Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey
A former golf star teams up with his biggest fan-turned-caddy for a comeback—sparks and feelings fly.
I borrowed this novel from the library on Libby and I’m surprised I got it as quick as I did (I didn’t even have to put the book on hold)
Tessa Bailey is a popular author in my TBR collection and I have read quite a few of her books. This one, is not one of my favourites, but I did enjoy it all the same.
I will start off this review by stating that I stopped reading the book at 95% roughly. Not because it wasn’t good, just because I knew how the book was going to end I just felt like it had started dragging and I have too many books to read to read books when they start dragging.
The book follows Wells as he has troubles with his golf performance. He hires Josephine to be his new caddie as she is the only person who still somehow believes in him. Sparks fly between them and well, it goes from there. The beginning of the novel is really good. It was full grumpy sunshine trope and I thrive for this trope. Besides the fake dating and enemies to lovers (in the same book of course) the grumpy/sunshine trope is a definite read of mine.
I enjoyed that the book first opened up with a Wells POV chapter instead of diving right into her POV which is normally how romantic comedies open up. It gave us immediate insight into his very grumpy mind. The fact that he shows us his sight of her right away, is also really entertaining.
Josephine on the other hand. I find her annoyingly happy (that’s the goal I think) but she does show other emotions within the first few chapters which is great. Some novels you read the sunshine character is only full of sunshine, it is their only personality. Even though she has a sunshine personality she isn’t afraid to tell Wells how it is. Telling him to get out of his own head.
Wells is definitely territorial and grumpy, so those two characteristics always put me in a good mood for the book.
I wouldn’t say that this book has a lot of humor, but it does still have it’s moments.
If you’re looking for a romantic comedy with spice (it is very spicy) with a grumpy territorial golfer and a sunshine caddie then this is a novel that you should pick up.
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