A review by katiedermody
First Down by Grace Reilly

I didn't know what to expect from this one aside from "sports romance, end of college, sounds cute" and I really enjoyed it! Bex and James's connection is immediate, fake dating is one of my fave tropes (it's just always so delicious when they both realize they aren't pretending anymore and I thought the way that happened so smoothly in this one was nice, though it didn't give me the "oh Holy crap, I like them" moment), and it was actually spicier than I anticipated it being. I'm not sure what gave me that expectation aside from the book I read before it wasn't that spicy, but I was here for it. It's a fun sports romance but does actually deal with some difficult stuff too (their past relationships cause(d) a lot of hurt and family dynamics are interesting too), which I always appreciate because it makes it feel real to life. I'd seen people post about this author's books before and I definitely enjoyed this one enough that I'll be seeking out more right away! I'm happy that he has siblings and there are more books about them. This was a book club pick but I'm going to read the rest of this series right away.