Cinderella in Cleats & Shipwrecked Summer

by Carly Syms

In this 2-in-1 book set, follow Whitney on her journey through the world of high school football and Lexie as she struggles to find her perfect love on the beach.Cinderella in It started just like any other Whitney, her best friend, Jason, and their fathers tossed an old football around in the park. But when her dad dies of a heart attack, Whitney doesn't realize her passion for the sport and her friendship with Jason will never be the same. Two years later, Whitney's ready to begin the long journey of re-discovering her love for football, encountering a sexist coach, an unethical but irresistible opponent, a mustard yellow T-shirt, and Jason along the way.How many boys, romance, and hits on the field can Whitney handle before it becomes too much and she's forced to throw in the towel on her dreams?Shipwrecked is ready to spend her last summer before college at the beach and she's armed with the perfect plan to find her dream guy. The only problem? Lexie doesn't realize that it's impossible to plan love.From the rude, arrogant lifeguard she meets on her first night in town to the adorable hero next door, Lexie's summer takes wrong turn after wrong turn as she figures out how to overcome a friend's betrayal, a less-than-glamorous job at the local amusement park, and a catastrophe that threatens to ruin everything she's worked for as she decides if her perfect love is worth fighting for.

Genres: Young Adult

261 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 9, 2011

About the author

Carly Syms Hill is a 30-something-year-old graduate of Wisconsin and Northwestern. She was born in New Jersey where she wrote her first book in the second grade and fell in love with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars a few years later, sparking her love affair with football that led to CINDERELLA IN CLEATS.


Carly lives in the Phoenix suburbs, and spends her days hanging out with her husband and stepdaughter, playing with her zoo of animals (3 dogs, 1 cat, 1 hamster, and 2 fish!), writing, working in marketing, exploring the desert and cheering on her favorite sports teams!

Reviews

[Christi · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was horrible! Has this author ever even watched a football game!?! Really? An opposing player, team captain even, comes to the sidelines and gives her his number, and gosh-hopefully no one noticed? Ridiculous!?! And, this girl was absolutely pathetic in how often and how hard she fell for guys, just based on how hot they were. I feel like the building blocks were there for a good story, but it was a total fail. I couldn't even stand to read the entire book. As I skimmed through to the end, it never got better. Unfortunately, I got this book as an e book two pack, but I have no desire to even try the second book, as this one was such a fail.