I enjoyed the first part of this book, but I found myself not really loving the second half. I'm not really sure why, but I think that the writing felt off to me. The story had a good premise and I really liked their first meeting, but teh back and forth later in teh book just became annoying. A solid 3.5 stars

'Out Of His League' by Caroline Richardson (DNF)
Gretchen Harper bought a coffee for a baseball player, Joshua Malvern, at the airport and he decides to pay her with first class and a one-night stand, which ends up not being for one night.
I really tried to finish this book but it was just rough. The characters feel flat and all about sex and it made me really uncomfortable because I can't see any actual romance, it is just them wanting each other's bodies. The writing style doesn't help, it is repetitive and not the best. I just thought this would have been a cute read but it was just disappointing and I couldn't force myself to finish it.
Thanks, NetGalley for the arc.

One thing about me, I love a baseball player. Not only that but meeting at airport is such a perfect meet cute. Baseball guys just do it better and I swooned for these too.

Overall I was kind of disappointed by this book. I was looking for a nice romance book that would be a palette cleanser that was about a baseball player. Instead what it is is constant sex and very little true development of the characters. While I know some people like that it just wasn't what I wanted or what I expected There was so much potential for these characters, but it all just fell flat sadly. What little bit we did see of them outside of the bedroom was sweet and I liked it, just wish it had had more development. Especially when it came to the minor league situation and what was going on with that.

This wasn't an OMG standout in a very crowded market, I wanted a revamped Fix Her Up but the expectation was to high for that

The pacing of this book was all off. The meet cute was fun but the events that followed felt so rushed and without real development.

Premise was intriguing, but everything felt really rushed and forced. This one wasn’t for me. *I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 4.5 star rating! It was a pretty quick and easy read!

I've never read a book with an average rating as low as this one ...and sure enough, it wasn't that great. But it wasn't horrible either. I was able to finish it without much effort and without getting irritated, so that's gotta be worth something. And maybe since my expectations were low I wasn't disappointed. Plus, baseball player.

It does have insta-love which I didn't mind but you might feel differently. It was also pretty smutty which again I didn't mind but isn't everyone's cup of tea. That having been said, the sex was pretty badly written and especially the sex-dialog was mega cringey.

Nothing too horrible but nothing worth recommending either.

I could not finish this book because of the formatting it ruined the enjoyment of the story because it was hard to even follow the words.

This book was not for me -- i need some sort of build up/chemistry/banter ANYTHING between the leads and this one felt flat. It was dull and boring and unexciting. It just wasn't for me -- I was never reaching to pick it back up and it took me forever to get through it. I didn't connect with the characters and they seems shallow and uninteresting.

I love sports romances (I particularly LOVE baseball players) and have no issues with an instant-love/lust storyline, but this just really struck out for me.

I wanted to love this because I loved the idea of it, but the execution really missed the mark for me. I didn’t find myself drawn to any of the characters or their backstories. The writing was really slow in a lot of places (which I found particularly surprising given how short the book was). It was really difficult to get into the story and get invested.

I think there’s a really good idea for a story and characters here, but the book would have benefitted with some more fleshing out.

The synopsis made me want to love this book. However, I was not able to finish this book. The instant attraction was not believable, and the relationship felt rushed.

I unfortunately did not finish this. I’m sorry. I won’t be able to give a good review. I’m hoping to pick it back up d knot it more next time.

First book by this author, was cute but not overly exciting. I liked the storyline but found it a bit rushed. I am also not a fan of the miscommunication plots. Like real relationships work by communicating

Gretchen Harper always does things according to plan. She never steps out of her comfort zone, because it doesn't align with her career of being a wine sommelier. She is gifted with tasting and recognizing unique types of wine, and is headed to Vegas for a competition that will help with the success of her career. While at the airport, she runs into Joshua Malvern, an iconic baseball player who just got downgraded into the minor leagues and is not having a good day. When seeing him, Gretchen feels the need to get this guy coffee and go over to him, which is something she would never do on a regular day. Getting a famous athlete coffee at an airport? No way, Gretchen's too scared for that. So what about Joshua is pushing Gretchen out of her comfort zone? Meanwhile, when Joshua first gets approached by Gretchen, he automatically knows that despite Gretchen being a fan, there's more to her than what meets the eye. The two agree on a one night stand and nothing more, but what happens when feelings grow between each other? Even if they try to be together, their careers will not align with each other. The two have to decide whether their relationship is meant to be, or if they're really just playing with fire here. GO READ THIS BOOK.

I liked this book a lot. The romance between the two was great. I thought the plot was well-written and a great love story. I also enjoyed the attraction between the main character's best friend and her boss. It would be cool to have a story written for those two as well.
The only thing to be improved on would be proofreading. I noticed a lot of typos throughout the book.

I love sport romance books never get bored of reading them. So when I saw this was one I jumped at the chance.

It was also super steamy which I loved lol. I loved the meet-cute in the airport. The story was alot of fun

I had very much wanted to love this book, as I love the sports premise. However as much as I would like to love it, no matter how much I try, I can't bring myself to care about the characters.

There isn't enough depth in the writing and I find myself skipping pages to get the story moving. For me in general, the main characters' feelings were not really explored in a deeper sense, and there was just too many pages spent on the smut, which I'm not complaining about, but made the entire story seem a bit cheap.

This was a super short book but fell really flat for me- it’s okay to be unrealistic in books that’s why it’s fiction but this felt so surreal. The characters needed to be fleshed out and the insta-love did not do it for me at all. I normally hate this trope but it CAN be done well and in this instance I don’t believe it was.