Game On

by Michelle Smith

[Sam@WLABB]

Eric, the wayward pastor's son, was not taken seriously in any capacity. Girls saw him as "fun" and "not boyfriend material". The boosters saw him as a mediocre pitcher with a bad image. Bri, the overachieving girl next door, was trying to escape a toxic relationship, while still living with the stigma left from her mother's abandonment. Circumstances bring them back into each other's lives, and together they heal and become the best version of themselves.

This was a rather sweet love story. Better than that, it was a redemption story, a story of moving on, and a story of healing. Both MCs were scarred in some way, and their friendship had also suffered. As they mended their friendship, they also healed. I really loved their friendship. In fact, the book is filled with many beautiful relationships, that were so varied, but still important. Smith did a great job creating these two characters, because I felt so much for these two. I shared their hopes, fears, joy, and sadness.

Overall: very sweet romance with characters I cared for and would have loved to have heard a little more about.