A review by paulineerika
The Cactus League by Emily Nemens

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Just a solid "okay" for me. It seemed to be a long book about . . . mostly nothing? You got background stories on different characters, but things never really came together and the teaser in the plot summary that Jason Goodyear's secrets could take down "everyone around him" definitely did not materialize. Baseball and spring training were the backdrop for the story, but never seemed to feature more than that. This felt almost like a collection of short stories about different characters, rather than a cohesive novel.