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Oh my goodness! This book is one of my all time favorite romances and in my opinion it’s still the best book the author has written!
Devouring Ted Lasso episodes reminded me of my love for soccer and I decided to reread this book for feeling so much better on my weekend!

Can you imagine a man you fell for when you were only thirteen, covering your bedroom walls, inside her school locker with photos of him, crying for days when you learned he got married!( even your father is the fan of the same man which makes things interesting)

Oh, I also mentioned you are 27, a member of very noisy, crowded but also good hearted family, an aspiring soccer star against your mother’s wishes, losing your chance to be in National Team because of your own fault and now the man of your dreams, your idol, your icon becomes your coach! Welcome to Sal Casillas�� world!

Is Sal’s life turns into a dream’s coming true or haunted nightmare by looking in the eyes of her long time crush? I think it’s the latter because: when she meets with Reiner Kulti, she realizes she’s not starstruck or happy for her longtime wish’s becoming true. Because the man she met is not the soccer star or the man she fell for when she was just a child: he’s reserved, cold, mean, troubled, broken: he’s shell of himself.

She helps him when he gets drunk by putting him in a cab, literally tucking him in his hotel bed, making sure he’s okay: but she gets threats instead of genuine thanks from him.

She stays patient: when he terrorizes her entire team, she just clenches her fists, gritting her teeth but she endures the torture. She thinks this is just a process. He must have hard time to adjust in his new life but when he dares to yell at her��. No freaking way, nobody can break her kind father’s heart!

Sal sees red and confronts with her coach even it means she’ll be out of the team��

But what if that troubled man also sees something in her. Not just something: he sees big potential and he wants to help her. What if your childhood idol not only turns into your best friend but also your lover: what if both of them can help each other to fix their own brokenness!

I love this book! Slow burn, emotional, smart, funny and it’s about soccer, family, second chances, self recovery, success, sacrifices, dreams!

I never get bored to reread a great book!