Margot and Dex should not be a match. Neither is what the other is looking for as evidenced by their antagonistic first chat in the dating app. However, a meeting in real life leads to a connection and chemistry that they don't expect.

The writing is quick paced with lots of banter and humor. This is book two in the series, but it is fine to jump in without having read book one. I have enjoyed the series quite a bit and this book was a fun read!

Margot, a stressed-out single mom with no time for love, and Dex, a charming quarterback with surprising depth, meet on a dating app and their chaotic, flirty energy immediately hooked me. From hilarious texting convos to a soggy, unforgettable first kiss, Sara Ney brings the heat and the humor.

Dex isn’t your typical athlete. He’s thoughtful, sweet, and adorably head-over-cleats for Margot.
Margot’s daughter Wyatt totally steals the show in every scene she’s in.
While the characters aren't super deep, their chemistry is undeniable, and their journey from swipe to something real made this such a fun, feel-good read.

Perfect for fans of witty banter, single mom tropes, and sweet sports heroes.
4.5⭐

this is a great story. I loved dex and margots story line, these charaters were well written highly recommend this story

4 They So DON'T Have A Meet Cute Stars!!

Oh My Stars!!! I FREAKING LOVED this book! As a single woman, although significantly older than Dex and Margot, I could completely relate with how they first met thanks to the dating app that Harlow created. These two had me snort laughing so much, especially in the very beginning of their “dates” and when Wyatt gets involved it’s pure gold!!

This book moves at a rapid pace and as Margot and Dex actually do start dating there are moments that I did question how they were managing to build this relationship. Let’s face it, Dex isn’t always the most perceptible guy and definitely has some missteps with Margot. But their friendship that builds into love was wonderful. We get to see Dex’s evolution as he realizes that dating a woman with a child isn’t something to shy away from. Wyatt has a way of burrowing into his heart and their connection and conversations were quite entertaining!

I had the pleasure of reading and listening to this book and the narration by Felicity Cross and Alexander Cendese just made all the witty banter that much more funny because the voices in my head while reading the scenes matched them exactly as they were narrated, sarcasm and all! This is a perfect addition to this series!

He’s a talented football player, and she’s a determined single mom—when they connect on a dating app, the chemistry is undeniable! However, can their relationship flourish when their goals in life don’t quite align?

Their journey begins with a tumultuous start, complete with accusations of catfishing, contrasting expectations, and plenty of witty banter. But that’s what makes their connection so compelling; they challenge each other and bring out the best in one another.

Wyatt steals the show as my favorite character. This 10-year-old has an impressive maturity and serves as the voice of reason, proving that wisdom isn’t always about age.

The story features a fake dating twist, where one person remains blissfully unaware. Throughout the book, Dex experiences meaningful growth, even if he occasionally stumbles along the way.

If you're looking for a quick, enjoyable sports romance, this book is a must-read. It’s filled with laughter, passion, and a delightful cast of characters that you won't forget!

This is the second book in this series, and this is Margot and Dex’s story.
Margot is an independent, and smart, single mom, who is juggling teaching and parenting, while Dex is a football quarterback. Dex wants what his friends have, someone to come him to, while Margot fears she will always be alone. A dating app matches Margot and Dex perfect for each other.
This is a well written easy to read story, with friendships, emotions, intrigue, opposites attract, bickering, humor, witty banter, romance, engaging and realistic characters, undeniable chemistry, and love, which leads to an entertaining, and fun addictive page turner,
I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend.

As I was finishing up Not Your Biggest Fan, I knew the epilogue was going to be in Dex’s POV and after loving Andy and Harlow so much, I wasn’t that excited to get his perspective and wanted it to be one of theirs instead. However, when I actually read the epilogue, it made me really look forward to picking up his book! I mean, I was going to regardless since I had an advanced copy of it, but sometimes I have problems reading books in a series back to back and while I wasn’t really worried that would be the case this time, Dex’s chapter definitely put that thought to rest and made it easier for me to start reading Biggest Player as soon as I had the chance.

There was a period of time in the beginning of me reading this book where I thought that I would love it even more than Not Your Biggest Fan, but then the main conflict of this book came into play and I was just not particularly thrilled with it or Dex. I will say, I feel like it was more annoying than super frustrating and that Margot was kept in the dark for a decent amount of time, but not so long it seemed like it dragged on forever and ever. While there was a portion of Biggest Player I didn’t care for, I enjoyed more of this book than I didn’t and though I didn’t have warm feelings for Dex for some time there, I got why he messed up, I don’t like it, he wasn’t being very smart, but he does have a good heart and he genuinely loves Margot and her daughter, Wyatt, and I was satisfied with how Margot and Dex handled the problem and then their reconciliation.

There was a big piece of me that did like/love Dex and I one hundred percent loved Margot! Dex is clueless and made me shake my head at best and want to shake him at worst, but he was a fun hero and ultimately I think that he’s good for Margot. Now, Margot is way better for him because she’s so awesome! She’s smart, strong, she lets him have it when it needs to happen, and she’s also just fun too. I loved these two, more so Margot and I loved Wyatt too — she’s great and smart and I loved the interactions between her and all the adults!

One of the things I loved about Not Your Biggest Fan was the banter between Andy and Harlow and that was true of Biggest Player as well. Everything flowed so well and naturally between Dex and Margot, Sara Ney is seriously excellent at writing banter! Biggest Player and I may have been at odds for a while there, but it mostly entertained and amused me and I had a good time with it. If Ms. Ney writes stories for the other two football players that we met in this book, I will for sure check them out since I liked them and I know the back and forth between them and their love interest will be fire!

4 Star Review Biggest Player (Not Yours #2) by Sara Ney

eBook/Audio
This was a well written, entertaining read and listen that ticked a number of boxes for me.

This is Dex and Margo’s story. We met Dex in Andy’s story and I was excited to see what Ms. Net had in store for Dex.

The characters were likeable and easy to relate too. Dex is looking for live and there were times I felt for him as his friends found love and happiness.

What he didn’t count on was falling in love with a single mum. I had a hard time connecting to both Dex and Margot. Although one of my favourite characters was Margot’s daughter Wyatt who stole the book away from our couple; I just adored her.

The banter between them was witty and snarky, often at the same time. Although not my favourite from this author, it may be yours.



I received a copy from the publisher through Netgalley.

Biggest Player by Sara Ney is part of her Not Yours series and can be read as a standalone. This is a sports romance with a single mom, opposites attract, and online dating. Margot had a lot on her plate with work, her daughter and trying to date, but she tried. Dex is a single football player looking for love. When they are on a dating app, they match but do they want the same things? She is older and has a child and he is living his best life. I loved her daughter so much. She repeatedly stole the show.

Getting to know each other and spending time together during the first part of the book was fun and witty. They had their issues they had to work through and he had some growing to do. Though both are looking for the same thing, it takes them a bit to get on the same page. This was a fun and charming read.

Happy reading!

ARC Review

Biggest Player by Sara Ney

Rating: 3.5⭐️

This book follows a pro football player and a single mom attempting to find a relationship in a dating app. After a swipe, report and accidental run in, the two rematch.

I am stuck between the decision of liking it and thinking it was just ok. I really enjoyed the first 25%, but when I picked it back up I just wasn’t really caring for it. To me the MMC seemed really immature and childish in times and for someone who is a teacher you wouldn’t think this MMC would be her type.

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I tried but unfortunately I DNF’d this one. The vibe was all off for me. It was extremely juvenile and just could not get into this one. Thank you to netgalley and the author for the opportunity to arc read.

Biggest Player is a sports rom-com romance that had me hooked from the beginning. This is Dex and Margot’s story that is filled with witty banter, romantic gestures. and a lot of spice. This isn’t your typical dating app romance and each interaction they had just made their story much more real. I love that their first interaction was with Wyatt, Margot’s daughter, which set the chain of humorous moments that lead each mistake into dates and then so much more. Their story was fun and romantic. I really enjoyed their story and can’t wait to read more

I loved the idea of a single mom meeting a professional football player through a dating app. I also really enjoyed the way she didn't hold back about her thoughts of him pretending to be a football player. Convinced that she was right of course. That back and forth made for some chuckles.

The in person meet cute was also fitting for everything that had been happening up until that point. What were the odds that her daughter would be involved in them officially meeting?

I did enjoy the romance between Dex and Margot. Watching that evolve from a strong dislike to lovers was good.

Here's the thing though....I wasn't overly fond of Dex. I know. I know! Believe me I know. For a 25 year old professional athlete he was immature. I can't fully put my finger on it all, but he just didn't sit right with me. I did like how Margot's daughter called him out on his stuff, and tried her best to give him the assist.

Biggest Player is book 2 in the Not Yours series and follows Dex and Margot on an interesting trajectory towards forever.

Dex is a professional football quarterback. He is also an overgrown child. He is not close to his family, but considers his friends his family. His best friend, Landon, found love and Dex wants what Landon has found. Someone who loves him for who he is and not for his job or celebrity.

Margot is a single mom who co-parents with her daughter's father. She is feisty and sassy. She is tired of her mom and dad trying to fix her up with their friends' children so she has decided to enter the dating world.

These two meet on the Kissmet dating app when Margot believes Dex is not who he says he is and lambastes him for misleading women. This is such a funny opening scene between these two. But when their worlds collide shortly after in a restaurant, of all places, snark will fly.

Margot is very protective of her daughter. So when she catches her nemesis and daughter conspiring she is thrown. How does she handle this situation?

Dex does not want to date single mothers. He is too young to want to be a father. But after meeting Margot and her daughter, Wyatt, he is rethinking this decision. Wyatt is cool and he enjoys spending time with her. Plus Margot makes him want more than just a few nights.

But when his agent gets wind of him dating a single mother who just happens to be a school teacher, his agent tells him to continue seeing her. She will improve his PR image. As you can guess, he is a football bad boy.

But Dex is starting to really like Margot and spending time with her and Wyatt. So much so, that he does not even consider what his agent told him. Until that fateful night.

After dealing with the press fallout of her and Dex dating, she has to deal with her ex, Wyatt's dad, being a complete jerk about who she is dating. Then, she overhears Dex's conversation with his agent and everything she thought she knew implodes.

Can Dex fix this mess? Can Margot ever trust him again? And how will Wyatt fit in to this operation fix this mess?

This book opens with a bang. This is a funny read. Watching two people who are confident and outspoken become anxious and more quiet. Watching Dex plan dates that are ten year old approved. And let us not forget his serious sweet tooth that Wyatt enjoys taking advantage of. Can we say ice cream anyone?

Meeting the parents was a trip. I do not think Dex has ever met the parents of anyone he has ever dated. He is trying so hard to impress Margot's father, but he is so nervous.

It was a nice surprise to see Landon and his girlfriend fly in to meet Margot and have a game night. However, poor Margot is so nervous to meet Dex's best friend. But she is put at ease immediately and game night commences. Such a fun night with and exciting announcement at the end.

Dex is legally the most adorable golden retriever hero, who falls first and hard. I'm not sure I could love this any more. A spunky 10 year old, a successful single mom who would like to find love, but really doesn't need anyone.

This has been a fun little series so far. I enjoyed the first one, Not Your Biggest Fan, and this one was fun as well! While Dex may seem like a bit of a player, in reality he’s not actually one. Even if at first he doesn’t want to date someone with kids. Of course he actually meets Margot’s daughter Wyatt in person before he even meets her, so he’s kind of won over by that. This is really a very easy, fun romance. As I mentioned Dex is basically a nice guy, if a bit cocky, which as a hot professional football player that makes sense.

The story moves pretty quickly, starting with their meet-cute on a dating app, where she accuses him of being a catfish because no way is a pro-football player going to actually be on a dating app. And then the incident where her daughter helps him out of a bad date. They of course have an attraction and at first are just going to be friends. But he thinks he might want to date her, at the same time as his agent suggests that if he dated her it could help his image. And as you’d expect he doesn’t bother to tell her about his agent saying this. Which of course leads to some miscommunication at the end.

But as I’ve mentioned, I think the author is happy in her new love life and so the guys in her books are never really bad anymore. If they ever were that bad of guys. She usually writes guys with that soft center I think. The big drama at the end made sense and the way they got over it and figured things out was more realistic and less just crazy drama for drama’s sake, and that is how I like it. Once they get a bit steamy though, there is a few chapters with the steam towards the end. So it’s not sweet in that way, but sweet in that these two are cute together.

Another fun rom-com from Sara Ney.

In Sara Ney’s latest release, Biggest Player, Margot is a single parent trying to navigate the latest dating app when she comes across a profile for a professional football player named Dex. Convinced that his profile is a catfish, she reaches out to yell at whoever created the bogus profile. It turns out though that Dex is indeed the quarterback for a professional football team, and he is intrigued by Margot’s honesty and candor. Dex doesn’t want a family though, and Margot thinks he is too immature to handle a relationship. When the sparks start flying though, anything can happen.

I typically enjoy Sara Ney’s books; they are lighthearted, quick reads that leave you with a smile on your face. However, her last few releases haven’t had the same spark that her earlier works (i.e. Jock Hard series and How to Date a Douchebag series) did. Margot is a great heroine, but Dex is immature and it’s hard to understand why someone as awesome as Margot would put up with it. Her daughter, Wyatt, is a great secondary character, and she is wise beyond her years. Overall, Biggest Player is an okay read to try if you have nothing else on your to-read list.

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for sharing this advanced review copy with me in exchange for my honest feedback!

Biggest Player was a fun read with low angst, amazing banter, a hilarious ten year old, and finding love with someone unexpected.

Dex was like a big kid. He was super charming and sweet. I really loved his interactions with Wyatt! Those two were trouble together in the best way. Dex was not good at expressing his thoughts and feelings, but he definitely grew in that department. I loved how he makes his mistake right. It was so sweet!

Margot was a breath of fresh air! She was such a good mom. I loved how she knew what she wanted and didn't waver. She took no crap and didn't fall at Dex's feet. I really liked that she pushed him to grow and figure out what he really wanted. Her daughter, Wyatt, was seriously hilarious. I loved her so much!

These two were so sweet! I especially loved their text messages. I smiled throughout the entire thing and read it in one sitting. If you need a light hearted, happy read, pick this one up!

ARC review.

I really enjoyed the witty banter between Dex and Margot and, like everyone else, I LOVED Wyatt! She was the comic relief that everyone needs in their life. It was also nice having a kid as a developed side character and not kind of just *there* to be cute. She was a lot of fun and I found myself wanting to keep going because of her.

Dex and Margot felt like 2 different couples at times. There was the Dex and Margot that I really liked because they just clicked and they complimented each other. They had really good chemistry and just worked. Then there was the Margot and Dex that I did not understand at all. First, I don't understand what Margot why Margot was so worked up about Dex potentially being a catfish and I also don't understand how she realized it was really him? Second, Dex was a huge man child. Like HUGE. And Margot wanted a serious relationship and was really concerned about the impact it would have on her kid, especially with Dex saying he didn't want kids, but then she still allows him to develop a relationship with Wyatt? And then when he did her dirty, she's just like "meh. I was angry and now I'm not" and still barely got mad on Wyatt's behalf. I don't know. It was odd. They were a little all over the place.

Overall though, I did like this one better than Not Your Biggest Fan. If you want something that's just a little over the top, then this is a good one to go with. Suspend reality a little bit and just roll with the banter and entertainment.

<i>ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review </i>

Such a lighthearted read filled with hilarious texts back and forth and fun banter. It was super entertaining, especially with Margot's ten year old daughter who was too smart for her own good. I would highly recommend if you're feeling a quick, fun read!