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June and Inobe's Dating Game
A New Adult Sapphic Heartstopper Contemporary Romance set in college Star athlete and captain of the basketball team, June Carter has never been in love- except for her love for basketball. That is until she falls head over-heel at a cheerleader named Inobe Nosa. Ever since at that day setting eyes on her, June cannot contain her strong feelings for the cute cheerleader with an obsession for boba tea. But the fear of putting her heart out there and her past haunting her keeps June away. That is until June receives a text from an on online troll accusing her of queer-baiting ever since she was found dancing intimately with a male friend during a college party. To prove people wrong about her, June sets out on a mission to ask out the cutest cheerleader in her campus. And that girl happens to be Inobe. However, that may not be easy dealing with others who try to tear them apart for their new found love.
June and Inobe's Dating Game is a New Adult contemporary Romance
June and Inobe's Dating Game is a New Adult contemporary Romance
331 pages, Paperback
Published August 3, 2023
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October 2, 2023
A basketball player and a cheerleader fall in love in this cute book. I've been meaning to read it since it came out, but only got around to doing it now. It's also my last book for Sports Romance September on Storygraph.
It was a super fast read, I blinked and I was halfway through. There's more dialogue than descriptions which is why it moves so fast. I wish more things happened though, because outside of these two dancing around each other, not much else was going on.
There was the anonymous troll thing, and I really didn't see the reveal coming so bonus points for that. But I think June and Inobe had enough things to work through even without the added pressure of that account.
I liked the writing, although I agree with the other reviews saying more edits were needed. I spotted several typos or missed words in sentences that didn't take me out of the story, but my brain did take a few seconds to rearrange or add in the missing words.
The romance itself was sweet and I wish we got even more of it. There were a few scenes where I wanted to scream at June for avoiding defining their relationship. I knew she had her reasons because of her ex, but before learning that I was just like "CALL INOBE YOUR GIRLFRIEND COME ONNN".
All in all this was a fun read and I'll be following Jillian Amena to see what she puts out next.
It was a super fast read, I blinked and I was halfway through. There's more dialogue than descriptions which is why it moves so fast. I wish more things happened though, because outside of these two dancing around each other, not much else was going on.
There was the anonymous troll thing, and I really didn't see the reveal coming so bonus points for that. But I think June and Inobe had enough things to work through even without the added pressure of that account.
I liked the writing, although I agree with the other reviews saying more edits were needed. I spotted several typos or missed words in sentences that didn't take me out of the story, but my brain did take a few seconds to rearrange or add in the missing words.
The romance itself was sweet and I wish we got even more of it. There were a few scenes where I wanted to scream at June for avoiding defining their relationship. I knew she had her reasons because of her ex, but before learning that I was just like "CALL INOBE YOUR GIRLFRIEND COME ONNN".
All in all this was a fun read and I'll be following Jillian Amena to see what she puts out next.
August 11, 2023
definitely needed some more editing but i LOVED the story
August 23, 2023
3.75 This was really cute if you're looking for a gen z new adult college sapphic romance this is the book. It definitely needs a bit more editing tho.
December 20, 2023
i'm sorry but there is no way that this book had an editor
May 31, 2023
🌶️Smut lvl: 3/5
☁️ Fluff lvl: 5/5
First off, this book reminds more of a mature Heartstopper and Euphoria with college elements but the book is marketed as a YA and NA book.
I finished reading this book and I would say that I really liked the concept of basketball and cheerleader romance novel and also enjoyed readying the dual-pov of both June and Inobe. The opening chapter really hooked me and I liked how to captured June's entire personality and what she struggles with as a tomboy. I also like how Inobe was portrayed as the "nice" cheerleader instead of the typical mean girl cheerleader trope. The book was well written, had a great balance of smut and fluff which wasnt a chore to read.
Some issue I had with this book was the book still needs some editing but it was still well-written. I also hated how the only openly gay character (Raine) was portrayed in a stereotypical manner like how women write gay men in their books. I also hated how Inobe's entire identity was about cheerleading and June. It felt like the book was meant to be written in June's perspective only.
Thank you for giving me a copy of this book.
☁️ Fluff lvl: 5/5
First off, this book reminds more of a mature Heartstopper and Euphoria with college elements but the book is marketed as a YA and NA book.
I finished reading this book and I would say that I really liked the concept of basketball and cheerleader romance novel and also enjoyed readying the dual-pov of both June and Inobe. The opening chapter really hooked me and I liked how to captured June's entire personality and what she struggles with as a tomboy. I also like how Inobe was portrayed as the "nice" cheerleader instead of the typical mean girl cheerleader trope. The book was well written, had a great balance of smut and fluff which wasnt a chore to read.
Some issue I had with this book was the book still needs some editing but it was still well-written. I also hated how the only openly gay character (Raine) was portrayed in a stereotypical manner like how women write gay men in their books. I also hated how Inobe's entire identity was about cheerleading and June. It felt like the book was meant to be written in June's perspective only.
Thank you for giving me a copy of this book.
August 10, 2024
It was good
Other than a few editorial misses on grammar and spelling errors. This is a solid story, it can be long winded at certain points but overall it's a good young adult read.
Other than a few editorial misses on grammar and spelling errors. This is a solid story, it can be long winded at certain points but overall it's a good young adult read.
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