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A review by hsira
The Baller by August Jones
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3.5⭐️
Sawyer and Adam
PLEASE be aware that this review is meant for my own purposes only in order to help me recall this book and is in no way a reflection of what I think anyone else will like or want out of a book. It is simply a memory aid and a rough voice-to-text which is completely unedited/reviewed for errors. Read at your own discretion.
Sawyer is a 42 yo music mogul and billionaire (and Gideon from Manhandled’s agent and former lover). Adam is a 24 yo baseball player who just got called up as a relief pitcher for the LA MLB team. Sawyer is the owner of the team. During the first dinner of the season, Sawyer and Adam see each other and realize that they have met previously when they were both in rehab. Neither of them is happy about this. Weirdly, they end up hanging out, and a tentative friendship starts forming. When Sawyer kisses Adam, Adam freaks out. After my soul-searching, he realizes he is actually attracted to Sawyer. There’s a lot of back-and-forth figuring stuff out since neither identifies as gay. Eventually they get their shit together and get together. They are toxically codependent, but it seems to work for them. There is an undercurrent that they have to remain a secret, because Sawyer cannot let out that he had previously been with Gideon because Gideon was 18 years old. Considering how young Adam is, Sawyer is sure that people will think he is a predator. Meanwhile, Adam is struggling with his sobriety, and Inability to be alone. They have some ridiculous arguments because neither one is really functional and there is a third act break up but eventually they figure it out. The driving dynamic is that Adam is outed in a photograph of him at a gay club, and Sawyer does not come forward at that time. Adam is the traded to a different baseball team and thinks they need to break up.
Overall, I really liked this book until the last little bit. I found it frustrating with the miscommunication. It wasn’t really miscommunication it was more just that the characters are so messed up. And honestly, I think the reader is supposed to realize that Sawyer was in the wrong for not coming out when Adam was outed , but honestly I sympathize with him so I didn’t really buy into his needing forgiveness. Both these characters are in dire need of therapy and their codependency is a mess but they were super fun to read.
Sawyer and Adam
PLEASE be aware that this review is meant for my own purposes only in order to help me recall this book and is in no way a reflection of what I think anyone else will like or want out of a book. It is simply a memory aid and a rough voice-to-text which is completely unedited/reviewed for errors. Read at your own discretion.
Sawyer is a 42 yo music mogul and billionaire (and Gideon from Manhandled’s agent and former lover). Adam is a 24 yo baseball player who just got called up as a relief pitcher for the LA MLB team. Sawyer is the owner of the team. During the first dinner of the season, Sawyer and Adam see each other and realize that they have met previously when they were both in rehab. Neither of them is happy about this. Weirdly, they end up hanging out, and a tentative friendship starts forming. When Sawyer kisses Adam, Adam freaks out. After my soul-searching, he realizes he is actually attracted to Sawyer. There’s a lot of back-and-forth figuring stuff out since neither identifies as gay. Eventually they get their shit together and get together. They are toxically codependent, but it seems to work for them. There is an undercurrent that they have to remain a secret, because Sawyer cannot let out that he had previously been with Gideon because Gideon was 18 years old. Considering how young Adam is, Sawyer is sure that people will think he is a predator. Meanwhile, Adam is struggling with his sobriety, and Inability to be alone. They have some ridiculous arguments because neither one is really functional and there is a third act break up but eventually they figure it out. The driving dynamic is that Adam is outed in a photograph of him at a gay club, and Sawyer does not come forward at that time. Adam is the traded to a different baseball team and thinks they need to break up.
Overall, I really liked this book until the last little bit. I found it frustrating with the miscommunication. It wasn’t really miscommunication it was more just that the characters are so messed up. And honestly, I think the reader is supposed to realize that Sawyer was in the wrong for not coming out when Adam was outed , but honestly I sympathize with him so I didn’t really buy into his needing forgiveness. Both these characters are in dire need of therapy and their codependency is a mess but they were super fun to read.