This was fantastic. I came to really love Buzz in the last book and he is fantastic as the hero of his own. He was hilarious and kind and caring and a big old softie. He's a total romantic and it was awesome AF. The book club with the old ladies in the retirement home and his mum and brother? Freaking hell. Sara Ney is trying to kill us. Clearly. Seeing into Buzz's mind was a whole experience and it was hilarious. Hollis wasn't bad - I didn't really get why she was so hesitant to date him - I mean really??? I liked that the hesitancy was the main complication of the book rather than anything more extreme - it meant that this was just a really happy read and I loved it - it was just what I was after. The romance between them was majorly swoonworthy and Buzz is a total book boyfriend package. The rivalry between Tripp and Trace was hysterical. And his mum! Good old Gen. She was fantastic. Her meddling had me giggling. Overall this was just perfect. A new favourite book for sure. 5 stars. ( )

Insta-love, but I kind of bought it. Trace/Buzz was crazy and I liked him revealing his true self. Hollis was perfect for him. Cute. ( )

I know that maybe some of you are perplexed with why I keep reading Sara Ney. ME too! I mean, seriously, the height and weight of her athletes should be frustrating enough that I have given up all together (here a 6'3 pitcher tipping the scales at 260, just like his brother (a football player, position TBD), but to be quite honest, she wrote an NA book that has remained one of the stickiest I've ever read in a good way. So I feel like between that and her quick reads, I'll probably always give her a chance. Because of Zeke and Violet.

The hero of this book, Trace, is more like an Oz, but a little less...asshole/douchey? He's a super annoying gregarious type, but he has a heart of gold and an earnest desire for a family. He's lonely, he loves his family, and he pretty much just wedges himself into people's lives.

Hollis is not my favorite Hollis, because that's this Hollis but I did like this one quite a bit too. She played a nice complement without being totally overshadowed by Trace, which is no small feat.

So this was pretty satisfying all-in-all. If you read Sara Ney, you'll probably already realize they are very couple-centric, to the the detriment of her storytelling overall. This is okay but I always want a little more characterization outside the couple. still, this was effervescent in that way that made me happy and let me escape for a few hours, and reminded me why I keep reading this author. It was cute. And ridiculous. ( )