What to expect from Pitcher Perfect:
🥎Softball Player x Hockey Player
🏒Fake Dating
🥎”Teach me”
🏒 He falls first and hard
🥎She calls him on his sh*t
🏒He builds her up
❤️HEA

I found Pitcher Perfect to be a satisfying albeit average read. I got exactly what I thought I would going into the book. No let downs but nothing that blew me away either which led to my 3 ⭐️rating. Some sweet moments and solid spicy scenes but also some characters that fell a little flat. (Maybe because there were a few too many secondary characters? I’m unsure.) This was my first Tessa Bailey read and it was definitely a cute sports romance. It just didn’t blow me away. It is the 4th book in the Bailey’s Fan Girl Down universe, however I was able to read it as a stand alone with no issues. If someone is already a fan of that series, I’m sure they will find this new entry into the universe a satisfying one. I could definitely see myself picking up the previous books or a future book in the series at some point for an easy, enjoyable, and quick read.

**Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.**

I loved this installment of Bailey’s athletes series! It was a pleasant surprise after Dream Girl Drama, which I did not enjoy at all. Robbie is endearing and Skylar relatable. I especially appreciated that there was no manufactured conflict, just normal(ish) relationship challenges. Looking forward to Eve’s book next!

I have really enjoyed The Big Shots series and Pitcher Perfect is no exception- every book keeps getting better! I love a good girl and a reformed player and you get that in spades in this book!

Skylar is a softball pitcher at Boston University and a perfectionist who doesn't feel in sync with her family because she didn't get into Brown. She also feels isolated from people, even her teammates because of the nature of being a pitcher. Robbie is a rookie professional hockey player who laughs everything off and is taking advantage of his freedom playing the field.

I loved these two and it was so fun to watch Robbie fully commit to Skylar despite his past. It was also refreshing for Skylar to find support and security in Robbie when she had been so independent and felt isolated.

Highly recommend if you want a fun fake dating romance between two high level athletes! Can't wait for the next in the Big Shots series- my guess is it will be Madden and Eve!

Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this ARC!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tessa Bailey throws a no-hitter with this one. OMG!!! A female athlete who is feisty, smart, and still feels like she’s not enough meets a bad-boy NHL rookie red-head who… knows how to push all her buttons and can’t get enough. Fake dating, he falls first, dirty talk and HEA. Count me in to read anything she writes. 6/5 stars

This book was a lot of fun! I go into Tessa Bailey books expecting fun banter, lighthearted stories, and good spice, and that’s what we get here! The characters were fun and a sports romance is always a good time.

This was an AMAZING read! I fell in love with Robbie and Skylar. They were truly soulmates. I could not put this book down! Definitely a spicy read! I loved that Robbie fell first. And that he softened Skylar while also building her trust and confidence. This was one of Tessa best books! I wish had seen more of Robbie’s family.
Tropes -
reverse grumpy sunshine
Enemies to lovers
Fake relationship
One bed
He falls first
Sports
Best book I read in a hot minute! I would definitely recommend to others. That spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

tessa bailey never misses. This was one of my most anticipated releases of the year and it did not disappoint. I was obsessed with Robbie and how he stood up for Skylar.

I love this new series so much. Everything is simply just a delight - and I love how TB keeps introducing new ideas for future books so I’m already anxious to read the next one. Robbie was a delight in this and some parts were more romantic than I expected!

this Tessa Bailey series has just been so entertaining! I've eaten them each up and this one had some really cool athlete dating athlete themes that you don't see a lot of. also, I loved that Robbie wasn't perfect in the beginning, but that meeting Skylar helped him realize things about himself that he wanted to change. it was nice that he didn't change for her, per say, but being with her made him want to be the best version of himself. there were so many hilarious moments, and the chemistry between them was perfect. overall, loved it!

Not my favorite book by Tessa, but not the worst either. While I did enjoy the smut and some of the cutesy banter, something about Tessa’s writing just hasn’t hit in a long time. Take me back to the genius of It Happened One Summer and My Killer Vacation.

Hi yes it’s possible that this is the best book that Tessa Bailey has ever written. And it’s ROBBIE CORRIGAN?! ARE YOU JOKING?! I am in love with this perfect, simpy, silly, endearing man. He is golden retriever personified. I am in awe of Tessa’s ability to take a momentary side character and give him a story line that I will shout from the rooftops. This series gets better and better with every book and I am sat for it.

This is officially my favorite book in the series! Robbie and Skylar are such fun characters. It had the perfect amount of scenes with some of our beloved hockey players while still being its own standalone story. Can’t wait for Mailer’s love story next!!

This unfortunately did not meet my expectations. This didn't feel like enemies to lovers AT ALL. Robbie was in love with Skylar the moment he saw her and he was her 'enemy' for all but less than 45 pages. It all felt like a push and pull when it wasn't really necessary and them falling for eachother over the span of a week seemed pretty unrealistic.

This was a fun read, I just had higher expectations.

I have been waiting for one of the “Orgasm Donor” men to have their moment … and it was so worth it.

Robbie & Skylar may have become one of my top Tessa Bailey couples.

A classic “enemy to lovers” and “he falls first” story, with banter and spice. Tessa does it again!

Thanks NetGalley and Avon Books for the

This is my first Tessa Bailey book, and she has a new fan. This is a quick and easy read with loads of banter. The MMC falls hard and fast in their fake dating scheme. But does she feel the same way or his her brothers best friend still the object of her affection. What could go wrong in this Hockey meets Baseball romance....

Hot damn this was so fun to read! Skyler is a self proclaimed tomboy and thinks guys see her more like a drinking buddy than a girlfriend. Robbie is a professional hockey player and is known for loving the ladies. But there’s something about Skyler that makes him want to change his ways. He’s always admired his parent’s marriage and he wants something like that for himself. His reputation is well known so it will be hard to convince Skyler that he’s changed and wants a real future with her. Both of these characters are extremely likable and you’ll be rooting for them the whole time! I love this series and I’m so happy I got an early copy from Netgalley. If you love Tessa Bailey - this book is for you! 🏒 ❤️ ⚾️

Thank you to NetGallly for the advanced copy. I was very excited to get an early look at the latest book in the

Bailey continues to write characters that make you laugh and swoon, but the plot was the main issue for me. I enjoyed Robbie and Skylar’s shared comparative spirit and how Robbie stands up for Skylar against her family and the swoon worthy spice is on par with her previous novels…but the plot’s timeline moves too quickly that Robbie’s character arc is rushed and Skylar’s awkwardness and devotion to her childhood crush is a little unbelievable.

The story has all the elements for a good enemies to lovers, reformed play boy, and awkward caterpillar to beautiful but it rarely story, but in this novel’s current iteration, we don’t get the character development she gave her other characters in previous series. We know Bailey is capable of writing those character arcs, and this one just fell short on story. I wanted more tension and head butting between Robbie and Skylar. I wanted Robbie to have to confront his past more throughout the story and truly come to terms with wanting to change and I wanted Skylar to show more of her awkwardness around Madden and dating in general to warrant “dating lessons.” I think we needed more time for these characters to interact with eachother before they go to the family week of completion. All the elements are there. Robbie and Skylar have the makings to have a great love story, they just need more pages to make it believable.

I still enjoy Tessa Bailey’s writing. While this novel isn’t one of her strongest, she can still write a light HEA romance that perfectly keeps you company for a day on beach, on the plane, or for a rainy afternoon.

1000/10. Another absolute banger from THEE queen of rom-com and swoonworthy men, Tessa Bailey. Skylar Page, sister of Elton (of dog park date infamy, shoutout Chloe) our heroine, is a Type A, perfectionist, certified bad-ass Simone Biles/Serena Williams/Megan Rapinoe, "you can't win, so WIN" D1 athlete. She has her days scheduled down to the minute in her trusty planner, but she could never have guessed our darling (now reformed) "Orgasm Donor" Robbie Corrigan would be a late addition to her carefully laid plans... Skylar is such a complex character and I found myself falling in love with Robbie too as he's the first person to really see her, and want to support her -- he KNOWS she can do it, but also he wants to protect her. Men, take notes!

Fans of forced proximity, "fake" relationship that turns to more, and f*boys who change their ways for the girl who wraps them around their finger without a word will delight in this next installment of the "Big Shots" series where Robbie Corrigan finally gets the girl. I personally always find Tessa's stories to be the best blend of spice, humor, earnest, and YEARNING! In addition, the surrounding cast of characters (of course the couples we already know and love) and the characters we're introduced to this book made the whole story such a blast start to finish.

I started this book curious to see where Mailer's story goes, but now that it's over I have a new couple I want to learn everything about and am on the edge of my seat for; Eve, I'm rooting for you! Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions my own.

Tessa Bailey is an insta-read for me, and this absolutely did not disappoint. I loved Skylar and Robbie was delish.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon for the ARC!

Tessa Bailey’s books are always a great time and this one was no different. Robbie is a professional hockey player (and a player off the ice) and Skylar is a no-nonsense D1 softball player. They fake date to try to make her crush jealous and shenanigans ensue.

I enjoyed how encouraging Robbie was of Skylar. There were definitely some insta-love vibes. Rating: 3.75⭐️