I absolutely adored this book, Charlie and Jackson had the perfect banter and even if at first she resisted they had amazing chemistry. Jackson was so perfect and as a Southern myself I did think the author perfected his accent even if it did get annoying when Charlie would make fun of it or keep repeating what he said. Charlie was awesome, she didn't take any crap from anyone and it was funny how she pretty much hated Jackson but then he kept at her until he weaseled his way into her life and she loved it. They became friends after a few heated exchanges, Jackson is one hundred percent focused on football never straying from his plan so he hasn't ever dated or anything. I really loved his character because it was a breath of fresh air yes he was a jock but the author made his character perfectly. Overall my favorite read so far. ( )

Angry, this is for you.

Look, sometimes the background of my life is DanTDM and boys yelling bro at each other. I might as well read a college romance.

Sarah Ney has presented me with a mixed bag. She keeps writing unusual characters. Brash women, sure of themselves, maybe subpar attractiveness in the hero or heroine. Maybe a take-charge woman who can stand up to a strong-personality jock type.

But, then there's this thread in my brain...this I've read this before... Jackson is a sheltered, highly focused to the point of being singularly-focused Texan (and woo boy much is made of that accent...) playing wide receiver at Iowa...weighing in at a spectacular 275 lbs (you KNEW I was adding that) because this is where I'm going to explain my central issue with this book.

It's fucking lazy, and not just in research. He's a gentle giant, inexperienced, sheltered, with unsupportive, resentful parents and she's a cure-all whose family I cannot recall a single detail from. Her friends are just sorta there, which was one of my friend's problems with the last book (she had no real grounding central relationships) and then there's a few things that I really struggle with. But overall this felt SO much like Rhett in so many ways (THE LEARNING HOURS). And then there was this point, I was just sick of them.

All that said, there was some ridiculous good here. And some super annoying condescension that was like..ugh. Should you NOT read this book? Do you like Ney? Yes, probably give it a go. Jackson definitely was seeking an emotional connection that feels rare in romance heroes, even if he couched it behind 'not dating' which is annoying and boring. Just warning you though, you'll probably feel like overall, for how fresh Ney is, this feels done.

I can't remember Charlie's interest or her major. I can't remember nearly anything about her. I liked the tension and flirtation, and the lack of angst between the couple is honestly...nice. But it's an uneven read, and Ney's central characters aren't feeling so unique--and quite disappointingly, feel oddly like shallow assignments of undesirables. ( )

This is the third full length book in the Jock Row series. Jackson is a football player with little experience in the relationship department, and Charlotte is the fireball who catches his interest.

I thought that this story was cute and I liked that the guy in this new adult romance was the inexperienced one romantically. It read quickly and kept my interest. I did, however, think that once the characters got together for real that the story moved along too quickly. I also didn't think that the epilogue was all that satisfying as far as giving us a glimpse into the future of their relationship. That being said, I have read all the Jock Row series books and will probably check out any other new ones in the future. ( )