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A review by illiteratewench
Hail Mary by Kandi Steiner
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
Hail Mary by Kandi Steiner
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Available on Kindle Unlimited
Troupes: contemporary sports romance, college football, forced proximity (roommates), latino hero, plus sized heroine, alternative heroine, highschool flashbacks with popular jock hero and bullied emo heroine, ugly duckling/glow-up heroine, secret identity
The set up of this book is that our heroine Mary has liked Leo since high school when they used to game together. She knew who he was, but he didn't know who she was. When she tried to go up to him, his friends all laughed at her and he didn't defend her, leading to her cutting contact with him. Now, years later, she has to move in with him. She's now a much more confident woman working at a tattoo apprenticeship while he is a college football star.
I wish gaming was a bigger part of the story and not just the backstory. I love anonymous penpals/hidden identity, it's my favourite romance troupe, but the flashbacks are reserved for the first few chapters and honestly didn't feel like it even needed to be there?
Anyways, I respect this book for presenting a confident plus size and alternative female heroine. I also had good intentions with the workplace sexual harassment #MeToo storyline, though I think it could have been written better.
Shout out to this line from when she cut him off in highschool that made me laugh and cringe at the same time:
⭐⭐⭐
Available on Kindle Unlimited
Troupes: contemporary sports romance, college football, forced proximity (roommates), latino hero, plus sized heroine, alternative heroine, highschool flashbacks with popular jock hero and bullied emo heroine, ugly duckling/glow-up heroine, secret identity
The set up of this book is that our heroine Mary has liked Leo since high school when they used to game together. She knew who he was, but he didn't know who she was. When she tried to go up to him, his friends all laughed at her and he didn't defend her, leading to her cutting contact with him. Now, years later, she has to move in with him. She's now a much more confident woman working at a tattoo apprenticeship while he is a college football star.
I wish gaming was a bigger part of the story and not just the backstory. I love anonymous penpals/hidden identity, it's my favourite romance troupe, but the flashbacks are reserved for the first few chapters and honestly didn't feel like it even needed to be there?
Anyways, I respect this book for presenting a confident plus size and alternative female heroine. I also had good intentions with the workplace sexual harassment #MeToo storyline, though I think it could have been written better.
Shout out to this line from when she cut him off in highschool that made me laugh and cringe at the same time:
I unplugged my Xbox and made a plan to take it and all my games to GameStop and exchange it for a PlayStation instead.