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A review by pagesplotsandpints
The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson
4.0
<b>Read Completed 7/7/24 |</b> 4 stars
I've been wanting to pick this up forever because it's a baseball romance and it did not disappoint on either account! It was full of enough baseball -- and accurate baseball -- to really get connected to it as a fan of the sport, and it also wasn't too much that non-baseball fans would feel lost or overwhelmed by it. My only *minor* complaint was that it was a fake team when the author was going to reference several real ones anyway. I guess maybe that's because if you do watch the sport, maybe it would be distracting to fictionalize a whole team? I guess it was distracting either way.
I also really liked the romance here! It wasn't my favorite trope, since the book starts off with Daphne heckling Chris at a home game and then they end up messaging on Instagram.... but she forgot to tell him she was the heckler. Then when they meet in real life, she's set up to interview him as the heckler and can't see to make the two meet in the middle, starting off the relationship with a concealed identity. I don't hate this trope or even dislike it like a bunch of other reviewers seem to (in general - this book seems to have pretty good feedback!) but I didn't really want it for *this* story in particular. I loved the chemistry between Daphne and Chris, and I loved that she became the sideline reporter to constantly keep them close and have her involved with the baseball side of everything too. I think I just didn't love combining that trope with this particular setting.
This wasn't overly comedic -- would I call it a romcom? Probably not -- but it was light, breezy, and lovely. There are some serious moments in there but the book is overall a feel-good romance read! I really loved the whole vibe and it was just the perfect summer romance for me.
I really loved Daphne and Chris individually as well as together! They have their own POVs, but it's still in third person. The chapters do switch back and forth to keep things from one perspective and then the other. Usually I prefer romances in third person but this was an exception where I didn't even really notice and didn't mind because I liked how it was written! The chemistry was great and the spicy scenes were very well done, when sometimes spicy scenes can really ruin the vibe.
I was super happy with this read and everything about it! It wasn't quite 5 star material for me but it's one of the best romances I've read all year.
I've been wanting to pick this up forever because it's a baseball romance and it did not disappoint on either account! It was full of enough baseball -- and accurate baseball -- to really get connected to it as a fan of the sport, and it also wasn't too much that non-baseball fans would feel lost or overwhelmed by it. My only *minor* complaint was that it was a fake team when the author was going to reference several real ones anyway. I guess maybe that's because if you do watch the sport, maybe it would be distracting to fictionalize a whole team? I guess it was distracting either way.
I also really liked the romance here! It wasn't my favorite trope, since the book starts off with Daphne heckling Chris at a home game and then they end up messaging on Instagram.... but she forgot to tell him she was the heckler. Then when they meet in real life, she's set up to interview him as the heckler and can't see to make the two meet in the middle, starting off the relationship with a concealed identity. I don't hate this trope or even dislike it like a bunch of other reviewers seem to (in general - this book seems to have pretty good feedback!) but I didn't really want it for *this* story in particular. I loved the chemistry between Daphne and Chris, and I loved that she became the sideline reporter to constantly keep them close and have her involved with the baseball side of everything too. I think I just didn't love combining that trope with this particular setting.
This wasn't overly comedic -- would I call it a romcom? Probably not -- but it was light, breezy, and lovely. There are some serious moments in there but the book is overall a feel-good romance read! I really loved the whole vibe and it was just the perfect summer romance for me.
I really loved Daphne and Chris individually as well as together! They have their own POVs, but it's still in third person. The chapters do switch back and forth to keep things from one perspective and then the other. Usually I prefer romances in third person but this was an exception where I didn't even really notice and didn't mind because I liked how it was written! The chemistry was great and the spicy scenes were very well done, when sometimes spicy scenes can really ruin the vibe.
I was super happy with this read and everything about it! It wasn't quite 5 star material for me but it's one of the best romances I've read all year.