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Eastridge Heights Basketball #2
Partner Up with the Team Captain
He didn't even know my name and now we were lab partners.
Shy. Bookworm. Loner. That's me, Tierney Hiatt. The last thing I wanted or needed was attention. Then, Mr. Popular becomes my lab partner. There's no hiding with Noah. His light is just too bright. He pulls me in like a moth to a flame. I just hope I don't get burned.
Popular. Team captain. Mr. Perfect. That's what they call me, Noah Jacobs. What a joke. My dad is sick. My ex-girlfriend is a psycho. My life is anything but perfect. And then, Tierney. She's...unexpected. Nothing like the girls I usually date. But maybe she's just what I need.
Can Noah and Tierney find perfection together?
Shy. Bookworm. Loner. That's me, Tierney Hiatt. The last thing I wanted or needed was attention. Then, Mr. Popular becomes my lab partner. There's no hiding with Noah. His light is just too bright. He pulls me in like a moth to a flame. I just hope I don't get burned.
Popular. Team captain. Mr. Perfect. That's what they call me, Noah Jacobs. What a joke. My dad is sick. My ex-girlfriend is a psycho. My life is anything but perfect. And then, Tierney. She's...unexpected. Nothing like the girls I usually date. But maybe she's just what I need.
Can Noah and Tierney find perfection together?
214 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2020
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January 21, 2020
I don’t think it was really a rebound; but since he broke it off with Trina. It seems that way!
https://ladiikeiii.wordpress.com/2020...
***Not sure about spoilers in this review; but it might be a few***
Okay! I enjoyed this story... I have also been waiting on this story since I started the first book with Noah's two best friends, Drew and Piper. Since I saw how she (Tierney) acted towards Noah when she learned they were lab parents in the book "Dating: One on One," then learning why she acted that way in this one with her in Noah... I see why; because she liked him a lot. He cared; about her once he got to know her and been around her for a while... since they were lab partners to working on homecoming together.
I could tell people kept putting those two together. Plus, his family liked Tierney's. She was way better than Trina ever were for Noah. You could tell Trina wasn't right in the head from how she treated Noah to what she did to Tierney. I was glad when Noah finally told his dad what happened to make a bullying hotline that will help other students, not only that used Lizzy's name as the hotline. I really liked that. That is one thing; I never understood why people wait until something bad happened for them to do something. Like with Piper, people knew she was bullied, and with Tierney, people knew she was bullied up until Lizzy took her life, and Piper got kidnapped those guys, and that girl didn't get repercussions for there actions.
In the end, I was glad that Tierney realized she couldn't run from her feelings for Noah, and that it wasn't his fault when it came to what Trina did. All that was on Trina... after all that happened at the dance, it seemed like Trina left them alone too, which is a good thing!
https://ladiikeiii.wordpress.com/2020...
***Not sure about spoilers in this review; but it might be a few***
Okay! I enjoyed this story... I have also been waiting on this story since I started the first book with Noah's two best friends, Drew and Piper. Since I saw how she (Tierney) acted towards Noah when she learned they were lab parents in the book "Dating: One on One," then learning why she acted that way in this one with her in Noah... I see why; because she liked him a lot. He cared; about her once he got to know her and been around her for a while... since they were lab partners to working on homecoming together.
I could tell people kept putting those two together. Plus, his family liked Tierney's. She was way better than Trina ever were for Noah. You could tell Trina wasn't right in the head from how she treated Noah to what she did to Tierney. I was glad when Noah finally told his dad what happened to make a bullying hotline that will help other students, not only that used Lizzy's name as the hotline. I really liked that. That is one thing; I never understood why people wait until something bad happened for them to do something. Like with Piper, people knew she was bullied, and with Tierney, people knew she was bullied up until Lizzy took her life, and Piper got kidnapped those guys, and that girl didn't get repercussions for there actions.
In the end, I was glad that Tierney realized she couldn't run from her feelings for Noah, and that it wasn't his fault when it came to what Trina did. All that was on Trina... after all that happened at the dance, it seemed like Trina left them alone too, which is a good thing!
March 29, 2019
So cute!
A wonderful YA romance with some serious issues. I still love all of her books. And can't wait for the 3rd one in this series. I may have to go reread some of her others in the mean time
A wonderful YA romance with some serious issues. I still love all of her books. And can't wait for the 3rd one in this series. I may have to go reread some of her others in the mean time
August 24, 2019
I really loved
This story. Noah and Tierney were adorable. I appreciated how she had to work to trust Noah. And how Noah put in the work to win his girl.
There was a bullying element in this book like there have been in her others (this author likes to add the crazy ex-girlfriends to the story... I would have liked to have read what happened with Trina, she needed accountability and a reality check). The only thing that seemed to being missing was counseling for Tierney (also something that doesn't happen in other books, counseling is so important after a significant trauma). Instead of anxiety meds, she should have been under the care of a medical professional to help her cope instead of hide.
There were a few editing errors. A character name change twice.
Overall though, this story was very sweet and very real.
This story. Noah and Tierney were adorable. I appreciated how she had to work to trust Noah. And how Noah put in the work to win his girl.
There was a bullying element in this book like there have been in her others (this author likes to add the crazy ex-girlfriends to the story... I would have liked to have read what happened with Trina, she needed accountability and a reality check). The only thing that seemed to being missing was counseling for Tierney (also something that doesn't happen in other books, counseling is so important after a significant trauma). Instead of anxiety meds, she should have been under the care of a medical professional to help her cope instead of hide.
There were a few editing errors. A character name change twice.
Overall though, this story was very sweet and very real.
September 28, 2019
Entertaining, G-rated, YA romance with a strong, anti-bullying message
Soon after a traumatic experience during her sophomore year at a huge high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, Tierney Hiatt’s divorced mother was remarried to a wealthy man named Doug. In the process, Tierney gained a kind and generous stepdad and a wonderful stepsister named Hannah, who is three years younger than Tierney. In addition, the marriage enabled Tierney to move away and achieve a desperately needed fresh start, in a new school in the exurban, rural countryside outside Indianapolis. For the past year, Tierney’s only goal in life has been social invisibility. Her mother, Doug and Hannah are the only relationships she wants. She has refused to make friends or date, because she believes the risk of betrayal is simply too great. At school, she studies hard, talks to no one but her teachers, and shields herself from others behind the disguise of a thick fall of hair across her face and unfashionable, nondescript clothing. The story opens at the beginning of Tierney’s senior year, as she reassures herself that she only has nine more months to slog through before she can escape at last from beneath the heavy yoke of high school.
Unfortunately, the invisibility ploy that worked so well as a junior is drastically threatened at the very start of her senior year, when she is assigned by her physics instructor to fellow senior, Noah Jacobs, as a permanent lab partner for the whole year. And shortly after that, fate piles calamity on top of catastrophe when she and Noah are both pressured as well into accepting joint responsibility for the planning committee for the upcoming Homecoming dance. Of all the people in school she might have been shackled to, Noah is Tierney’s worst-case scenario. He is an extremely popular, handsome, basketball star who is so outgoing, anyone standing anywhere near him is guaranteed to attract attention, which will effectively torpedo any chance of her continuing to hide in the shadows. Last, and anything but least, Tierney has strenuously resisted a persistent, aggravating crush on Noah since she first encountered him last year, and she soon discovers to her deep dismay that the more time she spends with him, the more attracted to him she becomes.
This well written YA romance, with its compelling subplot about school bullying, is a fast and entertaining read. Tierney and Noah are both wounded souls, each in their own way, and as they gradually evolve from prickly strangers into tentative friendship due to their two different enforced partnerships, it is lovely to see how they connect not only with each other, but with both of their families and Noah’s friends. Unlike so many other YA novels, the parents of both Tierney and Noah are not dysfunctional nightmares. Instead, they are wonderful people, and I loved reading about them. I also appreciated the realistic and inspiring portrayal of how Tierney and Noah help each other to heal emotionally and encourage each other to reach for their deepest dreams.
This book is part of a series whose overarching theme is a group of boys who are all on the school’s varsity basketball team and are all good friends. In this case, the basketball player is Noah. There are continuing characters throughout the series, but each book stands alone as a “happily ever after” (HEA) romance. The interlinked characters who are protagonists of their own novels do not overshadow the story in this book when they show up in significant cameo appearances. The focus throughout remains on the two very sympathetic, romantic protagonists.
This story is told in the alternating points of view (POV) of both Tierney and Noah, which is a long-time genre expectation for adult romance novels. I personally much prefer it when that occurs in YA romances rather than the more common choice of YA authors to write YA romance novels from only the first-person POV of the heroine. By offering the hero’s POV as well, we get a chance to truly understand his motivations. Noah is a delightful hero and very much worth getting to know.
This is a G-rated AKA “sweet” romance, suitable for all ages, as are all the books in this series. There is no illicit drug use, no wild parties with underage drinking and drunkenness, and no sex. The two protagonists do, however, have strong, obvious chemistry together, which is quite a feat of authorial talent, given that there is no overt sensuality in this book beyond a few hugs and kisses.
I rate this book as follows:
Heroine: 4 stars
Hero: 4 stars
Subcharacters: 4 stars
Romance Plot: 4 stars
Social Drama Plot: 4 stars
Writing: 4 stars
Overall: 4 stars
Soon after a traumatic experience during her sophomore year at a huge high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, Tierney Hiatt’s divorced mother was remarried to a wealthy man named Doug. In the process, Tierney gained a kind and generous stepdad and a wonderful stepsister named Hannah, who is three years younger than Tierney. In addition, the marriage enabled Tierney to move away and achieve a desperately needed fresh start, in a new school in the exurban, rural countryside outside Indianapolis. For the past year, Tierney’s only goal in life has been social invisibility. Her mother, Doug and Hannah are the only relationships she wants. She has refused to make friends or date, because she believes the risk of betrayal is simply too great. At school, she studies hard, talks to no one but her teachers, and shields herself from others behind the disguise of a thick fall of hair across her face and unfashionable, nondescript clothing. The story opens at the beginning of Tierney’s senior year, as she reassures herself that she only has nine more months to slog through before she can escape at last from beneath the heavy yoke of high school.
Unfortunately, the invisibility ploy that worked so well as a junior is drastically threatened at the very start of her senior year, when she is assigned by her physics instructor to fellow senior, Noah Jacobs, as a permanent lab partner for the whole year. And shortly after that, fate piles calamity on top of catastrophe when she and Noah are both pressured as well into accepting joint responsibility for the planning committee for the upcoming Homecoming dance. Of all the people in school she might have been shackled to, Noah is Tierney’s worst-case scenario. He is an extremely popular, handsome, basketball star who is so outgoing, anyone standing anywhere near him is guaranteed to attract attention, which will effectively torpedo any chance of her continuing to hide in the shadows. Last, and anything but least, Tierney has strenuously resisted a persistent, aggravating crush on Noah since she first encountered him last year, and she soon discovers to her deep dismay that the more time she spends with him, the more attracted to him she becomes.
This well written YA romance, with its compelling subplot about school bullying, is a fast and entertaining read. Tierney and Noah are both wounded souls, each in their own way, and as they gradually evolve from prickly strangers into tentative friendship due to their two different enforced partnerships, it is lovely to see how they connect not only with each other, but with both of their families and Noah’s friends. Unlike so many other YA novels, the parents of both Tierney and Noah are not dysfunctional nightmares. Instead, they are wonderful people, and I loved reading about them. I also appreciated the realistic and inspiring portrayal of how Tierney and Noah help each other to heal emotionally and encourage each other to reach for their deepest dreams.
This book is part of a series whose overarching theme is a group of boys who are all on the school’s varsity basketball team and are all good friends. In this case, the basketball player is Noah. There are continuing characters throughout the series, but each book stands alone as a “happily ever after” (HEA) romance. The interlinked characters who are protagonists of their own novels do not overshadow the story in this book when they show up in significant cameo appearances. The focus throughout remains on the two very sympathetic, romantic protagonists.
This story is told in the alternating points of view (POV) of both Tierney and Noah, which is a long-time genre expectation for adult romance novels. I personally much prefer it when that occurs in YA romances rather than the more common choice of YA authors to write YA romance novels from only the first-person POV of the heroine. By offering the hero’s POV as well, we get a chance to truly understand his motivations. Noah is a delightful hero and very much worth getting to know.
This is a G-rated AKA “sweet” romance, suitable for all ages, as are all the books in this series. There is no illicit drug use, no wild parties with underage drinking and drunkenness, and no sex. The two protagonists do, however, have strong, obvious chemistry together, which is quite a feat of authorial talent, given that there is no overt sensuality in this book beyond a few hugs and kisses.
I rate this book as follows:
Heroine: 4 stars
Hero: 4 stars
Subcharacters: 4 stars
Romance Plot: 4 stars
Social Drama Plot: 4 stars
Writing: 4 stars
Overall: 4 stars
November 3, 2020
so apparently i’m in love with noah now. and oh my gosh i loved tierney.
ok so this was very cute and adorable and i loved how hard noah tried and i enjoyed their friendship and teasing and the progression of their relationship! it was so so so cute!!
and that short scene between tierney and drew totally made me wanna cry!
excited for the next one :)
—————— series rating:
1. Game On with the Power Forward (Piper and Drew) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Partner Up with the Team Captain (Noah and Tierney) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Fake Date the Coach’s Daughter (Grayson and Mia) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Prom Night with my Best Friends Brother (Luke, Danni and Epilogue) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
ok so this was very cute and adorable and i loved how hard noah tried and i enjoyed their friendship and teasing and the progression of their relationship! it was so so so cute!!
and that short scene between tierney and drew totally made me wanna cry!
excited for the next one :)
—————— series rating:
1. Game On with the Power Forward (Piper and Drew) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Partner Up with the Team Captain (Noah and Tierney) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Fake Date the Coach’s Daughter (Grayson and Mia) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Prom Night with my Best Friends Brother (Luke, Danni and Epilogue) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 9, 2020
When I got to the characters where Tierney was telling Noah what she had been through, OMG it was hard to read. It brought tears to my eyes thinking about how all that happens not only in books bout real life.
What Noah did at the end making the Lizzy Line, that just made my heart swell. Im so glad that Noah was able to break down the walls around Tierney's heart so they could be together.
What Noah did at the end making the Lizzy Line, that just made my heart swell. Im so glad that Noah was able to break down the walls around Tierney's heart so they could be together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 5, 2021
Read the series in order
The second in the series, I enjoyed this one but think the first is still my favourite. Although each book is a complete story, there is a lot of overlapping meaning you need to read them in order so not to spoil the previous storyline. Good clean romance story.
The second in the series, I enjoyed this one but think the first is still my favourite. Although each book is a complete story, there is a lot of overlapping meaning you need to read them in order so not to spoil the previous storyline. Good clean romance story.
March 22, 2024
on a reading rampage rn. it’s midnight
spoilers but who cares : her close friend gets kidnapped, love interests dad is dying of cancer (typical), but her hair got pulled by a crazy ex of love interest.
whiny main character and wattpad writing. the author mentions how tiny and petite she is like every other page.
spoilers but who cares : her close friend gets kidnapped, love interests dad is dying of cancer (typical), but her hair got pulled by a crazy ex of love interest.
whiny main character and wattpad writing. the author mentions how tiny and petite she is like every other page.
May 27, 2019
Fluff. Fluff. Fluff. But Stephanie Street makes it pretty enjoyable.
August 22, 2019
A little darker, but the characters were still likable.
September 3, 2020
This is a great YA read.
Lovable characters and an intriguing storyline.
This whole series is fantastic.
Lovable characters and an intriguing storyline.
This whole series is fantastic.
September 19, 2020
3/5 Stars
February 5, 2021
Review To Come - 3.5 Stars
July 15, 2021
Great story
Omg, love it. I love the whole story and everything in it. I love have the story shows how people go through been bullying. Love It.
Omg, love it. I love the whole story and everything in it. I love have the story shows how people go through been bullying. Love It.
September 1, 2023
So good I cried
I had to dnf bk1, but Street is one of my fav authors so I gave this a try. Wow. Loooved Noah. T was so sweet and relatable. Sad but beautiful.
I had to dnf bk1, but Street is one of my fav authors so I gave this a try. Wow. Loooved Noah. T was so sweet and relatable. Sad but beautiful.
December 20, 2023
Great story
I am enjoying this fun heartfelt stories of Eastern High basketball players as they learn about bullies and how deal with it.
I am enjoying this fun heartfelt stories of Eastern High basketball players as they learn about bullies and how deal with it.
December 30, 2020
Not bad but I didn't get into it at all. I finished it just because. However that's just my personal opinion and I'm glad other people liked it.
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