A review by beth_joey
Going For Two by Ally Wiegand

lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Another amazing sports romance from Ally Wiegand. For the girls who like spicy reads, this is not the series for you. But if you're in love with serious tension, then please pick this up because the tension between the two main characters in this book was incredible! Nolan and Lottie began the story definitely in a bit of a complicated situation, given Nolan absolutely refused to let Lottie do her job. But over time, she slowly tore down his walls and the friendship and trust that built between them felt so authentic. The romance didn't start immediately, although they did have a couple of 'slips' that would make you think the romance was starting before it did. I absolutely loved these little slips because it only further enhanced the tension between them as they kept trying to shut down their growing feelings for each other. As individuals, these two had a lot of insecurity that was affecting their relationship, and I did enjoy exploring Lottie's history with her family and Nolan's hesitance around his career ending. I think these two aspects of the story got a lot more focus than I personally would have preferred though, which meant that in the third act breakup when they started to really focus on themselves, my intrigue waned a bit and I started skimming whole paragraphs. I don't think the detail spent on those more emotional aspects was a bad thing, it just wasn't my preference and it slowed down the pace of the story during a really high-tension third-act breakup. But the ending of this story was so incredibly sweet, and I loved that they both got what they wanted in the end. The last things I want to mention are the family and the commentary around being a woman in sports. I reckon the latter could have been delved into a little bit more, because I really did appreciate the conversation being started and I think it could have been interesting to have more than a few comments around it scattered here and there. As for the family, particularly Olivia, I'm praying that her and Derek are the focus of the next book because I think the romance teased between the two of them would be absolutely addictive and so much fun!