Jake Taylor, starting quarterback for Cal U and campus heart throb spent his entire college career, partying, getting drunk and winning football games but it is all finally catching up to him. He is ready to throw in the towel of his partying days when he decides to have one more last fling. That is when he runs into the one person that could turn his life inside out.
Lexi wants nothing to do with Jake and his partying ways but after one bet gone wrong , she finds herself on a date with the annoyingly obnoxious, egotistical heart throb. Even though she wants nothing to do with him, she finds herself gravitating toward him and giving into his charm. They fall hard and fast for each other as they find love, comfort and a home. They live in their own littler world where nothing matters besides the love they share for each other.
But love isn’t enough for Lexi when she is trying to find her way after college. She slowly sinks into Jake’s shadow and finds herself clawing out of the Jake sized hole she buried herself in so she can find who she is, who she wants to be and what her future holds for her.
Fair Catch is a true love story that goes through the trials and tribulations of Jake and Lexi’s insecurities, jealousies, short comings and strong personalities. Love is one hell of a strong bond but sometimes, it’s not strong enough. Follow Jake and Lexi as they try to hold on to the love they share while they try to find themselves and find out what life is after graduation.
4 Stars!
Review: First of all, I want to say that I really enjoyed reading this. I am not a huge sports watcher, but I absolutely LOVE reading about pro athletes! What I did like about this book is that it also focused on a female athlete, as well, and how hard she works to be at the top in her sport.
So, we have Jake and Lexi who meet at a party that kicks off their senior year in college. Jake has previously been sort of a man-whore, but he has decided to change his ways and buckle down in his last year. When I was thinking back on this book, I decided that I liked that he made this decision before meeting Lexi, as opposed to trying to change specifically FOR her - because we all know how that can turn out. Lexi, however, is very predisposed to not like Jake due to his prior reputation. Unlike him, she has worked really hard all during college to keep her scholarship and make a name for herself in softball. She's done a really good job at it, too, as the book mentions how she has broken several records.
Jake soon wears Lexi down, and they become sort of the "golden couple" around campus. Lexi makes a point of saying that, after a few hick-ups, girls basically seem to leave Jake alone and not hit on him anymore. I actually have a really hard time believing this. I hate to be the girl that says something negative about girls, but I went to a well known football college, and girls don't stop chasing after the guy. Good for Lexi and Jake, though, I guess. They are actually really good for each other in a lot of ways - she really pushes him to work out harder and more consistently, as his last football season ends well. He makes her start to realize that she needs to open up about her past and trust people in her life. This is not to say that they don't have some hick-ups, though, because they certainly do. They always come down to not communicating. At this point, I will mention how much Lexi started to drive me crazy.
Lexi first comes off as a really strong, driven female. She slowly seems to devolve into this pile of emotional mush, though. Don't get me wrong - it sounds like she was incredibly focused during high school and college, on top of finding out that her father has become an abusive alcoholic since leaving home, so she is probably due to have her adolescent/young adult melt down. Female characters that constantly run away just bother me. A lot of the people that are close to Lexi and Jake start to express concerns to them, though, that she is just "riding his coattails". Jake does start to achieve a lot of his dreams, and those achievements start to over-ride Lexi's. There was one point where my heart literally broke for her because she had some spotlight seriously stolen from her!
Overall, this is a great story about two people that come together and really have to learn how to make a relationship work and accommodate two different lives. I've read through some of the other reviews, and I do agree on some of the things that were mentioned - I got tired of reading about Lexi's "messy bun" and "big tits". I also think that she became somewhat inconsistent in her character towards the end. She didn't respect her mother for the majority of the book, and then she all of a sudden is best friends with her mother and listening to her advice? I don't know. Another thing that was confusing was when the POV would switch without any warning. I like having multiple POV's in a book, especially because it helps me to prepare for any additional spin-off books, but it would be good to have that switch designated. I can't wait for the next book, though. I have a bad feeling about Brooke...
Jess
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