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kayleigh_reads_romance's review against another edition
Too weird to read about Nathan when he was a kid in the first books
hijinx_abound's review against another edition
2.0
Pretty predictable sports romance. Friends to lovers. I was looking forward to reading about a grown up Nate. This book was okay but very familiar. I enjoyed catching up on the other people from past books.
mags_louise's review against another edition
4.0
4.25☆
This was an enjoyable and sweet story. With two very likable characters in Nathan and Mia. Who I have loved since their first appearances in The Perfect Play and Quarterback Draw respectively. And I thought they were great for each other. They certainly shared a spark. Yet you could also tell they had a solid friendship and even though the romance was on the sweeter side. It still had enough heat scattered throughout.
The Final Score also had many appearances from some of my favourite characters in this series. Including Mick and Tara and the rest of the Riley and Cassidy clans. It was also extremely low angst, easy to read and a great friends to lovers romance. That any fan of this series is sure to enjoy.
This was an enjoyable and sweet story. With two very likable characters in Nathan and Mia. Who I have loved since their first appearances in The Perfect Play and Quarterback Draw respectively. And I thought they were great for each other. They certainly shared a spark. Yet you could also tell they had a solid friendship and even though the romance was on the sweeter side. It still had enough heat scattered throughout.
The Final Score also had many appearances from some of my favourite characters in this series. Including Mick and Tara and the rest of the Riley and Cassidy clans. It was also extremely low angst, easy to read and a great friends to lovers romance. That any fan of this series is sure to enjoy.
lauribooks's review against another edition
2.0
Tenía muchas ganas de leer este libro. Uno de mis problemas principales con estos libros es que los protagonistas se me quedan planos, me suele faltar información y, como ya conocíamos a los personajes de antes y ya sabíamos mucho sobre ellos, pensaba que iba a ir mejor. Bueno pues no. No me han gustado los personajes, no me he creído su relación y sinceramente me ha aburrido bastante.
Solo me falta un libro para acabar esta saga, pero me interesa más bien poco y puedo predecir que será un 2 ó 3 sobre 5, como todos los demás. A estas alturas no sé si lo leeré, la verdad.
Solo me falta un libro para acabar esta saga, pero me interesa más bien poco y puedo predecir que será un 2 ó 3 sobre 5, como todos los demás. A estas alturas no sé si lo leeré, la verdad.
enchantressofbooks's review
3.0
I liked it. I had higher hopes for it, especially with the Cassidy family being included. I LOVE the Cassidy family! Each of their stories have been really good! I did love that both the hero and heroine are from Football Dynasty! This is also part of the story.... how both Nathan and Mia are trying to make it on their own, and not have others think they are riding on their father's fame.
This is a friends to lovers story and we get to see them as friends, which is great. They have a very easy going relationship and its obvious they treasure each other as friends.
I did love that we get to see what the Cassidy boys and their ladies have been up to. Reconnecting with them is like meeting up with friends after not seeing each other for a while!
Why I didn't Love it? I think this could have easily been a novella. There is a lot of repetition both in internal monologue and conversations among friends, but mostly internal monologue. I mean how many times can you state your reasons why you can't or why they shouldn't!! Jeez. It caused several eye rolling moments. If you remove all of these, you'd have a really good novella/story.
Then there is the matter of the 'struggle' or the 'cause' between the couple and its something that will make you say "Really? Seriously?" and then the make up... too easy and way to quick.
Narrators:
Tatiana Sokolov does a good job with this series. I still believe that the series would benefit from having a male narrator, as part of the narration (two narrators (duet or dual)).
Overall, this was a good read and with likable characters and steamy scenes. I'm hoping we get to see Mia and Nathan later in the series to catch up with them.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
This is a friends to lovers story and we get to see them as friends, which is great. They have a very easy going relationship and its obvious they treasure each other as friends.
I did love that we get to see what the Cassidy boys and their ladies have been up to. Reconnecting with them is like meeting up with friends after not seeing each other for a while!
Why I didn't Love it? I think this could have easily been a novella. There is a lot of repetition both in internal monologue and conversations among friends, but mostly internal monologue. I mean how many times can you state your reasons why you can't or why they shouldn't!! Jeez. It caused several eye rolling moments. If you remove all of these, you'd have a really good novella/story.
Then there is the matter of the 'struggle' or the 'cause' between the couple and its something that will make you say "Really? Seriously?" and then the make up... too easy and way to quick.
Narrators:
Tatiana Sokolov does a good job with this series. I still believe that the series would benefit from having a male narrator, as part of the narration (two narrators (duet or dual)).
Overall, this was a good read and with likable characters and steamy scenes. I'm hoping we get to see Mia and Nathan later in the series to catch up with them.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
enchantressofbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it. I had higher hopes for it, especially with the Cassidy family being included. I LOVE the Cassidy family! Each of their stories have been really good! I did love that both the hero and heroine are from Football Dynasty! This is also part of the story.... how both Nathan and Mia are trying to make it on their own, and not have others think they are riding on their father's fame.
This is a friends to lovers story and we get to see them as friends, which is great. They have a very easy going relationship and its obvious they treasure each other as friends.
I did love that we get to see what the Cassidy boys and their ladies have been up to. Reconnecting with them is like meeting up with friends after not seeing each other for a while!
Why I didn't Love it? I think this could have easily been a novella. There is a lot of repetition both in internal monologue and conversations among friends, but mostly internal monologue. I mean how many times can you state your reasons why you can't or why they shouldn't!! Jeez. It caused several eye rolling moments. If you remove all of these, you'd have a really good novella/story.
Then there is the matter of the 'struggle' or the 'cause' between the couple and its something that will make you say "Really? Seriously?" and then the make up... too easy and way to quick.
Narrators:
Tatiana Sokolov does a good job with this series. I still believe that the series would benefit from having a male narrator, as part of the narration (two narrators (duet or dual)).
Overall, this was a good read and with likable characters and steamy scenes. I'm hoping we get to see Mia and Nathan later in the series to catch up with them.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
This is a friends to lovers story and we get to see them as friends, which is great. They have a very easy going relationship and its obvious they treasure each other as friends.
I did love that we get to see what the Cassidy boys and their ladies have been up to. Reconnecting with them is like meeting up with friends after not seeing each other for a while!
Why I didn't Love it? I think this could have easily been a novella. There is a lot of repetition both in internal monologue and conversations among friends, but mostly internal monologue. I mean how many times can you state your reasons why you can't or why they shouldn't!! Jeez. It caused several eye rolling moments. If you remove all of these, you'd have a really good novella/story.
Then there is the matter of the 'struggle' or the 'cause' between the couple and its something that will make you say "Really? Seriously?" and then the make up... too easy and way to quick.
Narrators:
Tatiana Sokolov does a good job with this series. I still believe that the series would benefit from having a male narrator, as part of the narration (two narrators (duet or dual)).
Overall, this was a good read and with likable characters and steamy scenes. I'm hoping we get to see Mia and Nathan later in the series to catch up with them.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
amandacl's review against another edition
4.0
Mixing sex with friendship can be a dangerous game, but it sure does make for a great story!
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The friends to lovers trope is a favorite of mine and I really enjoyed Mia and Nathan's story-- the history established between the two in college, the secrecy because of Nathan's celebrity status, the "oops, I'm pretty sure I've loved you for years, but can't tell you and risk losing you as a best friend" moment...
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The chemistry between Mia and Nathan was off the charts and the banter between them and their friends and family was entertaining... I plan on going back and reading all the standalone books in Jaci Burton Play By Play series!
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The friends to lovers trope is a favorite of mine and I really enjoyed Mia and Nathan's story-- the history established between the two in college, the secrecy because of Nathan's celebrity status, the "oops, I'm pretty sure I've loved you for years, but can't tell you and risk losing you as a best friend" moment...
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The chemistry between Mia and Nathan was off the charts and the banter between them and their friends and family was entertaining... I plan on going back and reading all the standalone books in Jaci Burton Play By Play series!
thereadingbel's review against another edition
4.0
Nathan Riley was the son of Tara and Mick Riley. He has been drafted by the San Francisco Sabers NFL team and was approaching his first season as the starting quarterback. His father, Mick, had just retired and turned the reins over to Nathan. He was gorgeous, talented, fun loving and every girl’s dream but football was his sole focus.
Mia was the sister to Grant, Tucker Barrett and Flynn (books 9-12), all professional athletes. She grew up around sports and opened her own Sports Management company. She was snarky, feisty, stubborn, independent and beautiful.
Nathan and Mia met in college and became fast friends. They had similar backgrounds and understood the pressure of each other’s lives. Through the years they became best friends. They had chemistry but purposely ignored it, valuing their friendship above all. As their careers were starting, they shifted to a friends with benefits relationship, but not wanting to drift out of the friends realm.
Mia was the sister to Grant, Tucker Barrett and Flynn (books 9-12), all professional athletes. She grew up around sports and opened her own Sports Management company. She was snarky, feisty, stubborn, independent and beautiful.
Nathan and Mia met in college and became fast friends. They had similar backgrounds and understood the pressure of each other’s lives. Through the years they became best friends. They had chemistry but purposely ignored it, valuing their friendship above all. As their careers were starting, they shifted to a friends with benefits relationship, but not wanting to drift out of the friends realm.
amandaventure's review against another edition
3.0
The Play by Play series by Jaci Burton has always been a little hit or miss for me. Sometimes I love the stories and characters and sometimes they fall flat. The Final Score was a combination of both those things. I LOVED Nathan and was so excited to see him all grown up and falling in love. I liked his story arc as well. But at the same time I didn’t like Mia or her story arc. It’s weird. I’m kind of split down the middle on this one. Also after finishing reading, I’m still super confused about some stuff.
The ages of the characters were the biggest thing that confused me and kept pulling me out of the story. Mick retired from football at 37. In book one where he meets Nathan’s mom he’s 30 and Nathan is 14-15. So if those ages are correct, Nathan is only 21 or 22. But the book says he’s already graduated college, was drafted into the NFL, and spent at least a season under Mick’s tutelage. Also Mia is supposed to be the same age and she’s already opening her own sports PR management firm and has enough money to do so? She has enough money to buy a townhouse in San Francisco and rent an office in the Embarcadero and start up a firm and she’s 22? NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY LOGICAL SENSE! San Francisco is incredibly expensive even for middle aged people who’ve had a good career for most of their adult life! How are these kids magically able to afford everything without any apparent financial burdens? Maybe if Mick was 40 and Nathan and Mia were 25-26, I would have been able to plausibly consider their circumstances to be true. However, as it was set up this doesn’t make a lick of practical sense. What effing experience does a 22 year old have to start up her own PR firm and handle multi-million dollar projects without ever having had a job in that industry before? Who in their right mind would sign with someone like that? Where is she getting the money for startup costs? It’s just a spiral of unending questions that don’t have an answer. Pretty much this was me the entire time I was reading this:
But when I chose to ignore the ages and just pretend everyone was about 3-4 years older it made the story more plausible.
So much of the characters’ behavior was mind boggling to me. I just didn’t get it. In fact, Mia’s behavior was so dumb that it made me not really like her very much. I’ll explain
Now, regardless of all the puzzling ages and behavior, I was mainly reading this because Jaci Burton writes great smut. Seriously… it’s top notch! And boy was it ever in The Final Score! There may have been less smut than usual in but it was just as steamy as ever. 10 out of 10, would recommend! Nathan was wonderful and I really loved him. He was just a great guy and his story arc was believable even though it could have gone deeper than it did. Even with all the confusion I was feeling, I did still enjoy Nathan and the smut which are the things I was really reading this for in the first place.
The ages of the characters were the biggest thing that confused me and kept pulling me out of the story. Mick retired from football at 37. In book one where he meets Nathan’s mom he’s 30 and Nathan is 14-15. So if those ages are correct, Nathan is only 21 or 22. But the book says he’s already graduated college, was drafted into the NFL, and spent at least a season under Mick’s tutelage. Also Mia is supposed to be the same age and she’s already opening her own sports PR management firm and has enough money to do so? She has enough money to buy a townhouse in San Francisco and rent an office in the Embarcadero and start up a firm and she’s 22? NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY LOGICAL SENSE! San Francisco is incredibly expensive even for middle aged people who’ve had a good career for most of their adult life! How are these kids magically able to afford everything without any apparent financial burdens? Maybe if Mick was 40 and Nathan and Mia were 25-26, I would have been able to plausibly consider their circumstances to be true. However, as it was set up this doesn’t make a lick of practical sense. What effing experience does a 22 year old have to start up her own PR firm and handle multi-million dollar projects without ever having had a job in that industry before? Who in their right mind would sign with someone like that? Where is she getting the money for startup costs? It’s just a spiral of unending questions that don’t have an answer. Pretty much this was me the entire time I was reading this:
But when I chose to ignore the ages and just pretend everyone was about 3-4 years older it made the story more plausible.
So much of the characters’ behavior was mind boggling to me. I just didn’t get it. In fact, Mia’s behavior was so dumb that it made me not really like her very much. I’ll explain
Spoiler
OK Mia… you have to be the dumbest broad I’ve ever read. It’s like: o no… a photographer took a photo of you with Nathan and a couple of articles were published speculating on a romance. It makes perfect sense for you to dump him on the grounds that you’re protecting his career! There’s no possible way that after a few days the stories would die down on their own and people would lose interest! If this wasn’t already clear; I’m being extremely sarcastic right now. I wish there was a “sarcastic” font.Now, regardless of all the puzzling ages and behavior, I was mainly reading this because Jaci Burton writes great smut. Seriously… it’s top notch! And boy was it ever in The Final Score! There may have been less smut than usual in but it was just as steamy as ever. 10 out of 10, would recommend! Nathan was wonderful and I really loved him. He was just a great guy and his story arc was believable even though it could have gone deeper than it did. Even with all the confusion I was feeling, I did still enjoy Nathan and the smut which are the things I was really reading this for in the first place.