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A review by mnboyer
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Can we all take just a moment to bask in the amazing writing of Tessa Bailey? No, really, take the moment. I am reading through all of this author's works and I have to say, wonderful. Great characters, wonderful stories, and the spice is perfection. The dirtier, the better, honestly. Tessa knows what she is going and I cannot wait for my next Bailey book.
Now, this book in particular fit a 'theme' challenge in one of my reading groups. "A book about sports or an athlete(s)" which let me tell you, had me nervous for a few moments. And then I realized that hey, this book is about golf! And athletes! This book allowed me to get through that prompt and let me tell you, for that it was going to get 5 stars. It just turns out, the story is also great!
Josephine Doyle knows golf and she knows that she's the #1 fan of golfer Wells Whitaker. The problem is simple: Wells sucks. He's lost his swing, he's throwing temper tantrums, and one day he finally loses it an yells at her, too. But of course, that's only the first few pages. He decides he needs to apologize and when Wells realizes that Josephine's family's pro-shop has been damaged in the floods, he knows he has to help. The easiest way: hire her to caddy for him (since she won't just take the money as a gift, she wants to earn it).
And exactly what you think is going to happen, happens. He starts obsessing over her, he starts lusting for her, and at the same time he starts getting better at golf. That's right, Josephine is his lucky charm! But of course, she's hot for him, too. They screw like bunnies and it is absolutely the hot, dirty, sexy read that you're going to love if you've read Bailey before. If you haven't read this author: you need to! The smut is wonderful.
There's a shower scene to die for... no, really, I read it a few times.
But, on a more serious note, the story would be great if the sex wasn't there. A strong female who is trying to be independent even though she's diabetic (and those around her treat her as fragile and incapable of protecting herself), a moody dude who deep down just wants unconditional love (he also happens to be a great golfer when he's thinking clearly), and a story about finding love and respecting one another. *chef's kiss*
Is there a happy ending. You know there is. This one is definitely worth the read!!
Now, this book in particular fit a 'theme' challenge in one of my reading groups. "A book about sports or an athlete(s)" which let me tell you, had me nervous for a few moments. And then I realized that hey, this book is about golf! And athletes! This book allowed me to get through that prompt and let me tell you, for that it was going to get 5 stars. It just turns out, the story is also great!
Josephine Doyle knows golf and she knows that she's the #1 fan of golfer Wells Whitaker. The problem is simple: Wells sucks. He's lost his swing, he's throwing temper tantrums, and one day he finally loses it an yells at her, too. But of course, that's only the first few pages. He decides he needs to apologize and when Wells realizes that Josephine's family's pro-shop has been damaged in the floods, he knows he has to help. The easiest way: hire her to caddy for him (since she won't just take the money as a gift, she wants to earn it).
And exactly what you think is going to happen, happens. He starts obsessing over her, he starts lusting for her, and at the same time he starts getting better at golf. That's right, Josephine is his lucky charm! But of course, she's hot for him, too. They screw like bunnies and it is absolutely the hot, dirty, sexy read that you're going to love if you've read Bailey before. If you haven't read this author: you need to! The smut is wonderful.
There's a shower scene to die for... no, really, I read it a few times.
But, on a more serious note, the story would be great if the sex wasn't there. A strong female who is trying to be independent even though she's diabetic (and those around her treat her as fragile and incapable of protecting herself), a moody dude who deep down just wants unconditional love (he also happens to be a great golfer when he's thinking clearly), and a story about finding love and respecting one another. *chef's kiss*
Is there a happy ending. You know there is. This one is definitely worth the read!!