ARC Book Review - The Best Friend and the Shortstop, (The Final Score #3), by Ginger Scott

 

Review Rating:  

This book was a little different than the others in the series. 

Nikki and Alex have been best friends since they were born. Their mother's are best friends, and they were always together growing up. Always over at each other's houses, always in each other's lives. The mother's have always been meddling in their lives, always pushing each other on one another.  

Nikki has always had a huge crush on Alex. But, has always remained in the friend zone with him, so as to not disrupt the friendship. Now that they are both seniors in college, they have spent so much time together, they know each other's habits and what they other likes/not likes. Nikki doesn't play a sport, she is a DJ - mixes CD's, tapes, music and wants to become a sound engineer, sound mixer. 

Alex is struggling his senior year with baseball. The younger freshmen are eyeing for his spot on the team. He keeps putting too much pressure on himself and hurting himself with his batting and throwing. Alex's parents have recently split, and that is causing him a lot of pressure also and overthinking baseball. Alex is worried about his baseball career - if he will have one after college. 

Alex & Nikki decide to become 'fake boyfriend / girlfriend' to get both their ex's off of their cases about possibly getting back together. However, will being close to each other make them actually be with each other? 

I received an advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.