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A review by kaydanielsromance
The Grumpy Player Next Door by Pippa Grant
5.0
Pippa always, ALWAYS, brings a HUGE smile to my face and she has once again made me smile, laugh, and chortle through her newest book.
What is it about Growly Bears and Sunshine Girls that makes such addictive reading? Personally, I love making frowns turn upside down, probably because I live with my own grouchy man and live to see those rare smiles, just like Tillie Jean.
The pranks, the family, the love, and of course the grumpy baseball player, it all made for a wonderful addition to Pippa's already fantastic interconnected series'.
Whether you want to put Grouchy Player Next Door in the Shipwreck series, the Fireballs series, or the Boy Band series, they all fit. There is a character that makes an appearance from each of those worlds and they all made me a happy, happy reader. GPND can be read as a complete standalone if you want to get to know a lot of new characters, but if you are fan of Pippa's then jump in and enjoy the ride.
Tillie Jean is a Rock, not in the sense that she is someone to lean on for support, although she is because she's awesome, but she is related to Cooper Rock and Grady Rock, so she literally is a Rock (ok, once again, not a literal stone)...ok moving on. TJ is loved by everyone in town. Like her brothers, she is Miss Sunshine and there to always give a helping hand, so when Max Cole blately and instantly dislikes her (going back four years- yes, she's been trying for four years) she tries everything to get him to like her, unfortunately a prank gone very, very wrong doesn't help on getting to lesson Max's less grouchy side.
Max Cole will smile and flirt with pretty much everyone, everyone except Tillie Jean Rock. He knows better than to even think about engaging with his teammates' sister. Cooper tells every rookie every season never, ever to even think about his dating his sister....so yeah, Max knows better. However, when Max ends up renting the house next to her during the off season, their close quarters make for interesting living engagements , that quickly escalate to prank wars and it's hard to keep Trouble Jean out of his mind.
This is another huge win for Pippa Grant that brought a huge smile to my face. I loved revisiting past characters, while also meeting new ones and of course my favorite part was revisiting Shipwreck. I could seriously live in this small, wacky town.
What is it about Growly Bears and Sunshine Girls that makes such addictive reading? Personally, I love making frowns turn upside down, probably because I live with my own grouchy man and live to see those rare smiles, just like Tillie Jean.
The pranks, the family, the love, and of course the grumpy baseball player, it all made for a wonderful addition to Pippa's already fantastic interconnected series'.
Whether you want to put Grouchy Player Next Door in the Shipwreck series, the Fireballs series, or the Boy Band series, they all fit. There is a character that makes an appearance from each of those worlds and they all made me a happy, happy reader. GPND can be read as a complete standalone if you want to get to know a lot of new characters, but if you are fan of Pippa's then jump in and enjoy the ride.
Tillie Jean is a Rock, not in the sense that she is someone to lean on for support, although she is because she's awesome, but she is related to Cooper Rock and Grady Rock, so she literally is a Rock (ok, once again, not a literal stone)...ok moving on. TJ is loved by everyone in town. Like her brothers, she is Miss Sunshine and there to always give a helping hand, so when Max Cole blately and instantly dislikes her (going back four years- yes, she's been trying for four years) she tries everything to get him to like her, unfortunately a prank gone very, very wrong doesn't help on getting to lesson Max's less grouchy side.
Max Cole will smile and flirt with pretty much everyone, everyone except Tillie Jean Rock. He knows better than to even think about engaging with his teammates' sister. Cooper tells every rookie every season never, ever to even think about his dating his sister....so yeah, Max knows better. However, when Max ends up renting the house next to her during the off season, their close quarters make for interesting living engagements , that quickly escalate to prank wars and it's hard to keep Trouble Jean out of his mind.
This is another huge win for Pippa Grant that brought a huge smile to my face. I loved revisiting past characters, while also meeting new ones and of course my favorite part was revisiting Shipwreck. I could seriously live in this small, wacky town.