REVIEW: Home Game by Ginger Scott

OUR REVIEW:

It's been toooo long since we've been in the Reed and Nolan universe, so you can imagine our delight when we saw that Ginger was revisiting them, with the added extra fun of the story being focused on their daughter, Peyton, as she meets and falls for Wyatt, the quarterback for the new, rival high school in town. 

I was so excited when this was announced!! I love not only that we are back in the OG Ginger era, but that Reed is a hometown Coach now, and his daughter is giving him a run for his money by finding her own path. I love Ginger Scott's ability to write the best coming of age story, not only for the romance, but also for the extra character development that she writes so well and gives us a fantastic story to sink into. I love this world so much! 

Home Game had all the things you love about a Ginger Scott novel about young love: drama, tension, laughter, and of course, love. In the case of Peyton and Wyatt, there was the obvious source of tension (him playing for the rival team), but throw in a bunch of bruised egos, amped up by teenage testosterone, and a dad (Reed) who is suspicious of Wyatt, and their path wasn't easy. Naturally, that didn't deter them and despite the forces working against them, they figured it all out. I loved that Nolan seemed to be all for it, from the beginning, as evidenced by the gleam in her eye she always seemed to have when it came to these two. I also loved that Reed was initially such a hard ass, which cracked me up, honestly, when I think back to his story. 

Exactly! I wasn't sure exactly what we were in for! Fall football drama is always a fun time, but split up a team in a town that eats, sleeps and breathes football and we were in for it! How they meet, and who they are was so fun. There was some things with the team and how well Ginger writes sports that had me enthralled and it was on. Daddy's little girl is growing up, and yes, it is exactly as fun as we thought when we remember the Waiting Series and how much Reed has grown as as a character then but still makes us know that Peyton is her father's daughter for sure! 

Home Game was just the read I needed--a little sweet, a little spicy, a little nostalgic all wrapped up in the perfect package of Peyton and Wyatt. I am that girl and would not be myself if I didn't also say I would love more from these characters!!! 

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SYNOPSIS:

Football has been my life. Not that I ever had a choice in the matter. When your dad is a retired, future Hall-of-Fame quarterback, the gridiron tends to weave its way into your DNA.

I always loved the game, but I could do without the spotlight that comes with being Peyton Johnson, the great Reed Johnson’s daughter. To make matters worse, when my dad retired from the NFL, he decided his second calling was to take over the head coaching gig at my high school, where he has coached my boyfriend for the last three years.

Correction—my ex-boyfriend.

While the fairytale high-school sweetheart story may have worked for my parents, I have other plans. And following a self-absorbed athlete to college is not part of them, no matter how hard my dad tries to push me and my ex together.

Thankfully, a new high school opens and draws a line through the center of our town, sending half of my dad’s players to a new team. And apparently, their new quarterback is breaking all of my dad’s old state records. It’s the ultimate distraction, giving me the chance to land myself a spot on the cheer team at any college that isn’t close to home.

But then I meet him. Wyatt Stone. The guy my dad considers our enemy. The best quarterback I’ve ever seen. A complete jerk who I can’t quit thinking about. And running into. And rooting for.

Now, I’m the one who is distracted. And repeating my parents’ love story doesn’t sound so bad after all.