A review by bookswithmissy
The Third Baseman by Lulu Moore

5.0

Star light, star bright...this book gets all the stars tonight

I fell in love with Jupiter Reeve's in Drew and Emerson's book and continued to fall in love with him when he made appearances in Felix and The Show. I have to say this book was one that I was most looking forward to this month and I am happy to say that it did not disappoint! I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book and I devoured it.

When you read the prologue you will not like Jupiter very much. He breaks Marnie's heart with little reason as to why he is doing it. They don't see or speak to each other for 14 years. When they are reunited, Jupiter is determined to win Marnie back and Marnie is not sure. He does so many little, sweet things to win her back and it is all just perfect. She loves Jupiter and always has but he broke her heart so completely that she is wary of falling for him again.

This book is also dual timeline. You get to fall in love with Jupiter and Marnie in high school and then you get to do it again as adults. I know that I would have been completely head over heels for high school Jupiter.

I loved Marnie in this book, like with all of the female characters in Lulu's books, she is fierce, and strong and smart and accomplished, I mean she is a literal rocket scientist! I loved when Jupiter let his guard down, he is known as the tattooed bad boy of baseball. But with Marnie he is light and funny and again it just makes you fall in love with him more. I loved that Marnie was able to resist him for as long as she did, I would not have held out that long. And when you find out the meaning behind his tattoos you will swoon!

Also also also, the big grand gesture at the end of the book is different and perfect and I loved it!

I also loved that we get to see some of our favorite characters from Lulu's other books. There is a birthday party scene that is so much fun. I cannot recommend this book enough, seriously read it! I am so excited for this series and I can't wait for the next book (please let it be Ace).

Read this if you love:
*sports romance
*friends to lovers to enemies to lovers
*second chance romance
*its always been you
*workplace romance
*strong FMC (I mean she's a rocket scientist)

I am so thankful to Lulu Moore and Valentine PR for the ARC of this book!