Title: Unexpected Goals
Author: Kelly Farmer
Publication Date: November 2, 2021
Author: Kelly Farmer
Publication Date: November 2, 2021
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Finish Date: October 5, 2021
Format: Digital
Rating: 4.5/5
Format: Digital
Rating: 4.5/5
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Favorite Quote/Scene:
"Everyone nodded and paid attention while Jen tried to figure out how to be all casually Will you be meeting a friend for dinner in Toronto, and will said friend be male or female or nonbinary or seriously, are you single?"
Review:
I read this author’s debut novel and knew that I needed to read this one as well. This is a rivals-to-lovers story and I thought it was great! Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an eARC to this book.
Maisy and Jen were both great characters! Jen is a bit rougher around the edges, but I thought she was an absolute sweetheart. I also loved that she had to confront the realities of being a goalie. Doesn’t seem like it’d be a lot, but with how her character had been portrayed up to that point it fit so well. Maisy seemed like a sweetheart with a rough side. She isn’t overly confrontational, but she also won’t let certain things fly. It was great to see her figuring things out and then realizing that…sometimes you don’t have to find exact terms.
I loved the chemistry between these two characters. Their connection was hard fought and had a lot of bumps, but it made the ending payoff feel so good. The relationship was built up from them being rivals to reluctant teammates to friends to more. It felt earned! They had to deal with the nasty parts of their friendship, rivalry, and relationship. They fought with each other and had to actually communicate. It was great.
This is another book where I became obsessed with side characters. I wish this was something that I could stop doing, but I clearly can’t. In this book it was Gina and Summer. Gina is a fellow teammate while Summer is a friend of Jen’s. Both were amazing and I hope to see/hear more of them in the future.
I don’t really think I had any true issues with this book. I was a little annoyed by Maisy’s reluctance, but it was also perfectly understandable and not something I’ll judge someone for. It was just a minor issue and I think it only bothered me because (if I’m remembering my feelings while reading this book correctly) it sometimes made the story drag or feel repetitive. It wasn’t bad enough where I disliked the book because of it, I just hated feeling annoyed with a character that I otherwise loved.
I thought this book was awesome! I loved the characters and thought that they had a great connection with each other. The only thing I want to know now: was Jen pushed? I don’t think we ever got a clear answer to what happened at the Olympics and curious minds want to know.
"Everyone nodded and paid attention while Jen tried to figure out how to be all casually Will you be meeting a friend for dinner in Toronto, and will said friend be male or female or nonbinary or seriously, are you single?"
Review:
I read this author’s debut novel and knew that I needed to read this one as well. This is a rivals-to-lovers story and I thought it was great! Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an eARC to this book.
Maisy and Jen were both great characters! Jen is a bit rougher around the edges, but I thought she was an absolute sweetheart. I also loved that she had to confront the realities of being a goalie. Doesn’t seem like it’d be a lot, but with how her character had been portrayed up to that point it fit so well. Maisy seemed like a sweetheart with a rough side. She isn’t overly confrontational, but she also won’t let certain things fly. It was great to see her figuring things out and then realizing that…sometimes you don’t have to find exact terms.
I loved the chemistry between these two characters. Their connection was hard fought and had a lot of bumps, but it made the ending payoff feel so good. The relationship was built up from them being rivals to reluctant teammates to friends to more. It felt earned! They had to deal with the nasty parts of their friendship, rivalry, and relationship. They fought with each other and had to actually communicate. It was great.
This is another book where I became obsessed with side characters. I wish this was something that I could stop doing, but I clearly can’t. In this book it was Gina and Summer. Gina is a fellow teammate while Summer is a friend of Jen’s. Both were amazing and I hope to see/hear more of them in the future.
I don’t really think I had any true issues with this book. I was a little annoyed by Maisy’s reluctance, but it was also perfectly understandable and not something I’ll judge someone for. It was just a minor issue and I think it only bothered me because (if I’m remembering my feelings while reading this book correctly) it sometimes made the story drag or feel repetitive. It wasn’t bad enough where I disliked the book because of it, I just hated feeling annoyed with a character that I otherwise loved.
I thought this book was awesome! I loved the characters and thought that they had a great connection with each other. The only thing I want to know now: was Jen pushed? I don’t think we ever got a clear answer to what happened at the Olympics and curious minds want to know.
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