This was my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it! I love her writing style and will definitely be reading more books by her in the future. I already have several lined up on my Kindle! I saw people talking about this book all over different social media sites. The blurb and the cover caught my attention so I decided to give it a try. I'm so glad I did!
This was a really fun but also emotional story at the same time. I could really relate to Gemma in a lot of ways. I am a person that needs to have control and when I don't have it, I can feel myself starting to freak out. I struggle with anxiety a lot and have for most of my life. I have also been hurt by being cheated on. That is a pain that you never really recover from completely - or at least I haven't. Being cheated on causes major insecurity issues that you are left to deal with. My heart broke for Gemma and I was rooting for her to break her walls down to allow herself to fall in love again.
I absolutely loved Zach. He was such an amazing and patient man. I've said before with other books that the main characters were made for each other, but this couldn't be more true for Zach and Gemma. He is the perfect man for her. He accepted her as she was - anxiety, OCD, and past hurts included. I enjoyed seeing Zach interact with his family and seeing the close bond that they all had with each other. One of the things that I loved most about Zach is that he wasn't afraid to talk about his feelings or be "emotional".
As much as I love Zach and Gemma, I can't write this review without talking about Belle. That girl is just amazing and I loved her to death. I wish I could have just grabbed her out of the book and kept her for myself to be my best friend. She is the most supportive person to Gemma and isn't afraid to call Gemma out on what she's saying as well as what she's not saying. Belle is so funny and feisty as well. I enjoyed getting to know her throughout the book.
This book kept me interested from the very beginning and took me on an emotional roller coaster. I laughed, I cried, and I swooned. I can't wait to pick up another book by this author!
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I am not sure if I have been living under a rock or what because why am I now reading Kandi Steiner books? How could I have not known about her before? Omg I have been missing out big time! This was an awesome book! Gemma has been through so much and has had to deal with it mostly on her own. Because of what she went through with her ex she is determined not to fall again and to just have fun. She has season tickets to her favorite football teams games. And drags her bestie to the game. But her bestie has something else in mind for her. Since said bestie does not like going to football games so what better way to get Gemma dating again and get out of watching football? That's right set her up on a dating app so she can take her date to the football games. Enter in the nosey bartender Zach, who is listening to the women's conversation. He inserts himself into their conversation and ends up being Gemma's first trial date. Gemma and Zach hit it off immediately, but that’s all that Gemma is willing to risk so she looks for other dates for the other games. But Zach doesn't give up so easily. And he's definitely no ready to give up on Gemma. He wants her and is determined to see where things go. Gemma really likes Zach too but this is what scares her, she's been there and done that. Zach finally breaks through her walls and gets her to take a chance with him. This book was awesome! I enjoyed both characters and I love Gemma's bestie Belle (can't wait to read her story) Even though my TBR list was piling up and I had plans of reading something else, I put that all on pause and read this. And let me say I was not disappointed! I also loved that Gemma was a girly girl but she also really enjoyed football. And Zach also really enjoyed it. They had so much in common and the chemistry was off the charts. I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the next one about Belle!
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