And she's the game changer he never knew he needed.
The Perfect Game tells the story of college juniors, Cassie Andrews & Jack Carter. When Cassie meets rising baseball hopeful Jack, she is determined to steer clear of him and his typical cocky attitude. But Jack has other things on his mind... like getting Cassie to give him the time of day. They're both damaged, filled with mistrust and guarded before they find one another in this emotional journey about love and forgiveness.
Sometimes life gets ugly before it gets beautiful...
If you have read and liked J. Sterling's previous books, you will love this book! If you haven't had the opportunity to read a J. Sterling book...don't miss this "perfect" opportunity! I believe this book is her game changer.
The first thing you need to know about J. Sterling is that the woman loves an instant connection. It doesn't always result in an instant relationship, but it does always result in instant attraction. So, like it or not...that's they way the story is going to go. My feeling is hop on board with the way you know an author is...don't fight it...she knows best. In this story, she definitely knew best... I LOVED IT!
The instant connection in this book was between my new book boyfriend Jack Carter and Cassie Andrews, "He tilted his head and narrowed his eyes at me like I was some tiny ,helpless creature who didn't have a clue it was about to get eaten alive by the most beautiful, albeit dangerous, creature in the jungle."
Cassie Andrews is a smart, talented girl who already knows what she wants to do with her life. She is a bit feisty and I love her inner dialogue. I love that she'll tell Jack she's not interested while we get to know what she's actually thinking when she looks at his sexiness. "Half of me wanted to punch his gorgeous face, and the other half wanted to make out with it." I definitely side with the make out with it!
Jack Carter is AMAZING and I love him....like seriously, love him. It helps that I'm a sports loving girl, so I can totally appreciate the love of his life being baseball and the fact that outside of baseball he knows he's good enough and hot enough to get away with being a man-whore. Let's face it any guy in college with his stats and face would be making the same rounds. For Jack, baseball has been the one love of his life, the one constant he could always count on. "Jack Carter the guy sucks and should be avoided at all costs. Jack Carter the baseball player is totally amazeballs and should be observed whenever possible. You see the difference?" - Ummm, yes! and no! Yes, we should observe Jack Carter whenever possible but no, we should never avoid Jack...
I thought the characters in this book were well thought out and presented to us...I loved Melissa, Cassie's best friend and roommate, I loved Jack's little brother Dean (Oh! By the way...I'm a totally book slut because I want Dean to be my boyfriend too!), and I LOVED Jack's grandparents...they were just too cute! And I hated all the bitches we were supposed to hate.
The timing of this book could not have been better for me since we are in the middle of MLB playoffs...I loved the journey of a potential draft choice! It all fit together perfectly for me.
The best part of this story was it brought out real emotions for me. I love any book that can make me feel something. I felt giddy at their banter, I felt excitement when Jack was pitching, I felt my heart get ripped out and then I had real tears in the end. Oh, and I felt love for Jack...(and Dean - yup, I'm a book slut!) Grab your quarters, and read on!
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