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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
AudioBook Review
As someone who typically avoids the accidental pregnancy trope, I was genuinely surprised by how much I loved this story. It’s a trope I usually steer clear of, but this book completely disarmed me with its charm, humor, and heart.
Tanner Simpson is a true standout. With his golden retriever energy and undeniable dad goals, he’s the kind of character who steals your heart from page one. His unwavering love and support for Millie, even when she keeps him at arm’s length, make him one of the most lovable and patient book boyfriends I’ve read in a long time.
Millie, on the other hand, is refreshingly complex. Her independence and cautious heart make her journey all the more authentic. Watching her slowly open herself up to love and to Tanner is deeply satisfying and emotionally resonant. Their chemistry feels natural, and the development of their relationship is both touching and believable.
What truly sets this book apart is how it takes a well-worn trope and breathes new life into it through genuinely lovable characters and a story full of warmth, laughter, and swoon-worthy moments. I didn’t expect to fall in love with it... but I absolutely did.
As someone who typically avoids the accidental pregnancy trope, I was genuinely surprised by how much I loved this story. It’s a trope I usually steer clear of, but this book completely disarmed me with its charm, humor, and heart.
Tanner Simpson is a true standout. With his golden retriever energy and undeniable dad goals, he’s the kind of character who steals your heart from page one. His unwavering love and support for Millie, even when she keeps him at arm’s length, make him one of the most lovable and patient book boyfriends I’ve read in a long time.
Millie, on the other hand, is refreshingly complex. Her independence and cautious heart make her journey all the more authentic. Watching her slowly open herself up to love and to Tanner is deeply satisfying and emotionally resonant. Their chemistry feels natural, and the development of their relationship is both touching and believable.
What truly sets this book apart is how it takes a well-worn trope and breathes new life into it through genuinely lovable characters and a story full of warmth, laughter, and swoon-worthy moments. I didn’t expect to fall in love with it... but I absolutely did.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I can only hope that this was improperly labeled a standalone and that a reader who read the rest of the books in the series saw more of the MCs together than we got in this book to justify why in the world the mmc is already in love with the fmc at the beginning of it. I had previously read book 1 in this series but none of the others and have no recollection of these characters from that book. Based on how it’s explained it sounds like the fmc has been annoyed and given the cold shoulder to the mmc since they met, so I have no idea why he would be legitimately in love with her at the beginning of this book. We also never get to see any of those moments or how they even met.
Throughout the rest of the book, there isn’t nearly enough scenes with these two to show why they even want to be together. I have no idea what their common interests are or what they do together aside from play/attend baseball games.
Being her 5/6th baseball book, and a book with SO MANY BASEBALL SCENES, I would have hoped this author would be well versed in the sport, or at a minimum get an editor to check her understanding. The lack of very basic baseball rules was annoying to read, and I’m not referring to taking liberties with playoffs/schedules. Multiple scenes where the home team was winning and they still batted in the bottom of the 9th, making a save instead of making a catch, one inning having 4 outs described, making an out at 2nd when no one was on base, etc etc. I’m not a baseball expert but these were all glaring. Also, the number of home runs per baseball scene got so aggravating by the end. It’s like the author didn’t know that every hit didn’t end up as a home run. I get that it’s the title of the book but it was like she was trying to hammer the point on every page.
Other odd things: the foreword about being a privileged white female, the mmc kissing his teammate on the lips after a win, the fmc losing her phone and not even attempting to look for it before leaving the house to go shopping, planning to name the baby after a dead dog if it was a girl (!?), 5 kids in two families had their appendix removed by age 21-did the author mix up appendectomies with getting wisdom teeth removed?
Clearly I read the last 25% of this book just to say I finished it and I wish I had just dnf. Also, I found out after finishing that this author has responded to bad reviews online and can confidently say I will not read another book by her.
Throughout the rest of the book, there isn’t nearly enough scenes with these two to show why they even want to be together. I have no idea what their common interests are or what they do together aside from play/attend baseball games.
Being her 5/6th baseball book, and a book with SO MANY BASEBALL SCENES, I would have hoped this author would be well versed in the sport, or at a minimum get an editor to check her understanding. The lack of very basic baseball rules was annoying to read, and I’m not referring to taking liberties with playoffs/schedules. Multiple scenes where the home team was winning and they still batted in the bottom of the 9th, making a save instead of making a catch, one inning having 4 outs described, making an out at 2nd when no one was on base, etc etc. I’m not a baseball expert but these were all glaring. Also, the number of home runs per baseball scene got so aggravating by the end. It’s like the author didn’t know that every hit didn’t end up as a home run. I get that it’s the title of the book but it was like she was trying to hammer the point on every page.
Other odd things: the foreword about being a privileged white female, the mmc kissing his teammate on the lips after a win, the fmc losing her phone and not even attempting to look for it before leaving the house to go shopping, planning to name the baby after a dead dog if it was a girl (!?), 5 kids in two families had their appendix removed by age 21-did the author mix up appendectomies with getting wisdom teeth removed?
Clearly I read the last 25% of this book just to say I finished it and I wish I had just dnf. Also, I found out after finishing that this author has responded to bad reviews online and can confidently say I will not read another book by her.
A sweet and heartwarming story full of emotions. It will suck you in from the start as it gives you all the feels. I loved the characters, the banter and the flying sparks. I loved reading how Tanner tries to win Millie over and show her he’s the one. It’s a fun and delightful accidental pregnancy read.
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was working my way to this one and it delivered! It was so refreshing from book 3, Baller and book 4, The Strike Zone. The pacing was good and even though it moved quick, I felt like every beat of the book had a purpose.
Tanner is so wholesome and just one of those guys that once he's in it, he's in it forever. He is down so bad for Millie early on and he is lovestruck from page 1 in this one. If you've read the previous books you will have seen the build up with Tanner and Millie.
Millie is young and trying to navigate this world after losing her father and now with an unexpected pregnancy. She also has to figure out what life will look like with a baby to a MLB player co-parent situationship. It's scary at 21...
I did like seeing Millie's options when it came to her pregnancy; it was refreshing from other accidental pregnancies I've read in the past and I enjoyed that both parties had an opportunity to explore what that would mean for them even if it was briefly in the book.
Tanner is so wholesome and just one of those guys that once he's in it, he's in it forever. He is down so bad for Millie early on and he is lovestruck from page 1 in this one. If you've read the previous books you will have seen the build up with Tanner and Millie.
Millie is young and trying to navigate this world after losing her father and now with an unexpected pregnancy. She also has to figure out what life will look like with a baby to a MLB player co-parent situationship. It's scary at 21...
I did like seeing Millie's options when it came to her pregnancy; it was refreshing from other accidental pregnancies I've read in the past and I enjoyed that both parties had an opportunity to explore what that would mean for them even if it was briefly in the book.
medium-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes