This small town sports romance has it all. Pining, tension, and satisfying character development. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Ella and Jake and their complicated pasts, how they intertwined in more than one way and wound to create something beautiful. At first I took this book to be more light-hearted, but quickly found out there is more than what meets the eye with our main protagonists.

If you're in the mood for a quick, fast paced rom-com to get you out of a funk, I would definitely recommend 'Look What You Made Me Do.' It has the perfect amount of spice and tension, along with plot and character development. Though a little wordy at times, and maybe one two many misunderstandings for me, everything smooths out by the end and I found myself smiling at the pages more than I could count. This is my first book from Amy Andrews and I'll have to keep an eye out for her other works. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Oh my god this book is absolutely fantastic! I can’t recommend it enough it’s that good. The characters are perfect and I really enjoyed the story. It was very easy to read and I did struggle to put this down.

Easy and quick read. Super contemporary football romance. First book by Amy and probably won’t be the last. Loved how easily the characters flowed together. No cringy, forced conversation which I love. Ella and Jake are super adorable together and love the sparks between them! Friends to lovers is easily one of my favorite troupes.

Thank you net galley for this ARC!

This was your adult take on a sports romance with Jake being a retired football player. I liked the plot of the nerdy math teacher regrettably falling for the ex football star become coach. I think there is a way for a character to be removed from sports and not be degrading but that didn’t happen here. Ella was a very frustrating character because she complained about being judged so much and then judged other people just as hard. She talked about the cheerleaders being total Barbie dolls and how the high school girls were young with great bodies??? Weird.

Also, the stakes were so just so low. I didn’t really care about the characters or their relationship with each other and the chemistry was lacking.

I am not sure why Jake’s relationship with Trish was such a secret, it didn’t have a huge impact when we found out who she was and why he protected her at the end but it was good for his character I suppose.

This book started out strong for me and I really wanted to like it but in the end I felt nothing for the characters.

Firstly, thank you so much for letting me read Look what you made me do.
Ella has become headteacher unexpectedly, however the she received a letter stating the school may be shut down if there is no improvement.
Jake has retired from professional football, and has followed on his father's footsteps and brought a bar.
The idea to make a high-school football team to earn money may just be the link to make deluca high stay open.

The FMC in this book gave me the ick so bad I forced myself to finish it, hoping for some character development… there was not. This was just not for me.

I received an arc of this book from NetGalley, and I was so pleasantly surprised!! Look what you made me do was a fun, quick read that, despite the title, was not inundated with Taylor Swift references to the point of being cheesy (I say that as a Swifty).

Jake and Ella were really lovable characters, and I was excited by the depth we got in their arcs. This combined small-town romance with a little bit of second chance and other fun tropes! I’d definitely recommend this one!

I really liked the found family aspect of this book. After people from Trently didn't treat her right, she started her new little family with Rosie, her aunts and the dogs. I liked Ella's battle with not liking but still loving her mother. Her struggle with accepting who her mother was, made me deeply sympathise with her.
Jake's developement arc made sense. It felt natural, something actually realistic. His bond with the team and how he took on coaching was really heartwarming.
This book had some really funny moments that had me laughing out loud. Jake and Ella's banter was really witty and well written.

I received an arc from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest unbiased review

I liked the premise:- Ella, the headteacher of a failing school, threatened with closure, compromises her principles to get Jake Prince, former football player to be the coach.

They have a history of a one night stand - two years earlier - and the main thread of the book is how these two come together, fall in love and have a happy ever after. The vehicle for this journey is the football competition which will allow the new football team to win and in the process allow the hero and the heroine to fight off their Demons, heal their wounds and find their happy ending together..

I understand that this book was written in 2013 and has been updated and given some Taylor Swift references to attract a new audience. I am clearly not that audience since the Taylor Swift references went right over my head however it’s a pleasant and enjoyable romantic read although I didn’t particularly like the historical sex abuse or the woeful and deplorable behaviour of the, horrible villain who had been behaving badly all his life. I felt that this element distracted attention and energy from the relationship between Ella and Jake, which is who I was actually interested in. There were far too many side characters in this short book in whom I had no interest whatsoever.

Amy Andrews is a good romance writer so this is an enjoyable book but I have read much better by her

A small town romance, haunted by her past Elle attempting to save her school and Jake - a down on his luck football player come together.

Working though past traumas, solving both their troubles and sharing some spicy moments together.

An easy quick sports romance

Who are we to fight the alchemy? 🏈

This romance was such an easy read! I loved the mix of characters and their growth on each of their relationships.

Jake & Ella grew up in the same small town with disgraced parents. Both Jake & Ella worked so hard to not be known for what their parents were. Jake ends up in the NFL & Ella becomes a math teacher. The two rekindle their friendship when Ella’s school is in trouble & close to shutting down when NFL star Jake decides to coach the football team.

Based on the title and Travis Kelce reference, I thought this was going to be similar to their story but it was WAY different, but I liked it!

🏈 Football player/Coach Romance
🏈 Small Town Romance
🏈 Friends to Lovers

Look What You Made Me Do is a romance novel by Amy Andrews.
This was a cute read. It was easy to follow and had a good mix of characters. Plus the pacing was just right. Overall, a good read that other readers might like.
💖 Thank you to netgalley, the author and publisher for my arc ebook copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a cute fast paced read that I didn’t want to put down. That being said it took me a couple of chapters to really understand what was going on and when I got into it I was entertained.

I really liked the main characters chemistry and the plot as a whole. If you’re a swiftie, I think you would really enjoy it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood books for the arc of this for my honest review.

This story is based around Ella and Jake, 2 people from a small gossiping town where they were constantly judged on their parents' lifestyles.

They run into each other years down the line when she's the head of a school on the brink of closure, and he is a retired NFL star. Working together to try and save the school leads to more than expected.

It was a nice, easy read, and I would recommend to anyone looking for a smaller story to read.

Based on the title alone, you would think that this book is going to be Taylor Swift style romance with a football player. However, this book is so much better than that!

The chemistry between Ella and Jake is just explosive. I would die for NSFW art of the pool/billiards table scene!! However, there aren't a lot of spicy scenes - but the ones that are there are great!

The secrets and mystery in the book kept me on the edge of my seat and I really enjoyed it!

Jake and Ella grew up in the same small town in Kansas with disgraced parents (his father was the town drunk and her mother was the town prostitute). Each worked hard to handle the insults and be something - Jake becoming a tight-end football player for the NFL and Ella becoming the good girl math teacher. With Jake being 2 years older than Ella, they weren't close in high school.

When Ella's mother dies living her responsible for an unknown teenage brother, Ella learns that the entire town thought that she ran away the high school principal and decides to be a bad girl for one night with Jake who has a womanizing reputation. One night and they never see each other again --

Until 2 years later, when Jake might just become the answer to Ella's troubles -- by coaching a football team at the struggling high school where she is interim principal.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers, and Amy Andrews for an ARC of this book!

thank u netgalley for sending me this arc!!!

wheres the trophy?????? he just comes running over to me!!!!!

this was so swiftie coded so as a swiftie i had no choice but to request this! & i obviously loved all the taylor references <3

you know how to ball, i know aristotle !!!!

well this was a cute story about the redemption of a small town highschool on the brink of being closed down by an effort to start a high school football team. the plan being conducted by the main characters - ella the principal & jake the retired football player who has history with ella.
the story is a cute journey through the revival of the school spirit and a successful story when the school comes back out on top with more pep and spirit than ever.
there’s some minor road blocks along the way that get solved pretty quick - as it is a super short book so not much room for any other storylines or issues.

it was cute & simple.
i wasn’t too attached to anyone or any of the storylines in this book. i didn’t think ella and jake had that much chemistry. i thought the relationship could’ve been built or focused on a little more.
there was some family issues built into the storyline as well which helped support the characters personalities.

i think i was expecting something a little greater & something maybe a little more taylor swift related based on the cover & the title - it seems like a little bit of clickbait.

but it was not bad! i enjoyed my time reading it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the advanced copy of “Look What You Made Me Do” by Amy Andrews.

I’m really torn about this book - I really wanted to love it. The first paragraph alone hooked me into the story (I was on the fence about starting the book at that moment) and I enjoyed Andrews writing style.

The story itself was under 200 pages, which I don’t think was enough to do the story and the characters the justice it deserves.

The backstory and history of many of the characters, including Ella and Jake, was very complex and I don’t think that Andrew’s paid enough attention to that part of the story. Had she added even just 50 more pages (250 pages is still shorter than many of the stories I regularly read), she could have spent more time developing their childhood in Trentley or even the growth in their rekindled relationship in Inverboro. There were just too many gaps for me to really feel as though this story was “believable.”

I also feel like Trish was just a side plot for most of the story. She was just a mystery figure along for the ride until about 70% of the way through when the whole <spoiler> Tony SA scandal </spoiler> came to light and gave perspective on why all of this mattered to Jake.

Had we been privy to that earlier in the story, I think we would have been more sympathetic to the characters themselves es.

Overall, the story wasn’t bad and I would definitely recommend reading it if you’re looking for something quick-paced that has some spice but not too much and adds in a bit of the sports that we know and love in a good sports romance.

I really enjoyed:
🏈 How supportive all the characters were of one another
🏈 The underdog element of Deluca High
🏈 That the main characters were in their 30’s and this wasn’t another college romance

But I really wish/ could have done without:
📚 Large gaps in the plot that took me out of the story
📚 A short page count and a mediocre ending to the story that felt rushed
📚 A little more spice 🌶️

Also… <spoiler> what the hell is a man worth 100 million dollars doing living like a regular bloke? Slinging beers in his bar every night? Going back to Trently and slinging beers there (again - plot hole - why did she not elaborate on how he ended up back at The Rusty Nail? I understand he had just been fired but he clearly had a home in Inverboro already and it didn’t sound like he had anyone he loved in Trently that would make that his go-to spot to lick his wounds when all was said and done…)? </spoiler>

I love a sports romance book, so when I saw this I knew I had to read it!
This was a quick and easy read and I thoroughly enjoyed the chemistry between the main characters, especially the way their pasts and present are woven together showing a deep sense of understanding and acceptance.
My only real complaint is that the ending felt to rushed. Some major twists are dropped on you with no proper wrap up and a lack of epilogue has me a little disappointed.
Still an enjoyable read overall.

This was cute! I’m definitely curious to see what the differences were between this book and the original one she releases previously. But I can’t lie and say I wasn’t drawn in but all the Taylor swift references!

Being honest, I had my doubts about this going in; the title, cover art and description had me expecting bad Taylor/Travis fanfiction, but I was pleasantly surprised that I overall enjoyed the reading experience. I didn't love our main character Ella (though I was relieved she was an original character and not just Taylor Swift But A Teacher), or feel particularly strongly about her chemistry with Jake, but it was a nice palate cleanser and I enjoyed the author's writing throughout. I'm personally fascinated by the decision to republish a book ten years after its original release and make enough changes so that it's relevant to the current Swiftie climate and last year's Superbowl hype. The disclaimer that's like "any resemblence to any real life persons living or dead is purely coincidental and not intended" had me giggling. Get your bag! Own it! A part of me really wants to read the original release to see what Jake's character was before he was Travis Kelce, and I'm dying to know if the line namedropping Taylor Swift existed in 2013. I probably won't. If anyone else does please share with the class. If anything I'd probably have been more interested in the story from Cameron's perspective, how his mother's profession shaped him as he grew up, finding out he had a sister, having a positive male role-model for the first time in his life and seeing his growth along the way. The story we got was very surface level and could have been fleshed out better.