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Hit Zero: Life is uncertain. You need faith like a flyer and to know someone will catch you when you fall
17-year-old Landry Woods is glad to be starting college a year early and leave her troubled past behind. At Natchez College, her new competition cheer team is like a family and Texas feels like her new home.
When Cole Collins, the freshman star quarterback, falls for her things get even better. The dark cloud of her past begins to fade-----until someone returns, dredging up old wounds she closed long ago.Having the son of a preacher for a boyfriend helps Landry learn to forgive the person who's hurt her deeply. And after hearing a message during a New Year's Eve event at her coach's church, her heart begins to heal.
An inspirational story of faith, forgiveness, second chances, falling in love, and figuring out how to live in the moment. Because life is uncertain, people will let you down, your team may not always hit zero, and love may not last, but if you have faith like a flyer, someone will catch you when you fall.
When Cole Collins, the freshman star quarterback, falls for her things get even better. The dark cloud of her past begins to fade-----until someone returns, dredging up old wounds she closed long ago.Having the son of a preacher for a boyfriend helps Landry learn to forgive the person who's hurt her deeply. And after hearing a message during a New Year's Eve event at her coach's church, her heart begins to heal.
An inspirational story of faith, forgiveness, second chances, falling in love, and figuring out how to live in the moment. Because life is uncertain, people will let you down, your team may not always hit zero, and love may not last, but if you have faith like a flyer, someone will catch you when you fall.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2020
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Perrie Patterson
10 books10 followersPerrie lives north of Atlanta. She has written 7 novels. A favorite is a romantic historical fiction set during the American Revolution titled: Leader of Liberty: Tale of America's First Spy Ring. Perrie latest is a contemporary romance set between Atlanta and NYC, it's a little bit swiftie, a whole lot girl boss, a little bit funny, and a whole lot romantic. She also has a YA sports romance set to the background of competition cheerleading titled: Hit Zero. Her Crimson Series Trilogy is new adult romance and those novels are set on the University of Alabama campus. Perrie's 7th novel is a standalone in the Crimson Series and is the perfect YA coming of age romance titled Forever Crimson, and you don't have to be a BAMA fan to love it! Perrie has a book podcast called The Talking Book Atlanta where she interviews and promotes indie authors. And, sometimes her author guests are NY Times best sellers. Perrie holds three positions in her local NSDAR chapter, leads a ladies Bible study, is a Forsyth Co. school system student mentor, and is a member of the Forsyth Co. Optimist Club. In her spare time she plays team trivia. Now that she's raised two children, both college grads, and one in her graduate school season at UGA, Perrie has more time for writing and research. Her website is: www.perriepatterson.com You can find her on Instagram @always.n.style and @thetalkingbookatlanta and on Facebook: Perrie Patterson Author, and TikTok @authorperriepatterson.
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November 29, 2020
Seventeen-year-old Landry gets the chance of a scholarship and her place in a cheerleading team, in a different state. This is an opening plot which is both exhilarating and scary at the same time. Fortunately, Landry has a supportive mother who helps her move in and the good fortune to meet a roommate who becomes a good friend.
Landry had issues back at home including family, and a mistake she made. Can a year change things for the better? She has all the skills, Landry is thoughtful, learns to take responsibility and... she has this natural talent for 'tumbling' which I now believe to be an essential part of cheerleading.
There are hurdles and bonuses along the way during this school year, someone trolls Landry which although she has an idea who it is, Landry resolves this be not letting it get to her. The team and coach are a supportive and encouraging bunch, the coach of which invites her newbies to her home and life. Plus Landry met Cole a sporting future star and general heartthrob.
I enjoyed the language of the book I could hear the accent (which I am only familiar with because of TV) who doesn't love a Y'all? I learnt that ALL Texas boys are really polite, I enjoyed that Duran Duran got a mention, the opening credits of Friends and water superstitions.
The final chapters were lengthy, but the ending was rounded up nicely. That's if it is the end? Landry is going back next year.
Landry had issues back at home including family, and a mistake she made. Can a year change things for the better? She has all the skills, Landry is thoughtful, learns to take responsibility and... she has this natural talent for 'tumbling' which I now believe to be an essential part of cheerleading.
There are hurdles and bonuses along the way during this school year, someone trolls Landry which although she has an idea who it is, Landry resolves this be not letting it get to her. The team and coach are a supportive and encouraging bunch, the coach of which invites her newbies to her home and life. Plus Landry met Cole a sporting future star and general heartthrob.
I enjoyed the language of the book I could hear the accent (which I am only familiar with because of TV) who doesn't love a Y'all? I learnt that ALL Texas boys are really polite, I enjoyed that Duran Duran got a mention, the opening credits of Friends and water superstitions.
The final chapters were lengthy, but the ending was rounded up nicely. That's if it is the end? Landry is going back next year.
September 16, 2020
Heartfelt and touching
This book had me crying, hoping and praying. I think every teenager, boy or girl should read this, as well as adults. We need more faith in the world. This is truly a touching story. I absolutely loved it.
This book had me crying, hoping and praying. I think every teenager, boy or girl should read this, as well as adults. We need more faith in the world. This is truly a touching story. I absolutely loved it.
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January 17, 2022This book is what you'd call "gentle romance." There's nothing really high stakes going on in it. The characters have no flaws, there's nothing major at stake, there's no intense nail biter of a climax or anything big to wonder about as you're reading. You know how everything is going to unfold from the very beginning, and there is definitely some comfort in that, especially in how insane everything is right now (I was reading this during the coup on the capitol, so this was a nice bit of escapist fantasy).
The main characters, Landry and Cole, are basically perfect in every way, with the exception of Landry having messed up in her past, resulting in her suspension and subsequently getting her GED (that whole plot point could have used some clean up, to be honest...it didn't make a ton of sense to me. It was honestly a more intriguing story than the story that was written) so she was in college a year early. She's a perfect, amazing cheerleader, which she likes to remind us of frequently, a fact that is a bit off putting and it makes her seem a little arrogant, contrary to the other characters telling her how NOT arrogant she is.
Cole is an amazing football player, who is the starting quarterback as a freshman. Again, this is something that NEVER happens, so that story would also have been super interesting. How did he get to be the starting quarterback? What backroom deals were made for that to happen? We never find out. He just...is.
Regardless, the two fantastic athletes find each other and their love story begins. They excel at their sports, fall more and more for each other, go to church, she has some "come to Jesus" moments, and they have their little hiccups along the way. But never fear; love, and faith, win out in the end. It's a sweet story.
The negatives are that the book felt a bit rushed. The author mentions her inspiration came from the Netflix documentary Cheer. That dropped on Netflix in early January 2020. The book was published in August 2020. That's a very quick turn around for a book. I applaud her for writing an entire novel so quickly (especially as I know she's in the process of writing her third), but perhaps more time could have been given to editing and research. There are numerous typos and factual errors a simple Google search or quick email to native Texans could have helped with.
Everything also felt a little too easy for our lovers. Like I said, there's nothing at stake. Sure, there's a sports injury, but it's nothing major, something easily recovered from, and the character is back on their feet within a few weeks it seems. Definitely by the end of the school year, maybe even the semester (I read the book fairly quickly, so I forget exactly when). That seems to be the only major "bad" thing. Even Landry's big bad thing hinted at in the blurb on the back is smoothed over so easily, it felt like a bit of a cop out.
I get not everyone wants to read angst and hardship. So, that's why I call this gentle romance. Everything is easy and simple and comes naturally for them. There's no difficulties in their lives. Nothing too hard, nothing to struggle against. They get what they want without having to go through too much turmoil. Sometimes, that's a nice change of pace to read about.
The main characters, Landry and Cole, are basically perfect in every way, with the exception of Landry having messed up in her past, resulting in her suspension and subsequently getting her GED (that whole plot point could have used some clean up, to be honest...it didn't make a ton of sense to me. It was honestly a more intriguing story than the story that was written) so she was in college a year early. She's a perfect, amazing cheerleader, which she likes to remind us of frequently, a fact that is a bit off putting and it makes her seem a little arrogant, contrary to the other characters telling her how NOT arrogant she is.
Cole is an amazing football player, who is the starting quarterback as a freshman. Again, this is something that NEVER happens, so that story would also have been super interesting. How did he get to be the starting quarterback? What backroom deals were made for that to happen? We never find out. He just...is.
Regardless, the two fantastic athletes find each other and their love story begins. They excel at their sports, fall more and more for each other, go to church, she has some "come to Jesus" moments, and they have their little hiccups along the way. But never fear; love, and faith, win out in the end. It's a sweet story.
The negatives are that the book felt a bit rushed. The author mentions her inspiration came from the Netflix documentary Cheer. That dropped on Netflix in early January 2020. The book was published in August 2020. That's a very quick turn around for a book. I applaud her for writing an entire novel so quickly (especially as I know she's in the process of writing her third), but perhaps more time could have been given to editing and research. There are numerous typos and factual errors a simple Google search or quick email to native Texans could have helped with.
Everything also felt a little too easy for our lovers. Like I said, there's nothing at stake. Sure, there's a sports injury, but it's nothing major, something easily recovered from, and the character is back on their feet within a few weeks it seems. Definitely by the end of the school year, maybe even the semester (I read the book fairly quickly, so I forget exactly when). That seems to be the only major "bad" thing. Even Landry's big bad thing hinted at in the blurb on the back is smoothed over so easily, it felt like a bit of a cop out.
I get not everyone wants to read angst and hardship. So, that's why I call this gentle romance. Everything is easy and simple and comes naturally for them. There's no difficulties in their lives. Nothing too hard, nothing to struggle against. They get what they want without having to go through too much turmoil. Sometimes, that's a nice change of pace to read about.
September 18, 2020
The extent of my knowledge on cheer leading is what I have seen on TV and on movies. This is one of those sports I was never interested in when I was in school, so reading this story was fun because it was something completely out of my knowledge wheel. The story is about Landry and is told . She is a young girl on a path trying to find her faith and redemption. She feels like she is not worthy or deserving of any happiness. She has big hurts stemming from her father and him leaving the family at such a young age and has a hard time coming to terms in forgiving and reconnecting with him.
The love story between Landry and Cole was one of those that you think about when you reminisce about your first love or what you think your first love could be. Cole is the football player, Christian boy whom Landry thinks is way out of her league. But Cole is good for her and he helps her see that she is worthy of the love he has for her and that God has for her as well.
Overall I liked the story and I think young adults will definitely enjoy it. There was some trending themes regarding cyber bullying which is relevant to today's society and what teenagers deal with so the story is very relatable to that age group. My only negative is that there was some mild language towards the beginning of the story that I didn't feel like it was necessary to make the story good. So just a warning if that is something that takes effect into your reading.
(I received this book from the author. I was not required to post a positive review. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.)
The love story between Landry and Cole was one of those that you think about when you reminisce about your first love or what you think your first love could be. Cole is the football player, Christian boy whom Landry thinks is way out of her league. But Cole is good for her and he helps her see that she is worthy of the love he has for her and that God has for her as well.
Overall I liked the story and I think young adults will definitely enjoy it. There was some trending themes regarding cyber bullying which is relevant to today's society and what teenagers deal with so the story is very relatable to that age group. My only negative is that there was some mild language towards the beginning of the story that I didn't feel like it was necessary to make the story good. So just a warning if that is something that takes effect into your reading.
(I received this book from the author. I was not required to post a positive review. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.)
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