ACTUALLY PHENOMENALLY PERFECT

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If I could just type incoherent screaming into this review box, I would. I CANNOT say enough good things, I loved this one sooooo much!

I’m a sucker for a sports romance but don’t actually remember if I’ve read a baseball one? If so, they all got knocked out of the PARK by this one. I didn’t really have many expectations going into this but was immediately sucked in until I finished it only hours later. I had the BEST time reading this; was absolutely screaming and kicking my feet and giggling like a maniac.

I absolutely adored Daphne and Chris, from their initial text interactions to their real-life relationship! They are both so charming and such a good pair. There were so many little things in this book that I loved—the focus on grief and panic attacks, the moment near the end between Daphne and her brother, Milo the cat, the deeper conversations between Daphne and Chris—it all just worked together so well. One big thing to commend- a third act breakup that did not feel AT ALL forced or randomly thrown into the plot, but was actually justified! And it made the resolution all that much better.

The ending was incredible, the last speech from Chris??? CHRIS KEPLER DREAM MAN FOR REALLLLLLL. There’s a line in there that legit stopped me in my tracks, had to take a few moments to recover from that one. This book just made me incandescently happy and I’m immediately going to dive into Thompson’s other books now too! One of my favorites of the year!