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Ballers & Babies #1
Blitzed
“I brought Laurie back to meet her father. I brought her back to meet you.” I’m normally not into jocks, but when Troy Wood asks me out, I feel like I’m the Chosen One. After all, he’s hot as hell and Silver Lake’s best athlete, practically the King of Campus. God’s gift to women—that’s what they call him, but I’ll make a gentleman out of him. Everything is perfect, and he already practically has his ticket to the Big Leagues. There’s just one little problem . . . I’m hiding a secret that could destroy him and his future. I can’t tell him . . . I can’t tell him that I’m pregnant with his baby. **Blitzed is a full-length romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger!
222 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 10, 2016
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Lauren Landish
174 books6,798 followersLauren Landish is a WALL STREET JOURNAL & USA TODAY bestselling author and her books have garnered a legion of praise from her readers.
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When she’s not plotting about how she will introduce you to your next sexy as hell book boyfriend, you can find her deep, deep in her writing cave, furiously tapping away on her keyboard, writing scenes that would make even a hardened sailor blush.
Lauren, who lives in NC with her boyfriend and fur baby, warmly invites you to her worlds of rock hard abs, chiseled smiles, and men with deep, fat pockets…but beware! These stories are guaranteed to have you addicted and needing your next fix!
Visit Lauren's Website at: http://www.laurenlandish.com/
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May 27, 2016
DNF'd at 36%
Warning: Spoilers follow!
The Good, Bad, and Ugly....
You have this girl named Whitney, who apparently is a little piss-on at Silver Lake High School. She has a bible thumping mother, super popular best friend, and she's invisible. But over the summer Little Miss Whitney decided to gain some weight, and every man at that school wants a piece of her ba-dunka-dunka.
One of the men even compared her ass to the likes of Kim Kardashian, while her best friend (Dani) put it on the same level as Kate Upton
Then you've got Troy, the star football player. He comes from an abusive household (his father is a drunk), he's poor, works at a pizza parlor, and gets all the ass he can handle. He's determined to get a scholarship and leave this town behind at whatever cost!
A few of his buddies compared his "manwhorism" to that of Leonardo Dicaprio, saying Troy got just as much ass as the Titanic heartthrob...
With her new found weightloss, Whitney decides to try out for the cheerleading team at the insistence of Dani. Because, the girl just has it all now and deserves to flaunt herself. (I don't freakin know why she did it. It was too convenient, honestly.)
Whitney goes to try outs, does some split on the pyramid that she's never been trained to do, then picks a wedgie out of her ass...Troy is sitting in the bleachers watching all of this go down, listening to his buddies make bets about who they are gonna screw this year...Then Troy's eyes meet Whitney's, and vice versa....
And WHAM! Just like that, Troy has decided he has to go on a date with this girl, who has been lurking around campus for 4 years...whom he's never showed any interest in until she gained weight and joined the cheerleading team etc....
Her very presence gets his dick agitated, and before long he's strutting over to Whitney, grin in full force, ready to lay out all of his cards!
Troys asks Whitney on a date, she says yes, of course. I mean, why wouldn't she? This guy (who has ignored her for 4 years) suddenly shows interest in her "Kate Upton/Kim Kardashian" bod, and she's smitten.
They go on one date, decide they like each other, and the next chapter a week has passed and they're all cuddly at school. Strange, really, how quickly a virgin girl can jump into the arms of a bad boy, whom she claims to know "has a bad reputation." Even her mother knows about his heated affairs, yet the woman lets her daughter mosey around town with him.
I ended up stopping at 31%, when Whitney lost her virginity to Troy. (I assume this is where the "baby" comes into play.) She brought a 4 YEAR OLD condom that she'd kept stored in a secret place at home. (Remember, her momma's uber religious!)
Whitney just became stupid to me after that. I mean, she wasn't smart to begin with, but what intellect she had dropped completely when she handed Troy the 4-YEAR-OLD CONDOM to use...
POINT BLANK:
1) Stiff dialogue. (Not enough descriptions or pauses in between conversations...)
2) Continuous run-on paragraphs.
3) No relationship build-up.
4) Repetitiveness. Not just with words, but scenes. Anytime the POV changed to Troy, it was almost guaranteed that 1) his father was drunk and 2) Troy was about to get a black eye or bruise somewhere else.
5) Bad flow caused by unnecessary words. "He says, nodding and following to the next room."
6) No voice.
7) NO CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE LEADS.
NOTE: As I am writing this review, I see that Blitzed is currently #9 on Amazon's top 100.
Conclusion: Don't waste your money, or wait on more reviews to come in.
The cover? Amazing.
This book? What 36% I read, not so much.
I paid for it, so I'm rating it. 1 STAR.
Warning: Spoilers follow!
The Good, Bad, and Ugly....
You have this girl named Whitney, who apparently is a little piss-on at Silver Lake High School. She has a bible thumping mother, super popular best friend, and she's invisible. But over the summer Little Miss Whitney decided to gain some weight, and every man at that school wants a piece of her ba-dunka-dunka.
One of the men even compared her ass to the likes of Kim Kardashian, while her best friend (Dani) put it on the same level as Kate Upton
Then you've got Troy, the star football player. He comes from an abusive household (his father is a drunk), he's poor, works at a pizza parlor, and gets all the ass he can handle. He's determined to get a scholarship and leave this town behind at whatever cost!
A few of his buddies compared his "manwhorism" to that of Leonardo Dicaprio, saying Troy got just as much ass as the Titanic heartthrob...
With her new found weightloss, Whitney decides to try out for the cheerleading team at the insistence of Dani. Because, the girl just has it all now and deserves to flaunt herself. (I don't freakin know why she did it. It was too convenient, honestly.)
Whitney goes to try outs, does some split on the pyramid that she's never been trained to do, then picks a wedgie out of her ass...Troy is sitting in the bleachers watching all of this go down, listening to his buddies make bets about who they are gonna screw this year...Then Troy's eyes meet Whitney's, and vice versa....
And WHAM! Just like that, Troy has decided he has to go on a date with this girl, who has been lurking around campus for 4 years...whom he's never showed any interest in until she gained weight and joined the cheerleading team etc....
Her very presence gets his dick agitated, and before long he's strutting over to Whitney, grin in full force, ready to lay out all of his cards!
Troys asks Whitney on a date, she says yes, of course. I mean, why wouldn't she? This guy (who has ignored her for 4 years) suddenly shows interest in her "Kate Upton/Kim Kardashian" bod, and she's smitten.
They go on one date, decide they like each other, and the next chapter a week has passed and they're all cuddly at school. Strange, really, how quickly a virgin girl can jump into the arms of a bad boy, whom she claims to know "has a bad reputation." Even her mother knows about his heated affairs, yet the woman lets her daughter mosey around town with him.
I ended up stopping at 31%, when Whitney lost her virginity to Troy. (I assume this is where the "baby" comes into play.) She brought a 4 YEAR OLD condom that she'd kept stored in a secret place at home. (Remember, her momma's uber religious!)
Whitney just became stupid to me after that. I mean, she wasn't smart to begin with, but what intellect she had dropped completely when she handed Troy the 4-YEAR-OLD CONDOM to use...
POINT BLANK:
1) Stiff dialogue. (Not enough descriptions or pauses in between conversations...)
2) Continuous run-on paragraphs.
3) No relationship build-up.
4) Repetitiveness. Not just with words, but scenes. Anytime the POV changed to Troy, it was almost guaranteed that 1) his father was drunk and 2) Troy was about to get a black eye or bruise somewhere else.
5) Bad flow caused by unnecessary words. "He says, nodding and following to the next room."
6) No voice.
7) NO CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE LEADS.
NOTE: As I am writing this review, I see that Blitzed is currently #9 on Amazon's top 100.
Conclusion: Don't waste your money, or wait on more reviews to come in.
The cover? Amazing.
This book? What 36% I read, not so much.
I paid for it, so I'm rating it. 1 STAR.
May 17, 2016
This was just ok for me. I thought Whitney was a brat who made decisions about her and Troy's life without even consulting him. Troy just took everything she dished out without any fight. I love a pregnancy romance story, especially if it's done well. Their daughter Laurie was sweet and showed more maturity than her mother.
just-not-for-me-stay-away-hell-no
May 17, 2016Self note: from what I seen herione might annoy me too much. Plus I need to know if they were both celibate during separation. If anyone knows for sure can you please tell me. For now this is a pass!
June 4, 2016
At first I was all into it, especially the highschool part. The heroine leaves her junior year some skinny forgettable girl, goes on some pasta diet gaines weight, thickens up, comes back a breaks neck. Catches the eye of the king of the school; captain of the football team yada yada yada, everything goes great, I am enjoying it.. she hands over the V card.. finds out she is preggo, runs to europe.. breaks his friggin heart.. has a kid.. doesn't tell him shit..5 years later has the fucking audacity to come back with her on and off italian boyfriend and daughter back to town; throws her boyfriend in his face; still doesn't tell him he is a dad.. like wtf? You effing piece of shit whore!
And the hero? When he finds out he is a dad, the douche hugs her and thanks her? I would be choking the bitch.. all the millions he has I would be suing the shit out of her, and she has again the AUDACITY to ask for child support? Bitch, sit the fuck down!
As you can see I hated the whore of a heroine, hated her. She deserved to be left alone..and the hero was an idiot for taking her back after each time she left him, and believe me it wasn't just once!!!
And the hero? When he finds out he is a dad, the douche hugs her and thanks her? I would be choking the bitch.. all the millions he has I would be suing the shit out of her, and she has again the AUDACITY to ask for child support? Bitch, sit the fuck down!
As you can see I hated the whore of a heroine, hated her. She deserved to be left alone..and the hero was an idiot for taking her back after each time she left him, and believe me it wasn't just once!!!
March 19, 2021
I'm trash for these secret baby tropes
BUT this wasn't good..at all...
BUT this wasn't good..at all...
January 30, 2017
Hmm pretty good.
This story was pretty good. Minus the fact that I wanted to weak knee the heroine, Whitney, every 20% of the book she'd make an irritating decision that honestly didn't make any sense, but WHATEVER.
Troy was honestly the perfect hero. He may have been to perfect even, because he let Whitney get away with too much crap. WHATEVER! Haha ok it's low on the smutty bits, high on the angst, and high on the sweet moments. As annoying as Whitney was she was also sweet and MOSTLY good for Troy.
I loved their friends and people who loved them. I loved the little moments between Whitney and her friend Dani the most.
All in all a good story. I used it mostly as a pallet cleanser between dark reads and it was good for that. Some heavy/emotional moments, but they were balanced with the sweet ones!
This story was pretty good. Minus the fact that I wanted to weak knee the heroine, Whitney, every 20% of the book she'd make an irritating decision that honestly didn't make any sense, but WHATEVER.
Troy was honestly the perfect hero. He may have been to perfect even, because he let Whitney get away with too much crap. WHATEVER! Haha ok it's low on the smutty bits, high on the angst, and high on the sweet moments. As annoying as Whitney was she was also sweet and MOSTLY good for Troy.
I loved their friends and people who loved them. I loved the little moments between Whitney and her friend Dani the most.
All in all a good story. I used it mostly as a pallet cleanser between dark reads and it was good for that. Some heavy/emotional moments, but they were balanced with the sweet ones!
no-way-jose
January 3, 2018Women the specie of this female mc is just a snake. She should suffer for a incurable disease that would not kill her soon, but would make her feel pain and lose all her physical capabilities but would keep her brain intact so she would suffer in a living hell. Being aware of everything and everyone but no being able to do a single thing.
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May 22, 2016
Really silly youthful mistakes, ridiculous coming together with zero anger. who finds out the love of his life had his child and never told him and he doesn't get angry. child dialog was awful half the time I thought her mother was talking? I finish the book because of troy not Whitney.
January 6, 2018
This is the story of the hot high school football hero and the shy high school virgin who get together. She ends up blossoming over the summer into her senior year and ends up trying for the cheerleading team and gets in and it seems like overnight she is one of popular crowd. Of course he's the high school hottie and has been for a while and has never noticed the heroine before.
There have been a lot of these books out recently because of the popularity of some of the titles like Elle Kennedy's The Score and Kristen Callihan's The Hook Up, which I both love. However this one falls a little flat in the story telling even though there is a teem pregnancy in this book.
I read one other Lauren Landish book and this one was a little better than that one (which got 2 stars).
There have been a lot of these books out recently because of the popularity of some of the titles like Elle Kennedy's The Score and Kristen Callihan's The Hook Up, which I both love. However this one falls a little flat in the story telling even though there is a teem pregnancy in this book.
I read one other Lauren Landish book and this one was a little better than that one (which got 2 stars).
July 17, 2018
I love sports romances, they’re right up there with rockstar romances. There’s just something about a super confident, sexy guy being ‘brought down‘ by a girl he can’t resist. Add a secret baby, secret, either because the girl doesn’t know how to get ahold of the guy or because she doesn’t want to ‘ruin’ his life, and I’m all in.
Unfortunately, this was not one of the better ones I’ve read. I gave it 3 stars because I absolutely loved Troy and his daughter, Laurie. A lot of the secondary characters were awesome, as well but Whitney, though I really wanted to understand her, just missed the mark, for me. I got that she didn’t want to ruin Troy’s already rough life by springing her pregnancy on him. They were both young and he was determined to play pro ball but, when she does come back after 5 years, she leads him to believe that she’s committed, only to cut him off cold again when he’s traded across the country.
I think it would have been more believable if Troy had been, at least a little mad at her. He just accepts that Whitney kept their daughter from him and then they fall right into bed. Obviously, he’s just happy to have her back but, when she does it again, he doesn’t even fight for her and Laurie. He, again, accepts Whitney’s decision and, though lonely and unhappy, goes on with his life.
I also didn’t understand why Lorenzo was even in the book. After being there for Whitney since Laurie’s birth and coming to the USA with them because he loves them so much, he throws them away like nothing and doesn’t look back. Not even to see how Laurie’s doing. It’s like he was added for drama between the leads but then the drama was left out.
I didn’t hate ‘Blitzed’. The story does have some great characters and a satisfying happy ending. I just wish there was a little more realistic interaction between the main characters.
Unfortunately, this was not one of the better ones I’ve read. I gave it 3 stars because I absolutely loved Troy and his daughter, Laurie. A lot of the secondary characters were awesome, as well but Whitney, though I really wanted to understand her, just missed the mark, for me. I got that she didn’t want to ruin Troy’s already rough life by springing her pregnancy on him. They were both young and he was determined to play pro ball but, when she does come back after 5 years, she leads him to believe that she’s committed, only to cut him off cold again when he’s traded across the country.
I think it would have been more believable if Troy had been, at least a little mad at her. He just accepts that Whitney kept their daughter from him and then they fall right into bed. Obviously, he’s just happy to have her back but, when she does it again, he doesn’t even fight for her and Laurie. He, again, accepts Whitney’s decision and, though lonely and unhappy, goes on with his life.
I also didn’t understand why Lorenzo was even in the book. After being there for Whitney since Laurie’s birth and coming to the USA with them because he loves them so much, he throws them away like nothing and doesn’t look back. Not even to see how Laurie’s doing. It’s like he was added for drama between the leads but then the drama was left out.
I didn’t hate ‘Blitzed’. The story does have some great characters and a satisfying happy ending. I just wish there was a little more realistic interaction between the main characters.
July 21, 2016
Almost child like
So here's the deal. The story is about a High School girl who dates the hot shot QB, fall in love, each has different upbringings, virginity lost then surprise pregnancy. Now female main character freaks and decides to not tell hot jock boyfriend about baby as it's better for him to not know. Flash to current time and the baby is now 5 and female lead tells hot Pro nfl boyfriend that she had baby and kept it from him, all for his own good.
The dialog was immature, Troy was not even mad that his daughter has been kept from him. Reality, they only dated a few months if that and kept the love alive for 5 years. Whitney has no problem telling her daughter who her father is (whom she did not know about for 5 years) and then decides that it's best not to move with him or keep any kind of relationship with him after a mid season transfer. I call BS . There was no angst, it's stupid dialog with all 'lets just love each other' mentality.
I might sound harsh, and I hate that. I mean this author took time and wrote this, went through the process of publishing, put blood sweat and tears on this story and here I am saying its kind of crappy. Well, sorry but this was not a good read, wouldn't recommend and sorry to say I wasted my time.
But good cover! That's the only nice thing I can say.
So here's the deal. The story is about a High School girl who dates the hot shot QB, fall in love, each has different upbringings, virginity lost then surprise pregnancy. Now female main character freaks and decides to not tell hot jock boyfriend about baby as it's better for him to not know. Flash to current time and the baby is now 5 and female lead tells hot Pro nfl boyfriend that she had baby and kept it from him, all for his own good.
The dialog was immature, Troy was not even mad that his daughter has been kept from him. Reality, they only dated a few months if that and kept the love alive for 5 years. Whitney has no problem telling her daughter who her father is (whom she did not know about for 5 years) and then decides that it's best not to move with him or keep any kind of relationship with him after a mid season transfer. I call BS . There was no angst, it's stupid dialog with all 'lets just love each other' mentality.
I might sound harsh, and I hate that. I mean this author took time and wrote this, went through the process of publishing, put blood sweat and tears on this story and here I am saying its kind of crappy. Well, sorry but this was not a good read, wouldn't recommend and sorry to say I wasted my time.
But good cover! That's the only nice thing I can say.
May 19, 2016
Such a cute storyline about high school sweethearts. The unpopular girl who just made the cheer squad. She falls from the top of the pyramid and is saved by the most popular football quarterback. They date and fall in love. Then wham she makes a decision that will change her life forever. She has to do what is best for her and her unborn child. So a sad goodbye and a long trip across the ocean and she's off to Europe. Can she forget her first true love....the father of her child. Go one click Blitzed and find out. This is a wonderful book and you need to read it!
May 17, 2016
ARC provided in exchange for a honest review.
OK typically I don't read about secret babies as they always seem cliched. But this book caught my attention as I am on a sports romance kick right now (football romance is my absolute favorite), so I thought I would give it a try.
Man am I glad I did! I have read several books by Lauren Landish, and she has never disappointed. This book is by far my favorite of hers. She really knows how to write a gripping book, I was on the edge of my seat through the whole book. I even wanted to throw my kindle as I thought Whitney was being very selfish. I still loved her, but seriously give the guy a break, you ripped his heart out not once but twice.
Now Troy was a different story, I rooted for him the entire time. While both Whitney and Troy had some communication errors, they were both head over heals in love with each other. Don't people know... Love conquers all!
I hope Ms. Landish writes some more sport romances. I really enjoyed her writing about football. I felt if was believable and I could see the plays on the field in my head. This book was very difficult to put down as I need a HEA! Lauren never disappoints in the HEA area.
OK typically I don't read about secret babies as they always seem cliched. But this book caught my attention as I am on a sports romance kick right now (football romance is my absolute favorite), so I thought I would give it a try.
Man am I glad I did! I have read several books by Lauren Landish, and she has never disappointed. This book is by far my favorite of hers. She really knows how to write a gripping book, I was on the edge of my seat through the whole book. I even wanted to throw my kindle as I thought Whitney was being very selfish. I still loved her, but seriously give the guy a break, you ripped his heart out not once but twice.
Now Troy was a different story, I rooted for him the entire time. While both Whitney and Troy had some communication errors, they were both head over heals in love with each other. Don't people know... Love conquers all!
I hope Ms. Landish writes some more sport romances. I really enjoyed her writing about football. I felt if was believable and I could see the plays on the field in my head. This book was very difficult to put down as I need a HEA! Lauren never disappoints in the HEA area.
July 24, 2016
2 Blized Stars
I hate to write a review with a 2 star but it was just so predictable.
I did like the narrator she did a great job. She was what kept me listening to be honest.
I didn’t enjoy Whitney as a character at all. I didn’t connect with her at all. I thought she was selfish and just not a great kind of person at all.
I enjoyed her best friend Dani. She is a character I wanted more of.
I also loved Troy, his character intrigued me. Throughout the book I loved all of the football sports stuff. That was very well written and I am not a football girl but I understood it and wanted more of those parts.
I didn’t like Laurie at all…. Sorry but a 5 almost 6 year old that sounds more like a 9 – 10 yr old yeah not for me sorry.
And I know its fiction but it was just too immature for me given their ages. But that’s just my opinion it might be your next great read.
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I hate to write a review with a 2 star but it was just so predictable.
I did like the narrator she did a great job. She was what kept me listening to be honest.
I didn’t enjoy Whitney as a character at all. I didn’t connect with her at all. I thought she was selfish and just not a great kind of person at all.
I enjoyed her best friend Dani. She is a character I wanted more of.
I also loved Troy, his character intrigued me. Throughout the book I loved all of the football sports stuff. That was very well written and I am not a football girl but I understood it and wanted more of those parts.
I didn’t like Laurie at all…. Sorry but a 5 almost 6 year old that sounds more like a 9 – 10 yr old yeah not for me sorry.
And I know its fiction but it was just too immature for me given their ages. But that’s just my opinion it might be your next great read.
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June 16, 2016
I had such a hard time getting through this book. The writing was inconsistent and the story line was very unrealistic. The heroine takes off for five years and doesn't tell the hero she's having his baby and he's not even a little upset??? Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see them get back together but their eventual happily ever after was incredibly rushed. Ms. Landish even offered a second book in the back of this one and it was even worse. It was a menage romance, which I enjoy reading, except the writing was still inconsistent and the story line was totally unbelievable. I was also very frustrated with the ending . Normally, if a book starts as a menage romance I expect it to end as a menage romance, otherwise why not just make the story a love triangle? Unfortunately, I do not recommend this book and will not be reading anything else by this author.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 24, 2016
I normally don't write reviews, But I felt I had to on this one. I have read hundreds, maybe thousands of books....and I rarely do not finish a book. I always want to see the ending to a story regardless on the style of writing. I am sorry to say that I put this in the category of DNF. I couldn't do it....I tried so hard. There was no "feeling" in this book. No "oomph". My stopping point was around 32% of the book. I tried to put my big girl pants on and push through the never ending chapters of the high school years, and sailed right on into the stopping point when H finds out he has a child and is not angry at all to find out the love-of-his-life kept a child from him for five years. Not this H. He "cried" happy tears and thanked her. WTF? I had to stop there.
May 20, 2016
Technically this is a 2.5 but only because of Troy and Laurie. Whitney bugged the crap out of me. Is it possible to slap a literary character? Because I sure wanted to! I mean seriously, grow the f $@k up!!! But Troy, Laurie, Dani, coach... loved them. Even Troys dad. He might be a raving douch bag, but he remained true to his character. Whitney however acts like this hurt little girl who runs away every time things don't go the way she thinks they should to fit her life. Grow up sister! Life doesn't work that way.
June 20, 2016
Just unbelievable
This was almost a DNF for me. I get that when the story started they were young and in High School but the rash decision she made and waited 5 years was ridiculous. The. Whitney continued to trample all over him and his feelings. There was no easing into the child situation and then she stepped on him again and did not support him at all. But of course it was portrayed that his love was so blind he accepted her back again. I was hoping for more out of this story.
This was almost a DNF for me. I get that when the story started they were young and in High School but the rash decision she made and waited 5 years was ridiculous. The. Whitney continued to trample all over him and his feelings. There was no easing into the child situation and then she stepped on him again and did not support him at all. But of course it was portrayed that his love was so blind he accepted her back again. I was hoping for more out of this story.
June 25, 2016
Whitney never had attention in school until she comes back and catches the eye of QB Troy Wood. Troy is taken back by Whitney and knows she is different . With there relationship solid they take the next step and have sex and Whitney gets pregnant, with his future to become a prof football player Whitney leaves Troy and doesn't let him know she was pregnant. It torn them both apart and finally get a second chance. Whitney sorta got on my nerves and she should have seen what her daughter wanted. They finally are together and now are starting to really become a family
July 12, 2016
2.5 stars..
I haven't finished this book so I can't rate is properly. Iv tried 4 time to get into it but I cant seem to connect with the story line or the characters because it's a little mumbojumbo if I'm honest. The story seems to jump through a timeline but it's not seemless and I feel I'm missing vital parts of the story and emotions.
I hate to DNF a book normally I'd finish it even if I'm not enjoying it but I just can't with this and it's frustrating because the storyline is so promising. I will try to come back to it at a late date though and see what comes of it.
I haven't finished this book so I can't rate is properly. Iv tried 4 time to get into it but I cant seem to connect with the story line or the characters because it's a little mumbojumbo if I'm honest. The story seems to jump through a timeline but it's not seemless and I feel I'm missing vital parts of the story and emotions.
I hate to DNF a book normally I'd finish it even if I'm not enjoying it but I just can't with this and it's frustrating because the storyline is so promising. I will try to come back to it at a late date though and see what comes of it.
July 11, 2016
Hero was too nice. Heroine was too annoying and was a MAJOR TURNOFF. Can't be bothered to explain more because she was too stupid for words.
October 26, 2021
I'm sorry but this just didn't do it for me.
I love a good romance if it's done right. But all this book did was make me feel really sorry for Troy about the way Whitney treated him and kept everything a secret and just made decisions that he should of been apart of without him.
And Whitney just really got on my nerves. Honestly I don't mind books where main characters break up then get back together, but these two take the cake with it. And it's all Whitney not Troy she is a whiny brat who runs from life when it doesn't suit her.
And another thing was the whole situation with her daughter. First- she keeps the pregnancy hidden from Troy and moves to Europe so he doesn't find out. Second- she moves back to the US after her failed relationship with another guy because she's still in love with Troy. Third- Troy finds out about said daughter and I feel it was rushed him been introduced as her father and like it was no big deal at all. fourth- there was a small bump in the road in the relationship which leads to Whitney keeping Troy out of their daughters life because she thought it was best for her daughter. To me that was was just cruel. And then to go on and have a HEA together as a family. I'm sorry but NO!
There's just alot wrong in this book that doesn't make for a good romance at all.
And I've got to say I did skip some of the book and it really was a struggle to finish it. And that's only because I can't stand not to finish a book (personal choice).
But the book bored me and I felt no chemistry between the main characters at all.
I love a good romance if it's done right. But all this book did was make me feel really sorry for Troy about the way Whitney treated him and kept everything a secret and just made decisions that he should of been apart of without him.
And Whitney just really got on my nerves. Honestly I don't mind books where main characters break up then get back together, but these two take the cake with it. And it's all Whitney not Troy she is a whiny brat who runs from life when it doesn't suit her.
And another thing was the whole situation with her daughter. First- she keeps the pregnancy hidden from Troy and moves to Europe so he doesn't find out. Second- she moves back to the US after her failed relationship with another guy because she's still in love with Troy. Third- Troy finds out about said daughter and I feel it was rushed him been introduced as her father and like it was no big deal at all. fourth- there was a small bump in the road in the relationship which leads to Whitney keeping Troy out of their daughters life because she thought it was best for her daughter. To me that was was just cruel. And then to go on and have a HEA together as a family. I'm sorry but NO!
There's just alot wrong in this book that doesn't make for a good romance at all.
And I've got to say I did skip some of the book and it really was a struggle to finish it. And that's only because I can't stand not to finish a book (personal choice).
But the book bored me and I felt no chemistry between the main characters at all.
February 28, 2021
Troy and Whitney fall in love in high school. Troy is a football player destined for big things and when Whitney discovers she's pregnant she leaves him not telling him about the baby so that he can still have a shot at an amazing future. Five years later she's back and with her daughter that Troy immediately falls in love with. When she tells him that Laurie is his and why she kept it from him they both admit to loving each other for the last five years.
Troy and Whitney's relationship when they were in high school was sweet but only seemed to grow stronger in adulthood. I'm glad Troy and Laurie bonded so fast and was a little irritated with Whitney when she broke up with Troy the second time because he was traded. I'm glad the two of them worked things out in the end.
Troy and Whitney's relationship when they were in high school was sweet but only seemed to grow stronger in adulthood. I'm glad Troy and Laurie bonded so fast and was a little irritated with Whitney when she broke up with Troy the second time because he was traded. I'm glad the two of them worked things out in the end.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 4, 2017
Blitzed - Lauren Landish
Well, I knew it was going to be cheesy, as the plot itself is something we’ve all read and heard before, but I still continued anyway. I read through it because I can see the potential, and I have to admit there were a lot of scenes that are either cringe-worthy or just a truckload full of cheese. I didn’t like the female lead, most of her choices were annoying, but the male lead was sweet.
Overall, it was ok, but everything seems too good to be true, but I knew that beforehand.
3 stars
Well, I knew it was going to be cheesy, as the plot itself is something we’ve all read and heard before, but I still continued anyway. I read through it because I can see the potential, and I have to admit there were a lot of scenes that are either cringe-worthy or just a truckload full of cheese. I didn’t like the female lead, most of her choices were annoying, but the male lead was sweet.
Overall, it was ok, but everything seems too good to be true, but I knew that beforehand.
3 stars
October 26, 2017
Time
Honestly I don't know where to start. I think Laurie stole the story. As soon as she was introduced I liked it. I feel so bad for Troy especially since he had to deal with Whitney. The beginning I thought Whitney was selfless and funny. I couldn't believe that she put her happiness aside for Troy. However that was the end of the line for me sympathizing or even relating to her. She put her fears above everyone's happiness including her own. She was a hypocrite and an idiot. I definitely did not like her character.
Honestly I don't know where to start. I think Laurie stole the story. As soon as she was introduced I liked it. I feel so bad for Troy especially since he had to deal with Whitney. The beginning I thought Whitney was selfless and funny. I couldn't believe that she put her happiness aside for Troy. However that was the end of the line for me sympathizing or even relating to her. She put her fears above everyone's happiness including her own. She was a hypocrite and an idiot. I definitely did not like her character.
March 7, 2018
I loved Whitney and Troy amazing beautiful 2nd chance story
July 10, 2016
The summer vacation is over and Whitney notices that more guys at high school look at her. She changed what she eats during the vacation and she has curves now. Whitney wants to be a cheerleader now, because her best friend is also one. During the selection of the new cheerleader, Whitney notices that a football player is watching her.
Troy’s dad will never win the award of dad of the year. He’s abusive and always drunk. Troy has to work to help pay the bills. Troy is the football god at high school. When he watching the cheerleaders with his friends and he notices Whitney. He asks her out after the selection. They go on a date that will change both their lives.
This book has two parts. In the first part, Troy and Whitney are in high school. They meet each other and fall in love. The second part takes place 5 years after Whitney left Troy and moved to Italy.
I understood why Whitney left Troy. She loves him too much to ruin his dream. She knows what he would do when he knows that she’s pregnant, but she doesn’t want that. Whitney is an amazing mum and built a great life in Italy. She can be stubborn sometimes, but she always believes that she’s doing the right thing.
I didn’t understand Troy’s reaction when Whitney told him he was a father. If I were him, I would have been mad and asked more questions. He forgave her too easily in my opinion, but he still loves her so much after all those years apart. Troy is an amazing dad, he’s a natural. Troy is also a natural on the football field. He’s an amazing player and is hoping to go pro.
Whitney and Troy’s love is very strong. They connect on their first date and are inseparable ever since. They believe that the other is the one and can’t imagine not being with each other. The years apart didn’t diminish their love one bit. They reunite quickly. They are even stronger at the end. They are a great family!
The secondary characters complete the story. Dani and Pete are amazing friends of Whitney and Troy. Dani never chose a side and remained friends with both. She always supported Whitney, but she does want them back together when Whitney comes back. Pete and Dani are also a great and beautiful couple.
Troy’s dad will never win the award of dad of the year. He’s abusive and always drunk. Troy has to work to help pay the bills. Troy is the football god at high school. When he watching the cheerleaders with his friends and he notices Whitney. He asks her out after the selection. They go on a date that will change both their lives.
This book has two parts. In the first part, Troy and Whitney are in high school. They meet each other and fall in love. The second part takes place 5 years after Whitney left Troy and moved to Italy.
I understood why Whitney left Troy. She loves him too much to ruin his dream. She knows what he would do when he knows that she’s pregnant, but she doesn’t want that. Whitney is an amazing mum and built a great life in Italy. She can be stubborn sometimes, but she always believes that she’s doing the right thing.
I didn’t understand Troy’s reaction when Whitney told him he was a father. If I were him, I would have been mad and asked more questions. He forgave her too easily in my opinion, but he still loves her so much after all those years apart. Troy is an amazing dad, he’s a natural. Troy is also a natural on the football field. He’s an amazing player and is hoping to go pro.
Whitney and Troy’s love is very strong. They connect on their first date and are inseparable ever since. They believe that the other is the one and can’t imagine not being with each other. The years apart didn’t diminish their love one bit. They reunite quickly. They are even stronger at the end. They are a great family!
The secondary characters complete the story. Dani and Pete are amazing friends of Whitney and Troy. Dani never chose a side and remained friends with both. She always supported Whitney, but she does want them back together when Whitney comes back. Pete and Dani are also a great and beautiful couple.
June 9, 2016
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
I don't like giving bad reviews but I really don't have anything good to say about this one. Whitney is a shallow person who just wants to bag herself a football player. Troy is a bit of an asshat and manwhore and he only notices Whitney because she developed boobs and curves over summer. After a few months they sleep together using an old dry condom and, surprise surprise, she gets pregnant.
She decides she doesn't want to ruin his life by telling him so she writes him a letter and runs away, breaking his heart and destroying him in the process.
Fast forward 5 years and they are reunited and Troy finds out he's a father. His reaction is not typical of someone who was abandoned, heartbroken, lied to and kept away from his child. Rather than being furious, he's ecstatic and thanks her!!! WTF??
Then he gets traded to another part of the country and she breaks up with him because she doesn't want to live the footballer lifestyle of constantly moving. What did she think was going to happen when she returned and got back together??
So they break up for a few months, he's destroyed again and then he gets a call to say $10,000 has been withdrawn from his daughters account and that is is Whitney on the ATM video. Now, I don't like in America so I don't know how their ATM's work but in the UK you have a limit for how much can be withdrawn from the machine and if it is over that you need to go into the bank. Can you withdraw $10,000 from an ATM in the USA?? It seems a bit unbelievable to me. Anyway she turns up on his doorstep and they live happily ever after.
There was no depth to the story and WAY TOO MUCH football talk. Now I know this is a sports romance but I've read this genre before and I've followed it fine. But this one is just constant and I ended up skimming those parts because I have no idea what they mean and they didn't add anything to the story.
I returned this book for a refund, it was that bad. Definitely wouldn't recommend it.
I don't like giving bad reviews but I really don't have anything good to say about this one. Whitney is a shallow person who just wants to bag herself a football player. Troy is a bit of an asshat and manwhore and he only notices Whitney because she developed boobs and curves over summer. After a few months they sleep together using an old dry condom and, surprise surprise, she gets pregnant.
She decides she doesn't want to ruin his life by telling him so she writes him a letter and runs away, breaking his heart and destroying him in the process.
Fast forward 5 years and they are reunited and Troy finds out he's a father. His reaction is not typical of someone who was abandoned, heartbroken, lied to and kept away from his child. Rather than being furious, he's ecstatic and thanks her!!! WTF??
Then he gets traded to another part of the country and she breaks up with him because she doesn't want to live the footballer lifestyle of constantly moving. What did she think was going to happen when she returned and got back together??
So they break up for a few months, he's destroyed again and then he gets a call to say $10,000 has been withdrawn from his daughters account and that is is Whitney on the ATM video. Now, I don't like in America so I don't know how their ATM's work but in the UK you have a limit for how much can be withdrawn from the machine and if it is over that you need to go into the bank. Can you withdraw $10,000 from an ATM in the USA?? It seems a bit unbelievable to me. Anyway she turns up on his doorstep and they live happily ever after.
There was no depth to the story and WAY TOO MUCH football talk. Now I know this is a sports romance but I've read this genre before and I've followed it fine. But this one is just constant and I ended up skimming those parts because I have no idea what they mean and they didn't add anything to the story.
I returned this book for a refund, it was that bad. Definitely wouldn't recommend it.
June 8, 2016
This was a sweet second chance sports romance with a HEA. It takes you from small town high school through college and on to the pros for Troy Wood. He was an all-star high school football player who had what it takes on the field to get noticed by a college team which gets looks from the pros. During his senior year in high school he knew that he had to push himself to the limits to get that scholarship that would be his ticket out of town and away from a father who continuously beat on him and Troy wore the bruises to prove it.
It was also during this time that Troy finally noticed Whitney Nelson. It was when Whitney returned to school her senior year that she was finally being noticed. She now had curves of a real woman and everyone on the football team took notice especially when she made the cheerleading squad. Troy had plans for Whitney and after going out with her he realized that he didn’t want her for that quick one and done. Troy had seen so much more in Whitney and was falling in love with her. The young couple eventually acted on that love which ultimately made Whitney make a choice that would change both of their lives forever. Was this change something that would bring the career path of all-star Troy Wood to an abrupt end? Was Whitney ready to deal with the big changes that were going surprise everyone and is there any such thing as a second chance? After reading this book you will come away with a sweet real good feeling.
This book was provided as an ARC from the author for an honest review.
It was also during this time that Troy finally noticed Whitney Nelson. It was when Whitney returned to school her senior year that she was finally being noticed. She now had curves of a real woman and everyone on the football team took notice especially when she made the cheerleading squad. Troy had plans for Whitney and after going out with her he realized that he didn’t want her for that quick one and done. Troy had seen so much more in Whitney and was falling in love with her. The young couple eventually acted on that love which ultimately made Whitney make a choice that would change both of their lives forever. Was this change something that would bring the career path of all-star Troy Wood to an abrupt end? Was Whitney ready to deal with the big changes that were going surprise everyone and is there any such thing as a second chance? After reading this book you will come away with a sweet real good feeling.
This book was provided as an ARC from the author for an honest review.
May 15, 2016
A beautiful story about the choices we make for the people we love!
Whitney Nelson has always been the shy girl and the one no one ever recognizes but after a summer away and eating the right things, she comes back to school as a knockout. She decides to embrace the new her and branch out by trying out for cheerleading where her BFF is captain. Her tryouts turn out great and she catches the eye of the star QB.
Troy Wood, star QB and all around campus IT guy, sees Whitney for more than just her body. Normally, he doesn't do relationships but with Whitney he'll do anything to be with her. As they embark on a beautiful relationship, they fall in love but it is soon cut short when Whitney disappears one day with no reason as to where she is going. Troy is devastated but Whitney's secret could destroy his whole life plan.
Fast forward 5 years later..... and when they run into each other, their chemistry is still there if not hotter. Whitney must tell Troy her secret and hope it doesn't destroy them. Will their love be strong enough to get past all the hurt and pain?
Whitney Nelson has always been the shy girl and the one no one ever recognizes but after a summer away and eating the right things, she comes back to school as a knockout. She decides to embrace the new her and branch out by trying out for cheerleading where her BFF is captain. Her tryouts turn out great and she catches the eye of the star QB.
Troy Wood, star QB and all around campus IT guy, sees Whitney for more than just her body. Normally, he doesn't do relationships but with Whitney he'll do anything to be with her. As they embark on a beautiful relationship, they fall in love but it is soon cut short when Whitney disappears one day with no reason as to where she is going. Troy is devastated but Whitney's secret could destroy his whole life plan.
Fast forward 5 years later..... and when they run into each other, their chemistry is still there if not hotter. Whitney must tell Troy her secret and hope it doesn't destroy them. Will their love be strong enough to get past all the hurt and pain?
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