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The Striker by Ana Huang
2.0

Ugh, I am disappointed again. I love Ana Huang but these books lately have been so underwhelming and so hyped up, only to fall flat. I didn't feel like there was much chemistry between Asher and Scarlett, and there wasn't really a rivalry between Asher and Vincent. It was hyped up to be that, but it felt really lacking in this area. I also feel like this book could have been like 350 pages and not nearly 600?! I appreciate Ana for trying her hand at a sports romance but... I don't think so. Also, Asher is supposed to be British but I felt like he wasn't written very well. I just felt so boring and not that deep. Where's the quality writing? Where's the depth? Where's the real drama and romance? And for this to be marketed as slow burn when they kiss by 30%... it just didn't hit the way it was supposed to. It had so much potential but just was a huge miss for me. 

Do you know how much BETTER this would have been as an MM romance?! Vincent and Asher had more chemistry than Scarlett and Asher did. Yikes.