3.5 Stars

Riley Scott's Take Your Shot is a young adult coming out lesbian story.
This is a great book for a teen who's questioning their own sexuality.
The author writes in dual third person pov.
The story includes the struggle of figuring out one's sexuality, a spiteful ex boyfriend, rumors, and plenty of sweet feels.
Overall, it's a nice high school lgbt romance that will leave you feeling happy and lighthearted.

I absolutely loved this novel.
Such a great story with defined characters and a great plot.
What drew me in the most was how fleshed out the characters were
The writing style was fluid and relateable.
The cover was fascinating as well.
A reviting read overall
Definitely recommend adding this to your TBR!

Thanks to an advanced copy from Netgalley. Took a time to get to this book, and then binged it one day. A great YA book that is well-written and considerate of young queer relationships. Would definitely read more from the author and her works.

Thank you, NetGalley and Riley Scott for the ARC

This book was a sweet romance between Logan and Carter. They felt like real high school students, learning about themselves and still confused about the world. Logan is a basketball player awarded a scholarship, with perfect grades and a long-term boyfriend. On the other hand, Carter keeps a low profile as the openly out editor of the school newspaper. I really related to Carter looking forward to college to live fully. I loved that the love story between the two girls is built on patience and trust. Plus, I have to give the author praise for omitting the third-act miscommunication/break-up trope.

The writing was fine, it was my introduction to the author's work. This has the possibility to resonate with teens questioning their own sexuality. However, I believe the conversations on sexuality and self are somewhat on the surface level. The story slowed down and lost part of my attention at about 50% of the book. I wish this had been edited a bit better. A lot of telling not showing, and over-reliance on tropes at times.

I would recommend this read to anyone looking for a sweet wlw story!

Thank you to Bella Books and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this novel in exchange for my reivew. This novel released on May 17, 2022.

I love nothing more than a queer YA RomCom, and that's exactly what this book gave! This story provides a low angst, coming of age, light read about high school basketball superstar Logan and newspaper editor Carter.

This story was cute, but there wasn't a whole lot of substance. I absolutely loved both MCs, and I loved Logan's growth arc, but I just wish it went more into depth about it. The story seemed to kind of just skim the surface on sexuality and identity, but it told a sweet story about two awesome MCs finding each other, so I'm okay with it.

logan and carter. my favourite baby gays.😭

i'm going to protect them with my life i swear!!

a soft little coming of age story with the cutest characters!
i loved them from the get go.

this book made me feel so many things, i wish i had a carter in high school. she's just so patient and understanding and REAL. it's insane. i was rooting for her to get the happiest of endings.

i'm so happy i got to read this. it was absolutely adorable.🥺🥺🥺🥺

A cute story on the ups and downs of high school romance and trying to discover who you are on top of it all!

Centred around a journalist and basketball player, this was a feel good story about coming to terms with your sexuality. The basketball references were fine for me to get too as a complete sports novice!

3.25 stars. This is a cute and fluffy teen romance that is actually lower on the angst despite lead character, Logan dealing with the traumatic loss of her big brother. Logan is also not at all interested in girls until she catches lesbian fashion icon and nerd, Carter Shaw staring at her in class. Carter, though crushing pretty hard on the athletic Logan, isn't expecting much in the romance department beyond getting out of school and letting her flag fly in college. But when they both connect after dealing having to spend hours alone together, they both think there might be something there.

I like these types of reads for the most part - they give the leads just enough complexity to keep you interested in what they might do next, but doesn't really go super deep into any of the harder stuff the characters might be going through. Logan is clearly still traumatized after the death of her brother. She was driving the car when they crashed and she is absolutely not driving anymore than that. It also kind of talks about how close they were, too, and how lost Logan felt without him. It is sad, and could go into some darker territory, but Logan and the story are more introspective than that. It works because Carter is also an introspective, thoughtful soul, and she actually treats Logan as a person, not the idol of the school.

I think the only thing that I don't like from this is the attempt to create a lot of drama outside of Logan's deeply personal trauma. Logan's boyfriend is a toxic masculine caricature and feels very much out of place in the story. He seemingly put there to just go: yeah, the person that treats the beauty queen athlete like a real human instead of an actual status symbol object is better than him. Carter deserves to have a more complex foil than toxic ex partner, but that's what we got. Logan's boyfriend could have been an interesting look into why toxic people are bad, but he's just really one note and he was more annoying than interesting.

That said - I still blazed through the read of this book, and had a lot of fun watching Carter and Logan fall into each other and find more about their personalities. Read it for these to beautiful, sweet kids. You'll love them.

*I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

"Take Your Shot" was such a fun book and I enjoyed every second of it! You get pushed right into the story and I love that.

The book follows Logan, who is living the "American dream" with her having a boyfriend, good grades and plays baskedball, but there's still something missing. One day in class, Logan meets the school lesbian, Carter. At first she doesn’t think they'd have that much to talk about, but the more they get to know eachother, the closer they get, and Logan finds herself slowly falling for Carter.

This book was a nice read. I absolutely loved all the characters in this book, and Carter and Logan's relationship was so nice to see develop. Both Logan and Carter were really developed characters, but I didn’t really feel like any of the minor characters were as developed. Nonetheless, I still really enjoyed this book!

It was so easy to feel for and to like these characters, and the story was so good. I would definitely recommend this book!

This was a pretty good YA story. Not a lot of sizzling moments, which I find perfectly ok now that I've gotten older and this is a book about high school students. I'm getting old...

Anyways, easy book to read with likable main characters. I did find that they moved pretty fast once Logan realized she had a crush on Carter. I thought there would be more of an internal struggle, but she leaned into it pretty easily.

There also wasn't a lot of angst, which I anticipated with it being a "coming out" story for one of the characters. No real big hurdle for them to overcome for their relationship. Honestly, Carter was way more wise than anyone I knew in high school, so it felt more like an adult relationship.

Like I said, an easy read.

Great read! Relevant storyline with character development! The story follows a group of friends, but primarily the two main characters from opposite ends of the personality spectrum. Loved how easy it was to follow and fall for the characters! I recommend you read this treasure!

The rep in this book - queer main characters, Latina character.

I kind of related to Logan as she thought something was wrong with her as she never felt anything romantically for a guy. The communication between the two>>>> which I was thankful that miscommunication was not a trope in this book!!

Thanks to Bella books and Netgallery for the eArc
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Take your Shot is the story of Logan Watts, star basketball player of her school, discovering her happiness, exploring her sexuality and falling in love. It's is the story of Carter Shaw, the witty girl and stylish head of the school newspaper, her first love.
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This was a refreshing story, set in a highschool with really likeable characters and a sweet fluffy plot. Logan represents a teenager who is starting to dive more into her likes and dislikes, accepting herself and coming out to the world. I've nothing but good to say about her, she's funny, hot, flirty, confident but awkward at times and humble.
Carter is shown really mature and understanding for her age which i really liked. She's kind and her whole vibe is so cool.
All considered, these two represent what a healthy relationship looks like.
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I liked the fact that the whole story carries a sense of subtly in it, there's almost nothing dramatic going on unlike the cliche ya books/movies. I liked nearly all the characters. It's simply just a fluffy sweet ya romance and a fun enjoyable read all together.
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I'll suggest this if you're looking for a short, light-hearted read.
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I really wanted to like this. Sports gays! That’s my jam! But in the end the writing style just wasn’t for me.

Thanks NetGalley and Bella Books for the opportunity. I won’t be reviewing this on my bookstagram.

A very cute coming of age and coming out story that's focused on two girls who are in their last year of highschool. Logan is the basketball superstar with her footballstar boyfriend and the other is Carter, a nerdy yet stylish girl. As it is in highschool these types mean they hang in different circles, yet they are put together by chance and immediately hit it off.
This is a book that reminds me of my highschool period and the feeling that the world is open and ready to be discovered. I would have loved reading a romance like this at that age without huge drama and/or angst. I can't remember a book that represented my feelings in such an uncomplicated way during those years.

If you feel like reading an uncomplicated book with a sweet romance and no big issues, this is the one to pick up.

***Thank you Netgalley and Bella Books for the chance to read and review this book ***

Take Your Shot is an easy little read. It’s sweet, it’s realistic, it’s a really good depiction of a healthy relationship. Carter and Logan are two characters who you’ll really like from the first chapter, and continue to like them until the last page. They’re both kind and thoughtful and genuinely deserve each other. Their relationship progresses really nicely. There’s no pressure from Carter (being out and having previous experience, etc) and Logan has her own journey that’s centred around herself, not her love interest.

One thing I really enjoyed about this book was that there was no big drama. Everything that happens is reasonable and dealt with in a way that it would be in the real world. There’s no explosive reactions or massive fights over nothing. When there is more dramatic situations, the girls support each other and their friends support them too. It was nice to see instead of the usual “conflict, break up, come back together in the end” pattern.

I think younger audiences (15-18ish) will really enjoy this book. When I was reading it, some of the dialogue seemed really cringy to me, then I remembered that I had said almost the EXACT same stuff to my first love. Like word for word. Embarrassing for me, but a very authentic portrayal of a young relationship from the author.

This is an easy read with a feel good ending.

Logan Watts has a lot of people in her life to support her after the loss of her older brother, including her boyfriend of several years, but she can’t help feeling like something else is missing. When out lesbian Carter Shaw catches her eye, Logan is intrigued by the possibility of a new friend. Or at least that’s what she tells herself.

While the novel flowed well and introduced external conflict at the right moments to move the plot along, there wasn’t an overarching conflict. Logan moved very quickly from denial to acceptance of her sexuality. This can be a nice change of pace from so many LGBTQ+ novels which focus only on coming out. However, it also meant that there wasn’t a deep exploration of the characters' identities and pasts. The novel also doesn’t actually spend too much time on the sports element like the cover would suggest. Still, a solid choice for when you’re looking for a quick, uplifting read.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was so fluffy and sweet, I absolutely loved it.

Two teens, one a bit of a nerd, one a popular basketball sporty girl struggling with her current relationship/identity. The two main characters communicate with each other so well and are both so sweet. A great coming out story.

This is a short book, which means that it was read super quickly, and I kinda wanted more!

I honestly don’t exactly know how I feel about this? It was quite mediocre and it didn’t make me feel anything extraordinary. Everything about it was simply meh to me, unfortunately. I can see why someone would enjoy this book, it was just not my cup of tea; I didn’t connect to any of the characters and the plot didn’t interest me.