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A review by booklore_forevemore
How You Get The Girl by Anita Kelly
lighthearted
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
How You Get the Girl was my first book by Anita Kelly and I really loved it! It’s technically the third book in a series/collection, but I didn’t have any issues understanding it.
A quick summary: Julie coaches a girls high school basketball team and the foster parent of one of the players happens to be Elle Cochran - a (very lesbian) college basketball and WNBA player that Julie used to be obsessed with. Julie has always been unsure of her sexuality and thinks she’s somewhere on the asexual spectrum, but she is also pretty certain she has non-platonic feelings for Elle.
Firstly, I absolutely loved Julie and personally really connected with her queer-questioning journey. She’s also hilarious and owns a cat named Snoozles who likes listening to Rihanna.
Elle, who is single and lives alone, recently became the foster parent/guardian for a relative’s daughter and I loved how much she cared about trying to make everything perfect. She also suffers from chronic migraines, which frustrates her because she’s unable to be mentally and physically present 100% of the time.
Overall, this was such a sweet romance. It felt like this book was really written from the heart and the tropes weren’t overdone. It touched on some darker themes, but it never felt too heavy and still leaned towards rom-com territory. As someone who does not understand basketball, I definitely recommend!
A quick summary: Julie coaches a girls high school basketball team and the foster parent of one of the players happens to be Elle Cochran - a (very lesbian) college basketball and WNBA player that Julie used to be obsessed with. Julie has always been unsure of her sexuality and thinks she’s somewhere on the asexual spectrum, but she is also pretty certain she has non-platonic feelings for Elle.
Firstly, I absolutely loved Julie and personally really connected with her queer-questioning journey. She’s also hilarious and owns a cat named Snoozles who likes listening to Rihanna.
Elle, who is single and lives alone, recently became the foster parent/guardian for a relative’s daughter and I loved how much she cared about trying to make everything perfect. She also suffers from chronic migraines, which frustrates her because she’s unable to be mentally and physically present 100% of the time.
Overall, this was such a sweet romance. It felt like this book was really written from the heart and the tropes weren’t overdone. It touched on some darker themes, but it never felt too heavy and still leaned towards rom-com territory. As someone who does not understand basketball, I definitely recommend!
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug abuse