Isn’t It Bromantic by Lyssa Kay Adams

e-ARC, 352 pagesRelease Date: July 20, 2021Published by: Berkley BooksRead from: July 21-August 22, 2021Bromance Book Club, #4Source: BoughtTW: Death of a Parent (reoccurring theme, not pictured), mention of human trafficking (reoccurring theme), Broken BoneFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Friends to Lovers, Sports Romance, Adult     With his passion for romance…

Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

Graphic Novel, 446Release Date: March 17, 2020Published by: First Second Read from: March 24-26, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Racist comments from people in the standsFor Readers Interested In: Sports, Graphic novels, Memoirs, Award Winners, YA         In his latest graphic novel, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his…

Blitzed by Alexa Martin

e-ARC, 320 pages            Release Date: December 3, 2019 Published by: Berkley Read from: December 6-10, 2019 Playbook, #3 Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Mentions Rape & sexual assualt For…

Rebound by Kwame Alexander

Hardcover,  pages Release Date: April 2, 2018 Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Read from: April 2, 2018 The Crossover, #0.5 Source: TxLA For fans of:  Poetry, Contemporary History (???), YA, Companion, Sports, Diverse Authors, Diverse MC      Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own…

Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally

ARC, 290 pages Release Date: July 5, 2016 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Read from: July 2-July 4, 2016 Hundred Oaks, #7 Source: TLA 2016 For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Sports, Realistic Fiction, Chick-it, Companion, YA      There are no mistakes in love.     Captain of the soccer team, president of the Debate Club, contender…

Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes

ARC, 377 pages Release Date: May 17, 2016 Published by: HarperTeen Stand-alone Source: TLA For fans of: Sports, Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diversity Disability (Illness)      Maguire is bad luck.     No matter how many charms she buys off the internet or good luck rituals she performs each morning, horrible things happen when Maguire…

First & Then by Emma Mills

Hardcover, 267 pages Release Date: October 13, 2015 Published by: Henry Holt & Co. (BYR) Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of: Jane Austen, Football, Romance, Humor, Contemporary, Chick-lit, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones,       Devon Tennyson wouldn’t change a thing. She’s happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers, silently crushing on best friend Cas, and…

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