333 reviews for:

The Third Baseman

Lulu Moore

3.79 AVERAGE


Lulu Moore quickly became a ‘must read everything she writes’ author to me. Her books are true comfort reads, they always leave my cheeks aching from smiling so much, the men will make you want to swoon and the women you want in your friendship group. The Third Baseman was no exception and lived up to this.

Jupiter has appeared in other books, a grouchy, scowling player but he’s much more than what he has let everyone see and as soon as Marnie is back in his life you see a much different side to him. He broke Marnie’s heart but the more you read the more you learn it broke his too.

Marnie has successfully avoided all things Jupiter since the day he left her crying on her porch 14 years ago. But now she’s left her job at the Johnson Space Centre and moved to work for the New York Lions, Jupiter’s baseball team. She plans to get the closure she never had but is totally thrown by seeing Jupiter again and how it makes her feel.

This is a wonderful second chance romance with main characters you can’t help but root for. A brilliant start to a new series and as with the other series the friendship group in this is great so you’ll be left wanting more.
emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

MMC chooses to break up with the FMC as a teenager so she "won't ruin her life" when he's drafted instead of just effing talking to her, and he says nasty horrible things so she'll believe it. He continues to play the victim because "it broke his heart" too, and hardly makes up for it with a simple apology 14 whole years later (and refuses to explain his reasons) when he manipulates the FMC's job and life to push and push her into forgiving him. He's been sleeping with "hundreds of women" in that time, yet she's supposedly always been the one and he knew he'd get her back eventually (so then why are you sleeping around?), AND he has the audacity to be angry with her for having been married in that time instead of reading his mind and waiting for him to be ready to come back to her. Yikes, that's a hard no for me.
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: No
emotional lighthearted medium-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

Star light star bright! I throughly enjoyed this book! Jupiter was side character that need a main book! Boy he did he make his entrance! His love Marine has never wavered in the years apart now that they have their second chance they will make it! Must read! Thank you for the arc!
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corneliarin's review

4.0
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No