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catschapters's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
katedornes's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
ibbbbs's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
kristenraeham's review against another edition
3.0
Second chance + football romance!
High school sweethearts Poppy & TK reconnect unexpectedly after years apart. They're forced to deal with the emotions & secrets between them.
Read if you love...
✨single parent, FMC
🏈MMC pro football player
✨second chance
👏🏼dual perspective
✨hilarious kiddo
To be honest, once again, I should have written the review right after finishing the book because now I don't remember all the things to write a proper review.
I listened to this one quickly because I was curious how everything played out, and there were definitely things I liked & didn't like.
Liked...
• the kiddo is hilarious
• if it's actually all true, the insider knowledge of how football training camp, pre-season, and games work for family is really cool
• the friendships between Poppy and a couple of the other player's girlfriends / wives
• the writing improved from her debut to the second book
Disliked...
• the whiplash of how quickly they were physical / back together after yeaaars of not seeing each other to pulling back and being distant - it could be the demi/gray in me, but it felt so off to me that they just jumped back in without really talking about anything & then when they did talk things loosely fell apart
• I semi understand within the context of their past, but how quickly (with a kid involved) they moved relationship wise just didn't work for me
It was a quick read and I'll continue the series because I'm curious to see what happens and see Martin's writing approve, but so far mixed feelings about this series.
📍Colorado
✨Representation: Black MCs & side characters
‼️Content: stalking; abandonment; sexual harassment; abortion; medical trauma
ceena's review against another edition
4.0
*I voluntarily read and reviewed and ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. *
As soon as I finished reading Intercepted I went and requested this one from Netgalley, I was So. Excited. Then when the approval came in I threw my TBR list out the window in order to read this one. The thing is, it didn't live up to the hype.
Does that mean it isn't a good book??? Heck no, techno, I just wasn't as enchanted with it as I was the first -- which would have been hard with all my internal hype too.
Poppy is a strong amazing character and her son Ace is so, so adorable. TK isn't who I thought he would be, which threw me for a loop. I thought he would be more goofy and carefree, but we didn't get that. Although, it is also brought up a bit and I appreciated the drama there. Brynn returns here and I gotta admit that she is stealing my heart.
This book is a bit more serious than the first. I don't remember laughing here, which is a HUGE change since I laughed all the time with the first book. I'm just trying to show why my expectations were off and how it might have affected my rating.
With Poppy and TK, I didn't feel a ton of chemistry. I think this is because they had so much in the past that they just picked right back up and didn't really do much on page. Plus, their relationship along with other aspects of the book just felt like it happened so... easily. Everything just fell into place, which ended up making some things feel anticlimatic. Not all relationships need drama, this is true, but I needed a bit more oomph.
Look, I still really enjoyed this book and I am so very excited to eventually read the third book featuring Brynn as the main character. I'm just hoping I'm not wrong with Maxwell's personality this time. If you liked the first book, I think you should give this one a try, just don't expect the same kind of story. Also, this can be read as a standalone -- Marlee and Gavin are mentioned, but knowing their story doesn't help with understanding this one.
As soon as I finished reading Intercepted I went and requested this one from Netgalley, I was So. Excited. Then when the approval came in I threw my TBR list out the window in order to read this one. The thing is, it didn't live up to the hype.
Does that mean it isn't a good book??? Heck no, techno, I just wasn't as enchanted with it as I was the first -- which would have been hard with all my internal hype too.
Poppy is a strong amazing character and her son Ace is so, so adorable. TK isn't who I thought he would be, which threw me for a loop. I thought he would be more goofy and carefree, but we didn't get that. Although, it is also brought up a bit and I appreciated the drama there. Brynn returns here and I gotta admit that she is stealing my heart.
This book is a bit more serious than the first. I don't remember laughing here, which is a HUGE change since I laughed all the time with the first book. I'm just trying to show why my expectations were off and how it might have affected my rating.
With Poppy and TK, I didn't feel a ton of chemistry. I think this is because they had so much in the past that they just picked right back up and didn't really do much on page. Plus, their relationship along with other aspects of the book just felt like it happened so... easily. Everything just fell into place, which ended up making some things feel anticlimatic. Not all relationships need drama, this is true, but I needed a bit more oomph.
Look, I still really enjoyed this book and I am so very excited to eventually read the third book featuring Brynn as the main character. I'm just hoping I'm not wrong with Maxwell's personality this time. If you liked the first book, I think you should give this one a try, just don't expect the same kind of story. Also, this can be read as a standalone -- Marlee and Gavin are mentioned, but knowing their story doesn't help with understanding this one.