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A review by katemc7
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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
5.0
I have been wanting to read a Cat Sebastian book since I saw the ARC for We Could Be So Good last year. Something about it caught my attention- so needless to say I was THRILLED when I got approved for this arc. And it did NOT disappoint. This is hands down one of the top books I have read of the year. This is probably the slowest of slow burns I have read, and I legit loved every second of it. This book made me FEEL. I loved the dual POVs. I loved the characters and this world and the growth that they both had because of each other.
Eddie O'Leary thought he was doing great. He was on a team that he loved with players he enjoyed hanging out with. He still had to hide part of himself, but he knew where it was safe to do so. Then everything got ripped out from underneath him- he was being traded to the New York Robins. He was NOT happy about it and made that clear on national TV when he blasted everyone on the team. Now he is in a city where he knows nothing about what is safe. He is on a team that is giving him the silent treatment. Reporters are literally lounging in the locker room to ask him questions about his slump. Oh yeah now he is also in a hitting slump since the trade. He wonders when he will get moved down to the minors, but instead of that happening, he is told that a reporter is going to be doing a weekly diary piece on him. A not sportswriter reporter named Mark Bailey. This is when everything changes.
Mark Bailey is adrift. He goes to his office but has officially been retired from writing for months. He has a routine that helps him now drown in his grief. The grief of his partner of 7 years. The grief of a relationship that he had to keep under wraps because of what they meant to each other. The grief of being a secret to someone despite loving them wholeheartedly. Well no more. His "boss" gives him a new assignment. He is going to write a diary piece on the new infielder for the Robins. Yes the one in the hitting slump that everyone is trying to get their hands on. Yes the really cute one that makes Mark start to feel things again. Yes the man who smiles so brilliantly when Mark walks into a room. The man who has slowly but surely started to bring Mark's walls down. The same one who doesn't want to keep him a secret though he can't shout it from the mountaintops. The one who makes him want to change up his routine. The one who makes him question what's next?
Watching Eddie help mark come out of his shell was soo beautiful. The patience Eddie showed him in becoming comfortable and how much he wanted to be Mark's person. Mark was the perfect grump. I think that the grief portrayed in this was spot on. The harder things are the little things. The routines you build around each other that either have to keep going without the other or change completely when one of you is gone. I liked the pace of this book and felt that once I started I could not put it down.
Favorite things:
- Lula taking Eddie to the bakery
- First kiss
- Eddie's smiles and how he shows Mark he cares
- Eddie telling his mom about Mark
- Mark tagging along for a midnight hit session with Eddie's teammates
I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I already have We Could Be So Good on hold from the library LOL. Are there any other books like this you would recommend??
Eddie O'Leary thought he was doing great. He was on a team that he loved with players he enjoyed hanging out with. He still had to hide part of himself, but he knew where it was safe to do so. Then everything got ripped out from underneath him- he was being traded to the New York Robins. He was NOT happy about it and made that clear on national TV when he blasted everyone on the team. Now he is in a city where he knows nothing about what is safe. He is on a team that is giving him the silent treatment. Reporters are literally lounging in the locker room to ask him questions about his slump. Oh yeah now he is also in a hitting slump since the trade. He wonders when he will get moved down to the minors, but instead of that happening, he is told that a reporter is going to be doing a weekly diary piece on him. A not sportswriter reporter named Mark Bailey. This is when everything changes.
Mark Bailey is adrift. He goes to his office but has officially been retired from writing for months. He has a routine that helps him now drown in his grief. The grief of his partner of 7 years. The grief of a relationship that he had to keep under wraps because of what they meant to each other. The grief of being a secret to someone despite loving them wholeheartedly. Well no more. His "boss" gives him a new assignment. He is going to write a diary piece on the new infielder for the Robins. Yes the one in the hitting slump that everyone is trying to get their hands on. Yes the really cute one that makes Mark start to feel things again. Yes the man who smiles so brilliantly when Mark walks into a room. The man who has slowly but surely started to bring Mark's walls down. The same one who doesn't want to keep him a secret though he can't shout it from the mountaintops. The one who makes him want to change up his routine. The one who makes him question what's next?
Watching Eddie help mark come out of his shell was soo beautiful. The patience Eddie showed him in becoming comfortable and how much he wanted to be Mark's person. Mark was the perfect grump. I think that the grief portrayed in this was spot on. The harder things are the little things. The routines you build around each other that either have to keep going without the other or change completely when one of you is gone. I liked the pace of this book and felt that once I started I could not put it down.
Favorite things:
- Lula taking Eddie to the bakery
- First kiss
- Eddie's smiles and how he shows Mark he cares
- Eddie telling his mom about Mark
- Mark tagging along for a midnight hit session with Eddie's teammates
I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I already have We Could Be So Good on hold from the library LOL. Are there any other books like this you would recommend??