Haven't heard of this author before but absolutely loved this book. Lighthearted, quick read. I normally like a bit more spice but the few scenes included were enough. As a Brit I hadn't heard of pickleball but it sounds fun!

Tropes - enemies (ish) to lovers, slow burn, fake dating, sports romance.

Trigger warnings - death of a parent to cancer.

I didn’t enjoy this book much😞—everything felt so forced🔫, and the story just wasn’t engaging. The best way I can describe reading this is like eating porridge🥣 (which I don’t like, but I’ll eat it if I have to). It was just… there.

The whole “we don’t like each other” thing? Yeah, that lasted about five seconds before they were sneaking glances👀 and getting all flustered.🤡 HUH. And somehow, they made something as simple as taking a piece of gum tense😖. Like, seriously? Come on, guys, I thought you didn’t like each other!

It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t for me.

Thanks Netgalley and the author for the ARC 🧸💝 ✨

This was such a fun read! Bex & Niko had great chemistry. It was so fun with the pickleball aspect. I highly enjoyed it! I love how after even a sports injury you can still find fun & passion in things if you look hard enough and maybe even love along the way too

Bex heredó el Sunset Springs Racquet Club de su madre, pero el lugar necesita muchas remodelaciones y está al borde del colapso. Desesperada por salvar el club y mantener viva la memoria de su madre, Bex se enfrenta a una fuerte competencia: un torneo de pickleball para novatos con un premio de 30,000 dólares. Niko, un tenista profesional que aceptó ser instructor temporal en el club por su tía, Loreta, le ofrece ser su pareja en el torneo y dividir el premio. Mientras entrenan, Bex y Niko comienzan a conocerse mejor, surgiendo una atracción mutua, pero él tiene su vida de tenista que lo llevará a viajar por el mundo, mientras ella se quedará a salvar el club. Entre el torneo, el dinero necesario para salvar el club y una relación que parece ser solo un juego, Bex y Niko tendrán que decidir qué hacer con sus corazones.



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Me daba cosa el final porque alguno tenía que renunciar a lo que amaba, pero la solución me gustó.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Romance is a little fast-paced, so nothing really special. I also think the MC’s would’ve probably broken up about a week after the epilogue. Plus, the characters, writing, and plot were just very flat. 2.25

This was cute and funny and I loved the found family of the members of the pickleball club. This would be a perfect beach read!

I got so engrossed with this sweet, fun and charming book that I completely lost track of time. I've been hearing a lot about pickleball so it was a nice bit of insight into the world of pickleball.

Bex and Niko were fabulous together. I liked the way grumpy Niko was just such a softie, even from the beginning, always looking after Bex who was so worn from having to do everything herself. Normally I'm not a fan of insta-lust, but the chemistry was so well written, believable and fitting with the characters. Both Bex and Niko were contending with living up to their parents, though in Bex's case it was mostly about saving her parent's legacy, while Niko was dealing with a demanding father.

I am perplexed, however, as to Bex's naivety to tell Niko's rival the truth. It seemed out of character. I also would've liked Niko's relationship with his dad a bit more, also, his decision at the end seemed out of character given he was in therapy and saying that he was chasing his dream for himself, so why did he change his mind? The book also felt like it ended up a bit too abruptly - the build up to the tournament was resolved pretty quickly, but the future of the club still felt a bit shaky. It really needed an epilogue set at least a year or so in the future.

Loved it. Would read again.

Thanks to Quercus and NetGalley for the ARC.