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Given my total lack of anything resembling interest in baseball, I was surprisingly moved by the story. (view spoiler)[Was it the part where the love interest had cancer and the romance was subtle and understated and involved two instances of literally sleeping together and nothing more? MAYBE. But it also prodded my empathetic grief bone throughout at the idea of missing your father no less five years later. (hide spoiler)]
Actual rating: 3.5 starsIt's not my favourite but was still a good read. There was so many things baseball it was so technical and I couldn't get like half of the book. It was like a different language of baseballs which threw me out. FYI, sports not my thing. Despite all that, it managed to make the butterflies in my stomach to flip and dance to some cute scenes that is obviously not going to happen in real life. I like the family elements in it. I love how they don't show too much affection to...
First, I have to thank my lovely friend Jess for telling me about this book. Once I looked it up and saw it was about the Cubs I knew I had to have it.Second, this book made me really want to get in the car and just drive to Chicago again. I went there in high school and saw a few cubs games at Wrigley and it was awesome. I loved reading about everything Ryan and Nick loved about the Cubs and Wrigley. I loved that Ryan keeps score because I've never met another person who likes to do that. My da...
Well. This is book two by Jennifer E. Smith for me, and I wasn't disappointed. She has this way of writing that just makes you feel, sucks you into the story, tumbles your insides around with her words, makes you laugh and cry and sight contentedly when you're finished reading.The Comeback Season just about ripped my heart out, I don't think I've been so moved by a book in a long while! You know that feeling of incredible loss? Heartbreak? That gut churning, throat tightening sensation? I experi...
A beautiful, touching story, with many elements that are rare in Y.A. books these days. A stepfather that gets along with and is respected by his stepdaughter; a sweet friendship that develops as naturally as breathing between two teens, with no indication that they want to hop in bed with each other. Also, the author must be a die-hard Cubs fan or knows someone that is, because the details about the games and descriptions of Wrigley Field are outstanding! I’m not very interested in the game of
Rating: 4.5 StarsI won't lie, I cried quite a bit as I read this book. I am still crying right now, because Ryan suffered quite a bit of loss for someone so young, but she also gained a lot from those moments she had. This book was pretty heartbreaking, and I totally didn't expect it. JES usually causes me to feel, but this one had me sobbing. Regardless, I really enjoyed this book. It was one of those beauty in the pain situations, and it was a pleasure to get to watch her grow and heal. BLOG
This was a little disappointing. I had been eager to pick it up after reading a blurb somewhere about this YA novel about Cubs fans. For some reason on which even I am not entirely clear, I know a lot of Cubs fans, so I thought this would be a fun read and then I could pass it along to someone else who would appreciate it. Now, I'm not sure it's worth sharing, it's too maudlin.The basic set-up is that high school freshman Ryan's love of the Cubs was instilled by her dad, who died when she was 10...
Too much with the baseball. I found myself skimming those parts but wishing for more about her relationships with her family, boyfriend, and friends.
Actual Rating : 3.5 / 5
I think I've probably started every review of a book by Jennifer E Smith with "I really love Jennifer E Smith!" hahaha. She just writes such wonderful characters and relationships!! I've officially now read all of her novels and I've given each either 4 or 5 stars. Safe to say she's one of my favorite authors. I loved The Comeback Season, which appears to be Smith's first novel. I thought it was a wonderful story that addressed so many real world issues -tragedy and loss, young (but mature) love...
So I was expecting this book to be well-written (which it most definitely was) and to be off-putting since it involved baseball (which it was not) but I wasn't expecting it to be -this- sad. I'm still not quite sure what the heck happened at the end, but if it's what I think happened, then I am a sad, sad little girl and I need a moment to cry in silence. Jennifer Smith has written a really beautiful story. The ending was a little rushed, compared to the calm pacing of the rest of the novel, but...
Ryan is accustomed to loss. Her father passed away five years ago, she doesn’t relate to her best friends anymore, and she is a Cubs fan. The anniversary of her father’s death happens to land on opening day, so Ryan skips school to go to the game. This is where she meets Nick. Another Cubs fan and also a new kid from her school. Thus, starting their friendship.Nick’s friendship and the Cubs good fortune transform Ryan into the person she was before she let herself be dulled with grief. Nick relu...
it might be more like 2.5 stars. I don't know, I was not much into the sports talk and I didn't connect with her pain over losing her father, the romance was sweet but not my kind... I loved to pieces 2 other books from this author and I've been waiting to read this book for so, so long. It's just that it wasn't my kind of book.I'm sure I'll have better luck with my next one.
Oh wow, this book was so good! I may not be much of a baseball girl (as I didn't grow up in a country where it was a popular sport), but I loved this story. Jen's writing style is so different from others, and I really like that a lot!
