4.5*s

This is the first of Moore's books that I've read and from their very first meeting to their HEA, I loved it. Lux is smart, caring, and sensitive to Radley's needs. She's dealing with some trauma from her past, but she wants to move on, to be "normal". And Lux and their friends are there every step of the way to support her, push her, and help her when life throws her a curve ball.

I will say that I wished that Radley was just a touch older. I understand, based on her past, why she needed to be 19. And her history probably helped her to grow up pretty darn quick, but it still is awfully young. I did appreciate the way Moore had Radley working with a therapist and putting those sessions into work in her real life. (I love how authors today are normalizing mental health in stories.)

Full of humor, steam, and straight up adorableness, The Baller might have been my first Moore story but it won't be my last.

(I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)