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Unwritten Rules (Unwritten Rules #1)
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bookshelves: library-2023, romance, sports-romance, contemporary-romance
Jun 20, 2023
bookshelves: library-2023, romance, sports-romance, contemporary-romance
3.5 stars
This snuck up on me. Lowkey I didn't think I was super attached to the characters....but when the last few chapters hit, I was genuinely getting emotional??? Idk. This is a quiet angsty second chance book with a shit ton of actual baseball content and some pretty great writing. Both MCs were likeable, and I appreciated seeing Zach's background being Jewish and HOH along with Eugenio's experiences as a Venezuelan player in professional baseball. I'm used to the back and forth timelines that often pops up in second chance romances, so that didn't bother me. I felt like the changes back and forth were timed pretty well too. There was an undercurrent of tenderness in their relationship that I just adored, especially when they reconciled towards the end.
Not usually a fan of single POV romances and this book didn't convert me. While staying in Zach's pov probably made him more sympathetic than he would've been otherwise, I never felt like I could really connect with Eugenio as much as I wanted to. This was probably the most noticeable when his time apart from Zach was referenced but never shown in full. I wanted to know what he was up to! And as much as I liked the more....mellow? understated? tone, it wasn't as immediately engaging to read. Took a bit more effort to read than I usually like in romances, if that makes sense.
Definitely gonna keep reading in this series, K.D. Casey has my interest!
This snuck up on me. Lowkey I didn't think I was super attached to the characters....but when the last few chapters hit, I was genuinely getting emotional??? Idk. This is a quiet angsty second chance book with a shit ton of actual baseball content and some pretty great writing. Both MCs were likeable, and I appreciated seeing Zach's background being Jewish and HOH along with Eugenio's experiences as a Venezuelan player in professional baseball. I'm used to the back and forth timelines that often pops up in second chance romances, so that didn't bother me. I felt like the changes back and forth were timed pretty well too. There was an undercurrent of tenderness in their relationship that I just adored, especially when they reconciled towards the end.
Not usually a fan of single POV romances and this book didn't convert me. While staying in Zach's pov probably made him more sympathetic than he would've been otherwise, I never felt like I could really connect with Eugenio as much as I wanted to. This was probably the most noticeable when his time apart from Zach was referenced but never shown in full. I wanted to know what he was up to! And as much as I liked the more....mellow? understated? tone, it wasn't as immediately engaging to read. Took a bit more effort to read than I usually like in romances, if that makes sense.
Definitely gonna keep reading in this series, K.D. Casey has my interest!
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June 17, 2023
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June 17, 2023
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June 17, 2023
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library-2023
June 17, 2023
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sports-romance
June 17, 2023
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romance
June 17, 2023
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contemporary-romance
June 20, 2023
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Finished Reading
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Jun 21, 2023 09:16AM
i started this but realized i wasn’t ready for a story with a character in the closet and that being the reason for the second chance so i had to put it on hold. then the present versus past really got on my nerves too. i really wanna read the second one though, as it doesn’t have these things but is still an emotional one.
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elena ❀ wrote: "i started this but realized i wasn’t ready for a story with a character in the closet and that being the reason for the second chance so i had to put it on hold. then the present versus past really..."Oh yeah, if those things aren't your jam, it was a good call to skip this one. I'm pretty neutral on them so it wasn't a dealbreaker! I've heard mostly good things about the next one though, hope you end up enjoying it!
alicia wrote: "Definitely agree. I think it being single POV was very limiting and made it hard to connect to Eugenio, even though I adored him. Book 2 was actually my fave in the series so far! I hope you like i..."Right?? I loved him, which made the lack of his POV stand out even more. And that's great to hear about the 2nd one, I honestly read this because I own book 2 and heard good things... my completionist heart just couldn't skip the first in the series lol. Glad you liked it, I have a good feeling about it!
I'm with @elena here, I haven't been enjoying books that are mixing past and present chapters and mcs inside the closet need a different mindset to be enjoyed (i can, but omg they are angsty to read). I'm also with you about the dual POV, luckily I feel more and more authors are getting on board with doing them *crosses fingers* I'm still curious because of what you said about the good writing, I've been appreciating that more than I used to. I'm glad you managed to enjoy it despite it all. Great review, Nic!!💛
Lau ♡ wrote: "I'm with @elena here, I haven't been enjoying books that are mixing past and present chapters and mcs inside the closet need a different mindset to be enjoyed (i can, but omg they are angsty to rea..."Thank youu🫶🏾 Yeah I neeed more dual pov, I'm too nosy for only 1 lol I have to know what's going on with everyone😭 and same I'm not super strict about writing but the more books I read, the more I notice/appreciate it!
