♡ Slow Burn
♡ Mutual Pinning
♡ Friends to Lovers
♡ Extrovert x Introvert
♡ Light Angst with a Happy Ending

Absolutely lovely, this was so cute.  

A lighthearted summer time read, perfect for some wholesome slow burn romance.  Following the life of Zach Martin, a soccer star who took the blame for a prank his former captain did.  Cue the community service and trying to impress the cute intern, Chip—who he fell head over heels for.

The friends to lovers/slow burn of the romance really worked for this.  Zach’s friendships both with Chip and his team were all nicely done.  I really liked seeing the ups and downs all the while things being worked out in a clear and mature manner.  Zach finding out who he was as a person and growing into a better human being in general was nice to see.  His character development was really satisfying to read.

It was so nice reading a book (especially a YA) where the main character having a crush on a guy was not the plot point, I like coming out books too don’t get me wrong but it’s rare to find one where it’s just normalized and I loved it so much. 

The ending was good too and while there was no dramatic plot it was really enjoyable to read, the characters minus Ryan were all great, and the cover is so freaking cute.  Oh, and I loved Megan, she was a big mood.