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A review by trish_beautifulchaosreviews
Jock Romeo by Sara Ney
5.0
I loved Roman. Simple truth. He's a nerd, he knows it, and he's comfortable in his skin--but only within his comfort zone. He's truly a nice guy who has a great family. He's managed to spend a year at Cambridge and meet Ashley from Jock Royal which has led him to a roommate situation with Jack and Eliza.
We met Lilly in Jock Reign as she was Eliza's roommate. Lilly's a cheerleader but as we get to know her we find out that she doesn't enjoy it but has been forced into this role by her mother. That relationship is one we all wince about as we read descriptions of it in the story. Lilly's real passion? Crafting! Glitter!
They reconnect and awkwardly navigate the beginnings of their romance for us in a delightful slow burn that is so sweet and true to life you can't help but love it. Neither is particularly smooth, Lilly does have experience but she's never met anyone like Roman before and she doesn't want to scare him off. And she's never met someone who treats her like she's a person not an appendage of their glory or a trophy because she's a cheerleader. Roman is just a shy gentleman who can't believe someone as pretty as Lilly would want to have anything to do with him. But they figure it out and along the way we get delightful scenes with Roman's great aunt who is a hoot and Jack and Eliza who continue to be adorable. I loved this reversal of Sara's usual jock books in that Lilly is the "jock" and she's going for the nerd boy. Loved it.
We met Lilly in Jock Reign as she was Eliza's roommate. Lilly's a cheerleader but as we get to know her we find out that she doesn't enjoy it but has been forced into this role by her mother. That relationship is one we all wince about as we read descriptions of it in the story. Lilly's real passion? Crafting! Glitter!
They reconnect and awkwardly navigate the beginnings of their romance for us in a delightful slow burn that is so sweet and true to life you can't help but love it. Neither is particularly smooth, Lilly does have experience but she's never met anyone like Roman before and she doesn't want to scare him off. And she's never met someone who treats her like she's a person not an appendage of their glory or a trophy because she's a cheerleader. Roman is just a shy gentleman who can't believe someone as pretty as Lilly would want to have anything to do with him. But they figure it out and along the way we get delightful scenes with Roman's great aunt who is a hoot and Jack and Eliza who continue to be adorable. I loved this reversal of Sara's usual jock books in that Lilly is the "jock" and she's going for the nerd boy. Loved it.