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Carregando... Fastballde V.K. Sykes
   Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  Marcella1717 | Jan 22, 2016 |   Fastball: 2.10: A Contemporary Romance (with Erotica leanings) that failed to engender that emotional connection between the characters and the reader that makes for a great read. The everyday "ordinary-ness" of the characters didn't elicit much interest in their story. Hero: 4.50: Loved Jake Miller. First, he was a baseball player. (Always had a thing for sports guys.) Second, he was smoking hot. Third, he was a team leader, a loyal friend, and a down home farm boy who didn't let his fame and fortune go to his head. Heroine: 1.00: Disliked Maddie Leclair. This quote says it all: "For her to adopt such a rigid and self-righteous attitude completely threw him. She'd obviously thought it necessary to appoint herself judge and jury -- and maybe even executioner -- before she even had all the facts." Story Line: 3.00: The story line had great possibilities. It just wasn't developed to the proper degree to endear all the characters to the reader. After Maddie breaks her adherence of 'playing by the rules' to promote her career by agreeing to interview Jake out from under the watchful eyes of the Patriots front office, they begin a 'hot and heavy' relationship. Action: 1.00: The one 'serious' incident that required an action scene in the book didn't seem to fit the 'casualness' of the rest of the story. Emotion: 0.00: This was the most disappointing aspect of the story. The authors failed to generate an emotional connection to Jake or Maddie. It seemed like the reader was being told what Jake and Maddie were feeling instead of causing the reader to "feel" the turmoil Jake and Maddie were experiencing. Romance: 3.00: The romance aspect of the story was very well done. The 'off the charts' attraction between Jake and Maddie was potent. Maddie's waffling about wanting to go out with Jake, but couldn't because of her career just got in the way for a while. Sensuous: 4.00: The sensuality was the most powerful aspect of the story. There were numerous hot, sizzling lovemaking scenes and interactions. Suspense: 0.00: Even though Sykes did try to interject a bit of suspense into the story near the end of the book, it just didn't work. Didn't feel any of the fear that Maddie or Jake should have been experiencing in such a supposedly life-threatening situation. Secondary Characters: 2.00: Although not richly developed, Sykes did begin painting a picture of characters who will star in other books of the series. The most memorable being, Nate Carter (Hardball) and Martha Winston (Bigger Than Beckham). The other secondary characters (like Maddie's friend, Emma, and Patriots player, Robbie Benton) seemed to be inserted into the story just to drive the plot. See Wolf Bear Does Books (http://goo.gl/o6y83) for a more in-depth, detailed review of Fastball. (  ) Vonda_M_Reid | Apr 30, 2013 | sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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"Baseball reporter Maddie Leclair has spent years chasing her dream job-covering the major league team, the Philadelphia Patriots. Now that she's landed the assignment she intends to make it big, with feature articles on the front page of every sports section in the country. But to do that, she needs to score an interview with the most private and elusive athlete in baseball, Patriots' superstar Jake Miller. On the rebound from a devastating injury that knocked him out of play for a season, Jake has a lot to prove to the suits in the front office. He's sure he still has what it takes to win, and he'll be damned if he lets anything get in the way of his climb back to the top. The last thing Jake needs is a pushy female reporter distracting him. But one look at Maddie and he knows he's in trouble. He finds himself trying for a different kind of play, one that involves bedrooms and not baseball stats. Sleeping together could damage both their careers, and Maddie is all about saying no. But when it comes to the game of love, Jake is playing to win. A prequel to Hardball, by VK Sykes "A story that is well told, characters that are engaging, a novel that is vastly entertaining, and one that is well-worth the time to read. I give it a rating of 4.5 out of 5." --Desert Island Keepers on Hardball "This book has kept my attention from the start and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. It was great and I really hope to read more of this writing couple in the near future." --Natasja's Book Blog on Hardball."-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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The first part of the book is taken up by a big non-problem: Maddie is hellbent on keeping her 'rogue' interview with Jake a secret because it will probably damage both their careers. But what's the point of that? As soon as it is published, everybody will know that he has given her the interview anyway.
Regarding the second part, I couldn't understand why Robbie was one of Jake's best friends. The author told me that, but didn't show it anywhere. Jake just comes across as an idiot whenever he talks with/about Robbie.
In the end I wasn't interested in either Jake or Maddie. (