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I am would be surprised if this doesn’t make my favorites list which is my version above 5 start list. Mentally I’m skipping while reading this. Me realizing I’m going to do everything in my power to get her other books. I just rec 6 of her books to my library for purchase yesterday.

I’m hooked. it’s wonderful. internal dilemmas a workholic and happy go simp.

Aleks is radiant. “By the way, you have really nice penmanship. I like that in a woman.” — I just started giggling.. He’s nice confident and easy. How nice would it be to be like him?

Nic- I love her. I am her. Some of the time. most of my life. As confident as he is we know from her thoughts she is submerged in doubts.

Her friends are good with Aleks and Anya. And there’s all these relationships that have been referenced. I wonder if Anya and Maya have books too.

But drama is stirring and frankly I like Aleks.

ahhah and then there is Aleks, Anya’s brother and as we all know her love interest. This man tried to talk her off a treadmill. She’s thinking about the time his sister nonchalantly mentioned “her brother” noticed Nic is out of shape in a press conference.

We’re at the moment where Nic’s strength and conditioning coach had fam emerg. Nic needs a coach. Anya has 2. OFC the her friends are suggesting Aleks.

It’s their world. reminds me of Zapata’s Lukov. Their sports world is competitors/colleagues. They share training space. Know each other. Have friendships/rivalries etc but it’s professional too. Ice Princess is a ref for me too.

Nic is not a social butterfly but she’s found her tribe. Struggles with acceptance internally. Like contributing to convo finding the moment is a concern. They bring her in especially Del

She feels like they’re eager to fail. It irks her. This is her dream. Her work’s zenith. Then we have past history with Delilah - My delilah, I love her. I didn’t read drop shot but Miah’s book, delilah’s agent’s book. Delilah is already Delilah to me. She’s the one I already know. So any mention of her is always good. They used to be doubles partners but then she found love with Matteo. Nic is good with this>

Her mom was tennis world pro. Nic is a lifetime athlete. Just narrowly losing big tournaments. She is hungry to win. Her relationship to Anya her main competitor. She drives Nic up a wall. They’re both legacy players. How she frames herself. What she feels she can do, achieve, her strong sense of disappointment - pressure building within her.

We get a press conference internal dialogue. Her refining answers pov

I like the physicality, training, competition, and the discipline. I am saying this but it’s very fictionalized tennis watching. I like the plot and the drama of it. I’m getting into tennis too but I am someone who I take with with grain of salt when it comes sports knowledge.

TBH I am having so much fun with this book. Newbie here but wooh it’s nice liking what I’m reading without effort - clearest writing in min

Tennis knowledge this clay court particular and favorite court. Form. All of it —-I really like this included. Details. Well researched but also to some a degree the author likes tennis. Spectator or player. Details you know by experience vs info gathering. I watched All American Homecoming. Thea especially was my fav. That was my intro to tennis. It came with a storyline. Comp watching on TV as sport. ->