A review by fromthefoxhole
Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you x 1000000 to Stephanie and her team for the ARC!
This is a 3.5, rounded up. Unfortunately, Behind the Net didn't speak to me as much as the Rhodes Brothers did. I think Pippa was a little too fragile and Jamie a little too smoldering. Their physical chemistry was off the charts, but even with split povs I kept thinking that I was missing something to the story.
I love the premise, that they were mutually smitten in high school but nothing came of it, that Pippa's sunshine balances Jamie's grumpy, and the assistant/boss dynamic. It just didn't add up to something that really held onto me.
It's still very well written, and as obvious by the overwhelmingly positive response Behind the Net still scored with a lot of readers. I will absolutely read the next one, and I stand by my belief that Stephanie is a killer author who deserves way more hype than she gets ♥️
This is a 3.5, rounded up. Unfortunately, Behind the Net didn't speak to me as much as the Rhodes Brothers did. I think Pippa was a little too fragile and Jamie a little too smoldering. Their physical chemistry was off the charts, but even with split povs I kept thinking that I was missing something to the story.
I love the premise, that they were mutually smitten in high school but nothing came of it, that Pippa's sunshine balances Jamie's grumpy, and the assistant/boss dynamic. It just didn't add up to something that really held onto me.
It's still very well written, and as obvious by the overwhelmingly positive response Behind the Net still scored with a lot of readers. I will absolutely read the next one, and I stand by my belief that Stephanie is a killer author who deserves way more hype than she gets ♥️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Toxic relationship