Published by Macmillan audio, St. Martin's Press, St. Martins Griffin Genres: Contempory, Fiction, LGBT, LGBTQ, Romance
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
Women, Soccer, rivals to lovers….
Meryl Wilsner wowed me with Mistakes Were Made and I looked forward to reading another one of Wilsner’s books. In Cleat Cute, Grace, has been the star of the US women’s national team for ten years. She has made a name for herself and is anxious to compete in the World Cup. But an injury sidelines her, and her spot is taken by Phoebe Matthews, a new member of the team and a huge fan of Grace’s skills. Phoebe is outgoing, loud and a jokester; basically, all the things that Grace is not. The last thing they expected was to be friends with benefits.
I had both the book and audiobook for Cleat Cute. I thought the narrators did a great job. You do not need to be a fan of soccer to enjoy this book. There is not a lot about it in terms of terminology or game play (but there is some). This book is more about the characters and the journey they both are on individually and together.
This was a fast read/listen and my one beef is that it felt like a steamy YA book at times to me. Like most romance books, there is an issue with communication and over thinking. Talk, talk, talk, I wanted to tell them. Otherwise, I enjoyed this book and the journey that both characters went on.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio, St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.