A review by beckyyreadss
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I wanted to read this book because anything that Tessa Bailey writes, I’ll read. It’s simple as that. Tessa Bailey was my top read author was 2023 and I instantly re-ordered both books in the series and I was waiting for this since the new year.  

This book has two points of view. The first point of view is Wells Whitaker. He was once golf’s hottest rising start, but lately, all he has to show for his promising career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, he cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life. The second point of view is Josephine Doyle, and she has believed in this gorgeous and grumpy golfer, even when he didn’t believe in himself. Yet after he throws in the towel, she begins to winder if her faith was misplaced. After a hurricane wrecks her family’s golf store, she is feeling hopeless, until a determined Wells shows up at her door with a wild proposal - be his new caddy, help him turn his game around and split the prize money. And considering how much her life is in shambles, she could really use the money.as they travel together, spending days on the green and nights in neighbouring hotel rooms, sparks fly. Before long, they’re inseparable, Wells starts winning again, and Josephine is surprised to find a sweet, thoughtful guy underneath his gruff exterior. The hot man wants to brush her hair, make sure her blood sugar is okay and take bubble baths together? Is this real life? But Wells is technically her boss and an athlete falling for his fangirl would be ridiculous . . . right? 

I love this book. It was amazing and had me hooked from the start. I love sports romance and I never thought I could love a golf romance, but I did. I never even watched golf. I love the whole opposite attract – she's all sunshine and he’s grumpy and possessive and wants to kill everyone for looking at her the wrong way – it was done brilliantly. I loved the character development that both of these characters go through. Wells went from not giving shit and just wanting to drink himself to death to wanting to live and wanting to win and wanting to help people and be kind. Josephine went from this shy girl who loved to follow Wells and not having money for her health or her store to being able to be this confident woman who knows what she wants and to have enough money to look after herself. I love that both were fully denying their relationships and then Wells was just thinking about her all the time and then Josephine had painted her nails to match his uniform like damn you both knew what you were doing. The way that these two were winding each other and giving each other incentives to do well and then it worked. I was cackling so hard at some of these chapters.  

I don’t have anything to hate about this book, I was sat in work thinking about this book, I was sat at home thinking about this book. The book was living in my brain rent-free, completely. Like I’m not going to shut up about this book for a while.  

I’m so excited for the next book in this series but I might need to read another Tessa Bailey before the summer.  
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