, if you are looking for a quick read, very swoon-worthy, but also funny, go check out Hard Pass by Sara Ney.
kfriend's review
3.0
This is my first foray with Sara Ney- but I can tell it won’t be my last! This was a cute, heartfelt read with rich characterization, tons of humor, and limited drama that kept my heart happy and the pages turning.
I love it when authors flip tropes on their heads, and here Sara delivers a different kind of romance hero. Sure, Noah is a professional athlete, but he’s insecure about his looks, awkward, shy, and jaded. Noah finds himself in a text-meet-cute situation with a woman over some baseball cards- delightful witty banter ensues and eventually this relationship extends outside of text, raising Noah’s insecurities to a heightened level. And, this adorable, not-too-heavy and humorous love story ensues. Less-cute/awkward guy gets hot girl? That’s a change! I’m here for it.
I really loved the narrative structure Ney uses to evolve this relationship- what a masterful use of dialogue. I loved the flipping of the trope- and I did enjoy Noah, mostly. I related to his insecurities, he’s a wonderful guy at heart, and he’s respectful, considerate, and kind- dreamboaty stuffy. He’s insecurities certainly get grating though, frustrating at times- but that is the point, right? How debilitating they are. I just wanted to see a bit more evolution from him- but he’s just charming despite that. And, I loved Miranda- sassy and sweet. I love how focused she is- determined and opinionated. I love how she was really the driver of this relationship, the “alpha” if you will- and their banter was cute. I wanted to sit in their happy a bit more at the end after the road bumps, but overall, we got a great story.
As a Ney newcomer, I found her story telling to be quite skilled- the book flowed fluidly, the dialogue was clever and fresh laden with humor and charm, and the characters are richly developed, interesting, and uniquely drawn. I’m not normally a huge “sports romance” avid reader, but I enjoyed this book and I think Ney has a talented and unique voice- looking forward to reading more from her!
I love it when authors flip tropes on their heads, and here Sara delivers a different kind of romance hero. Sure, Noah is a professional athlete, but he’s insecure about his looks, awkward, shy, and jaded. Noah finds himself in a text-meet-cute situation with a woman over some baseball cards- delightful witty banter ensues and eventually this relationship extends outside of text, raising Noah’s insecurities to a heightened level. And, this adorable, not-too-heavy and humorous love story ensues. Less-cute/awkward guy gets hot girl? That’s a change! I’m here for it.
I really loved the narrative structure Ney uses to evolve this relationship- what a masterful use of dialogue. I loved the flipping of the trope- and I did enjoy Noah, mostly. I related to his insecurities, he’s a wonderful guy at heart, and he’s respectful, considerate, and kind- dreamboaty stuffy. He’s insecurities certainly get grating though, frustrating at times- but that is the point, right? How debilitating they are. I just wanted to see a bit more evolution from him- but he’s just charming despite that. And, I loved Miranda- sassy and sweet. I love how focused she is- determined and opinionated. I love how she was really the driver of this relationship, the “alpha” if you will- and their banter was cute. I wanted to sit in their happy a bit more at the end after the road bumps, but overall, we got a great story.
As a Ney newcomer, I found her story telling to be quite skilled- the book flowed fluidly, the dialogue was clever and fresh laden with humor and charm, and the characters are richly developed, interesting, and uniquely drawn. I’m not normally a huge “sports romance” avid reader, but I enjoyed this book and I think Ney has a talented and unique voice- looking forward to reading more from her!
tallyvauthor's review
4.0
I like that the main issue in this book is that he thinks he's ugly.
Not her. No no no. She's not the insecure one, he is! Honestly the role switch from the traditional stereotypes is not only refreshing but hilarious and oddly wholesome.
Sure when people on the internet are calling her ugly she's hurt a little...hurt that there's so many blind people in the world who can't see her BEAUTEA.
It's just so funny to imagine people problems like this.
Trash but trash we can enjoy together as a society.
Not her. No no no. She's not the insecure one, he is! Honestly the role switch from the traditional stereotypes is not only refreshing but hilarious and oddly wholesome.
Sure when people on the internet are calling her ugly she's hurt a little...hurt that there's so many blind people in the world who can't see her BEAUTEA.
It's just so funny to imagine people problems like this.
Trash but trash we can enjoy together as a society.
asabovesobelow's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
taliabasma's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This was an interesting experience. The audiobook was about 5 hours and I had wanted a quick read. It was quick and also just like wait what even happened because the main plot point and how they met is resolved as a sentence in the epilogue and there were like no climactic events?? Or none that I can remember.
Also I just feel like it felt incomplete? I enjoyed the book at a basic throwaway read and I’m assuming that since it’s a series of short romances, the incomplete-ness won’t be there if I read the rest? Idk it’s not a 2 star read because I didn’t need to force myself to read it in anyway but I feel like there could have been basic tweaks to make it 4 stars…
Also I just feel like it felt incomplete? I enjoyed the book at a basic throwaway read and I’m assuming that since it’s a series of short romances, the incomplete-ness won’t be there if I read the rest? Idk it’s not a 2 star read because I didn’t need to force myself to read it in anyway but I feel like there could have been basic tweaks to make it 4 stars…
lucyanna's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
momo97_'s review
challenging
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Bittersweet.
Attenzione: se si vuole leggere questo libro in lingua consiglio di avere un vocabolario abbastanza ampio, di sicuro da non leggere se siete alle prime armi. Detto ciò passo all’impressione che mi ha dato.
La figura di Noah mi aveva intrigata già dalla trama perché non è il classico atleta spaccone o che cavalca l’onda della fama. L'idea di base che viene presentata, quindi, è quella di un'atleta modesto che vuole stare lontano dai riflettori e che deve combattere con la sua insicurezza. Purtroppo l'idea non mi ha proprio convinta perché non c'è stato abbastanza sviluppo sul suo personaggio. Mi è sembrato che il problema non sia stato risolto, ma si è solo aggiunto un altro pezzo al puzzle.
D’altro canto Miranda mi è piaciuta tantissimo e ho veramente apprezzato che lei capisse lo stato d’animo di Noah e il suo comportamento ed è proprio per questo, per il fatto che lei ha fatto un passo in avanti quando dovrebbe essere stato Noah a farne due per lei che mi aspettavo un finale più completo per i due protagonisti.
In generale la lettura scorre e non ci sono drammi complessi che ostacolino i due personaggi.
Ultimo ma non meno importante: ma quanto ho adorato la figura di Buzz. Non tanto per il suo aspetto (diciamo così) quanto per il suo carattere. Lui si è che la personificazione del “collante” che le storie (in particolare nei romance) necessitano di avere.
ps. questa figura l’ho anche trovata in “Non sei il mio Romeo”, per rendere l’idea se qualcuno ha letto questo libro.
Attenzione: se si vuole leggere questo libro in lingua consiglio di avere un vocabolario abbastanza ampio, di sicuro da non leggere se siete alle prime armi. Detto ciò passo all’impressione che mi ha dato.
La figura di Noah mi aveva intrigata già dalla trama perché non è il classico atleta spaccone o che cavalca l’onda della fama. L'idea di base che viene presentata, quindi, è quella di un'atleta modesto che vuole stare lontano dai riflettori e che deve combattere con la sua insicurezza. Purtroppo l'idea non mi ha proprio convinta perché non c'è stato abbastanza sviluppo sul suo personaggio. Mi è sembrato che il problema non sia stato risolto, ma si è solo aggiunto un altro pezzo al puzzle.
D’altro canto Miranda mi è piaciuta tantissimo e ho veramente apprezzato che lei capisse lo stato d’animo di Noah e il suo comportamento ed è proprio per questo, per il fatto che lei ha fatto un passo in avanti quando dovrebbe essere stato Noah a farne due per lei che mi aspettavo un finale più completo per i due protagonisti.
In generale la lettura scorre e non ci sono drammi complessi che ostacolino i due personaggi.
Ultimo ma non meno importante: ma quanto ho adorato la figura di Buzz. Non tanto per il suo aspetto (diciamo così) quanto per il suo carattere. Lui si è che la personificazione del “collante” che le storie (in particolare nei romance) necessitano di avere.
ps. questa figura l’ho anche trovata in “Non sei il mio Romeo”, per rendere l’idea se qualcuno ha letto questo libro.