SHE’S NEVER BEEN KISSED. HE’S NEVER FELT THIS WAY ABOUT ANYONE.
Paige has ticked off everything on her senior year bucket list except one tiny thing ― she’s never kissed anyone. And her best friend, Grayson Darling, is to blame.
Grayson is the school hockey team’s notorious enforcer, and he’s been scaring away any eligible bachelors that so much as look in Paige’s direction. With time running out, she demands that Grayson stop defending her honour. Instead, he’ll become her dating coach, training her to win the guy of her dreams.
But Grayson has plans of his own. He’s been in love with Paige since they were kids, and his clock is running, too. Coaching Paige might be his last chance to show her how good they’d be together. After all, practice makes perfect.
I can't say sports romance are usually my go to reads but after reading Rival Darling last week I surprised myself with how much I actually enjoyed it and having loved Reed and Violets story I was more than a little tempted to pick up Grumpy Darling because I found Grayson an intriguing character and was looking forward to seeing if there was more to his and Paige's friendship.
This storyline looks at the blur of male female friendships when you think you have been friend-zoned but secretly underneath there is a bubble of chemistry waiting to explode. Yes the outcome of this book is certainly predictable but did this ruin my enjoyment of seeing Paige and Grayson slowly discover their feelings for each other? No not at all I enjoyed every cringey awkward moment of poor Paige learning to flirt alongside Grayson finally opening up and trying to navigate how to tell and show his true feelings for his best friend without ruining their years of friendship.
Both Grayson and Paige were both likeable characters even if they were polar opposites with Paige being a bright positive "rainbow" and Grayson being a "Grumpy Panda"!
This is a great read for students this time of year too because it does touch on career paths and shows how some people have a clear passion and a career path ready to follow by the time they leave school whereas for others it isn't always clear what path they want to take and that is ok you will find your way when you stop putting pressure on yourself.
Having just finished a really deep emotive read before starting this book this was definitely right book right time as it was light hearted, uplifting and romantic which is the perfect tonic to repair a readers heart. Now let's hope we don't have too long to wait for Parkers story.
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