Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: No Wrong Moves 
SERIES: Zone Defense #3
AUTHOR: Becca Seymour
PUBLISHER: Rainbow Tree Publishing
LENGTH: 256 Pages
RELEASE DATE: October 20, 2022
BLURB:
Pining for your best friend sucks ass—and not the good kind of sucking. But I can’t back away, and I definitely can’t let go. Eddie Phelps is too damn important to me. He has my heart and soul. Well, he and his daughter, a ten-year-old who one day will run the world.
It’s not like I can even blame Eddie for mixed signals or anything. He’s done everything right. He always does. Honestly, that’s part of his problem.
But I won’t put pressure on him. That means it’s down to Eddie to see how freakin’ awesome a catch I am. I just have no idea how exactly I’ll get him to do that.
Sure, I’m a professional basketball player. But once upon a time, so was he. It’s going to take something huge to get him to see beyond my age *cough immaturity cough*. But since Eddie isn’t one for making wrong moves, I’m not sure a grand gesture will work.
That leads me back to pining, and hoping somehow, someway, he’ll see me as more than a joker. More than his best friend—even though I’m a kick-ass one. Maybe someday, he’ll know I’m exactly the person he needs to make the move on.
REVIEW:
A few years ago, Eddie rejected Pearce on the grounds of an age gap, a fledgling career, and maturity. Unable to give the man up, Pearce resolved to live his life, hoping that the older man would eventually see the light. In the meantime, the two remained resolute best friends.
If you like basketball, wrapped in a duvet of hugs and friends, with negligible angst – this story is for you.
No Wrong Moves is told in the first person, with alternating chapters between Pearce and Eddie. There are minor technicalities and habitual expressions, such as head bobbing (not in the sucking sense). But that’s just me being uber-picky on borderline things. As for worldbuilding – basketball is a factor. However, it is more the bond between the players and the game atmosphere than the action that is uppermost. This is done very well. For the majority, though, the focus is the connection between Pearce, Eddie, and his young daughter, Lottie, instead of aesthetics like the color of carpets, etc. I like this aspect and congratulate it because, I feel many books get too distracted by the surroundings – not here.
For my reading preference, I like a bit more anguish. Nevertheless, the story is billed as low angst, and other than some should I, shouldn’t I, will it spoil the friendship – it lives up to that. As for the main characters, they are fully paid-up members of the mutual gushing society. Lottie is a firecracker who steals most of the scenes she is in with Pearce and Eddie. My favs, though, are Pearce’s basketball teammates. The banter and snark between them were a delight.
No Wrong Moves is a cuddly book to read. I felt like I wanted to curl up in a blanket with a mug of hot chocolate and believe world peace existed. Yes, there were moments when other emotions invaded, but for the most part, it was time to bring out the hobnobs.
On the basis that everyone needs a good hug and who can resist two hot athletic blokes – I’ve given this a recommended read rating of four hearts.
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