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Сердце под ударом
Спортивная романтическая история от звезды Буктока. Это больше, чем просто роман о любви на фоне спортивных состязаний, — настоящее столкновение страсти, независимости и непростого выбора на пути к мечте.
Сейлор Скотт не привязывается, не отвлекается и не обращает внимания на чужое мнение. Целеустремленность ей дорого обошлась, но именно она сделала Сейлор лучшей студенткой-футболисткой в США.
Встреча со знаменитым футболистом Адлером Бэком ставит ее выдержку под сомнение. Но Сейлор давно отточила мастерство казаться непроницаемой, и в ее планы не входит влюбляться в спортсмена-суперзвезду, прославившегося не только рекордами, но и разбитыми сердцами. А Сейлор Скотт ни за что не поставит свое сердце под удар.
Сейлор Скотт не привязывается, не отвлекается и не обращает внимания на чужое мнение. Целеустремленность ей дорого обошлась, но именно она сделала Сейлор лучшей студенткой-футболисткой в США.
Встреча со знаменитым футболистом Адлером Бэком ставит ее выдержку под сомнение. Но Сейлор давно отточила мастерство казаться непроницаемой, и в ее планы не входит влюбляться в спортсмена-суперзвезду, прославившегося не только рекордами, но и разбитыми сердцами. А Сейлор Скотт ни за что не поставит свое сердце под удар.
384 pages, Hardcover
First published April 29, 2025
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C.W. Farnsworth
39 books5,277 followersC.W. Farnsworth is the author of numerous adult and young adult romance novels featuring sports, strong female leads, and happy endings.
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September 9, 2022
i wanted to love this so badly.. but u can’t win them all 🤡
i don’t even know where the plot was? it just.. kept going w no direction. way too insta love for me which was probably my biggest issue. i also didn’t feel the connection between adler & saylor at all. she was very unlikable and he had no personality. the soccer aspect was the saving grace for me because i love soccer. that’s where my 2 stars came from ⭐️⚽️
it did remind me of kulti which is one of my favorite books, so there’s that.
i don’t even know where the plot was? it just.. kept going w no direction. way too insta love for me which was probably my biggest issue. i also didn’t feel the connection between adler & saylor at all. she was very unlikable and he had no personality. the soccer aspect was the saving grace for me because i love soccer. that’s where my 2 stars came from ⭐️⚽️
it did remind me of kulti which is one of my favorite books, so there’s that.
September 10, 2023
it’s down horrendous AND world cup season <3
November 10, 2022
“First flight, final fall” reminds me of “Kulti” by Mariana Zapata: The H is a famous german football player, H is training/a part of h work, h is not a part of the team and feels somewhat like an outsider and struggles with her family.
In this one the characters are younger and more promiscuous, this is not a slow-burn as “Kulti”.
As the story proceeds the books similarities reduces.
Saylor is a badass, strong minded, the top female recruit in the country and part of Lancaster University’s women’s soccer team. In private she has no problem finding a partner in bed, and is NOT interested in anything remotely relationship-wise. Being abandoned by her mother, and growing up with a absent father has taken its toll on her ability to trust others. This part was very good portrayed, and Saylor is a much stronger heroine the more you get to know her.
”Soccer has always been a constant in my life. The one thing I take seriously and prioritize.”
Saylor is accepted to Scholenberg, the most exclusive training camp in the world. Here she also meets the famous and (voted) sexiest man alive - Adler Beck. The insta-lust is there right away, and they quickly hook up.
Beck is a lot more forthcoming through wards Saylor, her walls are very high. Saylor is good at what she does, she doesn’t care about Beck’s history with OW or his hero status, this is something very refreshing for him. As the time goes, the pair develop a friendship, with respect, fun and a lot of sex.
The camp ends and the separation takes it’s natural course, leaving them both with a big part missing.
”But unfortunately, I realize there is someone I’d like to talk to right now, someone who understands what it’s like to carry a thousand pounds of expectations. But I can’t call him.”
Saylor can’t recognise a feeling she never felt before, and she is terrified of love and trusting others, which makes her push the H away.
”I have no idea if I’m ready for a relationship, or how to know if I am. Does me not knowing mean I’m not? I had friends with “boyfriends” in middle school, but I’ve never called a guy my boyfriend. Not even close. I’ve had no interest. I either friend-zone a guy, or I sleep with him. Beck was supposed to remain in the second category, but the lines got blurred.
I let them blur.”
Why not a higher score?
I had a problem rating this one. I liked it, but there was also too much missing for me. It’s good if we only see Saylors personal development, but as a romance it was too much lacking for me. I don’t think we got to know Beck good enough, I’m not convinced this book gave us a HEA. We never got to actually read about them as a couple. When they finally became exclusive, it ended, like literally the next page.
I also missed the romance, we needed more love-talk between them. I believe Beck’s point of view would have benefited this story.
”I care what you think. I think about you the way other people think about me.”
Overall a good read!
- No cheating
- OW/OM drama: almost nothing. A ex-hook up is mentioned, Saylor says she doesn’t care but she does.
- Triggers: abandonment
- Epilogue 8 months later
In this one the characters are younger and more promiscuous, this is not a slow-burn as “Kulti”.
As the story proceeds the books similarities reduces.
Saylor is a badass, strong minded, the top female recruit in the country and part of Lancaster University’s women’s soccer team. In private she has no problem finding a partner in bed, and is NOT interested in anything remotely relationship-wise. Being abandoned by her mother, and growing up with a absent father has taken its toll on her ability to trust others. This part was very good portrayed, and Saylor is a much stronger heroine the more you get to know her.
”Soccer has always been a constant in my life. The one thing I take seriously and prioritize.”
Saylor is accepted to Scholenberg, the most exclusive training camp in the world. Here she also meets the famous and (voted) sexiest man alive - Adler Beck. The insta-lust is there right away, and they quickly hook up.
Beck is a lot more forthcoming through wards Saylor, her walls are very high. Saylor is good at what she does, she doesn’t care about Beck’s history with OW or his hero status, this is something very refreshing for him. As the time goes, the pair develop a friendship, with respect, fun and a lot of sex.
The camp ends and the separation takes it’s natural course, leaving them both with a big part missing.
”But unfortunately, I realize there is someone I’d like to talk to right now, someone who understands what it’s like to carry a thousand pounds of expectations. But I can’t call him.”
Saylor can’t recognise a feeling she never felt before, and she is terrified of love and trusting others, which makes her push the H away.
”I have no idea if I’m ready for a relationship, or how to know if I am. Does me not knowing mean I’m not? I had friends with “boyfriends” in middle school, but I’ve never called a guy my boyfriend. Not even close. I’ve had no interest. I either friend-zone a guy, or I sleep with him. Beck was supposed to remain in the second category, but the lines got blurred.
I let them blur.”
Why not a higher score?
I had a problem rating this one. I liked it, but there was also too much missing for me. It’s good if we only see Saylors personal development, but as a romance it was too much lacking for me. I don’t think we got to know Beck good enough, I’m not convinced this book gave us a HEA. We never got to actually read about them as a couple. When they finally became exclusive, it ended, like literally the next page.
I also missed the romance, we needed more love-talk between them. I believe Beck’s point of view would have benefited this story.
”I care what you think. I think about you the way other people think about me.”
Overall a good read!
- No cheating
- OW/OM drama: almost nothing. A ex-hook up is mentioned, Saylor says she doesn’t care but she does.
- Triggers: abandonment
- Epilogue 8 months later
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 17, 2022
this was a disappointment y’all. i for real don’t know what to say. it made me cringe 90% of the time, the other 10% i guess was cute, but that couldn’t make up for the other stuff. it was such so painful to read. it's a walmart version of kulti.
i have to be honest, i read maybe a lil more than half and then gave up and skimmed the rest. then i made the mistake of reading the last page. i’m going to put a the last paragraph of the book for you guys so you can suffer with me.
“okay,” beck says softly.
hope never hurt anyone.
as long as you remember: hope isn’t always reality.
“okay then. we’re in a relationship.” the words sound foreign, but not strange.
“okay then,” beck repeats.
i can’t see his face, but it feels like the emotion radiating from it is happiness.
or maybe that’s just me.
it’s just so bad, someone please agree with me. i don’t know what else to say. that was such a waste of time, and i don’t want to waste even more time writing a thought out review, so there y’all go.
if you get anything from this review, don’t read this book.
i have to be honest, i read maybe a lil more than half and then gave up and skimmed the rest. then i made the mistake of reading the last page. i’m going to put a the last paragraph of the book for you guys so you can suffer with me.
“okay,” beck says softly.
hope never hurt anyone.
as long as you remember: hope isn’t always reality.
“okay then. we’re in a relationship.” the words sound foreign, but not strange.
“okay then,” beck repeats.
i can’t see his face, but it feels like the emotion radiating from it is happiness.
or maybe that’s just me.
it’s just so bad, someone please agree with me. i don’t know what else to say. that was such a waste of time, and i don’t want to waste even more time writing a thought out review, so there y’all go.
if you get anything from this review, don’t read this book.
October 7, 2025
2.5 Stars rounded up to be fair to the author.
Sorrow, thy name is Saylor.
What began as a solid four star reads fell apart in act three. Pity, really, because the first 2/3 were really well executed.
I read a few reviews which noted the lack of plot being the cause for their respective low ratings. I disagree. Certainly, this was a bit thin on plot but it's not a romantasy. There's no worldbuilding or massive cast. There isn't a need for anything complex or multifaceted. This is more of a character study and I'd argue that initially the book did well with that being its focus.
The beginning did have some Kulti vibes but it quickly set itself apart and I was happy to see that, aside from a German soccer star and an ornery teen fledgling athlete being the main focus, the balance of the storytelling veered fairly far away from Kulti territory after intros were made.
Saylor is the star and captain of her college team. She's already a star in her own rite, though she's not arrogant about it. She is, however, very cold. She's an emotional void. Unaffected and really disconnected from pretty much everyone around her. She uses men for sex, though she's direct about it. Her friendships are very superficial and she barely speaks with her sister or father.
That's fine. I can deal with closed off characters especially when the expectation is that there will be growth.
When Saylor is selected to attend a prestigious summer soccer program in Germany, she packs up and hightails it across the pond where she immediately has a run in with Adler Beck, hunky heartthrob soccer stars. Think David Beckham in his twenties.
There's immediate chemistry as these two square off in a shoot out and what follows is that delicious push and pull as these two continue to run into each other. Now, the sex is pretty immediate too, which I don't mind so long as it's used properly and in this instance it is. Saylor remains detached and unaffected while Adler Beck seems, over time, to be catching some feelings. While the sexual encounters are frequent, they're employed in such a way that the reader doesn't feel this is the book's central focus. It's not. This isn't insta-love. It's insta-lust and Saylor, though slow to cotton on to Beck's evolving feelings, begins to question why she's allowing herself to fall into a routine with him.
It's refreshing to watch a character struggle with their feelings in a way that feels authentic and marries with their actions. There's a lot of internal struggle and Saylor often shuts down when confronted with the possibility of having feelings.
This all works really, really well and it's engrossing. Until it's not.
As soon as Saylor gets back to the States the storytelling falls apart. I kept waiting for the life lessons. I kept waiting for the awakenings. But they didn't happen. Not in the way they needed to in order to believe the ending.
What I needed to see was a revised Saylor. One who took accountability and made an effort and actually showed something, anything really, that endeared her to me as the reader. But she remained this stoic and unaffected void of a human. Honestly, how she maintained friendships with her housemates was unbelievable and how she wasn't bitch slapped by her sister was even more implausible. Saylor was, during most of the novel, unbearable and the author didn't do enough to alter my view of that.
In the end, we never got where we needed to go. The growth which I was certain was coming, never materialized and the HEA wasn't earned. This was really heartbreaking as the first 2/3 was super engrossing.
I will probably move on to book two because I think this author just missed the mark with this book.
Sorrow, thy name is Saylor.
What began as a solid four star reads fell apart in act three. Pity, really, because the first 2/3 were really well executed.
I read a few reviews which noted the lack of plot being the cause for their respective low ratings. I disagree. Certainly, this was a bit thin on plot but it's not a romantasy. There's no worldbuilding or massive cast. There isn't a need for anything complex or multifaceted. This is more of a character study and I'd argue that initially the book did well with that being its focus.
The beginning did have some Kulti vibes but it quickly set itself apart and I was happy to see that, aside from a German soccer star and an ornery teen fledgling athlete being the main focus, the balance of the storytelling veered fairly far away from Kulti territory after intros were made.
Saylor is the star and captain of her college team. She's already a star in her own rite, though she's not arrogant about it. She is, however, very cold. She's an emotional void. Unaffected and really disconnected from pretty much everyone around her. She uses men for sex, though she's direct about it. Her friendships are very superficial and she barely speaks with her sister or father.
That's fine. I can deal with closed off characters especially when the expectation is that there will be growth.
When Saylor is selected to attend a prestigious summer soccer program in Germany, she packs up and hightails it across the pond where she immediately has a run in with Adler Beck, hunky heartthrob soccer stars. Think David Beckham in his twenties.
There's immediate chemistry as these two square off in a shoot out and what follows is that delicious push and pull as these two continue to run into each other. Now, the sex is pretty immediate too, which I don't mind so long as it's used properly and in this instance it is. Saylor remains detached and unaffected while Adler Beck seems, over time, to be catching some feelings. While the sexual encounters are frequent, they're employed in such a way that the reader doesn't feel this is the book's central focus. It's not. This isn't insta-love. It's insta-lust and Saylor, though slow to cotton on to Beck's evolving feelings, begins to question why she's allowing herself to fall into a routine with him.
It's refreshing to watch a character struggle with their feelings in a way that feels authentic and marries with their actions. There's a lot of internal struggle and Saylor often shuts down when confronted with the possibility of having feelings.
This all works really, really well and it's engrossing. Until it's not.
As soon as Saylor gets back to the States the storytelling falls apart. I kept waiting for the life lessons. I kept waiting for the awakenings. But they didn't happen. Not in the way they needed to in order to believe the ending.
What I needed to see was a revised Saylor. One who took accountability and made an effort and actually showed something, anything really, that endeared her to me as the reader. But she remained this stoic and unaffected void of a human. Honestly, how she maintained friendships with her housemates was unbelievable and how she wasn't bitch slapped by her sister was even more implausible. Saylor was, during most of the novel, unbearable and the author didn't do enough to alter my view of that.
In the end, we never got where we needed to go. The growth which I was certain was coming, never materialized and the HEA wasn't earned. This was really heartbreaking as the first 2/3 was super engrossing.
I will probably move on to book two because I think this author just missed the mark with this book.
May 21, 2022
I don’t know what to think about this book.
It should be appreciated for the way it breaks the gender’s stereotypes. We get a very strong heroine who enjoys random hookups and uses her looks to her advantages, someone who normally would be an anti-heroine. She is successful and driven and knows what she wants (almost).
On the other hand, I didn’t connect with her as much as I wish I could, she was just a bit “too much”, mean at times.
I was also fed up with the ending a bit. Because the drama could be easily avoided if people talked to each other.
It should be appreciated for the way it breaks the gender’s stereotypes. We get a very strong heroine who enjoys random hookups and uses her looks to her advantages, someone who normally would be an anti-heroine. She is successful and driven and knows what she wants (almost).
On the other hand, I didn’t connect with her as much as I wish I could, she was just a bit “too much”, mean at times.
I was also fed up with the ending a bit. Because the drama could be easily avoided if people talked to each other.
May 16, 2022
SO HOT! SO MUCH VULNERABILITY!! I couldn't get enough of this super steamy college sports romance between two top soccer athletes. Saylor Scott gets invited to an elite German training camp where she meets top soccer star Adler Beck. The two have SERIOUS chemistry and embark on what was supposed to be a no strings attached affair. Unfortunately for both deep feelings form but neither is equipped to deal with them properly. I loved going on the journey with Saylor and Beck as they figure out how to admit they love one another and make a real relationship work. Great on audio and perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy. I can't wait to read more by C.W. Farnsworth!!
January 26, 2023
I wanted to like this sooo badly but it just didn’t work for me.
I love Kulti by Mariana Zapata and Scoring Wilder by RS Grey, and i thought this would be similar. the general idea definitely was, but it was lacking character and romance.
I really liked the fmc, Saylor, at the beginning. I love confident fmcs who aren’t innocent and know their worth. She definitely does, but then it got to a point where she started feeling like a pick me girl. She’s just SO gorgeous, every single guy who sees her wants her over anyone else. All the girls are friendly with her but acknowledge she’s the prettiest girl ever and just the best soccer player in the world, second only to our H ofc.
The H, Adler Beck, had zero personality. He’s a rich playboy who has fucked half of Europe (mentioned multiple times), and is apparently the greatest soccer player ever. (I have a huge bone to pick with authors who keep making Germans the best male soccer player ever, like??????????? We are aware that the GOATs are mostly from Latin America right???) anyway, Beck is sarcastic and that’s about it. He walks away when things don’t go his way, so I don’t see how their relationship would work.
I didn’t get romance from this at any point. It was lust. She wasn’t even the first girl he brought home to meet his parents. There was literally nothing special about their relationship other than he had sex with her more than once. When he admitted his feelings, like yeah of course we were getting there because it’s a romance novel but???
And Saylor was scared of her feelings. She doesn’t admit anything and they’re not actually together until the very end. She doesn’t tell her friends anything, even though they beg and beg her to say anything. It got really annoying to the point where I’m not even sure why I finished it 🤡
SAFETY
No virgins, both are experienced
Fmc tries to sleep with an ex hookup after H but doesn’t go through with it, H admits he did the same but not shown on page
OW drama - very minor, a girl shows up at H’s door when the fmc is leaving, they’re later on a magazine cover together
OM drama - not really
I love Kulti by Mariana Zapata and Scoring Wilder by RS Grey, and i thought this would be similar. the general idea definitely was, but it was lacking character and romance.
I really liked the fmc, Saylor, at the beginning. I love confident fmcs who aren’t innocent and know their worth. She definitely does, but then it got to a point where she started feeling like a pick me girl. She’s just SO gorgeous, every single guy who sees her wants her over anyone else. All the girls are friendly with her but acknowledge she’s the prettiest girl ever and just the best soccer player in the world, second only to our H ofc.
The H, Adler Beck, had zero personality. He’s a rich playboy who has fucked half of Europe (mentioned multiple times), and is apparently the greatest soccer player ever. (I have a huge bone to pick with authors who keep making Germans the best male soccer player ever, like??????????? We are aware that the GOATs are mostly from Latin America right???) anyway, Beck is sarcastic and that’s about it. He walks away when things don’t go his way, so I don’t see how their relationship would work.
I didn’t get romance from this at any point. It was lust. She wasn’t even the first girl he brought home to meet his parents. There was literally nothing special about their relationship other than he had sex with her more than once. When he admitted his feelings, like yeah of course we were getting there because it’s a romance novel but???
And Saylor was scared of her feelings. She doesn’t admit anything and they’re not actually together until the very end. She doesn’t tell her friends anything, even though they beg and beg her to say anything. It got really annoying to the point where I’m not even sure why I finished it 🤡
SAFETY
No virgins, both are experienced
Fmc tries to sleep with an ex hookup after H but doesn’t go through with it, H admits he did the same but not shown on page
OW drama - very minor, a girl shows up at H’s door when the fmc is leaving, they’re later on a magazine cover together
OM drama - not really
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 15, 2022
2.5 ⭐️ I wanted to like this book so much but it just wasn’t for me. The idea and storyline is so intriguing but I don’t think I’m cut out for insta love books and this book have once again proven my point.
It was insta love from almost the first page and the CONTINUAL miscommunication from the FMC was awful. I really was not a fan of the heroine and was very frustrated throughout a lot of the story because she could never admit to what she was feeling and was always being short/rude to people around her. BECK however was my fav part and SO cute and 🥵.
It was insta love from almost the first page and the CONTINUAL miscommunication from the FMC was awful. I really was not a fan of the heroine and was very frustrated throughout a lot of the story because she could never admit to what she was feeling and was always being short/rude to people around her. BECK however was my fav part and SO cute and 🥵.
May 13, 2023
that’s what ‘kulti’ by mariana zapata WISHES it was.
March 27, 2023
M.I.L.F.F.F.F. Man I love first flight final fall. The combo of girl boss soccer player and smut scenes so descriptive I literally had to pull up a dictionary to read them is something I didn’t know I needed until I read it. Reticent and capitulating were both mentioned in said scenes and I can’t help but think God made the ap lit curriculum for me to have this moment. Seriously the amount of big words in this book is kind of funny. It does not go with the vibe at all but no one can say I’m not an intellectual after reading all 300 pages of this masterpiece. To be honest, reading “Ja” on every other page gave me GAPP flashbacks in an unpleasant way but I’ve moved past that. Would I read again? Absolutely.
May 26, 2023
Surprisingly awful
My feelings about this book can be summed up by how I felt about Saylor. I think I disliked her more than any female lead I've ever read about. Cold, arrogant, bratty, immature, emotionally stunted...the list goes on. I don't think I would spit on her if she was on fire...just a horrible person all around. Not having Beck's pov only accentuated how shallow and cold hearted Saylor was. So her mom left her...it doesn't give you an excuse to be a giant jerk to everyone in your life. I did not enjoy this book at all...save your money.
My feelings about this book can be summed up by how I felt about Saylor. I think I disliked her more than any female lead I've ever read about. Cold, arrogant, bratty, immature, emotionally stunted...the list goes on. I don't think I would spit on her if she was on fire...just a horrible person all around. Not having Beck's pov only accentuated how shallow and cold hearted Saylor was. So her mom left her...it doesn't give you an excuse to be a giant jerk to everyone in your life. I did not enjoy this book at all...save your money.
September 1, 2022
I actually really enjoyed this book! Having played soccer myself for years I love and admire Saylor’s work ethic and Beck I just love in general he’s actually really sweet and funny!!
November 16, 2021
FINALLY. A Story without an annoying FL
5/5
Beautifully written to the point I could not quite literally put my kindle down. Im so in love with Saylor Scott. She is the stuff of fantasies and dreams as a heroine. When it comes to heroine criteria must-haves, Saylor Scott ticked EVERY. SINGLE. BOX. Confident - check. S*x appeal - double check. Insanely talented- check check check. Self aware tough exterior- check. Ambitious - heck to the check.
I LOVED reading about her personal growth and so by having the whole book in her POV, I wasn’t distracted by the back and forth internal monologue between her and Adler Beck as with most romance novels are commonly structured. This was solely her story alone. I love how the author made both of the main characters to be sexually pliant prior to meeting each other. For once The heroine wasn’t some meek, self righteous virgin and actually had the sexual track record to rival the male lead’s. Not that there’s anything wrong with women keeping their virginities in tact, but in this day and age it’s just not realistic. Frankly, the amount of romance novels with a virgin female character paired with a sexually promiscuous male character is not only disturbing but also really degrading to women in general. It was so refreshing to read for once how the superstar male lead was the one brought to his knees by the emotionally unavailable female lead. Saylor, for the entirety of the book, had the control. That in and of itself was so empowering. And to be recognized as the best, bada** female soccer player in the country was the beautiful cherry-on-top, chef’s kiss to an already delectable sundae of a story. The romance with Adler Beck was a nice little whipped cream topping.
5/5
Beautifully written to the point I could not quite literally put my kindle down. Im so in love with Saylor Scott. She is the stuff of fantasies and dreams as a heroine. When it comes to heroine criteria must-haves, Saylor Scott ticked EVERY. SINGLE. BOX. Confident - check. S*x appeal - double check. Insanely talented- check check check. Self aware tough exterior- check. Ambitious - heck to the check.
I LOVED reading about her personal growth and so by having the whole book in her POV, I wasn’t distracted by the back and forth internal monologue between her and Adler Beck as with most romance novels are commonly structured. This was solely her story alone. I love how the author made both of the main characters to be sexually pliant prior to meeting each other. For once The heroine wasn’t some meek, self righteous virgin and actually had the sexual track record to rival the male lead’s. Not that there’s anything wrong with women keeping their virginities in tact, but in this day and age it’s just not realistic. Frankly, the amount of romance novels with a virgin female character paired with a sexually promiscuous male character is not only disturbing but also really degrading to women in general. It was so refreshing to read for once how the superstar male lead was the one brought to his knees by the emotionally unavailable female lead. Saylor, for the entirety of the book, had the control. That in and of itself was so empowering. And to be recognized as the best, bada** female soccer player in the country was the beautiful cherry-on-top, chef’s kiss to an already delectable sundae of a story. The romance with Adler Beck was a nice little whipped cream topping.
September 29, 2021
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ספר שגורם לך להשאר ער על הלילה, לחפש כל שניה ושניה פנויה כדי להמשיך לקרוא.
אהבתי מממש את הספר הזה.
אבל, לפני הכל חייבת לציין כמה דברים:
1. בתחילת הספר היו יותר מידי תיאורים של מקומות, זה די היה מיותר ופחדתי שזו מגמה שתשאר לאורך כל הספר- אבל לא. זה לא הורגש בהמשך
2. האנגלית, בשבילי, היתה קשה ביותר, איד הספרים שממש נאבקתי לקרוא. עצרתי באמצע כדי לוודא שזה אכן נכתב באנגלית... לאחר השליש הראשון של הספר הקריא היתה קצת יותר פשוט ושמחה מאוד שזה לא עצר אותי.
3. ייתכן מאוד שיש כאן בעיות של דיוק במה זה בכלל כדורגל/פוטבול. ובכל הקשור למשחק שבמרכז הספר. אבל, היי, אני בחורה טיפוסית שאוהבת רומנטיקה ופחות מתעניינת בספורט, אז למי אכפת...
ולאחר אלו, להלן הנקודות שהפכו את הספר הזה למהמם:
1. אהבתי את הדרך בה נבנו רגשות הדמויות, זה מאוד דומה לחיים האמיתיים לא הכל שחור לבן, מתאהבים בפגישה אחת רודפים אחרי קשר או בורחים ממנו כמו בספרים אחרים. כאן יש אמצע, יש תהליך, יש רצון ופחד ואתה פשוט צמא לכל מילה.
2. סוף מושלם, לא פתאומי, לא נמרח, אלא מדויק.
3. סקס- היה סקס לוהט אבל הוא היה בדיוק- כלומר לא עמודים נשפכים אלא עם מטרה להמחיש את הקשר בין הדמויות. בחלקים מסוימים הוא היה מתומצת מאוד- אבל באופן שמתאים לאותו אירוע, זה לא ביאס אותי בכלל. זה כמו הספרים של פעם שידעו לתאר את הרגע, לשאוב אותנו לרומנטיקה סקסית, לוהטת אבל מבלי להפוך לפורנו.
בקיצור ממליצה בטירוף.
תהנו
My favorite book of the year.
ספר שגורם לך להשאר ער על הלילה, לחפש כל שניה ושניה פנויה כדי להמשיך לקרוא.
אהבתי מממש את הספר הזה.
אבל, לפני הכל חייבת לציין כמה דברים:
1. בתחילת הספר היו יותר מידי תיאורים של מקומות, זה די היה מיותר ופחדתי שזו מגמה שתשאר לאורך כל הספר- אבל לא. זה לא הורגש בהמשך
2. האנגלית, בשבילי, היתה קשה ביותר, איד הספרים שממש נאבקתי לקרוא. עצרתי באמצע כדי לוודא שזה אכן נכתב באנגלית... לאחר השליש הראשון של הספר הקריא היתה קצת יותר פשוט ושמחה מאוד שזה לא עצר אותי.
3. ייתכן מאוד שיש כאן בעיות של דיוק במה זה בכלל כדורגל/פוטבול. ובכל הקשור למשחק שבמרכז הספר. אבל, היי, אני בחורה טיפוסית שאוהבת רומנטיקה ופחות מתעניינת בספורט, אז למי אכפת...
ולאחר אלו, להלן הנקודות שהפכו את הספר הזה למהמם:
1. אהבתי את הדרך בה נבנו רגשות הדמויות, זה מאוד דומה לחיים האמיתיים לא הכל שחור לבן, מתאהבים בפגישה אחת רודפים אחרי קשר או בורחים ממנו כמו בספרים אחרים. כאן יש אמצע, יש תהליך, יש רצון ופחד ואתה פשוט צמא לכל מילה.
2. סוף מושלם, לא פתאומי, לא נמרח, אלא מדויק.
3. סקס- היה סקס לוהט אבל הוא היה בדיוק- כלומר לא עמודים נשפכים אלא עם מטרה להמחיש את הקשר בין הדמויות. בחלקים מסוימים הוא היה מתומצת מאוד- אבל באופן שמתאים לאותו אירוע, זה לא ביאס אותי בכלל. זה כמו הספרים של פעם שידעו לתאר את הרגע, לשאוב אותנו לרומנטיקה סקסית, לוהטת אבל מבלי להפוך לפורנו.
בקיצור ממליצה בטירוף.
תהנו
My favorite book of the year.
June 4, 2023
The first half of this book was decent. The little German town was a cute setting. Things got boring for me when Saylor returned to the US. For the next 30% of the book, the MC's had 1(?) in person interaction. When they were finally in the same place again, the ending felt anticlimactic. I understood their chemistry, but not their connection.
February 16, 2023
4⭐️ This is a sports romance with soccer and I enjoyed this book overall. I don’t have anything bad to say except that the main character took a long time with admitting they had feelings for the love interest.
dnf-did-not-finish
October 19, 2023just no. DNF @ 30% in.
January 17, 2024
dnf 27%
that was awful. both of the main characters were insufferable and if you asked me what the plot was, i wouldn’t even be able to tell you. doing sports romances DIRTY
that was awful. both of the main characters were insufferable and if you asked me what the plot was, i wouldn’t even be able to tell you. doing sports romances DIRTY
March 6, 2024
3.75 ⭐️
I started this book in 2021, but quit after the first chapter due to being bored. I started it again after reading Kulti and quit again. Since I’ve now fallen down a CW Farnsworth hole and I was determined to read the entire book - and I’m so glad I did!
I really enjoyed the story after the first few chapters. I related to the MFC mindset and mentalities in certain ways - and very much appreciated the MMC going out for a limb and fighting for her, through her doubt and fear of commitment. The ending was too quick though. The MC were barely together for the last quarter… I would’ve loved to have a few chapters of them being happy together in a relationship.
I started this book in 2021, but quit after the first chapter due to being bored. I started it again after reading Kulti and quit again. Since I’ve now fallen down a CW Farnsworth hole and I was determined to read the entire book - and I’m so glad I did!
I really enjoyed the story after the first few chapters. I related to the MFC mindset and mentalities in certain ways - and very much appreciated the MMC going out for a limb and fighting for her, through her doubt and fear of commitment. The ending was too quick though. The MC were barely together for the last quarter… I would’ve loved to have a few chapters of them being happy together in a relationship.
April 21, 2025
A quick but frustrating read icl. Saylor was just really irritating and the entire book was from her POV, that being said she had her moments where she was bearable. I just wanted more from their relationship to really invest, it felt more like I had to invest in Saylor and her character development, which I did but not as much as I might have if she was more likeable or I was really rooting for the relationship.
Ok I liked this a lot better on the re read
Ok I liked this a lot better on the re read
December 6, 2021
Made it to page 88. The h is just to cocky for me. She calls the H out on his ego, but hers is far greater than his. I just didn’t like her.
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April 17, 20224.5. another early morning finish — this was an INTENSE one emotionally. v good tho. wish it had like 20 more pages before the epilogue bc i just really loved the characters for each other
December 3, 2022
Super cute and fits with the FIFA World Cup perfectly
not-in-a-million-years
April 25, 2023Note to self: not safe enough for me. Manwhore hero. He tried to sleep with others after being with heroine, but was unable to. She also almost slept with someone else. Not my type of MC’s.
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June 5, 2023
3/5⭐️
November 17, 2023
the main character is so hard to like! also there was no chemistry bw them at all.
November 15, 2022
interesting to say the least. the main character was kinda annoying, like she was too egotistic throughout the entire book. also, the book had a lot of cringey lines and quotes that made me wanna get up and throw the book out. did I still read it all in one sitting? yes.
August 29, 2021
This wattpad book really wattpadded and I’m not complaining
January 28, 2023
love a hot, emotionally detached girlypop
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