football

Buddy Review: The Jock by Tal Bauer

May 13, 2021 | 3 comments

Rating: 5 stars; 4.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Today Jay and Michelle are sharing a Buddy Review of The Jock by Tal Bauer. Check out the overview and then each of their reviews below. Wes Van de Hoek has known two things for...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, 5 stars, Buddy Review, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, college, coming out, cowboy, football, self published, Tal Bauer, virgin hero, young love

Review: The Endgame by Riley Hart

Apr 20, 2021 | 4 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Anson knows that he is gay. He’s known for years, but he’s also known that he can’t act on it. As an NFL player, football is everything to him and Anson needs to keep himself hidden. He plays...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, coming out, football, homophobia, Riley Hart, self published

Review: Show Me by Neve Wilder

Apr 8, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel After way too many crushes that ended up falling apart, Jesse has decided his senior year is going to be all about no strings sex. And if his heart gives an occasional pang at seeing two...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, college, Extracurricular Activities series, football, friends to lovers, Neve Wilder, new adult, OFY, roommates, sex worker

Review: All The Way Out by Ingrid Sterling

Apr 1, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 2.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Zach Sugarman is a closeted gay football quarterback, a senior, and the star of the Northwestern University Wildcats. He’s got a long-time girlfriend, Rebecca, who he started dating while in...

FILED UNDER: 2.75 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, bisexual, cheating, college, coming out, football, Ingrid Sterling, Literary Wanderlust, new adult

Review: Right as Raine by Lucy Lennox

Feb 2, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Mikey Vining grew up around football; his father is the head coach of the Houston Riggers and three of his brothers played as well. Mickey is the only one who took a non-athletic path, studying...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: Aster Valley series, athlete, boss/employee, chef, football, Lucy Lennox, roommates, self published

Review: Drag Queens, Emo Teens & Big Dreams by Dylan James

Jan 1, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Corbin hides many secrets from his dad, or “Sarge” as he calls him. Though he is expected to take part in the family dynasty and follow his father and two brothers into the Marines, that is...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: athlete, bullying, coming of age, coming out, Deep Hearts YA, drag queen, Dylan James, first love, football, high school, homophobia, physical abuse, young love

Review: Merry Cherry Christmas by Keira Andrews

Nov 19, 2020 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jeremy Rourke is having a hard enough time finding his way through his freshman year of college. He is having trouble making friends and his parents are not really talking to him after he came out...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Holiday, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, BIPOC, Christmas, college, football, ginger, Keira Andrews, new adult, self published, virgin hero

Review: Rough Contact by Beth Bolden

Nov 13, 2020 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Neal has been the kicker for the L.A. Riptide for thirteen years and rarely, if ever, misses the goal. So why, why did he have to miss the 44-yard field goal that would have clinched the team’s second...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, athlete, Beth Bolden, football, hurt/comfort, self published, wealthy hero