Rating: ★★★½ (3.5/5)

Clean Point by Meg Jones is an enjoyable, thoughtful read—especially if you're into spicy sports romances with an enemies to lovers trope. It follows a young tennis player trying to find her footing, not just on the court but in life, too. The story starts in a pivotal moment, sucking you in by the first two chapters. I also commend Meg Jones for the tennis scenes— they feel real without being too technical.

That said, a few parts dragged a bit, and some of the characters felt like they needed a little more fleshing out. For example, Dylan felt very one-note until she just… wasn’t? I’m still not a fan of her. Despite those notes, it opens up great conversations about pressure, identity as an athlete, how women are viewed in sports, and what it really means to succeed. The parallels of Scotty and Nico’s respective journeys in tennis were very interesting to read.

Notes about the audiobook: it is dual POV which I loved. Nico’s reader often whispered, which made it hard to understand him sometimes. That would be my only complaint.

Thank you Netgalley for the audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

This is a first time read for this author for me and I thoroughly enjoyed her writing. I hope there will be more in this series and I learned quite a bit about tennis, which I knew nothing about while reading this book; which was an added bonus. I loved the drama between the two main characters and the enemies to lovers trope! The tension and backstory for each character was well thought out and researched. Such a great read after a few duds in my reading lineup. There are some very steamy scenes spread throughout the book which were very entertaining and appreciated!

this book was a delight. I loved scottie so much. even though she is disgraced in the tennis world and has a terrible relationship with her father (and ex coach), she comes back even stronger. and nico!!! the grumpy tennis player who’s matched with her for doubles. the two make an unlikely pair, but when the tension starts to hit I was so incredibly giddy. he literally goes from not wanting to make eye contact with her or shaking her hand to down so bad for her.

there’s great romantic tension, character development, and a grueling road to make a comeback, and I enjoyed every second!

🎧 the audio was a fun way to read this! I loved both narrator’s performances and would def recommend. I got my copy through NetGalley

what to expect ;

⟢ sports romance
⟢ age gap
⟢ tennis partners to lovers

I haven’t read many sports romances because they usually aren’t my thing. This was still cute though. I’m a sucker for enemies to lovers tropes.

Huge thanks to HarperAudio and NetGalley for allowing me to review this ALC!
4⭐️/ 3 🌶️This was my first tennis romance and I’m OBSESSED!
This book was delicious in all the best ways.
✅ sports romance
✅ enemies to lovers
✅ revenge
✅ age gap ish (9 years)

Scottie is forced to leave tennis after it’s believed she cheated to win at Wimbledon. An opportunity presents itself for her to seek revenge on those who wronged her, and what better way than with her father’s rival?

This is my first Meg Jones book and I cannot wait to read her upcoming novel about Dylan!

Great Banter! MMC was 😍 My copy was missing chapter 8. Stand out Quotes: “ Even if she wasn’t really mine I was hers ready whenever she was..” “ She wore it like it always belonged to her just like I did.”

Omg this was so freaking good! I loved this one and I am so glad I gave this book a shot! This was my first book by Meg and it won’t be my last. Now to go and read more of her backlist!!

this was a good romance but also quiet serious with toxic and abusive parents/coaches. You get the best of romance and sports genre with what I thought were real connections to struggles and hopes

✨ Tropes Galore! ✨
✧ Enemies-to-lovers 💘
✧ Sports romance 🎾
✧ Forced proximity 💗
✧ Slow burn 💓
✧ Second chances 💫
✧ Hidden trauma 💔
✧ Age gap (sort of!) 💕
✧ Healing through love 💖

This is my first book from Meg and I’d definitely recommend reading it!

Patrick Zeller's girl voice is terrible, but besides that, this book is worth it. I love Meg Jones and everything she writes, and the audio version of clean point was just perfect. The tension, the banter, I will always be there for cockroaches

“And just like that, the enemy of my enemy was my new teammate”

This book had everything I love in a sports romance: a grumpy MMC, forced proximity, and a slow-burn romance (that really SPICES when it finally hits). I lived for Scottie and Nico’s comeback story and love how broody and protective Nico became of Scottie😮‍💨

Beyond the romance, Clean Point also takes on the double standards women face in professional sports, making Scottie’s story so much more than just revenge—it’s her redemption!

I did this one on audio, and while it took a minute or two to adjust to the narrators, the dual POV narration was absolute perfection! Mary Jane Wells and Patrick Zeller brought both Scottie and Nico to life in a way that had me completely immersed in their story! I did find Nico’s internal thoughts a little hard to catch at times, but overall the emotion, tension, and banter were spot on!

And the best part? The second book in Game, Set, and Match is releasing this August, and I’m already counting down the days for Dylan’s story! If you love a sports romance, now’s the perfect time to grab Clean Point and get ready for book #2 Game Point!

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice level: 🌶️🌶️

This is one I may need to reread physically to enjoy more, because the male narrator mumbles half his lines and I can't hear what he's saying and that took me out of the story so many times! I felt like I was missing half the story, which really bothered me.

Clean Point was a good listen with great narration. As a tennis player, I enjoyed listening to this one. The author did a nice job weaving both the past and present together.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced listen in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

3.5 rounded to 4.

Meg Jones easily has one of the best author marketing strategies on I've seen Bookstagram. I’ve followed her since she was an indie author, and no one’s doing it like her. To me, what sets her apart is her content—it’s funny, relatable, and timely cleverly redirecting to her books without feeling gimmicky. So, I was excited for Clean Point.

The first 20% was great. I love how Jones incorporated tabloid articles and social media comments from fans. The setup of Scottie, a disgraced tennis star with a tarnished reputation—guilty of taking banned substances when she won a (haha) Open, when in reality, those drugs were administered by her father (a revered tennis star himself) without her consent—is interesting.

Scottie’s motivation to honestly reclaim her title and bodily autonomy while being ridiculed and questioned at every stage by the public and her peers made for a tense, compelling story with an emotional payoff at the end.

I liked the conflicted layers of her journey—how she redefined her relationship with the sport by setting healthy boundaries: indulging in treats, relaxing, and taking breaks, yet still punishing herself by overexertion when she failed to meet her own expectations. I also liked her brazen recklessness in the public eye (prior to training) while metaphorically shrinking when sports media outlets and brands sexualized and undermined her athleticism . I appreciated how Nico wasn’t necessarily there to “fix” her but rather to share the burden and help her find her confidence.

On the other hand, Nico didn’t feel as rooted in the story as Scottie. Their motivations were solid and their shared goal was urgent and their determination to succeed was evident. But beyond his defining traits—being Greek , protective , the eight years older than Scottie—at times, he felt underdeveloped. I wanted to feel like I was truly inside the heads of these characters. I liked them and believed they loved each other, but I wasn’t fully connected to them.

Structurally, I would’ve liked the training portion in Greece to be a little shorter. By the time they reached the Open, I wasn’t feeling that anticipatory anxiety for the characters because the pacing meandered. Scottie and Nico’s relationship was stronger as intended, but instead of being invested, I was mostly relieved that the plot was finally moving forward. This is more of a personal preference, but I wanted more banter! A tennis romance is the perfect setting for that, and while we got some at the start, I wanted more !

This is the first in the Game, Set and Match series. I will read Game Point, and the publisher's website has already named the couples for the upcoming books. I’m a little sad that I didn’t love this as much as I hoped, but I’m definitely on the lookout for what Jones serves next (did you see what I did there?).

Big thanks to Harper Audio for the ALC! The narration was fantastic—though, due to the frequent accent switching (Scottie is British and Nico is American), there were minor slips on the vowels. But I LOVED Mary Jane Wells. If this is on your TBR, in my opinion, listening is the way to go.

This was such a good time. Nico and Scottie’s relationship - both as tennis partners and romantic partners - was so well developed and timed and was so fun to watch build.

The tension between Scottie and her dad, as well as the way that the author used this to talk about abuse in sports, was so well done. It added so much to the story and to Scottie as a character. Her growth was so realistic and I really enjoyed reading it. Nico also had some good growth throughout, but I do think that Scottie’s was much more noticeable/relevant to the plot. Nico’s change in his relationship with tennis, though, matched his progression and was reflected really nicely in his actions as the story went on.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperAudio for the advanced audio copy!

Meg Jones really did it with this book. I wasn't sure at first, but it hooked me by the end of the first chapter. Let me just say - I really appreciated the (huge) list of trigger warnings at the beginning of this book. It was thoughtful and inclusive, and I was so happy to hear it included on an audiobook. I rarely hear the trigger warning list read by the narrator. This book was a true delight, trauma aside. I really appreciated that Meg Jones handled Scottie's trauma the way she did - it felt like she wasn't shying away but was also very respectful at the same time. Something that stood out to me later was the relationship between Scottie and her mom - while not incredibly close-knit (which I can really relate to) the ties that bind them together are woven perfectly into the story. This was a book that made me WANT to take my time. I wanted to be with these characters longer, to see them succeed together.

I do have a small critique on the cover. While I know these cutesy illustrated covers are very "in" at the moment, I do think it detracted from the book. This was not a cutesy book to me, in any way.

4.5 Stars Rounded Up! I was not prepared for this story based on the cover! Don't get me wrong I love the cover, but this book touched on deeper topics than I was expecting from this sports romance. I love a good comeback story and in this one we get two with a little revenge plot tied in! I loved that these two started off as enemies, but through their shared hatred for Scottie's terrible and abusive father and their love of the game they forge a bond that ultimately leads to so much more. The verbal sparring is fun and I loved that it continued playfully throughout. Nico seemed to be just what Scottie needed to finally face her truth and heal and Scottie was the inspiration and motivation Nico needed to make a comeback in the sport he loves, even if it's not exactly the one he originally planned. The slow burn and the spice were so good and this ended up being a fantastic read!

The narrators did a great job for the most part, Mary Janes Wells was a fabulous British female voice for Scottie and provided her with just enough of the sass and tenacity she needed. I enjoyed Patrick as Nico, but didn't love his take on Scottie's voice, sometimes his accent veered off a little from being British, but overall I still really enjoyed the audio.

This book was for me, a lot like The Queens Gambit, in the sense that I know nothing about the sport, have never invested time in watching it but felt myself completely drawn in with the story.

I was so angry on Scottie’s behalf. The right to your own bodily autonomy is something that is prevalent today and was horrifying to read as she navigated thru that being taken away from her.

Nico was just grumpy and honestly didn’t add much to the story as a whole for me after the fact. I’m writing this review a few days after finishing and don’t remember much about him besides his baseball hat lol.

Overall, I was again, so angry for Scottie and for any person who has found themselves in a similar position. And I wanted her to shout from the rooftops what happened to her and felt myself being very annoyed that it took so long for her to do so.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Audio for the advanced copy of this audio in exchange for my honest review.

Clean point by Meg Jones is book one of the Game, Set, Match series which currently has 2 books in it. Ever wonder the story behind the doping scandals you hear about in the news?

Scottie Sinclair is a rising tennis star, butat the hight of her popularity she sustains an injury. She bounces back quickly and later finds out it's because someone close to her was spiking her protein shakes with doping agents. Scottie went to the tennis authorities and brought on her own downfall. She gets dragged in the tabloids for doping but also for being a party girl.

Nico Cortis is an aging tennis star who injured his knee and had to take time off to have surgery and recover. Nico and Scottie's new coach wants them to play doubles together as partners as it would help both of them make a comeback.

Tensions build between Scottie and Nico both off and on the court.

Thank you Meg Jones and Harper Audio Audit. I received an advance audio copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

This was a decent read, even though I don’t usually pick up tennis romances or know much about the sport. Scottie’s journey was compelling, balancing personal growth with a revenge-driven plot that kept things interesting. Nico and Scottie had good chemistry, and while their banter was fun at times, it didn’t always feel natural. The story had engaging moments, but some parts were predictable. Overall, it was enjoyable, but not particularly memorable. Worth checking out if you’re a fan of sports romances. 3.5 stars