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WHATEVER LIFE THROWS AT YOU is a young adult contemporary romance that takes place in Kansas City and centers around the Royals baseball team. This is an addictive, sports romance with a forbidden element that I had a hard time putting down, but longed for a more involved conflict.

Seventeen-year-old Annie and her father move to Kansas City after he's hired to be the pitching coach in charge of training an up and coming rookie, Jason Brody. Sparks fly between Annie and Jason but they must keep their relationship a secret. Annie's father isn't well-liked by the team's owner; he's looking for any indiscretion to can her father and force them back to Arizona.

This is definitely a more mature young adult novel. I'd even go as far as to say it's more new adult. It straddles the line here. What I really liked about this novel was the slow development of Annie and Brody's friendship and then relationship. Julie Cross really did a great job with building their relationship, which made me feel totally connected to their love story. Both of them tried to fight their feelings but couldn't stay away and I always love experiencing that tension.

In addition to the romance, I really liked the great father-daughter storyline. Annie and her father have a healthy and strong relationship. This was refreshing since often in young adult familial relationships are often a source of strain or turmoil.

I also liked the development of Annie and Brody as individual characters, with their own unique backgrounds and histories that shape why they make the decision they make. I felt like I had a good grasp on who they were as people. Annie discovers that Brody has a past that he tries to hide but also one that causes him pain. Over the course of the novel, the trust the develops between them deepens, allowing Brody to confide in Annie.

Like I said earlier, this novel is a more mature young adult novel (arguably new adult). The author doesn't shy away from exploring Brody and Annie's sexual relationship, which is nice because, newsflash, teenagers have sex! But what I liked in this book was that neither character talked about sex in a flippant or careless way. It wasn't romanticized or watered down, and was discussed in a way where it was clear both understood the importance of their decision.

What didn't entirely work for me was the conflict in this story. It in honesty, the conflict felt flimsy and superficial, which is a bummer because I really felt the rest of the story was quite strong overall. But for me, I really like a strong realistic and authentic conflict and I didn't get it here. As much as I loved the romance, I wish we would have had more exploration with Annie's friendships and life at school. The novel focuses so much on the love story. The only thing I know about her at school is that she plays track and she has one friend—Lenny, whom she met because she's a Royals kid too. I also wish that Lenny's story was more nuanced and fully resolved here.

As a Kansas City native, I've had this book on my to-read list almost since its release in 2014. Books rarely take place here so it's a special treat when your hometown makes an appearance in literature. There were a few inaccuracies with the location of certain things but it really wasn't that big of a deal to the overall story, just something I noticed as a local.

If you're looking for a sweet and swoonworthy young adult sports romance, then seriously give this book a try. It has plenty of moments to make you go weak in the knees with a family story that will make your heart grow 3 sizes.


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Whatever Life Throws at You Entangled Teen Julie Cross 9781622664047 Books Reviews

Whatever Life Throws at You was so refreshing. It gets back to the YA roots of stories that I loved when I was a teen. Admittedly, it was a little bit unrealistic - what typical 17 year old girl catches the eye of an up and coming hot baseball player? But sometimes the best part about reading is that the stories are a little unrealistic. Stuff like that doesn't happen in real life which is why reading is so great.

Anyway, getting back to this story, I loved that it was told just from Annie's POV and even more than that, I loved Annie. She was smart, fun and confident. She was competitive and sure of herself (for the most part) - nice to see a heroine that is awesome and she knows it. Annie accurately portrayed a real 17 year old girl and I loved that.

Aside from Annie, the secondary characters made this that much better. I really enjoyed Lenny - she was definitely a little bratty, but she was a good friend to Annie and that's all that really matters. I secretly hope that she gets her own book )

And of course how could you not love Brody? Hands down my favorite part was watching he and Annie interact - the little jabs and joking around. The build up to their first kiss was awesome and I loved that Cross didn't rush it. It was a treat to watch their relationship develop from friendship to romance.

My second favorite part was that though Annie and Brody had their issues, Cross managed to keep the overall story on the lighter side of things. It didn't weigh the story or take away from things developing between Annie and Brody.

Hands down this is one of my favorite YAs of the year.
This was a really great book. Annie Lucas is a 17 year old who moves from Arizona to Missouri with her father for his job. Before she was born, her father played one Major League baseball game but then he had cancer and lost one of his legs because of it. So he's been working in a factory since and his wife and Annie's mother is too interested in chasing fame to be there for her family. Annie's father returns to major league baseball as a pitching coach and he's there to help the Royals new rookie pitcher. Jason Brody is 19 years old and he's a temporary pitcher but hopes to stay in the major leagues and not be sent back to the minor leagues. Her father spends alot of time with Brody and Annie and him become somewhat friends.

Annie is a strong woman who has had to mature pretty quickly. She lives with her father and her grandmother who has alzheimers. Her mother has never been motherly or shown much caring to Annie or her father. All that woman does everytime she leaves is make her father hurt and damaged. She's pretty responsible but she still follows her Landon into some trouble.

Jason Brody is a good guy but he's made some mistakes in his past and feels like he is bad news. His family kicked him out and he got into some trouble. But he's trying to do better and he cares about Annie and doesn't want her to get into trouble.

This book is definitely worth reading.
WHATEVER LIFE THROWS AT YOU is a young adult contemporary romance that takes place in Kansas City and centers around the Royals baseball team. This is an addictive, sports romance with a forbidden element that I had a hard time putting down, but longed for a more involved conflict.

Seventeen-year-old Annie and her father move to Kansas City after he's hired to be the pitching coach in charge of training an up and coming rookie, Jason Brody. Sparks fly between Annie and Jason but they must keep their relationship a secret. Annie's father isn't well-liked by the team's owner; he's looking for any indiscretion to can her father and force them back to Arizona.

This is definitely a more mature young adult novel. I'd even go as far as to say it's more new adult. It straddles the line here. What I really liked about this novel was the slow development of Annie and Brody's friendship and then relationship. Julie Cross really did a great job with building their relationship, which made me feel totally connected to their love story. Both of them tried to fight their feelings but couldn't stay away and I always love experiencing that tension.

In addition to the romance, I really liked the great father-daughter storyline. Annie and her father have a healthy and strong relationship. This was refreshing since often in young adult familial relationships are often a source of strain or turmoil.

I also liked the development of Annie and Brody as individual characters, with their own unique backgrounds and histories that shape why they make the decision they make. I felt like I had a good grasp on who they were as people. Annie discovers that Brody has a past that he tries to hide but also one that causes him pain. Over the course of the novel, the trust the develops between them deepens, allowing Brody to confide in Annie.

Like I said earlier, this novel is a more mature young adult novel (arguably new adult). The author doesn't shy away from exploring Brody and Annie's sexual relationship, which is nice because, newsflash, teenagers have sex! But what I liked in this book was that neither character talked about sex in a flippant or careless way. It wasn't romanticized or watered down, and was discussed in a way where it was clear both understood the importance of their decision.

What didn't entirely work for me was the conflict in this story. It in honesty, the conflict felt flimsy and superficial, which is a bummer because I really felt the rest of the story was quite strong overall. But for me, I really like a strong realistic and authentic conflict and I didn't get it here. As much as I loved the romance, I wish we would have had more exploration with Annie's friendships and life at school. The novel focuses so much on the love story. The only thing I know about her at school is that she plays track and she has one friend—Lenny, whom she met because she's a Royals kid too. I also wish that Lenny's story was more nuanced and fully resolved here.

As a Kansas City native, I've had this book on my to-read list almost since its release in 2014. Books rarely take place here so it's a special treat when your hometown makes an appearance in literature. There were a few inaccuracies with the location of certain things but it really wasn't that big of a deal to the overall story, just something I noticed as a local.

If you're looking for a sweet and swoonworthy young adult sports romance, then seriously give this book a try. It has plenty of moments to make you go weak in the knees with a family story that will make your heart grow 3 sizes.