Library book with a cute cover (not the one in the goodreads photo) that caught my eye and I was intrigued by the idea of a female state champion QB as the heroine of a romance novel.

Plot is a love triangle/QB controversy and a tomboy trying to navigate the romantic AND non romantic relationships in her life with mixed results It had potential but left me feeling flat. I was unimpressed by the writing and also felt like the author must have had a sponsorship deal with Gatorade because I think she mentioned it every few sentences. So good ideas but I had a hard time caring about any of the characters. ( )

This book was really good and packed a much bigger punch then i expected. It turned into a different love story then i was expecting but i really enjoyed the main character and her path. I like seeing a girl in football and the impact that had on her life. It was a fast pace read and hope to read more by this author soon. ( )

This book was really good and packed a much bigger punch then i expected. It turned into a different love story then i was expecting but i really enjoyed the main character and her path. I like seeing a girl in football and the impact that had on her life. It was a fast pace read and hope to read more by this author soon. ( )

Meh, meh, and more meh. The whole book just struck me as shallow. Jordan was pretty self-absorbed and the rest of the characters were two-dimensional (or in some cases, one dimensional). And at the risk of sounding like the pearl-clutching, hand-wringing hordes, the attitude towards sex was so, so casual, it was a little weird and I think would have been better suited to the New Adult or Contemporary Romance genres than it was towards Young Adult. ( )

Fieldnotes:
2 Rival Quarterbacks - of which:
-1 Girl with Serious Talent and a Desire to Play College Ball, not be Poster Girl
-1 Smokin' Hot New Kid with a Tragic Backstory
1 Best Friend with Issues
2 (Mostly) Realistically Good Parents
3 Vapid Cheerleaders
2 Awesome Cheerleaders
Several Bouts of Promiscuity
Countless Scenes that Reminded me of Remember the Titans (that's a Good Thing)

The Long Version
I actually really liked this one. I have found I really enjoy girl playing football stories ([Dairy Queen], [Playing with the Boys]) and while Jordan never won me over quite as much as DJ, I liked her a lot and I always understood her - even when I was yelling at her on-page for making short-sighted stupid decisions.

Best though was the fact that she had a really good relationship with her mom (though quiet) and a genuinely concerned father - it was nice to see involved parents in a YA novel. I liked the frank and non-judgmental way sexuality was dealt with, and I could've smacked Jordan for not realizing earlier that girls can be good and fun friends too. Marie is seriously awesome.

Finally - I'm not into the love triangle, here or in general. But I did like how Jordan eventually dealt with this one. ( )