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thecharlottechapman's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
lets9255's review
2.0
for me
This book disappointed me. I love the teaching trope but this book wasn’t that good. They randomly decided that they were in love with each other and boom she runs away. The plot didn’t seem thought out. Everything was rush after they got together. It took forever for them to get together and the plot was rushed. Nothing was really explained. The end skips over everything and we’re basically just told what happens. That just seems like the author just didn’t want to take time to explain. Was not a big fan. 2/5
This book disappointed me. I love the teaching trope but this book wasn’t that good. They randomly decided that they were in love with each other and boom she runs away. The plot didn’t seem thought out. Everything was rush after they got together. It took forever for them to get together and the plot was rushed. Nothing was really explained. The end skips over everything and we’re basically just told what happens. That just seems like the author just didn’t want to take time to explain. Was not a big fan. 2/5
readwithrach's review
4.0
This book was really cute and funny. Evie and Ian were such great characters. I loved the somewhat forbidden element (older brother’s best friend!) and flew through this one. I can’t wait for the next books in this series.
stucknbooks14's review against another edition
3.0
Trigger Warnings include:
cheating, alcoholism, questionable child neglect/abuse
Nothing makes me sadder than not loving a book I thought would tick all my boxes. Evie is tasked with doing art therapy for her brother’s best friend’s hockey team. (Who by the way, are not a good time. And I didn’t like spending time with them.) Ian is the nicest, calmest member of his team. Even when he’s being protective, he’s calm. Which nearly makes Evie (and me) melt on site. I should also make note that Ian has a girlfriend, who is just as awful to be around as his teammates. Her brother is overbearing, thinking he has the right to control her life, including her sex life. And he only continues to become more overbearing, and outright disrespectful. Thankfully, that’s something Ian doesn’t allow. Evie lets everyone walk all over her, again, something Ian doesn’t allow. When he steps in to protect and care for her, he suddenly becomes a member of her friend group…and gives them relationship advice and sex lessons? An early 30’s something famous hockey player spending his free time doing what? Evie has always loved herself as is, but now suddenly she decides she needs to change everything about herself to appease the world. (Again, something Ian does not condone.) I was a fan of Evie and Ian together, their comfort and vulnerability with each other. But that was about it. I wasn’t a fan of the world around them. I guess as the first in the series, it’s a great series builder. But I gotta be honest, at no point did I want to learn more about a side character.
8/10 Dirty Birdy
4/10 Age Gap
7/10 Brother’s BFF
6/10 Slow Burn
9/10 Sports Romance
4/10 Workplace
cheating, alcoholism, questionable child neglect/abuse
Nothing makes me sadder than not loving a book I thought would tick all my boxes. Evie is tasked with doing art therapy for her brother’s best friend’s hockey team. (Who by the way, are not a good time. And I didn’t like spending time with them.) Ian is the nicest, calmest member of his team. Even when he’s being protective, he’s calm. Which nearly makes Evie (and me) melt on site. I should also make note that Ian has a girlfriend, who is just as awful to be around as his teammates. Her brother is overbearing, thinking he has the right to control her life, including her sex life. And he only continues to become more overbearing, and outright disrespectful. Thankfully, that’s something Ian doesn’t allow. Evie lets everyone walk all over her, again, something Ian doesn’t allow. When he steps in to protect and care for her, he suddenly becomes a member of her friend group…and gives them relationship advice and sex lessons? An early 30’s something famous hockey player spending his free time doing what? Evie has always loved herself as is, but now suddenly she decides she needs to change everything about herself to appease the world. (Again, something Ian does not condone.) I was a fan of Evie and Ian together, their comfort and vulnerability with each other. But that was about it. I wasn’t a fan of the world around them. I guess as the first in the series, it’s a great series builder. But I gotta be honest, at no point did I want to learn more about a side character.
8/10 Dirty Birdy
4/10 Age Gap
7/10 Brother’s BFF
6/10 Slow Burn
9/10 Sports Romance
4/10 Workplace
coralcrab77's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Okay read but it ended so quickly. It felt like the author got bored of writing and then wrapped the entire ending into 2 paragraphs.
jsromancebookblog's review against another edition
5.0
Funny and sweet with just the right amount of drama when needed, this is a completely entertaining romcom. From start to finish, this book had me caught up in its pages and smiling throughout.
This is the story of Evie, the sweet and slightly naïve art grad student working for New York’s professional hockey team as an art therapist, and Ian, the professional hockey player and Evie’s older brother’s best friend. When the book begins, we find that Evie has what she deems to be a problem: she’s still got her V-card, and she does not want it. She’s recently been dumped, and she’s having a tough time of things not because of the guy exactly but more that he basically told her that she isn’t exactly appealing. After a disaster of a drunken night where she runs into her ex, Ian promises to be her (and a couple of her friends) love guru. Right away her fashionable friend Harlow helps her redo her look, and it definitely grabs the attention of others and even Ian. From there, we see how Evie goes from quirky and kinda frumpy to more feisty and vixenish and how her and her relationship with Ian changes from to something entirely different.
Evie is just the cutest little thing ever. She’s so sweet and fun but sort of uncertain of herself at the same time. She’s the sort of character where I think everyone can relate to her on some level. I loved seeing her come into her own and take charge of her life as a young woman in her early twenties. Then there’s Ian, and he’s such a sweetheart. He’s kind, loyal, and is devoted to the people he cares about. The way he is with Evie is wonderfully cute but hot at the same time, and I loved how these two were together.
Also, this book is funny! Like I totally had a smile on my face reading it and literally laughed out loud multiple times. This is the first time I’ve read this author, and Scored has made me an automatic fan. I love a good romcom, and that’s exactly what this is. It’s fun and light but has moments of seriousness that add that element of angst that any great romcom needs. I thoroughly enjoyed this storyline and loved seeing the evolution of the characters.
Scored is a fantastic romcom that hits all the marks. It’s the first book in Valente’s A V-Card Diaries series, and I’m really looking forward to the next one already.
This is the story of Evie, the sweet and slightly naïve art grad student working for New York’s professional hockey team as an art therapist, and Ian, the professional hockey player and Evie’s older brother’s best friend. When the book begins, we find that Evie has what she deems to be a problem: she’s still got her V-card, and she does not want it. She’s recently been dumped, and she’s having a tough time of things not because of the guy exactly but more that he basically told her that she isn’t exactly appealing. After a disaster of a drunken night where she runs into her ex, Ian promises to be her (and a couple of her friends) love guru. Right away her fashionable friend Harlow helps her redo her look, and it definitely grabs the attention of others and even Ian. From there, we see how Evie goes from quirky and kinda frumpy to more feisty and vixenish and how her and her relationship with Ian changes from to something entirely different.
Evie is just the cutest little thing ever. She’s so sweet and fun but sort of uncertain of herself at the same time. She’s the sort of character where I think everyone can relate to her on some level. I loved seeing her come into her own and take charge of her life as a young woman in her early twenties. Then there’s Ian, and he’s such a sweetheart. He’s kind, loyal, and is devoted to the people he cares about. The way he is with Evie is wonderfully cute but hot at the same time, and I loved how these two were together.
Also, this book is funny! Like I totally had a smile on my face reading it and literally laughed out loud multiple times. This is the first time I’ve read this author, and Scored has made me an automatic fan. I love a good romcom, and that’s exactly what this is. It’s fun and light but has moments of seriousness that add that element of angst that any great romcom needs. I thoroughly enjoyed this storyline and loved seeing the evolution of the characters.
Scored is a fantastic romcom that hits all the marks. It’s the first book in Valente’s A V-Card Diaries series, and I’m really looking forward to the next one already.
kb33's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This was a little cringy... both for the obsession with everyone's virginity or lack of, and because the mfc was so innocent that the age gap was nearly gross.
I think I'm going to start taking away half a star on every book I read where the mmc's thing is so big the mfc "can't wrap her hand around it" like these guys have peanut butter jars in their pants. smh.
I think I'm going to start taking away half a star on every book I read where the mmc's thing is so big the mfc "can't wrap her hand around it" like these guys have peanut butter jars in their pants. smh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Sexism
Minor: Abandonment
joskypay's review against another edition
5.0
Brothers best friend meets sports romance meets rom-com delight! Everything you want all in one place, this one is hilarious and sexy and heart string pulling in equal measure from start to finish. The number of times I laughed to myself in a quiet empty room is embarrassing. Evie is just SO cute and awkwardly relatable. She's just figuring out what she wants and how to get it and I loved watching her become more empowered and start putting herself first. How Ian manages to be sweet and yet devilishly charming at the same time baffles me but just proves how amazing this author is. It sucks you in and leaves you with a smile on your face, pretty much exactly everything you need for a perfect book!
victoriaa_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Cute, funny, sexy. I'm excited to read more of this series and see where it takes her friends. I actually laughed out loud a couple of times, and several times my heart went "aww". Also, a few spicy scenes and they are perfect.