amarachireads's Reviews > How You Get the Girl

This is a heartwarming story about identity and sexuality with a sweet, slow-burn romance. The main character, Julie, is struggling with labeling her identity and where she thinks she's meant to be in life. It's also a sports story about women's basketball, and the main character is a basketball coach who meets Elle the other mc, who was her basketball crush and a popular queer ex basketball player. Together they navigate Elle's guardianship of her niece, the foster care system, relationships, identity, and mental health. This book is very character-focused, I think the character development was more than the romance side at times. Overall I liked the romance it was cute, and I appreciated the way serious issues were written and addressed. Thank you Forever for this arc.

Read for:
- Queer romance
- Identity exploration
- Sports romance
- Basketball coaches
- Mental health rep