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Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

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joensign's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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pam_'s review against another edition

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I wanted to like this book. The premise sounded perfect when I first picked it up. However, the plot is boring 😴 I cannot bring myself to care about these characters nor their budding relationship.

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kmoz's review

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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cheye13's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this romance. I appreciated the balance between the POVs, and both leads felt like equally rounded characters. I loved their banter and enjoyed the sports scenes as well. And like any good sports narrative, the rest of the team was a well-stocked background cast. And on top of everything, I think I've discovered a new favorite romance trope: adhd/autistic couple.

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cats33's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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ohtoasty's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I wish I could read more of this book. I would've easily taken another hundred pages. If the author wanted to throw in another problem for the main characters to sort through and figure out, I would've loved to see it.

I was intrigued at the fact the book pretty much ended when Phoebe and Grace had sorted out why they were consistently confused at one another's actions and then decided to formerly date. I think this was a cute play on the misinformation trope, the idea that Phoebe was convinced they were already dating (in all honestly, kind of far fetched because they never clarified like okay we're girlfriends?) was humorous. I was kind of surprised the book didn't take a "oh no we got caught kissing in public and now we have to deal with that fallout" kind of direction, that was what I expected. I partially missed it because I felt like it would have fit the characters perfectly, and yet simutanously I was happy it didn't fall into a trope. Maybe I'm just hard to please.

Grace's character was interesting to get to know as a reader. She's a stereotypical quiet reserved type, but overall she's very kind and thoughtful and tuned in to the people around her. It was cute to see her start to realize that she didn't always want to be alone, she liked how Phoebe taked up space, etc. I think her character growth ws incredibly satisfying though, it is nice to see someone shift in a way that they still love their sport or job or passion or whatever, but she wants to do it in a different way. She no longer is going to do what is simply expected of her. I loved it.

Phoebe was a fun character, charismatic and charming, everyone loves her. I loved the ADHD representation, the conversations around it. Grace definitely pushes it in a slightly concerning way, but considering the speed of the book, it's understandable. I loved the moment where Grace expresses she's not interested and Phoebe instantly is like "oh okay, I'm sorry" and promptly stops flirting and advances. It was nice to read and acknowledge the respect her in that way and to give time to that conversation around consent.

Overall I enjoyed it very much please give me a sequel.

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mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Love a sapphic romance and Wilsner is one of the best in the game. Grace and Matthews are my autistic/adhd couple icons. I love the way miscommunication plays out in this book - it's different than how that trope usually plays out in a good way!

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