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The Striker by Ana Huang

4.0

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Thoughts: I normally love Ana Huang books (the Twisted Series and Kings of Sins series have my heart) so I was very excited for this read, but it pains me to say that I was highly disappointed. This book follows Asher Donovan, a major league football (soccer) player, and Scarlett DuBois, former prima ballerina who is now Asher’s off-season trainer. Scarlett is Asher’s biggest rival’s sister, so throughout the story we see the rivalry between Asher and Vincent thaw, and we see the relationship between Scarlett and Asher bloom as they face different challenges. The first two thirds of the book were honestly quite dull, and nothing really seemed to happen – the last third of the book was easily 5 stars and what I expected the whole book to be. I just expected more substance in the book as a whole. I loved Asher’s character – he was so considerate of her and showed her support and understanding throughout the book. The way he prioritized her and showed it through his actions was incredibly – I mean the man missed one of his biggest games for her, built her their own private studio to keep her safe from the paps, and traded his luxurious car collection for one for one of the safest cars in the world. Not only that, but he didn’t even sell them, he just gave them away to his team members?! It was also exciting seeing so many characters making appearances throughout the book – most of Ana Huang readers have noticed that she always brings back cameos into her new books, and this one was full of them.
Overall rating: 3.5/5