Such a fun read! I don't even like baseball (for reasons not nearly as good as Josie's; it's just so darn boring) but it didn't matter at all...and for a change it had nothing to do with characters in tight-fitting baseball pants ;)

Josie and Garrett's story was my first read from this author, but definitely not my last! Announcing Trouble is more than just a YA sports romance--it's a book about letting go of the past and finding your own path to a new beginning. It's a story about first love that is refreshingly free of OTT angst, with characters it's easy to root for. The story is told in first person POV (Josie's) which really worked for me here. Initially I was a bit bummed that we weren't going to get Garrett's POV as well, but a few chapters in I found myself not minding a bit.

The back and forth between Josie and Garrett is some of the best parts of this book (toward the end, Garrett doesn't even have to be on page to be contributing to their banter, which was genius) and pretty much guarantees that Amy Fellner Dominy is an author I'm going to be keeping an eye out for!

Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Josie carries with her a great pain from the past, something she still can't forget and that ended up marking her change her dreams when she meets Garrett she couldn't imagine how her life would change for better. Problem is, she doesn't want to open up to this change and struggles so hard not to let the boy get too close to her.
Garrett is a prince who is enchanted by the mysterious girl who knows a lot about baseball and who comes into his life in an unpretentious and challenging way.
A cute love story where both of them will have to face changes to move on and overcome difficulties. Josie needs to learn to live in present and dream about the future and Garrett will show and prove he is worth of every risk.
Narrated only by Josie, I could see how much she suffered and how slowly Garrett was gaining her confidence and breaking down her barriers.

when you grow up following your baseball-obsessed parent around the globe, only to be abandoned by him for japan, you are probably going to be a bit bitter about it. in announcing trouble, meet josie walters, baseball orphan, stuck living in a small town in the middle of nowhere while she and her mom recover from her dad's emotional warfare.

when her friends drag her to a baseball game, she is so not into it. but then listening to the announcers provide horrendous color commentary she cannot stay quiet for long. bursting into the booth, she takes the mike from the ill-informed nathan and finds herself conscripted into becoming garrett reeves' on-air partner.

if only he weren't another baseball-obsessed person. a pitcher who might never play the game again due to injury, he's started sideline announcing the games to stay close to the sport he loves. and when he meets josie, all he knows is that this is a girl worth pursuing.

there is fun and hilarity and heart in this story, and it's just the perfect summer ya read.

**announcing trouble will publish on august 5, 2019. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/entangled publishing (crush) in exchange for my honest review.

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Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy
Announcing Trouble
by Amy Fellner Dominy (Goodreads Author)

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it was amazing

A spectacular, fun, engrossing read about choices, about taking chances and the consequences of following your dreams: Announcing Trouble is, for me, a 10 out of 5 star novel: truly a stellar read!

Where to begin? There is so much I want to say about this fabulous YA story and how pleased I am to have found yet another emotionally intelligent and gifted author in Amy Fellner Dominy.

Josie Walters is strong-minded: love had burned her badly and now she is determined to follow her mother’s example and never let that emotion dominate her life again.

Josie and her mother had willingly followed her father all over the continent, moving from town to town and team to team, to support her father’s dreams of becoming a pitcher in the major leagues. Alas, he never made it to the big leagues, but when an opportunity to play in Japan was offered to him, he decided to go it alone, believing that the stresses of having a family had cost him his life’s ambition. Josie and her mother were left behind, deeply heartbroken and disillusioned.

Josie and her mother try to make the best of things and put down roots in a small town. They channel their energies into expanding their skin care business. After the divorce, Josie’s mother “surface” dates, never allowing her relationships to become meaningful. The scars are just too deep for her to take another risk on love – and Josie totally understands this.

But then along comes Garrett Reeves, aka Blondie, and Josie has the fight of her life to keep Garrett from breaching the very high walls surrounding her heart.

Garrett lives for baseball, but a freakish injury has potentially sidelined his pitching career, so he takes a job as an on-line radio broadcaster, announcing the play by play action at his high school’s tournaments, just to stay close to the sport he loves. When Josie attends a game and hears the guest commentator, Nathan, botch a call on a play, she barges into the media room, gives him a piece of her well-informed mind, and suddenly finds herself giving the colour commentary in Nathan’s place for the rest of the game.

Garrett and Josie’s on-air chemistry is undeniable. Garrett is a charming rascal, but Josie is not about to let him storm her defenses. There were so many laugh-out-loud moments during the initial phase of Garrett’s determined courtship of his sassy new partner. Amy Fellner Dominy unabashedly loves a good romance, and this shows in all of her novels. The budding romance between Garrett and Josie is so heartwarmingly captivating. Garrett’s tactics had me howling with laughter in the end. What a guy!!! Way to go, Amy Fellner Dominy! Each of her novels improves over the previous one. I didn’t think she could top A Matter of Heart, but Announcing Trouble is undoubtedly my new favourite!

This is not your typical, frothy YA read: Fellner Dominy is intelligent and insightful. Her characters are true to life and the dramas or conflicts in their lives don’t always have happy endings, but her characters all share one marvelous attribute - they are courageous and do not to give up on life. They fight to the bitter end, and yes, sometimes they lose and may have to take a different route to happiness, but they ultimately end by winning in the battle of life.

I so admire this author and her message. Life is not always going to be easy, but it can still be worthwhile. These are the types of life-affirming messages I prefer to read.

So, so highly recommended!

My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I received an earc of Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy from Entangled Publishing: Crush via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book. 

I didn't hadn't heard too much about Announcing Trouble but it when it came up on NetGalley, I knew that I needed it. Announcing Trouble follows Josie Walters as she tries to get through her last year of school. But when her best friend convinces Josie to go to a school baseball game everything changes. Josie can't handle how the game is being called and crashes into the room, to greeted by Garrett Reeves. Garrett has now somehow convinced Josie to join him calling the games and everything heats up. But Josie once convinced herself that she didn't just not like baseball, she hated it. 

Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy was just so much fun. I loved reading it. Josie and Garrett were fantastic together and the book left me with a massive smile on my face. It just gave me all the feels.

Josie was a really interesting protagonist. She wasn't the easiest character to get along with at times, but that doesn't mean I didn't like her. Actually, I really enjoyed her. Josies 'faults' are what made her real. I felt that Josie was an honest character and that really drove me into the novel. The reader gets to know more about Josie throughout Announcing Trouble and I think that her character development was fantastically executed. Slowly throughout the book, the reader finds out what happened to Josie. And in a way what made her cold, and I thought it done really well. Everything wasn't thrown to the reader at one shot, instead, it was slowly given to us. 

Garrett was such a fun character. I could talk about him all day. After an incident left him out of the baseball season and potentially out of baseball forever, Garrett needs something to do. And calling the baseball games is the closest that he can get. Like Josie, Garrett's character development was fantastic and I loved getting to know more and more about him. He is a really interesting character and it broke my heart seeing him suffer at times. 

The romance in Announcing Trouble was totally adorable. Seriously I adored the way that Garrett pushed Josie our of her comfort zone, but not in a bad way. He wanted her to have fun, to be herself and not let her past take over her life. Both Josie and Garrett were totally adorable together and just made me melt. I loved their interactions, their teasing was just so good. I did feel that there might have been a little too much angst for me. And I would have loved it more if they talked to each other just that little bit more. But, other than that they were great together. 

There are a lot of themes that are reoccurring throughout Announcing Trouble. And family and friendship are just some of them. Both Josie and Garrett didn't have a great way of growing up. Both of their dads weren't the best and it took a lot out of both of them. But I think that Josie took her dad leaving the hardest. And this is really shown through her characterisation. And while I love seeing amazing family dynamics, broken ones are also so important. 

Overall, I really enjoyed Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy. Josie was a fascinating protagonist and I loved getting to know her and her life. Garrett was an absolute sweetheart that just made me smile. And together they just made my day. While an emotional read, it's also very beautiful. Fellner Dominy creates characters that are real and strong. They show the power of standing up for yourself and finding different ways of getting where you want to. There was amazing banter, a fantastic friendship group and an adorable romance, which made Announcing Trouble seriously a great read.  

Trigger Warnings: Abandonment,  Family Separation.

Rating: 4.5 stars

----For a cold day in hell, it's unseasonably warm.

Announcing Trouble hooked me in from the very first sentence. That doesn't happen often. Something about it just clicked with me, maybe because I've been feeling like the world as a whole (and my own world) has taken a bizarre turn, but it's still summer. (But who are we kidding, this bizarre turn started back in 2016.) And it kept me on the line, both with witty banter and some solid girl power.

In Announcing Trouble, we have Josie and Garrett. Josie knows baseball inside and out, but she avoids it at all costs since it's tied to her douchebag, deserting dad. Garrett is a pitcher that's had to step back and focus on commentating ever since an injury. After Josie gets annoyed with Garrett's colour commentator at a game she reluctantly goes to and takes the guy's place, Garrett is determined to keep her around for her great knowledge and their even greater chemistry, both inside and outside of the box. And boy oh boy was this so much fun to read.

----"Walters, you make my heart sing."
----"Blondie, you're so full of shit."

Josie was a delight in the snarkiest way possible. She dished out sarcasm like a pro, and she had no qualms pushing back on Garrett's charms. Girl had more willpower than I would have, let me tell you. Garrett would have won me over very quickly with his warmth, helpfulness, and natural charisma. I'm pretty salty, but I'm also a hopeless romantic, so Josie and Garrett's relationship was right up my street. I could relate to Josie's distrust of certain men while also swooning over Garrett.

But it wasn't all sunshine and snark. This book had some pretty hard hits, complete with disappointing fathers and fights with mothers. Josie really had to open herself up to dreaming again, something she'd stopped doing years ago, and for good reason. Garrett really shone here, showing up time and again for her. I cried and swooned and cried some more. There were a few teary chuckles.

I did worry about the fact that I don't know much about baseball aside from there being nine innings and three strikes. And yeah, there was plenty of baseball talk going on, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment. It showed that Josie really knew what she was talking about, or at least I'm assuming she did since I have no way of telling. Based off all the people Amy thanked in her acknowledgements, I'm pretty confident it was spot-on.

I'm going to try my hand here at some baseball terminology and call this a home run for Amy! This is a must-read for YA contemporary fans who love sports romances, feisty females, and a few tears.

I really enjoyed this book and will definitely read more of this author. The writing style is catchy.

Baseball and Josie are a no go. They do not mix. Her best friend has developed a new crush. The no baseball rule is about to take a curve ball. Josies’s dad left them for the love of the sport. That leaves Joise with two things, an outstanding knowledge of baseball and a chip on her shoulder.

Garret is an injured player. He’s using his recovery time to commentate the game. His co-presenter is not on the ball and Josie cannot resist taking his spot.

Being on Garret radar was never her intention. He’s off limits but totally perfect for her. This is a will they/won’t they kind of story. 4 stars out of 5. Enjoyable

*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review

After reading Announcing Trouble, I can honestly say that I have yet to dislike a book from Entangled Teen's Crush imprint! Announcing Trouble was such a great summer read for many reasons.
what i liked:
*The amount of baseball in this book. As an athlete from a young age, I love seeing sports represented in YA. I also loved the whole backstory with Josie's father, and how as a reader I kind of had to piece all of the history together throughout the novel until the very end.
*The relationship between Josie and Garrett. You could just tell how perfect they were for each other from the very beginning, even though Josie fought against it because of everything she had been through. They worked so well together, whether it was with broadcasting, helping each other out with their future career ideas, or just hanging out.
*GARRETT. I literally loved him to pieces. I preferred the chapters that he was in over ones that he wasn't just because I loved reading parts with his character in it so much. I really felt for him too, with his injury and wanting to come back. It was a very realistic representation of high school/college sports injuries.
*How quick of a read it is! Since it is a contemporary, it was a very quick read. I read it in a matter of a few hours. It'd be perfect if you're looking for something interesting and engaging but not too heavy!

In my reviews, I usually have a "what I didn't like" section, but I honestly can't think of anything for this book! Actually, maybe the fact that it's a standalone? I'd love to hear more from these characters, and maybe even see what life after high school is like for them.

4.5 stars!
Yay for YA baseball goodness! Announcing Trouble had everything I love about YA- smart relatable characters (I loved both main characters!), witty banter, and fun chemistry. Amy Fellner Dominy certainly knows her baseball and I appreciated her attention to detail, and learned so much about announcing games too. This one was hit out of the park!

This is a delightful teen romance involving baseball, baseball players - and a young lady determined not to have anything to do with baseball players after her baseball playing father left to follow his baseball playing dreams, abandoning her and her mother. Oh, did I say it has a lot to do with baseball?

Josie Walters had shadowed her father and loved everything to do with baseball until he chose to follow the game rather than her. Now she's determined to keep herself safe and never have anything more to do with the game that had been her life. All that changes, however, when she agrees to go to watch a game to support her best friend who has a crush on one of the team. Listening to the commentary on the match she can't believe how many mistakes one of the commentators is making. She marches into the booth and lets him know just how inept he's being - and inadvertently ends up commentating instead of him. She's working alongside Garrett Reeves, a baseball pitcher who has been sidelined because of a serious arm injury and the rapport and banter make them a winning duo. Can she put aside her prejudices against athletes and work with him in an attempt to win a competition or should she let her head rule her actions and get as far away as fast as she can?

This is a story filled with great banter, plenty of humour and a growing romance. There are great characters, a determined hero and a heroine who learns to open her heart again. She has her safe life plans, with no risks and plenty of rules whilst he has lots of options but nothing certain. Can she learn to let fate intervene or will she keep her heart safe by keeping it locked away? It is an engaging, entertaining, fun and light-hearted read, just right to escape into when you want to relax.

Many thanks to Entangled Publishing for gifting me a copy of this book via NetGalley. This review is my honest opinion after choosing to read this book and enjoying doing so.

Announcing Trouble is the epitome of Teen & YA romance. It was definitely not love at first sight, none of the typical insta-love. There was some witty banter, some steamy romance scenes, and a whole lot of baseball. I found myself looking up terms just so I could keep up with what was going on in the announcing booth. It was a fast-paced story that was sweet but also had a ton of emotion and depth to it as well.

➽ Josie - Burned by her father and his love of baseball, Josie has turned her back on baseball and hates everything about it; especially baseball players. She plays it safe and plans to become a partner in her mom's essential oil company while attending college online. It's a perfectly safe plan, until she meets Garrett and takes over as an announcer for her high school baseball team. Suddenly thrown back into the baseball world and falling for a baseball player with a Plan A, B, C, etc. for his own future, Josie questions her choices and might lower her walls, as long as playing baseball is no longer in Garrett's plans.

➽ Garrett - The school's golden boy always surrounded by girls and a cocky attitude to boot. He's an injured star pitcher who is now in the announcer box instead of on the field. He loves baseball more than anything but a comeback from his injury is near impossible. Announcing is the next best thing and then one day stubborn, know-it-all Josie interrupts a game and becomes his new partner and catches his eyes. He's really into Josie, but is he fully willing to step away from his chances of playing baseball again for her?

Garrett and Josise were so in sync in the announcer's box, to the point where it was noticeable to others in the story when they were fighting. They played off each other well, both witty and funny which made it an entertaining read. The relationship was slow-growing and believable as were the choices the characters made regarding their lives after high school and their relationship. It didn't feel too young/juvenile which can sometimes happen for this genre sometimes. Both Josie and Garrett had issues in their personal lives that they had to work through on their own along with issues that came up with them trying to make a relationship work.

Throughout the novel Josie makes huge strides in recovering from her past with her dad and even starts to figure out what she wants for her future versus what Garrett or her mom may want for her. She follows her heart and does what she thinks is best for her and what will make her happiest. I think that's an important message for younger women who may read this novel and I applaud Dominy for making this book about more than a boy and girl falling in love. It's an important message, one I wish I'd come across when I was younger.

If you can't tell, I absolutely loved this book, especially Josie and Garrett. I love a cocky baseball player who is really a giant mushy teddy bear and Josie was tough as nails. She truly changes throughout the novel and really comes into herself. I slightly wish there was a second novel so I could see where they each end up I the future.

If you love baseball and a steamy romance, check this one out!

Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy is a sweet, fun, and delightful young adult contemporary romance and part of the Entangled Teen Crush series. Garrett Reeves loves baseball, but do to an injury he can no longer play, so he calls the games. Josie Walters grew up living and breathing baseball until her baseball playing father abandon Josie and her mom to play the game. Now Josie hates baseball and everything it stands for, but she agrees to announce games with Garrett. I really enjoyed this sweet story and all the emotions both Garrett and Josie went through. Teenagers can be so black and white about their opinions, but watching them see the gray shades is fun. I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys the genre.

I reviewed a digital arc provided by NetGalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC. Thank you.

Adorable is the best word to describe this. This imprint never fails to give you swoon worthy romance that leaves you with a smile on your face. The main characters are both flawed but in a way that makes you want to root for them. Even the plot doesn't feel overly dramatic. Instead it feels relatable and real. All supporting characters are well thought out as well and I wouldn't mind a spin off with her best friend.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. It was an easy sweet read that left me feeling happy.

This book is the perfect example of the kind of stories that made me fall in love with romance growing up. Told through the heroines perspective, Announcing Trouble, follows Josie through her last semester as a high school student--her future all planned out for safety, comfort, and absolutely no baseball. But when her best friend gains a crush on one the baseball athletes, Josie finds herself not only the new color commentator for the baseball team, but also questioning her future plans and wondering if there is room for her fellow broadcasting partner, Garrett.

I ate this book up in one sitting. That is how good it is. I was head over heals in love with not only our hero (who is better than A1 steaksauce) but also for the voice of our heroine. Dominy does a fabulous job of getting us connected and invested into the life of Josie to the point of where we understand her struggle of choosing whether to love or hate baseball. There were many times throughout the novel where I wish I could jump in and just give that girl a hug, solely because of the amount of things she had to deal with--to which I related hella hard too.

Not only is our heroine someone that was easily connectable and relatable, but so was our hero, Garrett. Literally he is everything you want in a YA love interest, cocky, witty, and a complete gentleman--ya girl was swooning from the moment he stepped onto the scene. One of the biggest traits that I appreciated from him, was that no matter what he never gave up on his dreams--no matter who or how many people tried to deter him (which was an ungodly amount). His love of baseball and determination to be apart of it in any capacity spoke volumes to me, and if possible, made me love him even more than I already do!

Though this is a contemporary romance, Dominy weaves a theme of self into the story that I think is deeply important for the target audience and even to my age group. Throughout the novel, Josie struggles with going on the path that makes sense and what everyone automatically assumes will happen. She previously never gave herself the opportunity to sit down and ask herself what would she want to do with her life? What calls out to her. I absolutely adored the way Dominy handles this theme and how she carries it subtly throughout the novel, letting us naturally follow Josie's thought process and gradual self discovery. I have no words except--YASSSSSS.

Announcing Trouble is a clean, fluffy, and deeply resonating contemporary romance, that enchanted me with its funny and charming characters, and their witty banter. A highlight in my summer reading, I highly recommend anyone who loves a good romance to pick this up, and I dare you to not get swept off your feet.

4 1/2 stars

Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy was so much fun to read. As a lifelong baseball and romantic comedy fan, this book hit all of the right notes.

Josie goes to her high school’s baseball game to provide moral support for her best friend who has a crush on one of the players. She hears all of the errors made by the color commentary and steps in, thus providing a very lively meet-cute between Josie and Garrett, an injured ballplayer who’s announcing the games while hoping to make a comeback. There’s an immediate attraction between Josie and Garrett and lots of witty sometimes sarcastic repartee between the two on air and off.

Dominy does a great job with characterization showing Josie’s confusion over her attraction for Garrett who is totally off-limits because he’s a baseball player and is so much like her absent father as well as Garrett’s need to be judged as his own person.

There were so many wonderful facets of this novel. I especially loved Josie’s interaction with the children at the bookstore and Garrett’s showing up and becoming known as the “cookie man.”

If you’re a baseball fan and YA novel lover, this one is definitely for you. If you love romantic comedies, you will probably love this one as Dominy shows a deft hand for witty dialogue.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much to Entangled Publishing, LLC (Crush), Chapter by Chapter Blog Tours, and the author for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.  

"For most of my life, I loved baseball as much as I loved my dad. Now, I hate it as much as I hate my dad."

Joe "Josie" Walters (clearly) hasn't had an easy childhood. Forced to relocate every few years while her father chased his dream of playing professional ball, Josie was used to changing things up and spending lots of time at ballparks. And none of that ever bothered her one bit, until her father threw her a curve ball she never saw coming. Jilted by her hero, a man who chose the chance at the game over her, Josie vowed to never care for baseball -- or its players -- again.

Enter Blondie a.k.a. Garrett Reeves, the gorgeous (albeit clichéd) male lead who -- you guessed it -- plays baseball. Well, technically he's injured at the moment, but we'll overlook that for now. Josie stumbles (read: bursts) into Garrett's commentary booth one afternoon while serving as a wing woman for her BFF, Mai, because she cannot handle the crappy color commentary trickling from the booth. Effectively kicking out Garrett's ill-informed commentating partner, she quickly takes over and this crazy ride begins.

"I will never get involved with a guy chasing that dream..."

"...And I will never get serious with anyone until I'm done chasing." 

If it was apparent from that adorable cover art, this YA contemporary centers on a budding romance between our will-they-won't-they leads. And I have to tell you, this is where Dominy clears shines. Not only is this novel full of butterfly-inducing banter, but it also accurately conveys the urgency and intensity that can only come from young love the season before high school ends. Beyond the fact that it made me extremely nostalgic for that frenzied time in my life, this sports-themed romance also read more mature than most novels targeted at this age group while remaining realistic and appropriate.

Part of Announcing Trouble's success stems from the fact that Dominy fleshed out these characters with flawed parents, troubled backstories, doubt for themselves and their futures, all while keeping it light (for the most part) and relatable. Balancing these deeper and more serious topics with the punchline humor from the booth and the scene stealing kiddos from Josie's bookstore gig, and you can see why this book was such a joy to read.

"If you think about choices for too long, you can end up never making another one again." 

Looking past a few minor issues (I'm looking at you Josie's mom), this novel was truly refreshing and exactly what I'm looking for in a summer romance. The characters felt real and left me smiling and swooning. I know you might make assumptions about this novel based off its cover art, synopsis, or publisher, but I'm here to tell you that "you've got to play it out," to see if this is your catch of the summer.

All quotes were taken from an advanced copy of this novel and may not match the final release.

My Thoughts:

Announcing Trouble was a fast-paced, cute, and sweet story layered with humor, depth and emotion. It was a story that made me smile, laugh, swoon, and tear up. It made my heart hurt for the female lead Josie, and made me adore the male lead, Garrett.

Josie use to love Baseball. It was the way she bonded with her father, and a passion that they both shared. However, he ended up abandoning her and her mother, so that he could chase his dream without strings attached. Since that fateful time in her life, Josie's pain, and anger, turned in to a hate for everything that had to do with the game. She decided to prioritize practicality over daydreaming, and has agreed to go in to the essential oil business with her mother when she turns eighteen.

Josie's Best friend Mai, has a crush on cute baseball player, Anthony, and drags Josie to a game. While there, she is appalled by the horrible color commentary. When she storms the booth, she meets Garret, injured star pitcher, who currently broadcasts the games to stay connected to the sport he has such a passion for. Eventually, with much persistence, he convinces Josie to be the new color commentator.

I loved how in sync Josie and Garret where when they would broadcast the baseball games. They played off of each other, and the flow was seamless, fun, and entertaining. When these two were together there was a lot of push and pull. Garret was such an amazing guy, that no matter how hard Josie tried to resist him, it was futile. Both Josie and Garrett suffered from family emotional baggage. Josie had a broken heart and a lot of anger from being abandoned by her father, and my heart broke for her. Garrett and his father didn't see eye to eye, regarding his dream of being a baseball player.

I enjoyed the secondary characters, and am hoping that Mai and Anthony will get a story of their own. Mai was a fun character! She was quirky, blunt, intelligent, driven, and a very loyal friend to Josie. The things that would come out of her mouth had me cracking up constantly!

Character growth and life lessons were abundant in this romance! The ending of the story was perfect! I loved every moment of how it played out. There was a lot of smiling, sighing, and swooning on my end, and it was the cherry on top of an already wonderful read!

I love books that involve baseball, and this one was no exception. I love the spin on it where the guy doesn't play baseball. I loved the characters and their story had me not wanting to put this book down. I had never read a book by this author, but now I need to look into reading her back log.

After a heavy read I just needed something light and fun. This was perfect- it had quick witted banter and, though predictable, was everything you's want out of a romcom. Reminded me if those cheesy-need-to-watch-will-always-love high school chick flicks. YA for the win!

A cute, high school romance with a baseball spin? 

This YA story would be perfect for readers looking for a fun, light-hearted romance to get their hands on before the school-year. 

The dialogue just brings out another level of cuteness between the two love interests. It's a great enemies-to-lovers banter that you can come to find from the publisher. 

I gave this one 3 out of 5 stars. While this is a lighter read, there was a bit of predictability and the more typical drama that we come to find with this genre. Overall, it was a decent read and would be a great one for high-school romance lovers!