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sharshell's review against another edition
5.0
**I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.**
Ineligible Receiver is the 5th installment in The Package Deal series. It technically can be read as a stand alone because the authors take you back to the beginning of this friendship to the current day BUT I wouldn't be a good reviewer just saying that. I personally feel you MUST start at the beginning of this series and read in the order that is intended. The stories before just build the intensity of this one.
Cooper Evans has spent time around the Pirates with someone of his best friends involved (mostly married now) to players. He considers some of these players his best friends. When he sees number 88 Greg Foster he knows that even though Greg is straight they will be best friends. So when he slightly bullies himself into Greg's life and brings him out of his shell he just has to deal with the soul crushing attraction to Greg. He'd rather have him has a best friend than nothing at all.
Greg never expected to love having Cooper in his life as much as he does. When Cooper starts dating someone Greg misses him more than he thought possible. At some point Greg realizes the feelings he has for Cooper are no longer just friendly. But Greg has to worry about his younger brother who just came out to him and lives with his very political homophobic father. So Greg coming to terms with his sexuality and kissing the one man who makes him weak in the knees needs to be kept a secret which Cooper knowingly goes along with until he can't.
I loved finally getting this story. I loved everything about Greg and Cooper and pulled for them from the beginning. It really was an emotional read. Greg living his life for his parents and hiding what he loved most about him was so heartbreaking. Greg and Cooper went through hell to be together but it was such a beautiful journey.
And can we just discuss Dom and Jessie? I am so here for this story because it looks AMAZING! And it breaks my heart that this will be the final installment in this series.
*Wicked Reads Review Team*
Ineligible Receiver is the 5th installment in The Package Deal series. It technically can be read as a stand alone because the authors take you back to the beginning of this friendship to the current day BUT I wouldn't be a good reviewer just saying that. I personally feel you MUST start at the beginning of this series and read in the order that is intended. The stories before just build the intensity of this one.
Cooper Evans has spent time around the Pirates with someone of his best friends involved (mostly married now) to players. He considers some of these players his best friends. When he sees number 88 Greg Foster he knows that even though Greg is straight they will be best friends. So when he slightly bullies himself into Greg's life and brings him out of his shell he just has to deal with the soul crushing attraction to Greg. He'd rather have him has a best friend than nothing at all.
Greg never expected to love having Cooper in his life as much as he does. When Cooper starts dating someone Greg misses him more than he thought possible. At some point Greg realizes the feelings he has for Cooper are no longer just friendly. But Greg has to worry about his younger brother who just came out to him and lives with his very political homophobic father. So Greg coming to terms with his sexuality and kissing the one man who makes him weak in the knees needs to be kept a secret which Cooper knowingly goes along with until he can't.
I loved finally getting this story. I loved everything about Greg and Cooper and pulled for them from the beginning. It really was an emotional read. Greg living his life for his parents and hiding what he loved most about him was so heartbreaking. Greg and Cooper went through hell to be together but it was such a beautiful journey.
And can we just discuss Dom and Jessie? I am so here for this story because it looks AMAZING! And it breaks my heart that this will be the final installment in this series.
*Wicked Reads Review Team*
isalaur's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
I read the first four books in the series a while ago and I’m glad I discovered these last two. This one drags in parts and probably could have been edited a bit better but overall it’s an enjoyable read. The MCs are sympathetic characters, the angst is high and it’s an emotional roller coaster. The supporting cast plays an important role and I actually remembered all their stories which says a lot of the story creation as I read them quite a while ago.
The ending is really sweet and there’s an interesting segue to the the next book.
The ending is really sweet and there’s an interesting segue to the the next book.
kickassleigh's review against another edition
5.0
What an awesome book, and it was a long time in the making for sure! Anyone who has been around from the beginning has tried to put the pieces of Greg and Coop together, but getting the whole story was so worth the wait! Definitely my favorite of the series so far (I always say that with each book!) and I am SO EXCITED for the next book (I swear I say that too lol)!
mrsknightwest's review against another edition
Not my style of writing and a really silly story line.
sophiast96's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the structure with the prologue with their breakup in the beginning and then the start of the relationship. However I didn’t understand why these prologue chapters were repeated word for word in the middle, it just felt weird. There would have been more elegant ways to solve this. I think the relationship between Greg and his parents wasn’t shown/ developed enough to explain the way he wanted to keep this secret. It didn’t make any sense that their friends couldn’t know with the way he and his parents communicated with each other. They basically never spoke to each other or visited.
I liked the relationship between the MCs and their friendships with the others.
I liked the relationship between the MCs and their friendships with the others.
kjnrose's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book so much, though not as much as the others. We've seen both of these guys throughout the series and it was great seeing how they ended up together.
dinohakari's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book Omg I really feel an indescribable relief to be able to say that, because after reading Pass Interference and the disappointment it caused me (story that in general I liked although I can't say the same about Marcus, to this day I really, really don't like him nor his actions and therefore the review I wrote was full of complaints, but also I need to say that I did love all the other books in this series), Cooper and Greg's story was a pleasure, painful in parts, but pleasure nonetheless.
Although it begins in the present and with them separated, it jumps back and tells us how they met, how a deep connection between them was forged from the beginning that resulted in a beautiful friendship, how they fell in love, and finally the pain of the separation.
Separation that was painful because it was not due to lack of love but for reasons that Greg did not know how to handle, he felt divided between Cooper and his relationship and his brother and how this could affect him. And that keeping this secret became too hard and it ended up hurting them but especially Cooper, who came to feel isolated from his friends by having to lie to them.
It's a complete story, with all its ups and downs, with all the necessary ingredients to make it incredible. Love, drama, anguish, banter, the unconditional support of friends, the hot, steamy moments, the tenderness that Cooper provoked in Greg, a Cooper who with his joy for living taught Greg to open up and enjoy all the little things that life gives us as well as the freedom to be oneself.
I was given an advanced copy and voluntarily wrote a review.
Although it begins in the present and with them separated, it jumps back and tells us how they met, how a deep connection between them was forged from the beginning that resulted in a beautiful friendship, how they fell in love, and finally the pain of the separation.
Separation that was painful because it was not due to lack of love but for reasons that Greg did not know how to handle, he felt divided between Cooper and his relationship and his brother and how this could affect him. And that keeping this secret became too hard and it ended up hurting them but especially Cooper, who came to feel isolated from his friends by having to lie to them.
It's a complete story, with all its ups and downs, with all the necessary ingredients to make it incredible. Love, drama, anguish, banter, the unconditional support of friends, the hot, steamy moments, the tenderness that Cooper provoked in Greg, a Cooper who with his joy for living taught Greg to open up and enjoy all the little things that life gives us as well as the freedom to be oneself.
I was given an advanced copy and voluntarily wrote a review.
valerieullmerauthor's review against another edition
4.0
This book is emotional turmoil from the beginning. Cooper is sunshine personified but the secret he's been keeping is weighing on him in ways he can't explain to even the closest to him. But as you learn why, you can't help but feel for him, even though you understand the reason behind Greg wanting to keep in secret. The format of the book is a bit different. You see the most painful part of the story with the anticipation of more as you go back and see how Cooper and Greg's relationship and true friendship develops. Definitely an emotional rollercoaster with a great payoff in the end.