Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Cute contemporary, but I had a really hard time liking any of the characters in the book.

Opening Sentence: I once read that football was invented so people wouldn't notice summer ending.

The Review:

This was a cute contemporary read but I wouldn't say that I loved it, I just liked it. Jordan is a senior in high school, and she has worked her whole life to prove that she is just as good as any boy at playing quarterback for the football team. This year she is the starting quarterback for her high school team and her dream is to play for Alabama. Her brother is the quarterback for Tennessee and plans to go pro and her father is a famous NFL quarterback so it is in Jordan's blood to be good. Unfortunately, she was born a girl and people have a hard time looking past that. She has earned the respect from her coach and teammates but can she find respect on a college level. Jordan grew up as just one of the guys and she doesn't really have any friends that are girls and she has never even kissed a guy before. She is beautiful and talented, but she felt that she would lose respect if she dated any of her teammates. She was never really interested in dating any of them until Ty Green moves to her school. It's the beginning of senior year and the gorgeous Ty Green moves in and joins the team as a backup quarterback. He came from a town in Texas and he is pretty talented, and Jordan is worried she might lose her spot on the team and possibly her heart to this hot guy!

So Jordan is our main character in this book and I have got to be honest she drove me nuts.  I felt that she was pretty immature at times and she really rushed into things without thinking about them first.  I had a really hard time connecting to her and this was probably my biggest issue with this book.  She does have some great qualities as well but I felt her bad ones outshone just a little too much.  She is totally committed to football, but she is always so worried that people won't accept her she doesn't see how great the rest of her life is.  By the end of the book she does redeem herself on that account but I felt it just took a little long.

The love interests in this book are both super cute and the romance is pretty good, but there is defiantly some insta-love.  I felt that the relationships in this book could have been a lot more developed.  Sure Ty is great looking but really -- Jordan just jumps in head first into a relationship when she doesn't really even know the guy.  Then there is her best friend Henry, who has basically been in love with her forever but she was totally clueless about it.  I actually really like Henry.  He is sweet, cute and someone that I would have dated in high school.

Overall, I would say that this book was just ok for me.  The story was fun to read and it flowed really well, but not being able to connect with Jordan just made it hard to love. I am going to be honest, I have read many reviews for this book and I am in the minority in not loving this book.  Almost every review I read said that they loved it so if the story sounds intriguing to you I would still defiantly say to give it a try because you may love this book like so many other people did.  I did enjoy Kenneally's writing so I may try some of her other books in the future.

FTC Advisory: Sourcebooks Fire provided me with a copy of Catching Jordan. No goody bags, sponsorships, "material connections," or bribes were exchanged for my review.
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Cute contemporary, but I had a really hard time liking any of the characters in the book. Opening Sentence: I once read that football was invented so people wouldn't notice summer ending. The Review:

This was a cute contemporary read but I wouldn't say that I loved it, I just liked it. Jordan is a senior in high school, and she has worked her whole life to prove that she is just as good as any boy at playing quarterback for the football team. This year she is the starting quarterback for her high school team and her dream is to play for Alabama. Her brother is the quarterback for Tennessee and plans to go pro and her father is a famous NFL quarterback so it is in Jordan's blood to be good. Unfortunately, she was born a girl and people have a hard time looking past that. She has earned the respect from her coach and teammates but can she find respect on a college level. Jordan grew up as just one of the guys and she doesn't really have any friends that are girls and she has never even kissed a guy before. She is beautiful and talented, but she felt that she would lose respect if she dated any of her teammates. She was never really interested in dating any of them until Ty Green moves to her school. It's the beginning of senior year and the gorgeous Ty Green moves in and joins the team as a backup quarterback. He came from a town in Texas and he is pretty talented, and Jordan is worried she might lose her spot on the team and possibly her heart to this hot guy! So Jordan is our main character in this book and I have got to be honest she drove me nuts. I felt that she was pretty immature at times and she really rushed into things without thinking about them first. I had a really hard time connecting to her and this was probably my biggest issue with this book. She does have some great qualities as well but I felt her bad ones outshone just a little too much. She is totally committed to football, but she is always so worried that people won't accept her she doesn't see how great the rest of her life is. By the end of the book she does redeem herself on that account but I felt it just took a little long. The love interests in this book are both super cute and the romance is pretty good, but there is defiantly some insta-love. I felt that the relationships in this book could have been a lot more developed. Sure Ty is great looking but really -- Jordan just jumps in head first into a relationship when she doesn't really even know the guy. Then there is her best friend Henry, who has basically been in love with her forever but she was totally clueless about it. I actually really like Henry. He is sweet, cute and someone that I would have dated in high school. Overall, I would say that this book was just ok for me. The story was fun to read and it flowed really well, but not being able to connect with Jordan just made it hard to love. I am going to be honest, I have read many reviews for this book and I am in the minority in not loving this book. Almost every review I read said that they loved it so if the story sounds intriguing to you I would still defiantly say to give it a try because you may love this book like so many other people did. I did enjoy Kenneally's writing so I may try some of her other books in the future. FTC Advisory: Sourcebooks Fire provided me with a copy of Catching Jordan. No goody bags, sponsorships, "material connections," or bribes were exchanged for my review.