[Review] SUPERFAN (Brooklyn, #3) by Sarina Bowen

Source: Received an egalley for reviewing.
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Number of Pages: 312 (Paperback)

DESCRIPTION

Sometimes lady luck shakes your hand, and sometimes she smacks your face. Sometimes she does both on the same day.

Three years ago I met the most amazing girl in the world. We were both down on our luck. Then I got that call—the one that tells you to get your buns on a plane to go meet your destiny.

But the girl was left behind. I didn’t have her phone number, and she didn’t know my real name.

While I became a professional hockey player, she became a superstar, with platinum records and legions of fans. And a slick, music producer boyfriend who treated her badly.

But fate wasn’t done with us yet. When Delilah turns up at a hockey game, I can’t resist making contact. The internet swoons when I ask her out on a date.

She might not remember me. But her jerkface ex does. He’ll do anything to keep us apart.

Good thing athletes never give up. This time I’m playing for keeps.

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REVIEW

First Impressions...

Oh boy!!!! I have been eagerly waiting for Silas and Delilah’s story ever since we discovered her was her superfan...and it was so worth the wait! Silas was sweet, spectacular, and just so wholeheartedly good and nice! I loved him so much, and I adored Delilah! She was guarded, and cynical, so it was amazing to see her open up throughout this story!!! I loved every single minute of it!

This Book In 5 Words:

Sexy. Spectacular. Sweet. Serendipitous. Scintillating.

What Did I Like: 

- Basically everything. ;)

- Silas and Delilah. I have loved Silas since the first time we met him in Sarina's earlier books, and each time we learned more about him, I grew to love him more and more! I especially loved seeing how much of a "superfan" he was of Delilah Sparks and I just knew there had to be more to their story than him just being a fan...getting to see the two of them together and learning their history was wonderful! I also loved Delilah! Both characters are so passionate and they were so supportive of each other and I really loved seeing how they fit together....soooooo good!!! :D

- The other characters! One of the things that I've loved about Sarina Bowen's Brooklyn and Brooklyn Bruisers books is seeing how all of the characters interact! The team/organization dynamics, and seeing how everyone fits together has been so fantastic! I loved getting to see so much of it in SUPERFAN--it was perfect! :D

- The romance!!!! Wooooowwwwzers! I adored Silas and Delilah together...so...freaking...much! They were sweet, worked well together, and the romance was also so intense and their chemistry was amazing! It was exactly what I'd hoped we would get when I was eagerly hoping for Silas and Delilah's story to be shared next!

What Didn't I Like:

- Nothing! I thought that this book was absolutely wonderful and I loved every minute of it. It had me feeling all the feels and I was 100% here for all of it. ;)

Star Rating:

★★★★★

Read If You Like:

Second-chance romances! Sports romances of any kind! Even if you don't like sports romances, but just love romances that will pull you in, leave you breathless and swoony...then totally pick this up!

Overall, I absolutely loved SUPERFAN! It was fun, sweet, sexy, and totally wonderful! It can be read as a standalone, but you can also read the full series if you want to get to know everyone who's a part of the Brooklyn Bruisers team and organization! ;) Highly recommend this one! It's been one of my favourite romances for the year!

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Anyone else a huge fan of Sarina Bowen's Brooklyn and Brooklyn Bruisers series?

[Cover Reveal] SUPERFAN (Brooklyn, #3; Brooklyn Bruisers, #6) by Sarina Bowen

Hello romance readers! 

Is anyone else a fan of Sarina Bowen's Brooklyn Bruisers books? 

Well...Ive got something special for you today: a cover reveal for her next book in the series, SUPERFAN! It's coming out on June 25th! :)

I won't keep you waiting any longer, so here's the cover:

BLURB

Sometimes lady luck shakes your hand, and sometimes she smacks your face. Sometimes she does both on the same day.

Three years ago I met the most amazing woman. We were both down on our luck. Then I got that call—the one that tells you to get your buns on a plane to go meet your destiny.

But the girl was left behind. I didn’t have her phone number, and she didn’t know my real name.

While I became a professional hockey player, she became a superstar, with platinum records and legions of fans. And a slick, music producer boyfriend who treated her badly.

But fate wasn’t done with us yet. When Delilah turns up at a hockey game, I can’t resist making contact. The internet swoons when I ask her out on a date.

She might not remember me. But her jerkface ex does. He’ll do anything to keep us apart.

Good thing athletes never give up. This time I’m playing for keeps.

 

LINKS:

Amazon: https://geni.us/SFamazon

Apple: https://geni.us/SFapple

Kobo: https://geni.us/SFKobo

Nook: https://geni.us/SFnook

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Three winners (US or Canada) will win early signed paperback copies of Superfan! 

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EXCERPT

      “Would you like a beer?” the cute bartender asks me.

      I glance at the pile of mint leaves on his cutting board and hesitate. “Sure,” I say. But the mint looks so fresh and pretty.

      “I could make you something different.”

      “Beer is great. A cold…”

      “—lager,” he finishes. “No glass, no opener.”

      When I look up to flash him a smile, my heart does a little somersault. Those kind eyes are smiling at me, too. “Thank you,” I whisper.

      “It’s really no problem.” He turns toward the beer cooler. “You’re an easy customer, trust me.”

      But I really meant—thank you for remembering. As he leans down to grab a bottle for me, I find myself admiring the strong muscles in his back. Stop it, I admonish myself. It only gets worse when he turns around and places the bottle in front of me. I’ve never seen hands like his. I didn’t even know wrists could look muscular.

      Even so. Ogling him is not why I came here. I pull out my keychain opener and remove the cap from my beer.

      He discards it, gives me another pleasant smile and then picks up his paring knife again.

      I take a sip, wondering when he’s going to mention my show at the Coconut Club. He was there. I saw him.

      He separates some mint leaves from their stems and says nothing.

      I last about seventeen seconds. “Well?”

      “Well?” He looks up. “Sorry?”

      “Jesus lord.” I close my eyes and then open them again. This is not going how I’d hoped it would. “What did you think?”

      “Of…?” His amazing eyes are studying me.

      “Forget I asked.” I take a swig of beer.

      “Think about what?” He pushes the cutting board aside, and his smile turns knowing.

      “My set at the Coconut Club! I saw you holding up that wall in the back. Don’t lie.”

      He tips his head back and lets out a sudden laugh. “I’m so busted. I loved your show, but I didn’t expect you to spot me.”

      “You loved it so much you weren’t going to say anything?” The sentence sounds crazy to my own ears. I put down the beer. “You know what? Never mind. I’m just being psycho right now. This town is getting into my head.”

      “Listen, girly.” He braces both (muscular!) hands on the bar and looks me right in the eye. “I loved it so much that I don’t even know what to say about it. From that moment at the beginning—when you shut that asshole’s maw? To the part where you made a lady cry.” He shakes his head. “I couldn’t look away. And I never wanted it to end.”

      I give him a slow blink, just trying to take that in. It’s so much more than I was even hoping to hear.

      “Shit, Delilah. If that set doesn’t win you whatever contract you’re looking for, they don’t even deserve you.”

      Something warm and unfamiliar settles into the center of my belly. “That might be the nicest thing anyone ever said to me. Which only means you’re still trying to get my phone number.”

      He laughs immediately. “Can’t both things be true? Both my musical assessment and my interest in your evening plans?”

      “Because you know so much about music.” I flip my hair and take another sip of beer.

      “Look. I don’t know shit about music. But I know plenty about talent.” He leans down on a set of forearms I shouldn’t be noticing. “I know that talent sometimes takes a nap at just the wrong moment, but it never stays asleep for long. I also know that luck matters, too. If they don’t give you what you want, it won’t be your fucking fault.”

      “Thank you,” I say quietly.

      But he’s not done. “I saw something else valuable the other night. You’re good in the clinch. And that counts for double, I swear to God.”

      “The clinch?”

      “Yeah. You’re not just good at practice.” He pauses, wrinkling up his interesting nose. “What word would a musician use? Okay—you’re not a rehearsal musician. That stage was like your home. Either that or you fake it really well. That’s going to pay your rent someday, I promise.”

      “Wow.” It’s like he looked right into my terrified little soul and found the very thing I needed to hear. Those beautiful eyes of his are practically burning me right now, so I have to look away. “Thank you. Really. I really needed that pep talk.”

      I make the mistake of looking up at him again, and, for a split second, I see pure yearning. It’s like our souls vibrate at exactly the same frequency. And I have no idea what to do with that.

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Gah! 

That cover! 

That excerpt....I am soooo ridiculously excited for SUPERFAN! I've been excited for Silas's story ever since we met him! I loved how his teammates teased him about his love of Delilah's music...and then we got a hint that there was something in his past involving her and I was chomping at the bit for this story even more...and now it's almost here! Wooot!

What do you think? 

Do you like the cover, and did you enjoy the excerpt for SUPERFAN?