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A review by kfriend
The Grumpy Player Next Door by Pippa Grant
4.0
Small town shenanigans, family prank hijinx gone awry, a brother’s ultimatum, sassy banter, and the chemistry between a growly baseballer and a sunshiny heroine? What’s not to love?!!? Yet another Pippa story that put a smile on my face and warmed my heart.
Whenever I’m in the mood for outlandish laughs and a sweet story, Pippa Grant does the trick. I’ve not read every book in any of these series that all intermingle (Grouchy Player, Fireballs, etc), but the books are all easy to read even if you haven’t- easily reading like standalones for newer readers and for hardcore Pippa lovers, you’ll find all kinds of little easter egg characters and references.
This one was right up my alley because I love the brother’s best friend trope- and Pippa does it so well here. Tillie Jean Jean’s brother Cooper is the ultimate romance blocking brother. Little Miss Sunshine is your quintessential lovable Pippa heroine- funny, kind, thoughtful, loving, quick to lead a helping hand. What’s not to love? Well, something, because herbrothers teammate Max Cole is not a fan, despite her best efforts to flirt and cajole him into liking her. And her latest offense? A sibling prank gone wrong that Max was on the unfortunate glittery end of.
Despite being a grouch to Tillie, Max is quite amiable otherwise. Well meaning, driven, a decent guy. And he’s listening to Cooper’s yearly warning- no baseballers putting their hands on his sister. MAx has never had an issue biding by Cooper’s rule- until he ends up next door to Tille Jean in the off season, and their unexpected prank war has sparks flying.
This was a fun and silly read- TJ was loads of infectious fun, and I found more substance to Max than I expected. And, I really loved TJ’s relationship with Cooper, too. he burn was a little bit slower than I like- I can only handle so much witty banter and sexual tension until I need some actual romance to go with it- and we got there, the push-pull just felt a bit too long for my impatience. But, PIppa got us there, and I just loved them together.
A fun, lovable, and cute read!
Whenever I’m in the mood for outlandish laughs and a sweet story, Pippa Grant does the trick. I’ve not read every book in any of these series that all intermingle (Grouchy Player, Fireballs, etc), but the books are all easy to read even if you haven’t- easily reading like standalones for newer readers and for hardcore Pippa lovers, you’ll find all kinds of little easter egg characters and references.
This one was right up my alley because I love the brother’s best friend trope- and Pippa does it so well here. Tillie Jean Jean’s brother Cooper is the ultimate romance blocking brother. Little Miss Sunshine is your quintessential lovable Pippa heroine- funny, kind, thoughtful, loving, quick to lead a helping hand. What’s not to love? Well, something, because herbrothers teammate Max Cole is not a fan, despite her best efforts to flirt and cajole him into liking her. And her latest offense? A sibling prank gone wrong that Max was on the unfortunate glittery end of.
Despite being a grouch to Tillie, Max is quite amiable otherwise. Well meaning, driven, a decent guy. And he’s listening to Cooper’s yearly warning- no baseballers putting their hands on his sister. MAx has never had an issue biding by Cooper’s rule- until he ends up next door to Tille Jean in the off season, and their unexpected prank war has sparks flying.
This was a fun and silly read- TJ was loads of infectious fun, and I found more substance to Max than I expected. And, I really loved TJ’s relationship with Cooper, too. he burn was a little bit slower than I like- I can only handle so much witty banter and sexual tension until I need some actual romance to go with it- and we got there, the push-pull just felt a bit too long for my impatience. But, PIppa got us there, and I just loved them together.
A fun, lovable, and cute read!