been awhile since I gave a bookstars, this book deserves it! This is also the first interracial book that I gave more thanto.
The books was well written, You could feel the emotions on every page! The characters where were brilliant, I fell in love with Austin.
The book had substance and meaning, It made you think, think about reality and what the world was and is, This is book was perfect! Loved it!!!
I would certainly recommend this book to my friends! Hamburger this book was amazing! There was not one single part of this book that I didn't like it was a perfect mix of everything that I needed.
Sugar, spice and everything messy lol, To say that this touched subjects that people don't want to discuss is an understatement and I loved the way the author handled the situation regarding racism.
It was handled with care and understand which made me fall deeper in love with this book even more.
Austin was everything, . literally everything and then some! Sommer was a very interesting character and I liked her very much, I also like the fact that she was stubborn.
. . sometimes a girl needs a little push but that made the book even more great,
I admit I cry for sommer's mother, going through something very similar it touched home and caused a flooding of tears from understanding the emotions during that time.
I just found out that there was a partso I am off to go read it now because I am still floating on clouds after this one
My Austin would be Danny Amendola and Sommer would have Naya Rivera I really enjoyed this book.
i even feel it's time i look at some of my own inner feelings more closely, its a great read amazon is waiting, I really enjoyed this read, but my god it was one of them emotional rollercoaster ride, I was glad that Austin and Sommer was able to make through the drama they called life.
When Ist saw this book, I was like Yay! my two favorite things, football and romance , it better be good,lol and this book does not disappoint.
The story of childhood enemies turned lovers turned soul mates as told by K, Alex Walker was great, written well and was as sweet as southern tea, Austin amp Sommer began their "love" affair in their home town of Yearwood, NC, where on thest day of elementary school Austin threw up on Sommer and from that moment on it was clear there was something there.
The two go thru childhood, adolescence amp all the way thru high school hating each other or so it would seem but that is far from the truth.
Fast forwardyears Austin is now a starting Quarterback in the NFL and Sommer is living amp working in New York, but a health crisis with her mother brings her back to the small North Carolina town and face to face with Austin who is visiting his mother in the off season.
When Austin sees Sommer he is determined to have her and he does, The two decided to have a fling while he is in town, however, fate has other plans for the couple, throw in a crazy abusive friend and an obsessed ex model girlfriend and you have a great story! This was very good book that had my attention form page.
If you are the market for great romantic story this is the book for you! Wow! Lots of shocking surprises in this one: betrayal, jealousy, stalkers, horrible secrets, trust issues, and deeprooted racism.
Austin overcame his horrible childhood to become a NFL champion, And what happens, his psycho father lies to the press in order to destroy Austin's reputation and everything he has worked for.
I also understand that Sommer wasn't use to Austin's fame and fortune or the sleazy news reporters, but try supporting your man instead of running away every time things get rough! Lessons Learned
Not only was this book a beautiful love story but it also held a message that a lot of people could learn from.
Honestly, this book was way better than I expected it to be, I would love to see more from this author because five wasn't enough for this book.
This was pretty good. It actually talked about race relations and how it affects people in an interracial relationship, Not sure if the next one will hold my interest, but I will give it a try.
Good read
It took me awhile to get into it I started reading it after thend chapter and after that I completely forgot about the book.
Idk how I started back reading it again but I'm glad I did, Turned out to be a good, I glad the next book is already out so I can jump back into the book to see what happen.
This is a beautifully, well written love story, It was a recommendation from a couple of online bookclubs and I can see why so many people loved it.
Sommer Hayes and Austin Riley's story just grabbed me from the first page all the way through the end.
I just love stories that have an underlying message, and this was told in such a manner that touches on your emotions.
This author has done a great job and I look forward to reading more of her work in the future.
Austin and Sommer has always love one another, but hid it about hate for one another, Austin is the start football player, while Sommer goes back home to help her mom who has cancer.
Austin finally goes back to his hometown where he meets Sommer again, and wants a relationship with her.
Even though he only on aweeks leave from his football games, But Kyle is trying to get into his way since he is also deeply in love with Sommer and wants to be with her.
Kyle is a jerk, he really wants to be with Sommer but she wants to be with Kyle.
She and Kyle has had feeling for one another since middle school, But Kyle doesn't understands that and wants Sommer no matter what,
I really don't like Kyle and even though I try to understand from his point of view it's really hard.
I Love that Austin is determine to have Sommers on the other hand, Even though a lot of bad things keeps happening he's not going to let that stop him from keeping them together.
I love this because its like a fairy tale where the prince is there to slay the princess dragons.
Kyle is there to push Sommers farther, As well as be by her side and love her, and don't ask for anything else back but love him as well.
This is a cute story that I would recommend anyone who wants a love story to read.
I really love sportsthemed romances because I love football, so I was especially excited to read this one.
From almost the beginning, the story fell flat for me, I actually liked Austin, but I could not stand Sommer! From the beginning she did nothing but push Austin away every opportunity she got.
She has a man she's been pining over since childhood basically, and when he finally gets the nerve to tell her how he feels, she rejects him because of some ignorant ish his boys did unbeknownst to Austin.
Even after they cleared the air and reached a point where they could be honest with one another and professed their true feelings, she still looked for opportunities to push him away.
Oh, she's not good enough, His fans and the city of Dallas wouldn't be accepting of their relationship, He only dates model chicks and actresses blah, blah, . . Exasperating!!!
Also, at one point I felt like I was readingbooks in one: You had the story of Austin and Sommer, then there was the obsessed friend if you could call him thatKyle who secretly wanted Sommer for himself and plotted and schemed to break them up, and then there was the story of Kyle's bigoted, potentially murderous father and how his disappearance from Austin's life could affect his football career and endorsements.
All of these circumstances did factor into Austin and Sommer's relationship, but there was just this disconnect for me.
I would have liked for Sommer to have been more confident and trusting of her and Austin's feelings for one another.
Good book, a bit like any football themed romance with the second chance twist, Why the issue of racism waited until the last/of the book to show up, Im not sure.
The message was sound love is love, just sort f confused me as it showed up like this was a late arrival to the party.
. . seemed a bit forced into the story to work for conflict, It showed that anyone can be a bigot, the skin color of the person doesnt have to be only one color or another.
. . which was a fair treatment of the topic, Then it was sort of rushed through like the book needed to end now, It was an okay, although forgettable read, Good handling of a sensitive topic, Using one character to show how the racism and sexism are dying out would work, if those things were indeed dying out.
Things are getting better, but an open dialogue is needed before those things eventually die completely, This was Austin and Sommer's story, The kids who grew up in a small town together and to everyone who didn't look closely appeared to hate
each other.
From the time that Austin asked Sommer to play with his race tracks with him and she promptly threw the car across the room as toddlers through the time that in elementary school he threw up chocolate milk and pineapple chunks on her new white shirt to everyone who looked on they appeared to be the ultimate enemies.
To their mothers who were best friends and Austin's older sister there was always the hope that they would grow up and find love.
Together.
Like most small children their arguments and eye rolls were actually ways to deal with feelings that they had that they either didn't understand or were afraid to acknowledge.
So what happens when the small town girl whose family owns and operates the favorite local bakery and the small town guy who has gone on to achieve fame as a well recognized and favorite professional football quarterback finally admit to themselves and each other their true feelings Well.
. . add in a famous model who has decided that she doesn't want to be the "ex" anymore, the childhood friend to both who is also a pro football player and who has decided that Sommer should NOT be with Austin, a mother who has been diagnosed with cancer and enough twists and turns in the story executed with nail biting accuracy and you have The Game of Love.
Wow. Just WOW! I have to admit that I am stingy with my reviews, I don't give outstar reviews often because I just don't feel that the story is amazing often.
Do I like stories Yes, Do I REALLY like stories YES! If I hand out those five then that means that the story changed me.
It made me think about myself differently whether good or bad, It has to make me look at something me, others, life in a new way, Teach me something new or remind me or reveal to me something that was there all of the time and I may have overlooked or forgotten it.
The story has to effect me, This story did that. While the protagonists themselves didn't harp on the differences in their skin tone Ms, K Alex Walker did an EXCELLENT job in reminding us that the world today, unfortunately, still has some people in it that do not necessarily feel the same about "mixing races".
When that happens how do you deal with it Do you deal with it Do you run If you do run do you realize the cost that you will have to pay If you run wha are you running from and to Do you fight At the end of the day what's the MOST important thing to you If you run do you get to keep that
The characters were real.
I found myself cheering on Austin in the way that he dealt with Sommer, There were times in the story where I found myself wanting him to rush in to deal with a situation but after the scenario played out and was explained I saw that rushing in isn't always the best way to handle something.
There was a scene where Austin was helping Sommer deal with a situation and the author explained that in certain situations there isn't really anything to say because there is nothing TO say.
Sometimes we just have to hold our loved ones and BE THERE, Not talking just THERE! WOW!!
Every character in the story has a purpose, No extra fluff with characters there just to take up space, Everyone has a reason for being in the story and they fit perfectly like the most beautifully executed jigsaw puzzle after you put all of the pieces in their correct places.
Also, something important for me, the protagonists CHANGE by the end of the story, No one walks out the same way that they walked in, How can the author expect me to grow within the story if the characters can't or don't
Yup, this was a keeper and a DEFINITE recommend for me.
HARD to believe that this is a new author, The writing style, the plot, the ability to pen characters that feel real enough to be people that you both love and hate in real life when you put your book, kindle or ereader down.
All of that and a message that resonates with me when I walk away, Something that echoes for me and with me LONG after the book has put down, Yup. All of that does it for me, All I can say is Ms, Walker PLEASE hurry up and write something else! I only have so many nails to chew down until then.
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