I do like Jenny Ireland's YA romances - they're an enjoyable read, even if I'm not exactly the target audience.

Lexie is obsessed only with football - playing it, watching it, thinking about it, desperately trying for a starting spot on her team - until she meets Shane. Then she's obsessed with football and Shane. Which is fair enough - he's pretty great.

Unfortunately her other relationships, with twin brother Niall and best friend Megan, aren't going so well.

Lexie's a rich girl - her father built a football pitch in the garden for her and her brother, for goodness sake - and Shane not so much, but that's not really where the conflicts are among the characters. There's jealousy - mainly football related - on various sides and there's something important that Shane's not telling. I did think Lexie was a bit immature at times - but she's only young, after all.

A good, fun read.

Gosh, I devoured this in one sitting. Literally inhaled it within a few hours 😭😭😭

While this is definitely a romance, the star of the show is our wonderful, endearing, determined and slightly flawed heroine, Lexie. She IS the book. She’s what had me devouring the pages, wanting to cry, wanting to rage, wanting to give her a big hug and protect her from the world. I just connected so thoroughly with her that I didn’t even fully register the romance. I was just so attached to her and her journey, and that’s what makes this an effortless five star read.

Jenny Ireland just has this way with storytelling that breaks your heart and pieces it back together again.

Just a delightful read! And as a woman who loves football, this was just the perfect icing on the cake ;)

This was such a great easy read for YA involving the sports world. I highly enjoyed and recommend it. I was able to finish it a quick sitting and it’s the perfect Epcot novels for fans of Jenny Hahn book ect.