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A review by dinohakari
The Batter's Box by Casey Morales
5.0
I think by now everyone knows I'm a huge fan of [a:Casey Morales|21757018|Casey Morales|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1649509297p2/21757018.jpg], and ever since I read his first story, [b:My Accidental First Date|60786873|My Accidental First Date (Raised by Wolves #1)|Casey Morales|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678190130l/60786873._SY75_.jpg|92665679], it's always been a 5 star for me. Well, here 5 stars were not enough for me!
Cooper is, along with Gabe (from his previous book) the best character he's written so far. Cooper is a man who understands numbers and statistics, and that's what he does, but understanding other people and their motivations, relating to them? It is not his forte and he tries to avoid it. At first, it may be hard to understand him or warm to him, but then you start to get to know him, and realize that under his "oodness" there is a warm, sweet man, and he has a certain innocence. A pure soul, I would call it. But that's just one facet, because we also have a man who feels sure of what he wants and expresses it in his intimate moments with another man, something that is understood doesn't happen often because, as I said before, he doesn't feel comfortable with other people. But he's deeply attracted to Nate and he feels Nate reciprocates, and this allows him to be himself, and oh boy, does he know how to turn Nate on! In the end, you end up as Nate, always wanting to be close to Cooper, listening to him talk endlessly and always straying from the main topic, watching him smile and enjoying his warmth.
And then we have Nate, who is a minor league baseball player. He decided years ago to remain in the closet, always waiting to be called up to the major leagues, something that unfortunately never happens. And even though he loves baseball profoundly, he can't help but feel guilty seeing how other players who are outed are treated by the league, teammates and club owners and he does nothing to defend them, but at the same time, it's something that makes him feel justified in his decision not to have any relationship or dating until he fulfills his dream. But then he meets Cooper, through Miguel (Sam's husband, both of them MCs of a previous book, who was also a friend of Cooper's grandmother), and can't help but feel drawn to him, not just physically, after all Cooper is gorgeous, but emotionally.
I don't want to say much more (and there's a lot to say, as I told before, Cooper is multifaceted, and during his story a lot of things happen to him that affect his life) because I think it's a book worth reading without any spoilers. But I can tell you that it's a MUST READ, that it's entertaining, that it has a certain sadness but also a lot of joy, and despite the fact that it's a slow burn, it has the right amount of hot and sexy moments. And that even though it ends up with them together, as one would expect, the ending is quite original.
I was given an advanced copy and voluntarily wrote a review.
Cooper is, along with Gabe (from his previous book) the best character he's written so far. Cooper is a man who understands numbers and statistics, and that's what he does, but understanding other people and their motivations, relating to them? It is not his forte and he tries to avoid it. At first, it may be hard to understand him or warm to him, but then you start to get to know him, and realize that under his "oodness" there is a warm, sweet man, and he has a certain innocence. A pure soul, I would call it. But that's just one facet, because we also have a man who feels sure of what he wants and expresses it in his intimate moments with another man, something that is understood doesn't happen often because, as I said before, he doesn't feel comfortable with other people. But he's deeply attracted to Nate and he feels Nate reciprocates, and this allows him to be himself, and oh boy, does he know how to turn Nate on! In the end, you end up as Nate, always wanting to be close to Cooper, listening to him talk endlessly and always straying from the main topic, watching him smile and enjoying his warmth.
And then we have Nate, who is a minor league baseball player. He decided years ago to remain in the closet, always waiting to be called up to the major leagues, something that unfortunately never happens. And even though he loves baseball profoundly, he can't help but feel guilty seeing how other players who are outed are treated by the league, teammates and club owners and he does nothing to defend them, but at the same time, it's something that makes him feel justified in his decision not to have any relationship or dating until he fulfills his dream. But then he meets Cooper, through Miguel (Sam's husband, both of them MCs of a previous book, who was also a friend of Cooper's grandmother), and can't help but feel drawn to him, not just physically, after all Cooper is gorgeous, but emotionally.
I don't want to say much more (and there's a lot to say, as I told before, Cooper is multifaceted, and during his story a lot of things happen to him that affect his life) because I think it's a book worth reading without any spoilers. But I can tell you that it's a MUST READ, that it's entertaining, that it has a certain sadness but also a lot of joy, and despite the fact that it's a slow burn, it has the right amount of hot and sexy moments. And that even though it ends up with them together, as one would expect, the ending is quite original.
I was given an advanced copy and voluntarily wrote a review.