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***Upping the stars on this one as I go over my favorites for 2018 to 4.25. I really enjoyed this book!***
4 stars. This book was such a breath of fresh air! This is Rowdy and Scarlett's book. Rowdy is a college senior at Iowa and captain of the baseball team. Scarlett is also a senior, who goes with some friends to a party at the baseball team house on Jock Row. At the party, her friends meet a few guys who act like jerks to them. When Scarlett stands up to them, she is kicked out of the party by the guys, who recruit Rowdy to kick her out since he is the captain, and relegated to the porch to wait for her friends. As she spends a few hours on the porch with Rowdy "babysitting" her, the two of them find they have a spark and are interested in each other. So begins a ritual of Scarlett coming to the parties at the house with her friends and spending the night on the porch talking to Rowdy. As they get to know and like each other more, they fall in love.
I really enjoyed this book! I loved Rowdy and Scarlett. Rowdy was mature and not a manwhore or opposed to relationships. Scarlett is quirky, fun, sweet and could care less what anyone thinks about her. I loved that Rowdy appreciated how special she was. I do think the blurb is misleading. I was expecting there to be more of a hate to love story, or Rowdy to be more mean to Scarlett at first. Instead, he was fascinated by her from the moment they met. They had great chemistry from the beginning. There is a bit of a slow burn as they met and got to know each other on the porch of the baseball jock house once a week, but it wasn't slow moving. I enjoyed seeing them get butterflies with each other and gradually fall in love. Rowdy and Scarlett were really sweet and cute with each other. Also, there was very low angst, no big break-ups or misunderstandings. There is an adorable epilogue too.
Overall, this was just a fun, sweet, easy read! I am looking forward to reading more from this series and from Ms. Ney!
4 stars. This book was such a breath of fresh air! This is Rowdy and Scarlett's book. Rowdy is a college senior at Iowa and captain of the baseball team. Scarlett is also a senior, who goes with some friends to a party at the baseball team house on Jock Row. At the party, her friends meet a few guys who act like jerks to them. When Scarlett stands up to them, she is kicked out of the party by the guys, who recruit Rowdy to kick her out since he is the captain, and relegated to the porch to wait for her friends. As she spends a few hours on the porch with Rowdy "babysitting" her, the two of them find they have a spark and are interested in each other. So begins a ritual of Scarlett coming to the parties at the house with her friends and spending the night on the porch talking to Rowdy. As they get to know and like each other more, they fall in love.
I really enjoyed this book! I loved Rowdy and Scarlett. Rowdy was mature and not a manwhore or opposed to relationships. Scarlett is quirky, fun, sweet and could care less what anyone thinks about her. I loved that Rowdy appreciated how special she was. I do think the blurb is misleading. I was expecting there to be more of a hate to love story, or Rowdy to be more mean to Scarlett at first. Instead, he was fascinated by her from the moment they met. They had great chemistry from the beginning. There is a bit of a slow burn as they met and got to know each other on the porch of the baseball jock house once a week, but it wasn't slow moving. I enjoyed seeing them get butterflies with each other and gradually fall in love. Rowdy and Scarlett were really sweet and cute with each other. Also, there was very low angst, no big break-ups or misunderstandings. There is an adorable epilogue too.
Overall, this was just a fun, sweet, easy read! I am looking forward to reading more from this series and from Ms. Ney!
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Cuter the second time around. Again, great for a pallet cleanser in-between super heavy books
Oof. The relationship started out strong and was super cute. And then the night things progressed past friendship for them the story just went way downhill from there for me. Some other aspects of the writing/narrative also bugged me but that could be more of a personal thing.
if a man called me dumple puss i would kill myself
This was a slow burn, my friends.. but I adored the build up.. do not misunderstand me, this book was steamy, but sweet.
ZERO ANGST READ!! Plenty of moments where I was not quite laughing out loud, but I enjoyed the lightheartedness of this book!!
ZERO ANGST READ!! Plenty of moments where I was not quite laughing out loud, but I enjoyed the lightheartedness of this book!!
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Jock Row by author Sara Ney is a fun, low stakes, low angst college romcom. Scarlet and Rowdy meet at a party at the baseball house. She's unintentionally jock-blocking his friends, so he escorts her out of the house. The two end up spending a good deal of time together on the porch, in the cold. Week after week, Scarlet returns to the baseball house with her friends, and Rowdy is there waiting for her every time. With no third act breakup (yay!) and not a lot of angst, this one was a quick, easy read.
Quick read for a matching cover task. Certainly not for pleasure...
Such a sweet and funny love story! I liked that there was no angst or drama, just them, getting to know each other, falling in love with each other.
What an incredibly sweet story about becoming friends and then lovers! First love at its absolute finest!
I just love how these two meet! Totally unconventional and original. Sterling, or his baseball name Rowdy, has to kick Scarlett out of a party at the baseball house. They end up talking on the front porch and get to know each other week after week. Their relationship progresses so naturally from their talks to the games they play. Rowdy is so sweet and romantic! Watching him fall so hard and fast for Scarlett was everything! She owns who she is and falls just as hard and fast as Rowdy. I fell fast for these two as well.
I highly recommend this book and can't wait to read more in the series!
I just love how these two meet! Totally unconventional and original. Sterling, or his baseball name Rowdy, has to kick Scarlett out of a party at the baseball house. They end up talking on the front porch and get to know each other week after week. Their relationship progresses so naturally from their talks to the games they play. Rowdy is so sweet and romantic! Watching him fall so hard and fast for Scarlett was everything! She owns who she is and falls just as hard and fast as Rowdy. I fell fast for these two as well.
I highly recommend this book and can't wait to read more in the series!