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be11aloca's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? Yes
2.75
tmcduffe's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I was really loving this book UNTIL I GOT TO 80%. It was going to be a four star. Until. 80%. DNF at 86%
readfrenzy's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
I didn’t expect to enjoy The Locker Room nearly as much as I did. It’s a funny and sweet book that I read straight through.
Baseball is the number one sport at Brentwood University and Knox is the star player. Despite assumptions, he isn’t the typical promiscuous college athlete. While there are countless girls ready to throw themselves at Knox’s feet, he only wants Emory. She has some serious baggage, though, and isn’t remotely interested in men. With her sassiness and levelheaded nature, she makes Knox work hard for her affection.
I loved all their banter and flirting. I fell for Knox right along with Emory as he breaks down her defenses with humor, genuine kindness, and persistence. His sexiness and romantic gestures definitely help as well. Knox and Emory have intense heat and the slow build almost killed me, but it provides time for the characters to establish a firm foundation of friendship. It made me love them as a couple even more.
The ending falters somewhat and Emory’s hangups keep returning like a bad rash, but with all the laughter, swooning, and fun cast of characters, this new adult read was a home run for me.
Recommended for fans of:
Baseball
Sports romantic comedies
College romance
Good banter
Oreos
I didn’t expect to enjoy The Locker Room nearly as much as I did. It’s a funny and sweet book that I read straight through.
Baseball is the number one sport at Brentwood University and Knox is the star player. Despite assumptions, he isn’t the typical promiscuous college athlete. While there are countless girls ready to throw themselves at Knox’s feet, he only wants Emory. She has some serious baggage, though, and isn’t remotely interested in men. With her sassiness and levelheaded nature, she makes Knox work hard for her affection.
I loved all their banter and flirting. I fell for Knox right along with Emory as he breaks down her defenses with humor, genuine kindness, and persistence. His sexiness and romantic gestures definitely help as well. Knox and Emory have intense heat and the slow build almost killed me, but it provides time for the characters to establish a firm foundation of friendship. It made me love them as a couple even more.
The ending falters somewhat and Emory’s hangups keep returning like a bad rash, but with all the laughter, swooning, and fun cast of characters, this new adult read was a home run for me.
Recommended for fans of:
Baseball
Sports romantic comedies
College romance
Good banter
Oreos
ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
It had the good and the bad. I cringed for a chapter or two because those were painful to read.
The Locker Room was kind of a second chance at romance for Emory. Well, after reading this.. it's like a multiple chance at love really. So Emory was kind of burned from her previous boyfriend. It was so bad that she packed up her shit and switched colleges. At this new college, where she is with her best friends, she ends up meeting Knox. Now at this point, she doesn't want a guy in her life but it doesn't hurt that he found a way into her heart. They were cute together so it definitely threw me for a loop when they broke up.
This was a relationship that hurt both people with this break up. Which sucks a lot but I'm sure Emory thought she was doing the right thing - which I can say that she fully agrees with. It doesn't help that they were both in relationships after this breakup and they never fully committed to being friends after either. Again, they were cute but when I was reading about how they were with one another after this breakup - yikes, it was painful. It's why I don't talk to any of my exes because that was just horrible. I cringed the entire time.
Even though I cringed in some areas, I still liked this book. It had a lot of good moments and some bad ones. The sexual tensions is what really got me invested and I'm proud to say that the ending was super cute. So, in the end, it was adorable and a bit predictable.
The Locker Room was kind of a second chance at romance for Emory. Well, after reading this.. it's like a multiple chance at love really. So Emory was kind of burned from her previous boyfriend. It was so bad that she packed up her shit and switched colleges. At this new college, where she is with her best friends, she ends up meeting Knox. Now at this point, she doesn't want a guy in her life but it doesn't hurt that he found a way into her heart. They were cute together so it definitely threw me for a loop when they broke up.
This was a relationship that hurt both people with this break up. Which sucks a lot but I'm sure Emory thought she was doing the right thing - which I can say that she fully agrees with. It doesn't help that they were both in relationships after this breakup and they never fully committed to being friends after either. Again, they were cute but when I was reading about how they were with one another after this breakup - yikes, it was painful. It's why I don't talk to any of my exes because that was just horrible. I cringed the entire time.
Even though I cringed in some areas, I still liked this book. It had a lot of good moments and some bad ones. The sexual tensions is what really got me invested and I'm proud to say that the ending was super cute. So, in the end, it was adorable and a bit predictable.
ipariszara's review against another edition
4.0
still pissed that no legendary locker room action happened
lovelylady's review against another edition
4.0
Spoilers Ahead... Proceed with caution
What a delightful read! Absolutely adored Knox and Emory is so sassy but sweet! A totally delightful pair that was a joy to read as they dance around one another, or really she skirts him best she can.
Emory is broken by a 6year relationship gone bad. She's trying to put her life back together and rediscover who she is. Enter the schools star Baseball player, who is charming as all get-out, madly infatuated with her, and willing to take all sorts of verbal rejection from her as she tries to protect herself and him from something she doesn't think can last.
Enter more conflict. When they DO get together a ridiculous bet is placed that limits their sexual contact. I found this plot device VERY thin. I would have liked it more had the author chosen Emory's history as the reason to hold off on sex instead of them just trying to out do the other in the "I can resist you" department. This knocked half a star for me.
And then came the real blow. The break-up was perfectly timed and perfectly reasonable. He's leaving, going into the draft where he'll finally make his dreams of being a Major League Player a reality, but not before playing for a farm team for a while. Em knows she's a distraction, and that she won't handle long distance well, or the lack of time spent together between his travel and practice schedule and her Master's program. All of this is legit and acceptable.
The EIGHT YEAR timelapse is NOT! She lives in the same city he plays for. This is not rocket science. Knox is completely justified in how unbelievably pissed off he is to discover this. Each had relationships in the time apart, forcing themselves to be unfair to other people since their hearts were never free to be given to someone new. This with the other half star... Eight years was just wayyyyy too long. And the unnecessary freak out after they sleep together? Really? That was just uncalled for!
But here's the take away. Extremely well written rollercoaster and while I say I'd change shit ... I wouldn't! It was funny, witty, the Pride and Prejudice conversation out the gate was f**king perfect! Meghan Quinn is my new binge read, and I'm gonna devour the rest of her catalogue. Thanks for a great book Ms. Quinn!
What a delightful read! Absolutely adored Knox and Emory is so sassy but sweet! A totally delightful pair that was a joy to read as they dance around one another, or really she skirts him best she can.
Emory is broken by a 6year relationship gone bad. She's trying to put her life back together and rediscover who she is. Enter the schools star Baseball player, who is charming as all get-out, madly infatuated with her, and willing to take all sorts of verbal rejection from her as she tries to protect herself and him from something she doesn't think can last.
Enter more conflict. When they DO get together a ridiculous bet is placed that limits their sexual contact. I found this plot device VERY thin. I would have liked it more had the author chosen Emory's history as the reason to hold off on sex instead of them just trying to out do the other in the "I can resist you" department. This knocked half a star for me.
And then came the real blow. The break-up was perfectly timed and perfectly reasonable. He's leaving, going into the draft where he'll finally make his dreams of being a Major League Player a reality, but not before playing for a farm team for a while. Em knows she's a distraction, and that she won't handle long distance well, or the lack of time spent together between his travel and practice schedule and her Master's program. All of this is legit and acceptable.
The EIGHT YEAR timelapse is NOT! She lives in the same city he plays for. This is not rocket science. Knox is completely justified in how unbelievably pissed off he is to discover this. Each had relationships in the time apart, forcing themselves to be unfair to other people since their hearts were never free to be given to someone new. This with the other half star... Eight years was just wayyyyy too long. And the unnecessary freak out after they sleep together? Really? That was just uncalled for!
But here's the take away. Extremely well written rollercoaster and while I say I'd change shit ... I wouldn't! It was funny, witty, the Pride and Prejudice conversation out the gate was f**king perfect! Meghan Quinn is my new binge read, and I'm gonna devour the rest of her catalogue. Thanks for a great book Ms. Quinn!
selinalowther's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
3.75
lauren_soderberg's review against another edition
3.0
After reading and loving 'The Dugout,' I decided to read this novel too. While it had some of the same elements that I enjoyed in 'The Dugout,' I did not enjoy this book quite as much. This is namely because (SPOILER ALERT) the heroine and the hero spend EIGHT YEARS apart. And the reason they break up in the first place felt forced and, in my opinion, wasn't very substantive. If the timeline issue doesn't bother you, I'd say go for it. If it does, I'd say skip this one and read 'The Dugout' instead.
tpatti's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.5
jessejayne's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.75