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mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
I normally don't really like books about sports (any of them), so I was a bit hesitant to dive into this one. Especially since I didn't know anything about tennis (just a few bits here and there).
Luckily, while this book is also about tennis, it is mostly about our three main girls and their relationships. With each other, but also with their love interests.
I really liked that we got to see the POV for all 3 characters and that when they switched you soon found out who was the main girl this time. That isn't always the case with books, I have dropped many a book because they just randomly switched between characters.
The story was good, I really liked the girl, ok Jasmine was a bitch (pardon my French), but she grew, and I grew to like her.
Indy (or Indiana) and Penny were both great characters from the start. Both driven to win and train, they were also soon friends with each other.
I can say, I really enjoyed this book. It had good characters, nice romance, the tennis part was also well executed (from what I could see, the author got all the facts right). So here is me, hoping for more, more of this series. Since I think there is enough to tell, and still enough for the girls to do.
I normally avoid NA, since mostly it features sex and such, but this one only had a few hints to things happening, nothing really big. Still I would say 16/17+ for this book.
I would recommend this book to those who: like sport (in this case: tennis), romance, good character development and ofcourse who don't mind multiple POVs.
Luckily, while this book is also about tennis, it is mostly about our three main girls and their relationships. With each other, but also with their love interests.
I really liked that we got to see the POV for all 3 characters and that when they switched you soon found out who was the main girl this time. That isn't always the case with books, I have dropped many a book because they just randomly switched between characters.
The story was good, I really liked the girl, ok Jasmine was a bitch (pardon my French), but she grew, and I grew to like her.
Indy (or Indiana) and Penny were both great characters from the start. Both driven to win and train, they were also soon friends with each other.
I can say, I really enjoyed this book. It had good characters, nice romance, the tennis part was also well executed (from what I could see, the author got all the facts right). So here is me, hoping for more, more of this series. Since I think there is enough to tell, and still enough for the girls to do.
I normally avoid NA, since mostly it features sex and such, but this one only had a few hints to things happening, nothing really big. Still I would say 16/17+ for this book.
I would recommend this book to those who: like sport (in this case: tennis), romance, good character development and ofcourse who don't mind multiple POVs.
halynah's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing! A perfect mixture of romance, tension, competition and rivalry! Excellent book - can't wait the sequel!
spevensie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
Big shout out to my Kindle Unlimited for having this available and for recommending it to me. Also, I feel like I should mention that I probably would have never known about this book ever existing until I did a reading challenge for this month.
So, Game. Set. Match. is a book about Tennis. Now this isn't my first tennis Ya sport book and it probably wont be last. The main character of this book is Indiana Gaffney and it starts off with her returning to her favorite sport, Tennis, after a year hiatus due to her mother's death. Now I loved everything about Indi and everyone else in this book. And once she started having a major crush on Jack, I was instantly hooked and totally began shipping the ship out of those two.
Now this book isn't just about Indi and her "romance" interest Jack. Oh no, there's Penny and Jasmine there as well. Penny is Jack's sister and he's also her agent. Jasmine, who was the Queen bitch of the Tennis team, is trying to prove that she can totally own the Tennis court all on her own. Not because of her famous dad. These three girls are completely competitive and it definitely made the book so much better.
I loved everything about these girls: Penny, Jasmine, and Indi - because of how well this book was written. I love how they grow throughout the book and how they don't end up liking the same guy. Which would be super weird since Indi likes Penny's brother Jack (and now I'm cringing while I just typed that out). I seriously can't wait to read the next book in this series. I already miss everyone.
So, Game. Set. Match. is a book about Tennis. Now this isn't my first tennis Ya sport book and it probably wont be last. The main character of this book is Indiana Gaffney and it starts off with her returning to her favorite sport, Tennis, after a year hiatus due to her mother's death. Now I loved everything about Indi and everyone else in this book. And once she started having a major crush on Jack, I was instantly hooked and totally began shipping the ship out of those two.
Now this book isn't just about Indi and her "romance" interest Jack. Oh no, there's Penny and Jasmine there as well. Penny is Jack's sister and he's also her agent. Jasmine, who was the Queen bitch of the Tennis team, is trying to prove that she can totally own the Tennis court all on her own. Not because of her famous dad. These three girls are completely competitive and it definitely made the book so much better.
I loved everything about these girls: Penny, Jasmine, and Indi - because of how well this book was written. I love how they grow throughout the book and how they don't end up liking the same guy. Which would be super weird since Indi likes Penny's brother Jack (and now I'm cringing while I just typed that out). I seriously can't wait to read the next book in this series. I already miss everyone.
postitsandpens's review against another edition
4.0
I have been looking forward to Game. Set. Match. for a long time. I absolutely love tennis, so when I saw that this book would be set around the sport, I was instantly hooked and knew I had to read it. I was super excited to be chosen as part of the book blitz/blog tour, because I was so anxious to read the book that I didn't want to wait for its release. I am happy to report that everything I wanted this book to include - three strong female characters, three swoon-worthy boys, and lots and LOTS of tennis - was brought into existence by the author and I was pretty much instantly enamored with the story, characters and setting.
This book is told via three alternating points of view. We have Penny, who is the established player (although still young herself), Jasmine, whose parents were tennis superstars, and Indy, whose mom just passed away. Out of the three, I think I connected the most with Indy, as her journey to OBX (which is the nickname for the tennis academy) seemed the most realistic. She has a lot to deal with throughout the book, and I just found her extremely sympathetic. However, I also had a fondness for Penny, mostly because of her scenes with her male counterpart, Alex. There was a lot of chemistry between the two of them, and I liked the way Penny had to navigate her feelings for him while still staying focused on her training. Really, though, all three girls were very strong characters, and each were developed in a way that the reader really comes to care about all three of them.
Considering that this is labeled New Adult, I was very happy to see that some of the typical NA tropes weren't used. There's no sex, first of all; it's mentioned, but isn't explicitly written into the text. There's a bit of a bad boy - Alex - in this book, but you don't get the usual situations that seem to go hand in hand with a character of this sort. All of the romances were sweet, and the boys equally deserving of fanfare. My favorite overall relationship was Alex and Penny, simply because of the steps they had to take to get together, but I also really enjoyed Indy's journey to get together with her beau of choice. This is the relationship I'm most curious about, simply because there are some issues between the two of them that will have to be resolved.
Considering that this is technically a tennis book, I would be remiss if I failed to mention the sport in this review. The tennis in this book is amazing. I was eating up all of the practice scenes, as well as the match play. I loved the look inside the girls' heads as they were competing; it's the mental aspect that I personally find so compelling in the matches I watch, so to get to experience that through this book was especially interesting to me personally. The tennis scenes were easily my favorites in the entire book.
Game. Set. Match. is an extremely well done debut novel. If you like sports, you should definitely pick it up, but even if you're uncertain about the tennis aspect, the girls and the romances should be enough of a draw to keep you engaged. I know that I, for one, shall be eagerly awaiting any future installments!
An e-galley was provided by the author for blog tour purposes.
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This book is told via three alternating points of view. We have Penny, who is the established player (although still young herself), Jasmine, whose parents were tennis superstars, and Indy, whose mom just passed away. Out of the three, I think I connected the most with Indy, as her journey to OBX (which is the nickname for the tennis academy) seemed the most realistic. She has a lot to deal with throughout the book, and I just found her extremely sympathetic. However, I also had a fondness for Penny, mostly because of her scenes with her male counterpart, Alex. There was a lot of chemistry between the two of them, and I liked the way Penny had to navigate her feelings for him while still staying focused on her training. Really, though, all three girls were very strong characters, and each were developed in a way that the reader really comes to care about all three of them.
Considering that this is labeled New Adult, I was very happy to see that some of the typical NA tropes weren't used. There's no sex, first of all; it's mentioned, but isn't explicitly written into the text. There's a bit of a bad boy - Alex - in this book, but you don't get the usual situations that seem to go hand in hand with a character of this sort. All of the romances were sweet, and the boys equally deserving of fanfare. My favorite overall relationship was Alex and Penny, simply because of the steps they had to take to get together, but I also really enjoyed Indy's journey to get together with her beau of choice. This is the relationship I'm most curious about, simply because there are some issues between the two of them that will have to be resolved.
Considering that this is technically a tennis book, I would be remiss if I failed to mention the sport in this review. The tennis in this book is amazing. I was eating up all of the practice scenes, as well as the match play. I loved the look inside the girls' heads as they were competing; it's the mental aspect that I personally find so compelling in the matches I watch, so to get to experience that through this book was especially interesting to me personally. The tennis scenes were easily my favorites in the entire book.
Game. Set. Match. is an extremely well done debut novel. If you like sports, you should definitely pick it up, but even if you're uncertain about the tennis aspect, the girls and the romances should be enough of a draw to keep you engaged. I know that I, for one, shall be eagerly awaiting any future installments!
An e-galley was provided by the author for blog tour purposes.
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To see more of my reviews, please visit me @ Read and Reviewed!
maggieweygand's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book till the very end. It seemed so rushed, like the author just wanted to be done with it.
jlove731's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely blown away. When I read the synopsis, I was definitely interested right away seeing that I would most likely get a fun romantic story. After reading it though, it was so much more than that. Game. Set. Match. is the perfect mix of tension, romance, and tennis and Jennifer Iacopelli links all three main character's stories effortlessly.
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_fairy's review against another edition
4.0
I never really liked sports except watching but dang...
This one rocks!
(I really wish though that the cover isn't like that. I prefer it to be a Tennis court or racket or whatever hahaha)
I need more of this! LOVE IT!
Bye.
I'm gonna miss my next period!
This one rocks!
(I really wish though that the cover isn't like that. I prefer it to be a Tennis court or racket or whatever hahaha)
I need more of this! LOVE IT!
Bye.
I'm gonna miss my next period!