Reviews: First Base (1)
“Here for the Romance not for the sport... I still don't know what Baseball is!”
(Paperback)
This book centers around the fake dating turned real dating trope, and is a sports romance. Going in, I was nervous because I knew nothing about Baseball beyond what I'd seen in movies. People hit a ball with a bat, and then run in a circle... or is it a square? I've always thought of it as Adult rounders. I still do not know if this is a correct assumption. However, you don't need to know how the game works. And it doesn't really work to explain how it works. Since the game itself isn't the focus. More like that the sport is simply just the setting. You have an athlete and a sports photographer. Most of the book takes place off the field so you don't have to worry about that.
The two main characters start off feeling like they could never work. They have nothing in common with the little information we are presented with. But as they get to know each other, and subsequently we get to know them, this changes. Overall it's a cute story. It's short being under 300 pages it didn't feel stressful to read, like some bigger books. It's sweet, the characters are nice and likable, and with the fade to black instead of spice, I personally found that It was an enjoyable read (listen?).
The voice actors were really nice. Especially with the pov switches that happen throughout. The majority of it is in Maggies pov, however a few chapters we hear from Tommy's. I enjoyed this. And I feel like this book is a nice palette cleanser after the more heavy books I've been reading lately. A much-needed pallet cleanser.
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First Base
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Ally Wiegand (author)
Paperback Published on: 23/04/2024
Price: £9.99

