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A review by stephsnextread
All's Fair in Love and Pickleball by Kate Spencer
4.0
This was such a great summer read! Bex owns a racquet club in a California desert town that is mostly retired folks. Since losing her mom to cancer, the club has been struggling financially. It’s perfect timing that tennis bad boy Niko needs to use her courts for a while, which just may end up being beneficial for both of them.
I loved the banter between Niko and Bex, and there was so much pickleball innuendo! I’m not a pickleball player, so there’s no need to understand the game in order to love this book. The enemies set-up at the beginning was so good that I hated Niko for a while too and was worried that I wouldn’t end up rooting for them as a couple. My worries were for nothing because Niko ended up being the sweetest caregiving human underneath his prickly exterior, and I loved seeing him help Bex break down some of her walls too. I thought some of the pacing was off and that we were missing a little of the transition from enemies to lovers, but it didn’t hinder my enjoyment of the story. I loved that there was emotion, grief and depth, and that it was well balanced with humor and wit. I recommend this to anyone looking for a fun summer romance!
Thank you to Kate Spencer, Forever, and NetGalley for this e-ARC; all opinions are my own.
Read if you like:
💕 Racquet club owner x pro tennis player
💕 Enemies to lovers
💕 Fake dating
💕 Found family
I loved the banter between Niko and Bex, and there was so much pickleball innuendo! I’m not a pickleball player, so there’s no need to understand the game in order to love this book. The enemies set-up at the beginning was so good that I hated Niko for a while too and was worried that I wouldn’t end up rooting for them as a couple. My worries were for nothing because Niko ended up being the sweetest caregiving human underneath his prickly exterior, and I loved seeing him help Bex break down some of her walls too. I thought some of the pacing was off and that we were missing a little of the transition from enemies to lovers, but it didn’t hinder my enjoyment of the story. I loved that there was emotion, grief and depth, and that it was well balanced with humor and wit. I recommend this to anyone looking for a fun summer romance!
Thank you to Kate Spencer, Forever, and NetGalley for this e-ARC; all opinions are my own.
Read if you like:
💕 Racquet club owner x pro tennis player
💕 Enemies to lovers
💕 Fake dating
💕 Found family