Review: Throw Like a Girl by Sarah Henning
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Author: Sarah Henning
Published January 7th 2020 by Poppy
Goodreads Synopsis
Friday Night Lights meets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut where swoonworthy romance meets underdog sports story.
When softball star Liv Rodinsky throws one ill-advised punch during the most important game of the year, she loses her scholarship to her fancy private school, her boyfriend, and her teammates all in one fell swoop. With no other options, Liv is forced to transfer to the nearest public school, Northland, where she'll have to convince its coach she deserves a spot on the softball team, all while facing both her ex and the teammates of the girl she punched... Every. Single. Day.
Enter Grey, the injured star quarterback with amazing hair and a foolproof plan: if Liv joins the football team as his temporary replacement, he'll make sure she gets a spot on the softball team in the spring. But it will take more than just a flawless spiral for Liv to find acceptance in Northland's halls, and behind that charismatic smile, Grey may not be so perfect after all.
With lovable characters and a charming quarterback love interest, Throw Like a Girl will have readers swooning from the very first page.
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Review
I recently saw this book spoken about on book twitter, and the allusions to She's the Man just resonated with me, and I knew I needed a copy as soon as possible. After hitting a girl on the rival team in the final game of the softball season, Liv finds herself thrown out of her private school, and sent to Northfield, the school her team was playing against in the fateful game. With no softball to rely on, and very little chance of her getting the opportunity to play, she doesn't know what to do with herself. Before school starts in the summer, she's relegated to ferrying her younger brother back and forth to football practice, and she's spotted by the team's injured quarterback, Grey, who recruits her for their team to play in her stead. The fact that his mother is Coach Kitt, the softball coach, and he'll put in a good word for Liv. The more she plays football, without her family's permission, the more she is enjoying being back on a team, and grows closer to Grey. However, everything soon comes out, and Liv finds it hard to do what her heart wants, and what her head is telling her to do.
I loved Liv. She had so much about her that was fantastic, and the morality of her actions which lost her her team and school were so right, that no one could really fault her for it. She had an air about her that made her likeable to all, and it's no surprise that Grey fell for her as swiftly as he did. Grey was moody but open, and when he was with Liv, and could talk more about his injuries and why he needed someone like Liv to take over his role as quarterback. The side characters, but especially Liv's family and best friend, Addie, were all fantastic in their own rights too.
Yes, the plot was a bit predictable at times, but I did enjoy it, and overall I liked Sarah's writing style, so will likely try her other books, though I know they're not contemporaries.
Dates Read:
February 9-11, 2020Rating
4 Stars
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