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Buckman by Erin Lockwood
3.0
I received an advanced reviewer copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I have read one of Erin Lockwood’s book All the Rogers which addressed issues of mental health and first love.
What It’s About: April Moxley has a bad experience with the limelight, her father is in a band and essentially personifies the worst parts of rock n’ roll culture, he chooses sex and drugs over her all the time. Her ex-boyfriend is not much different. She’s decided she’s done and ready to live an anonymous life helping others, too bad she falls in love with Tallan Buckman, the star quarterback at her college. This book is about the two characters journey in love and April’s struggle to deal with Buckman’s fame and future career.
What I loved: I liked the story of a sweet romance where two characters are pulled together despite the circumstances. I cheered for the characters to make it work often even though there were a lot of mistakes and the characters were imperfect. I loved the secondary characters like Mayra. I liked that the book was set at a real University and I could picture it perfectly.
What I didn’t like so much: I felt at times that the Buckman was needy and sometimes had character traits I would associate with an abusive boyfriend (he never hits or anything, but sometimes his explosive anger is troubling) and the main character will blame herself for his behavior when in fact it is over reaction. I didn’t find him to be so much of a Prince Charming as the book made him out to be. I felt he had anger issues that weren’t addressed and made me less invested in a happy ending.
Who Should Read It: People who love a good football centered romance novel. People who love campus novels. People who have previously loved Erin Lockwood novels.
General Summary: A romance story with fame and football at its center.
What It’s About: April Moxley has a bad experience with the limelight, her father is in a band and essentially personifies the worst parts of rock n’ roll culture, he chooses sex and drugs over her all the time. Her ex-boyfriend is not much different. She’s decided she’s done and ready to live an anonymous life helping others, too bad she falls in love with Tallan Buckman, the star quarterback at her college. This book is about the two characters journey in love and April’s struggle to deal with Buckman’s fame and future career.
What I loved: I liked the story of a sweet romance where two characters are pulled together despite the circumstances. I cheered for the characters to make it work often even though there were a lot of mistakes and the characters were imperfect. I loved the secondary characters like Mayra. I liked that the book was set at a real University and I could picture it perfectly.
What I didn’t like so much: I felt at times that the Buckman was needy and sometimes had character traits I would associate with an abusive boyfriend (he never hits or anything, but sometimes his explosive anger is troubling) and the main character will blame herself for his behavior when in fact it is over reaction. I didn’t find him to be so much of a Prince Charming as the book made him out to be. I felt he had anger issues that weren’t addressed and made me less invested in a happy ending.
Who Should Read It: People who love a good football centered romance novel. People who love campus novels. People who have previously loved Erin Lockwood novels.
General Summary: A romance story with fame and football at its center.