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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
only ♾️ infinity stars for this masterpiece 💖
I'm going to start by saying that this book was wonderful, I didn't find anything wrong with it and I loved reading it every minute, despite being a second chance it's so well written that I loved it 💖🥺
Jupiter has become one of my book boyfriends and with a lot of strength, I loved his personality, I liked that despite everything and the years he still love Marnie, he is tattooed and believe me that when we get to the part where he says the meaning of them i cried like a magdalena for how beautiful it is, am i being objective here? No, but it doesn't matter because here we love Jupiter and he did nothing wrong. Now if we are going to talk about Marnie, I loved her, she is a rocket scientist, she loves space and she was working at N.A.S.A until she got a new job with the New York Lions to see how she makes them win with the whole aerodynamics thing, Marnie on personality issues, my poor girl suffered and she knows that she has not fully healed but we see throughout the book how she is growing ❤️🩹
This book felt close to home bc where I'm from we like baseball so much and I hadn't read a book about this sport in a long time, I liked the dynamics of the chapters, I liked the group of friends that Marnie, Beulah and Lowe make... I lived my best life with this book ❤️🩹💖
Now while I wait for the other book in the series I'm going to read all of Lulu's books because I honestly liked her writing!!!
🫂thank you @lulumoorebooks and @valentine_pr_ for gave me this arc in exchange for my honest review 📚!!
I'm going to start by saying that this book was wonderful, I didn't find anything wrong with it and I loved reading it every minute, despite being a second chance it's so well written that I loved it 💖🥺
Jupiter has become one of my book boyfriends and with a lot of strength, I loved his personality, I liked that despite everything and the years he still love Marnie, he is tattooed and believe me that when we get to the part where he says the meaning of them i cried like a magdalena for how beautiful it is, am i being objective here? No, but it doesn't matter because here we love Jupiter and he did nothing wrong. Now if we are going to talk about Marnie, I loved her, she is a rocket scientist, she loves space and she was working at N.A.S.A until she got a new job with the New York Lions to see how she makes them win with the whole aerodynamics thing, Marnie on personality issues, my poor girl suffered and she knows that she has not fully healed but we see throughout the book how she is growing ❤️🩹
This book felt close to home bc where I'm from we like baseball so much and I hadn't read a book about this sport in a long time, I liked the dynamics of the chapters, I liked the group of friends that Marnie, Beulah and Lowe make... I lived my best life with this book ❤️🩹💖
Now while I wait for the other book in the series I'm going to read all of Lulu's books because I honestly liked her writing!!!
🫂thank you @lulumoorebooks and @valentine_pr_ for gave me this arc in exchange for my honest review 📚!!
3.5 ★
Thanks so much to Lulu and Valentine PR for this arc.
As a huge baseball fan, particularly a Dodgers fan, I really wanted to LOVE this book. This book was good but I just wasn’t as hooked as I would have liked to have been.
I’m all for second chance romances but I wish they would’ve met again organically years later and not because he basically manipulated himself back into her life and wasn’t taking no for an answer. He was too demanding in the beginning for my taste and I hate when people don’t apologize when they’re wrong. I do understand why he broke things off before because Marnie would’ve made a mistake giving up her dream but I didn’t like the way he went about things once they reconnected.
On Marnie’s end I loved that she was a STEM girly but a pet peeve of mine is when someone diminishes a past relationship just for the main guy. I would have preferred for her to completely move on and then later on rekindle with Jupiter instead of her basically saying her first marriage didn’t mean anything compared to the love she felt for Jupiter at age 16 because why even get married if you don’t love the person you’re with. It just didn’t feel right they should’ve just removed the first husband’s existence in the plot altogether or just had her date other people instead of giving her a past marriage.
I also found myself liking their past selves more than their present ones, especially Jupiter.
Thanks so much to Lulu and Valentine PR for this arc.
As a huge baseball fan, particularly a Dodgers fan, I really wanted to LOVE this book. This book was good but I just wasn’t as hooked as I would have liked to have been.
I’m all for second chance romances but I wish they would’ve met again organically years later and not because he basically manipulated himself back into her life and wasn’t taking no for an answer. He was too demanding in the beginning for my taste and I hate when people don’t apologize when they’re wrong. I do understand why he broke things off before because Marnie would’ve made a mistake giving up her dream but I didn’t like the way he went about things once they reconnected.
On Marnie’s end I loved that she was a STEM girly but a pet peeve of mine is when someone diminishes a past relationship just for the main guy. I would have preferred for her to completely move on and then later on rekindle with Jupiter instead of her basically saying her first marriage didn’t mean anything compared to the love she felt for Jupiter at age 16 because why even get married if you don’t love the person you’re with. It just didn’t feel right they should’ve just removed the first husband’s existence in the plot altogether or just had her date other people instead of giving her a past marriage.
I also found myself liking their past selves more than their present ones, especially Jupiter.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
⭐️⭐️⭐️🌶️🌶️ This book was a good second chance romance. I love a man that grovels &Jupiter definitely needed to &did. All the characters were very likable. The storyline was nice &easy to follow. The tension between the main characters was palpable. If you’re looking for a second chance baseball romance, this one is for you.
I’d like to thank Valentinepr &Lulu Moore for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Themes:
Themes:
- Girl next door
- Baseball romance
- Second chance romance
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again Lulu can write book boyfriends. I know y’all have your lists but let me introduce you to the latest man to be added to your roster; Jupiter Reeves.
I’m not going to lie to you I had high expectations for this book. Lulu has been teasing us with snippets which I have been soaking up but have no fear because she literally hit it out of the park!! [no pun intended]
This man…he is EVERYTHING! And I say this as a die hard Murray fan (I cannot believe I writing this because I think Jupiter has stolen my heart from my beautiful brooding Brit!)
I’m so glad that we got to see Jupiter, the man behind the grumpy, tattooed facade (though I love that version of him too, and the meaning behind his tattoos *be still me beating heart*). He’s sweet and funny and wonderful - I LOVE HIM!
And Marnie - from the inner firecracker to her vulnerability to her big beautiful brilliant brain [we love a woman in STEM]. You can feel her inner strength and struggle though the pages. Torn between what her hearts wants and what her heads believes to be true - Yes, just yes to all of it!
The storytelling is so well put together from present day to flashbacks both timelines add to the depth and richness to the characters. Both characters go through on an emotional rollercoaster and the angst at moments had my heart breaking but their journey back to one another was perfection. It makes you laugh out loud, cry and swoon hard! Plus the steam 🔥🔥 I’m going to leave you to read the book to discover what I mean.
As with her previous work, I adore how Lulu’s series are interconnected and we get some surprise guest appearances! It makes me so happy.
This was a standout read. Thank you so much Lulu and Valentines PR for the opportunity to ARC review
If you love the below you’ll love this book:
⚾️ second chance romance
⚾️ high school sweethearts
⚾️ friends / lovers to enemies to lovers
⚾️ rocket scientist / baseball player
⚾️ workplace romance
⚾️ all the swoons , steam and laugh out loud moments
I’m not going to lie to you I had high expectations for this book. Lulu has been teasing us with snippets which I have been soaking up but have no fear because she literally hit it out of the park!! [no pun intended]
This man…he is EVERYTHING! And I say this as a die hard Murray fan (I cannot believe I writing this because I think Jupiter has stolen my heart from my beautiful brooding Brit!)
I’m so glad that we got to see Jupiter, the man behind the grumpy, tattooed facade (though I love that version of him too, and the meaning behind his tattoos *be still me beating heart*). He’s sweet and funny and wonderful - I LOVE HIM!
And Marnie - from the inner firecracker to her vulnerability to her big beautiful brilliant brain [we love a woman in STEM]. You can feel her inner strength and struggle though the pages. Torn between what her hearts wants and what her heads believes to be true - Yes, just yes to all of it!
The storytelling is so well put together from present day to flashbacks both timelines add to the depth and richness to the characters. Both characters go through on an emotional rollercoaster and the angst at moments had my heart breaking but their journey back to one another was perfection. It makes you laugh out loud, cry and swoon hard! Plus the steam 🔥🔥 I’m going to leave you to read the book to discover what I mean.
As with her previous work, I adore how Lulu’s series are interconnected and we get some surprise guest appearances! It makes me so happy.
This was a standout read. Thank you so much Lulu and Valentines PR for the opportunity to ARC review
If you love the below you’ll love this book:
⚾️ second chance romance
⚾️ high school sweethearts
⚾️ friends / lovers to enemies to lovers
⚾️ rocket scientist / baseball player
⚾️ workplace romance
⚾️ all the swoons , steam and laugh out loud moments
emotional
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
I liked this a lot. I really liked Marnie and Jupiter.
I loved that the story was more than him breaking up with her because he wanted to be able to play the field as a rookie. I also loved that the quintessential 3rd act conflict did not have something to do with Marnie's ex-husband trying to win her back.
I really wish she was more a MD than a PhD, but the concept was still intriguing.
I loved that the story was more than him breaking up with her because he wanted to be able to play the field as a rookie. I also loved that the quintessential 3rd act conflict did not have something to do with Marnie's ex-husband trying to win her back.
I really wish she was more a MD than a PhD, but the concept was still intriguing.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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:
Yes
The Third Baseman by Lulu Moore is the first book in The New York Lions series. If you’ve read other Lulu Moore books, you’ll see some familiar faces in this book.
I am a HUGE baseball fan and I love a good second chance romance, so this book checked off a lot of boxes for me.
Jupiter Reeves broke Marnie Matthews heart fourteen years ago when he got drafted to the Dodgers. Now, Jupiter is on a new team and Marnie is brought on to help the team win, even though she has no idea how she’s supposed to do that. Jupiter does everything he can to win back Marnie, while she does everything she can to resist him.
Jupiter Reeves is one of the best third basemen in the MLB and is known as a sexy grumpy asshole, but everything he does it’s with Marnie in mind. I actually loved that he was broody and hated everyone but Marnie. I loved that all his tattoos were for her and that he wrote an M in the dirt with his bat before every at bat. I love that Jupiter was way more complex than anyone was expecting him to be. Between teenage Jupiter and adult Jupiter, there was a lot to love there.
Oh sweet Marnie, I felt every single one of her heartaches. Within that prologue, I already knew she had my heart. I adored Marnie and how smart she was. She was a freaking rocket scientist who worked for NASA of all places. I just hate that she gave up her dream to go into space, and I wish that it was addressed. Marnie was full of heart and she loved Jupe so hard, which brought back so many memories.
Lulu Moore gives us dual POV and switches between the present and Marnie and Jupiter’s past. She does this in such a beautiful way that gives you just enough of what you need to do as the story unfolds. With every single word, I felt like I was there. I was able to suspend my baseball realism for awhile to get into this book, and I loved this way more than I was expecting to. This was the perfect blend of angst and spice. This should definitely be added to your TBR.
I am a HUGE baseball fan and I love a good second chance romance, so this book checked off a lot of boxes for me.
Jupiter Reeves broke Marnie Matthews heart fourteen years ago when he got drafted to the Dodgers. Now, Jupiter is on a new team and Marnie is brought on to help the team win, even though she has no idea how she’s supposed to do that. Jupiter does everything he can to win back Marnie, while she does everything she can to resist him.
Jupiter Reeves is one of the best third basemen in the MLB and is known as a sexy grumpy asshole, but everything he does it’s with Marnie in mind. I actually loved that he was broody and hated everyone but Marnie. I loved that all his tattoos were for her and that he wrote an M in the dirt with his bat before every at bat. I love that Jupiter was way more complex than anyone was expecting him to be. Between teenage Jupiter and adult Jupiter, there was a lot to love there.
Oh sweet Marnie, I felt every single one of her heartaches. Within that prologue, I already knew she had my heart. I adored Marnie and how smart she was. She was a freaking rocket scientist who worked for NASA of all places. I just hate that she gave up her dream to go into space, and I wish that it was addressed. Marnie was full of heart and she loved Jupe so hard, which brought back so many memories.
Lulu Moore gives us dual POV and switches between the present and Marnie and Jupiter’s past. She does this in such a beautiful way that gives you just enough of what you need to do as the story unfolds. With every single word, I felt like I was there. I was able to suspend my baseball realism for awhile to get into this book, and I loved this way more than I was expecting to. This was the perfect blend of angst and spice. This should definitely be added to your TBR.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content