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juliee181's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.0
judithdcollins's review against another edition
3.0
Loved the characters and Susan is an awesome author! Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he’s never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo’s life becomes a whole new ball game. He needs help—fast. Enter Kimberly van Dorn. Hired to smooth Bo’s rough exterior for the media, she expects the kind of shallow pro athlete she’s used to handling. But Bo is willing to sacrifice everything for his vulnerable son. Kim can train him to hit a home run with the press, but over a breathtaking winter on frozen Willow Lake, she realizes he has far more to teach her about the game of life…and putting love first
willowsfair's review against another edition
2.0
Surprised at how lame this was. TBH, could hardly finish it. Expected a lot better from this author, so am pretty disappointed. It just fell quite a ways below the realm of plausibility for me. It seemed contrived for the sole purpose of meeting the romance-novel formula. Don't waste your time on this one.
holly_gilbreath's review against another edition
4.0
Warm and cozy story from the Willow Lake Series about a baseball player finding the son he never knew and true love with a girl he meets at the air port who turns out to be his sports agent manager. Satisfies if you enjoy these type of stories and are into Susan Wiggs' books but I'm ready for a book with a little more complication.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
3.0
3 STARS
"Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he's never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo's life becomes a whole new ball game. He needs help--fast.Enter Kimberly van Dorn. Hired to smooth Bo's rough exterior for the media, she expects the kind of shallow pro athlete she's used to handling. But Bo is willing to sacrifice everything for his vulnerable son. Kim can train him to hit a home run with the press, but over a breathtaking winter on frozen Willow Lake, she realizes he has far more to teach her about the game of life...and putting love first." (From Amazon)
Not my favourite of the series but I did enjoy this book.
"Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he's never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo's life becomes a whole new ball game. He needs help--fast.Enter Kimberly van Dorn. Hired to smooth Bo's rough exterior for the media, she expects the kind of shallow pro athlete she's used to handling. But Bo is willing to sacrifice everything for his vulnerable son. Kim can train him to hit a home run with the press, but over a breathtaking winter on frozen Willow Lake, she realizes he has far more to teach her about the game of life...and putting love first." (From Amazon)
Not my favourite of the series but I did enjoy this book.
zenithharpink's review against another edition
2.0
"...and she looked almost pretty, in a chubby way." This was when I finally decided I didn't like this book. Also, I won't be reading Wiggs again. Not just for this comment, but the overall story was contrived and bland, and the characters just sort of faded in and out-they didn't have any real depth, they were solely there to move the plot along, or to help the two main characters realize they loved each other. As a romance, it was weak and there really wasn't much chemistry.
Kim is stunningly beautiful, and she's truly physically perfect, and blah blah blah. It was like reading Twilight and hearing about how gorgeous Edward is-AGAIN. But to withstand all the gushing of Kim's jaw-dropping good looks (a few characters in the book actually did drop their jaws when first seeing her), and then to hear that some poor girl was ALMOST pretty in a chubby way. I actually rolled my way then put the book down. Ultimately, I finished, but I'm totally turned off from this book and this author.
I don't recommend this book, unless you're at an airport and this is the only book or magazine available for sale. And you're desperate.
Kim is stunningly beautiful, and she's truly physically perfect, and blah blah blah. It was like reading Twilight and hearing about how gorgeous Edward is-AGAIN. But to withstand all the gushing of Kim's jaw-dropping good looks (a few characters in the book actually did drop their jaws when first seeing her), and then to hear that some poor girl was ALMOST pretty in a chubby way. I actually rolled my way then put the book down. Ultimately, I finished, but I'm totally turned off from this book and this author.
I don't recommend this book, unless you're at an airport and this is the only book or magazine available for sale. And you're desperate.
bibliophile24's review against another edition
3.0
I'll rate this one a little better than the one about Greg Bellamy. I just wasn't that into Bo.
nursenell's review against another edition
1.0
I thought I'd like this book better since it is about an adoption reunion. But I couldn't get into it.