4.24 AVERAGE


⚽️ When Liz Lowe ends up pregnant, she gives up her full-ride soccer scholarship to UCLA to have her baby. First, Mia is born and, after years of beachside soccer sessions with her mom, she is showing the same brilliant ability as an athlete. Then, Cricket is born - again, she shows some real athletic ability. But even at that young age, Mia has been conditioned to be the adult, the protector, and the sacrificer. When her life hangs in the balance, will Mia give up everything to help the sister that has always put her first? 
 
⚽️ I didn’t expect to enjoy this one as much as I did. I initially passed on it, until I heard it was about soccer. I’m a sucker for sports fiction, so I knew I had to try this one. I love anything that can accurately portray sports at the elite level, and I really loved this aspect of the story. 
 
⚽️ This is a story about sisterhood, soccer, and sacrifice. I enjoyed the characters and was really rooting for them. I was very frustrated with Cricket from the beginning and that feeling never really went away. I was so happy when Mia found her person…someone who finally put her first and loved her like she deserved. Overall, I flew through this one and really enjoyed it.
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful inspiring 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
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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: No
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
emotional inspiring medium-paced
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes