Hi friends! This is Basketball Book, as I've been calling it, although I consider it more sports-adjacent than full-on sports romance as there are manHi friends! This is Basketball Book, as I've been calling it, although I consider it more sports-adjacent than full-on sports romance as there are many other things happening in it, too. It's for my Tennessee queers, my basketball lesbians, my late-bloomers and a-spec friends, my queers who struggle with finding labels that fit. It's also for foster parents, educators, angry teens who are doing their best, and people who hate their jobs but don't know how to get out.
While it can be read as a standalone, it wraps up the series that started with Love & Other Disasters, and previous characters from the series frequently appear, most notably London and Ben (as they are Julie's best friends and this is Julie's Book).
This is lighter in tone (hopefully) than Something Wild & Wonderful, but also has several heavier themes. Content warning for: migraines; foster care; depression; sports injury (ACL tear); addiction and neglect (family member)....more
Wowwwwwowow Gilmore’s voice. This was an incredible debut, and a masterpiece of an office romance (which is not always my favorite thing!). In additioWowwwwwowow Gilmore’s voice. This was an incredible debut, and a masterpiece of an office romance (which is not always my favorite thing!). In addition to the romance being incredibly swoony (the whole third act, MY GOD), the corporate politics plotlines had me SO TENSE and SO NERVOUS FOR BOTH OF THEM that I was practically vibrating. This was one of those books where halfway through I realized, “This writer is much younger and much smarter than me” lol but like that’s okay! Good, even! This was such a visceral celebration of being young and happy in NYC, and a wonderful single POV romance—Casey was such a fascinating character in and of herself (I loved how much she truly loves finance! But yet wasn’t typecast into the type of left-brained character we often see—she loves numbers but also loves music and fashion and plants and letting go with her friends; she is razor-sharp funny at the same time that she’s finding herself. [I should note here, as someone who has written a fully left-brained and autistic character myself, I also love those other left-brained typecast characters lol.])—but through her we also got to know Alex so well. I also loved how, even though the MC is white & cishet, this book is chock full of queer and BIPOC characters—as a book set in NYC (or anywhere really!! but especially NYC) should be.
I was thinking about it after I finished, and I think the moment I fell fully in love with this book was the call from the Cape Cod Target. GOD-TIER ROMANCE MOMENT 4 ME.
Anyway, this is not even all I have to say about this book lol but I cannot wait to see where Gilmore goes next....more
My favorite Kaitlyn Hill yet!! (And yes, I realize that the hiking bit does make me a bit biased towards it, but STILL.) Funnier and swoonier than eveMy favorite Kaitlyn Hill yet!! (And yes, I realize that the hiking bit does make me a bit biased towards it, but STILL.) Funnier and swoonier than ever. I truly loved it.
This was definitely more women's fiction than romance, as Jessie's personal & professional journey is the heart of the book, and the romance feels likThis was definitely more women's fiction than romance, as Jessie's personal & professional journey is the heart of the book, and the romance feels like only a minor plot point...which I was a bit disappointed with as Daniel was a super dreamy love interest! But alas that is totally just a my-personal-preference thing. This was a light and fun read, and I particularly loved all the food bits (this one will definitely make you hungry) and Jessie's mom....more
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