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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Ahhh, I can't.
The story line is silly and I do not like either MC honestly.
Gonna try a different book by Lulu though!
The story line is silly and I do not like either MC honestly.
Gonna try a different book by Lulu though!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An amazing second chance romance.
The beginning was tough to get into as the flashbacks were heavy, but I enjoyed this so much.
Jupiter is so funny and full of himself, but he falls so hard for Marnie.
The beginning was tough to get into as the flashbacks were heavy, but I enjoyed this so much.
Jupiter is so funny and full of himself, but he falls so hard for Marnie.
I DNF’ed this book halfway through. Not for me.. usually I love a good second chance romance but this one did not do it for me
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
Second Chance get me EVERY.SINGLE.TIME yall. I was lucky enough to get the ARC for the third book in this series and after liking that one and those characters, I wanted to go back and read the others. This was a wonderful Intro to this new world and the new characters. I LOVED the flashbacks. I loved watching these characters fall in love at 16. OMG My heart was overflowing. Then fast forward 14 years and I loved watching them do it all over again. I loved Jupiter and how we got to unravel all of his layers of grumpiness and this exterior that he put on for everyone. When really he was in love with this woman who he let go (for a dumb reason I might add BUT I got it). I was a little irked with how grumpy he was towards her from the jump- like you have to woo a little bit which he did but after trying a different way. Then he was like putty in her hands, and she didn't even know it. I loved learning about all of his tattoos and how he had decided to have her with him always even if she wasn't. I do love reading when the MMC falls hard and fast and FIRST. I also loved our girl Marnie. Man she was strong. She was brilliant, had worked her way up in a men's world. I loved her reaction to finding out why she had been hired for this baseball team when she knows NOTHING about baseball BUT then also watching her succeed. The thing I love most about second chance is watching them fight their feelings (really only her in this case) until they finally combust.
Marnie is moving across the country to work for a team that the man that she loathes plays for. Also she knows nothing about baseball and yet she found herself unable to say no to this opportunity. Again not even after she realized she would be interacting with Jupiter Reeves, the man who broke her heart 14 years ago, on a daily basis. Oh and did she mention he ghosted her. No contact in all that time. So color her shocked when she finds out that he wouldn't move to this team unless she came too. Or that he spent a literal fortune on her dream telescope. She can't make sense of this grump borderline mean man to who she fell for all those years ago. She also can't make sense of how her body still reacts to him. When she finally learns why he ghosted her and how he has felt about her all this time, she is even more baffled. She could have made that decision with him. They could have had all this time together. But then she realizes that she doesn't want to waste any more time. She wants to get that time together that they didn't have back. But will he believe her now that she has held him at arm's length only giving him her body and not her heart?
Jupiter has a persona. He has a reputation of being the bad boy of baseball. No one knows the kid who fell in love at 16 and left his heart back home. Or how he has had to harden it over time to be able to deal with the never ending ache. So when he is asked to move to New York to help a struggling team, his one condition is he will come if they can find Marnie and get her to work there too. Everything will fall into place when they see each other again he tells himself. But that isn't how it goes. She doesn't want anything to do with him. Clearly his current tactics aren't working. So he tries to relate to her how he used to....space. He tries to give her space while also making it clear what he wants. He woos her in his own way. What he doesn't expect is for her to give in but only with her body. He takes what he can get thinking he will get the rest. But the longer they are doing this and the longer she isn't his, he doesn't know whether he can be half in anymore.
Definitely recommend this series if you haven't started it yet. I really liked Lulu's writing and how she wove this story together. I am excited to read the rest and see everyone fall and who they fall for.
Marnie is moving across the country to work for a team that the man that she loathes plays for. Also she knows nothing about baseball and yet she found herself unable to say no to this opportunity. Again not even after she realized she would be interacting with Jupiter Reeves, the man who broke her heart 14 years ago, on a daily basis. Oh and did she mention he ghosted her. No contact in all that time. So color her shocked when she finds out that he wouldn't move to this team unless she came too. Or that he spent a literal fortune on her dream telescope. She can't make sense of this grump borderline mean man to who she fell for all those years ago. She also can't make sense of how her body still reacts to him. When she finally learns why he ghosted her and how he has felt about her all this time, she is even more baffled. She could have made that decision with him. They could have had all this time together. But then she realizes that she doesn't want to waste any more time. She wants to get that time together that they didn't have back. But will he believe her now that she has held him at arm's length only giving him her body and not her heart?
Jupiter has a persona. He has a reputation of being the bad boy of baseball. No one knows the kid who fell in love at 16 and left his heart back home. Or how he has had to harden it over time to be able to deal with the never ending ache. So when he is asked to move to New York to help a struggling team, his one condition is he will come if they can find Marnie and get her to work there too. Everything will fall into place when they see each other again he tells himself. But that isn't how it goes. She doesn't want anything to do with him. Clearly his current tactics aren't working. So he tries to relate to her how he used to....space. He tries to give her space while also making it clear what he wants. He woos her in his own way. What he doesn't expect is for her to give in but only with her body. He takes what he can get thinking he will get the rest. But the longer they are doing this and the longer she isn't his, he doesn't know whether he can be half in anymore.
Definitely recommend this series if you haven't started it yet. I really liked Lulu's writing and how she wove this story together. I am excited to read the rest and see everyone fall and who they fall for.
3.5 Stars
I read a lot of sports romance. It's up there for one of my favorites within the romance genre. So when I started The Third Baseman I thought I knew what to expect. I was wrong, for the most part. I'll start by saying this was my introduction to Lulu Moore's writing, so that may play a small part in my mixed feelings on the book. Then there was the occasional british term thrown in that had me pause (ie: diary for schedule/calendar). Also the hollywood tv show vibe of the high school that Jupiter and Marnie attended just wasn't realistic. I get it, this is a work of contemporary fiction, so I can understand certain liberties being taken, but that one was just odd to me.
I say all that to say the story itself was decent. I liked the premise. I loved the second chance romance trope combined with sports romance and workplace tropes. It just felt right in that regard. I loved how intelligent Marnie was, and her passion for space. I also loved the tattoos that Jupiter had and the meaning behind them all. I wasn't as much a fan of the way Marnie was added to the team, and the reasoning behind that. These two are clearly meant to be together, and the attraction/connection hasn't diminished in their 14 years apart. If I'm honest I struggled with Jupiter's decisions. Not only from 14 years ago, but from current day as well. I understand why he did what he did back then, but I don't know.
I read a lot of sports romance. It's up there for one of my favorites within the romance genre. So when I started The Third Baseman I thought I knew what to expect. I was wrong, for the most part. I'll start by saying this was my introduction to Lulu Moore's writing, so that may play a small part in my mixed feelings on the book. Then there was the occasional british term thrown in that had me pause (ie: diary for schedule/calendar). Also the hollywood tv show vibe of the high school that Jupiter and Marnie attended just wasn't realistic. I get it, this is a work of contemporary fiction, so I can understand certain liberties being taken, but that one was just odd to me.
I say all that to say the story itself was decent. I liked the premise. I loved the second chance romance trope combined with sports romance and workplace tropes. It just felt right in that regard. I loved how intelligent Marnie was, and her passion for space. I also loved the tattoos that Jupiter had and the meaning behind them all. I wasn't as much a fan of the way Marnie was added to the team, and the reasoning behind that. These two are clearly meant to be together, and the attraction/connection hasn't diminished in their 14 years apart. If I'm honest I struggled with Jupiter's decisions. Not only from 14 years ago, but from current day as well. I understand why he did what he did back then, but I don't know.
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:
Complicated
Felt too long for all the conflict to be resolved in the last two chapters.
pure fluff with a bit of baseball thrown in, but written like they’re still in high school and not in their 30s